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DOILY CRAFTS FOR KIDS: Ideas for Arts & Crafts Activities with Instructions for Making Items with recycled doilies for children, teens, and preschoolers

You don't really see doilies around as much as you used to. They really remind me of old fashioned homes but they still sell them and they still exist. If your kids like to color, they will enjoy using their crayons, colored pencils, paints, markers and other art supplies to create pretty color combinations on doilies that have embossed designs. They can outline the flowers and leaves in different colors and make harmonizing borders. They can paste a pretty flower picture from a seed catalogue in the center or use these doilies to decorate a party table.

You will be surprised at how many creations can be made from lace doilies but we have collected tons of them from around the Internet (along with many of our own crafts)...they are listed below.

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Below you will find many doily crafts ideas and projects for kids. Find out how to recycle and make cool stuff with recycled doilies with the following arts and crafts decorations, instructions, patterns, and activities for children

How to Make a Flower Corsage with a Doily and Crepe Paper

These flower corsages look so real that people will have to look twice to discover that they are made of paper. They are easy to make, too. You can make a whole bunch of them in a few minutes and then put them together into a corsage—which will make a very lovely gift to someone you like. Get some crepe paper. Pink, coral, lavender and white are sweet pea colors; so try to use these shade. To make one Hower, double over a small piece of crepe paper and cut it into the shape that Picture One shows. These paper petals should be about 2 1/2 inches long with the grain of the paper lengthwise.Unravel some picture wire into thin strands. Cut these strands into 8 inch lengths. Place the wire about one-third up from the pointed end of the paper petal, and fold the paper up over it, as Picture Two shows. Then twist the wire tightly so that it draws the petals together, as shown in Picture Three. The rest of this twisted wire then becomes the stem of your flower. Two small tails of crepe I-icture Two paper will he sticking out behind the large petals, as you see in Picture Three. Then turn the large petals over, so that the small ends which were sticking out will. now be under the large petals, as if under a hood. Picture Four shows you how your flower will now appear. To give your flowers a more natural look, ruffle the crepe paper just the tiniest hit, very close to the edge of the petals. After you make a cluster of these lovely Picture Three looking sweet peas (flowers), cover the wire with green crepe paper or ribbon. Then tie a bow on to your bouquet. If you push the stems of this bouquet through the center of a round paper-lace doily, you will have a delightfully pretty corsage. If you use different colors and construct your flowers with care; this corsage will really be pretty enough to wear on your Sunday dress, or even your party dress.

Another Doily Flowers Craft

Here is another beautifuly doily flower craft that you can make. Firstly, you will need to take a doily and fold it in the center, as seen in (picture#1) above. Then, secondly, snip two 1/2 inch slits int he center, as seen in (picture#2)....like in an 'x' shape. Then Find a beautiful ribbon to tie a bunch of beautiful flowers up with. Next, slip it through the doily slits that you made in (picture #2). Wet a cotton square and wrap it around the flower stems, as seen in (picture #3). Now wrap tin foil around all the stems and cotton. Try to securite around the opening in the the doily slits. You can decorate this beautiful flower creation in any way that you please. This makes a nice gift for Grandma, Mom, or a special teacher.

More Doily Crafts Below

Doily Baskets - Make a beautiful basket out of a doily, ribbon, and pipe cleaner.

Easter Basket with Berry Container - If you like strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, and other berries than you probably have a lot of extra baskets hanging around. Why not make mini Easter baskets for your friends with them. Decorate it with foil or lace doily.

Christmas Doily Light Bulb Ornament - This quick and easy recycled lightbulb craft fills the bill when you're looking for last minute Christmas decorations and Gift s. And who would ever guess that a lightbulb is hiding in this pretty Christmas posie?

Doily Angel - She's sweet. She's angelic. And she's versatile - add some ribbon and she's an ornament, scatter her and a few of her friends on the table with some votives and she's a centerpiece, add her to a plate with a name card and she's a place card, let your girls see her and she's a toy.

