We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you've ever visited a thrift or craft store, you may have passed on crocheted doilies, thinking you have enough trivets and other pot ...

Breathe new life into that stash of crocheted doilies you inherited or pick some up from a thrift shop. They are easily transformed into sturdy bowls to stash everything from jewelry to craft supplies ...

While grandmother’s doilies may be an anachronism in modern homes today, the UNBLOSSOM salt crystal crocheted bowls represent a very current trend- that is the re-inventing of products from past ...

Turn your next thrift store find into an eye-catching, stylish decoration for your home that all will appreciate, from your ...

Grab any doily you have sitting at home and whip them into cool lace bowls. Here's a quick way to organise your messy pile of accessories – just store them in lace bowls made out of old doilies.

The Pinterest trend forecast for 2026 is out, and you might be surprised to learn that a charming and old-fashioned decor ...

Doilies are no longer the must-have thing to covet among housewares, but for centuries, these knitted or crocheted lace circles were considered homemaking essentials. Finding authentic, aged specimens ...

Dear Miss Manners-Although it is probably foolish in this day and age, I would like to use finger bowls in order to teach my grandchildren, ages 8 through 16, what to do with them if the occasion ...

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