Hi Tassy! This is my first post and I am excited to share with you a catalog of my creations and adventures. As you know, Tanner got married last Saturday and the creativity was going crazy around here in my little Arizona town. Last Monday late afternoon, I received these beautiful paper doilies from Amazon.com in the mail. I was so excited to get started that about an hour before I left for our youth group family night, I had to dig through my craft supplies and find the small bottle of coffee that I have had for many years to do fabric staining. I poured the last few granules, about 1/4cup, in a large cake pan and added very very hot water from the tap. I let it stew for a few minutes as I gathered all of the old newspapers I had to place the doilies on to dry. They turned out so so pretty! Here is what I learned:
- – Don’t put the doily in and let it “simmer”. It gets too soft and breaks apart when you try to get it out.
- – Separate the doilies before you get started. If you don’t the others get soggy and then stick together. — Yep, I know from experience:)
- – Just gently put the doily flat in the water and then gently turn it over to get the other side wet.
- – Quickly place it on several layers of newspaper and let it dry. – Really, just let it dry. Even with a few wrinkles (which, by the way, adds beautiful texture)
- – You may want to wear gloves because coffee stains your hands as well. (I can just imagine what it would do to my teeth!)
- -Iron the paper doily when it is dry to get it back into tip-top shape.
There you go! Easy peasy and they look FANTASTIC!! I did crochet doilies for the dream catcher display that I will catalog soon, but these were just too beautiful not to write about.
Life is SWEET!- Momma Tracy
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