Doily Angels - This is a project for ages 5 and up - it can be quite simple (just make the top of the angel) or quite complex (make both pieces and decorate elaborately). Doily angels can be Christmas tree decorations, or like this one, a beautiful Christmas tree topper.

Doily Bowls - Mold this around any bowl you wish. If you wish to use the doily separate from a bowl, then only use wrapped candies in it. This looks great for Easter or other holidays to hold the holiday candy.

Doily Christmas Ball - How to make a Doily Potpourri Ball Christmas Ornament.

Doily Ditty - Paper cones, of course! So quick, easy and festive.

Doily Dove Decoration - A beautiful craft to hug in your house.

Doily Drawing Frame - Follow in the footsteps of Horace Pippin, an African-American painter. He got his start by drawing on doilies with colored pencils that he won in an art contest.

Doily Frame - Make a doily frame to decorate the photo of beloved one.

Doily 'n' Tassel Christmas Ornaments - Add a touch of elegance to your Christmas tree with these pretty ornaments made from doilies, pretty ribbons, and tassels.

Doily Ornaments - Easy, easy ... but elegant and pleasing too, as we're sure you will find if you make a doily ornament for Christmas.

Doily Snowflake Ornament - This project is a quickie and it's great for kids.

Doily Star Tree-Topper - This doily tree-topper conjures images of folktales and snow-dusted forests.

Doily Stencil - Make this craft to present someone!

Floral Wheel Doily - Make this beautiful doily for decoration!

Flowery Sentiments - Since many readers asked for valentines to give a teacher, we came up with this easy doily flower. But of course, teachers aren't the only ones who'd appreciate one, or an entire bouquet, of these lacy blooms.

Green Leaf Doily - Make this beautiful doily for decoration!

How to Make Suncatcher Doilies - These suncatcher doilies are a big seller at my fall craft show. This might be because they make such delicate, homemade Christmas tree decorations. But they are also purchased in larger versions to use as window suncatchers - both before and after Christmas!

Lily Doily - Make this beautiful doily for decoration!

Make a Doily Christmas Tree - This elegant white and gold Christmas tree decoration stands about 8" high and would brighten any small corner to add to your Christmas decor. What a beautiful homemade Christmas Gift it would make too - just box it carefully, surrounded by a cloud of white tissue, and wrap in white and gold paper with gold ribbons!

Make a Large Snowflake Decoration out of Doilies - Bigger is often better, but not usually cheaper! In this case, an oversized snowflake made out of paper doilies is a super cheap and dramatic addition to your winter decorations. These would be wonderful decorations for a classroom, party, or your home.

Make a Pretty Scarf out of Doilies - Sew doilies together to make a pretty and lacy scarf.

May Basket with Doilies - Using a Paper Crimper adds dimension to your construction paper and provides interest.

Paper Cone Angel Craft - This cute angel can sit as a central dinner table decoration, as a seating arranger (just write the name of each person on an angel and set them on the plates) or you can put her on top of a small Christmas tree!

Paper Doily Sachet Greeting - Working with paper doilies is fun, especially when the end result is a sachet as pretty as this one.

Party Frills Doily - Make your house cozy with these doilies!

Scented Valentine Sachet - Use heart-shaped paper doilies to make these sweet little sachets, scented with fragrance oil or your favorite perfume.

Shapes Angel Craft - This is a simple craft that toddlers and preschoolers can easily make.

Snowflake Doily - Make your house cozy!

St. Patrick's Day Scented Sachets - Make a sweet, scented doily sachet, decorated with green ribbons and shamrocks for St. Patrick's Day.

Star and Ruffles Doily - A star and ruffles doilies for decoration of the house.

Tulip Doily - An impressive craft to make!

Victorian Easter Stationery - Keep in touch over Easter by making your own Victorian-style Easter stationery.

Victorian Valentine Cards - These romantic homemade Valentine cards consist only of cut outs from paper doilies and a victorian vignette.

Wild Grape Doily - An impressive craft to make!