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4 brilliant crafts using vintage doilies

These versatile heirlooms and flea market faves can be surprisingly modern (trust us!)

Julia Black and Virginie Martocq Updated January 25, 2017

We’ve got fun ideas on how decorate with doilies in your home. Grab your glue stick and scissors and get crafting!

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Vintage dollies

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Make them into a pretty banner

1. Boil 1 cubed beet in two cups of water and two tbsp of salt. Immerse paper doilies in the liquid for five minutes until they turn pink. Let dry.

2. Fold and glue onto a ribbon.

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