Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Vintage Doily Necklace - Last Minute gifts


I love receiving handmade gifts - not that I don't like the commercial ones, but handmade really strikes a cord with me - it's more personal and emotional. 

What  I am writing about today is making a heirloom gift, something that was made from the heart and given to be treasured for years. 

For my project I collected the doilies I had from my husband's grandmother who was as masterful in crochet as my own grandmother, and played to get the most desirable look. I wanted to preserve these and thus opted for a necklace - a great heirloom which I can pass onto my daughter in years to come.
Now if you want to make a necklace I would suggest small doilies - you can use even one if you think it fits the purpose.

The selection you see here is more appropriate for applying to a plain shirt or a tee.  I couldn't resist playing and styling different looks.



 For the necklace I had two options and as you see from the intro picture I chose the former.



In order to join the doilies together you can sew along the edges, but I decided on joining them with jump rings, because once sewn it would be very hard to unstich them later in case you are tired with the necklace and want to use them in another project. 


I marked the alignment and position of the jump rings which is crucial for the position of the doilies. You don't want them sloppy and hanging.

Then instead of crocheting the ties I added a metal chain and my necklace was ready.



This is a really quick project if you have already made doilies and it is the perfect last minute gift which your loved ones would really appreciate.

8 comments:

Divya N said...

Great way of making a heirloom necklace..you could even stack up the doilies for a more layered look

homemade@myplace said...

beautiful!!!!!
xxxxxx Ale

KJ@letsgoflyakite said...

This is a beautiful gift!!! Attaching the doilies with jump rings is an excellent suggestion, such a lovely collection of doilies.

Unknown said...

Brilliant idea Maya, you have turned these beautiful doilies into a fine piece of jewelry here!
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Kayla @ Home Coming said...

What a beautiful idea! Great gift idea too. I'm hosting a giveaway for a beautiful chandelier that you should enter! http://homecomingmn.blogspot.com/2013/12/master-bedroom-reveal-and-chandelier.html

Tea Cottage Pretties said...

Your necklace is lovely. I adore crochet elements in jewelry. Hugs, Beverly

Aby Craft said...

Lovely!!!

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