HAVE TOO MANY PLAIN, WHITE DOILIES??? LET'S SPRUCE THEM UP!!

[@carlettasharp5821]

You are the grunge queen!❤

[@CraftedByChristyShop]

@@carlettasharp5821 thank you! I think that title might already belong to Luise Heinzl! 😆 BUT, I'll take it too 😊💖❤️

[@wendymontgomery9837]

Ooooh, the village doily looks like stencilling! ❤Wendy

[@wendymontgomery9837]

The tracing paper with doily added would make a great journal page i think. ❤Wendy

[@joannefrers9032]

YES ... put doilies in your shop! Pristine and grungy!!

[@wendymontgomery9837]

You are like me Christy.....a collector of fine things..... that's why you have so many of them. ❤Wendy

[@CraftedByChristyShop]

😆 let's go with that! 😊

[@danoux0]

Loving this! Have lots of doilies forever without knowing what to do with them. Thanks for sharing!!!

[@CraftedByChristyShop]

@danoux0 thank you, me too😊💖

[@joannefrers9032]

Christy! I love seeing all the different processes you showed us. The final versions with gesso are perfect for a study insert to a journal. The less sturdy were fantastic looking as pieces in ephemera. That guest check was amazing!! Love your daily videos!

[@CraftedByChristyShop]

@joannefrers9032 thank you Joanne!😊💖

[@wendymontgomery9837]

Love your nonsense heaps ❤Wendy

[@joannefrers9032]

I always wanted a brother until you said they "were mean as dogs". Lol. You crack me up friend. Love you just as you are! ❤

[@CraftedByChristyShop]

@joannefrers9032 😆 mine were! I tell Hayden all the time, I wish I had brothers like you, because he's so kind, and protective of ALL his siblings. He's what am older brother should be😊💖

[@wendymontgomery9837]

Yeeeessss! I love the triangle thingos ❤Wendy

[@CraftedByChristyShop]

Oh, thank you!😊💖

[@judithjones6781]

I love these dailies so much better than plain white. I think your gelli plate idea is great as well. I'd like to see those. Thanks for showing more than one process. Happy creating.

[@CraftedByChristyShop]

@judithjones6781 thank you Judith!😊have an awesome day sweet friend 🧡

[@judithjones6781]

@CraftedByChristyShop 🤎

[@judithjones6781]

@CraftedByChristyShop You too, my friend.

[@hunnyprice9824]

Isn't funny we acculate so many of these. I never thought about gesso 1st to strengthen them. My attempts have always ended up badly lol. I can't wait to try some with the gesso. As always...you rock Christy...😊

[@CraftedByChristyShop]

@@hunnyprice9824 ditto! Thank you, my sweet friend 🧡

[@donnaswisher8408]

I love doilies. I coffee dye them and splatter them with watered down acrylic paints, decorate the solid middle...sometimes just plain white. I don't have a problem using them in signatures as a decorative accent. Just make sure you place them so they get a couple of the stitches you use to sew in the signatures. Have you ever tried using onion skins to dye paper? I love the look. Like the paper has aged naturally. To get a deeper color to your coffee dying (and onion skin) use more coffee/onion skin or less water. TFS Hope you have a great day. 🌞

[@CraftedByChristyShop]

@donnaswisher8408 thank you for sharing! I have a full gallon size bag of onion skins, and have not done it yet! I have to try it. I love the look of it, and I have avocado skins in freezer😊💖

[@4evaMrsBrentWeston1]

Thanks for the ideas on what to do with doilies... loved this.

[@CraftedByChristyShop]

@@4evaMrsBrentWeston1 you're welcome! And, thank you😊💖

[@PrettySassyCreations]

Love the grunge!

[@CraftedByChristyShop]

@@PrettySassyCreations thank you so much!😊💖

[@wendymontgomery9837]

Looooove your results Christy ❤Wendy

[@CraftedByChristyShop]

Thank you!😊

[@rkug777]

I just remembered I have large rectangular doilies (paper placemats? ) and staining them and folding them for a full JJ page is what I like. I can stamp etc or collage on it. The decorative edge on page looks pretty. PS: depression era or not, we in America waste a lot sadly. It’s not good to be a wasteful society filling landfills. Other countries I’ve been to, they appreciate and keep or use lots of stuff. I have 3 brothers but fortunately didn’t get beaten up although one just 2 yrs older to me was a bit bossier….He later felt bad and regretted it, we are fine now 😊. Lastly, it’s your channel and no one should criticize you for whatever, however you speak tbh. People are mean hiding behind anonymity. I love your authenticity and style ❤

[@CraftedByChristyShop]

@rkug777 agreed! My dad made me appreciate that. I should correct that, one of my brothers was not too bad, but nothing like my grandson is to his siblings. He's very kind. Thank you so much!😊💖

[@customercustomer3634]

Neat ideas!!!!!!!!

[@CraftedByChristyShop]

@@customercustomer3634 thank you😊💖

[@susietruelove3657]

Very nice

[@CraftedByChristyShop]

Thank you so much! 😊💖

[@belindazimmer2107]

Hi Christy! ☺️. I love how your doilies came out with the added gesso and the rust water and splatters. It’s so funny because this whole week I’ve been trying to get out of my comfort zone so I’m trying lots of mixed media products I’m not familiar with. I used distress and oxide sprays and various mediums with stencils and stamps and doing the drying between layers…..lots of layers…lol. It sure is time consuming but oh my I’m in love with all the layers over each other that peek through….I am hooked! So this video is right up my alley girl. I love these doilies and will try this for sure…I only have two packages so guess I’ll be buying more soon..😂. By the way I had to try your popsicle embossing technique and oh they are gorgeous!! I only had little mini popsicle sticks (like 2 1/2” long) but they’re so cute and will be fun for a future project. Thank you so much for sharing that brainstorm. As far as any negative viewer’s comments pay them no mind….I adore how you do your videos……thanks so much! 🥰

[@CraftedByChristyShop]

@belindazimmer2107 thank you!! I'm so glad you're creating. It sounds like some exciting things! I love mixed media, so much. Don't worry, the negatives done bother me. I find it funny, but thank you so much😊💖

[@katrina6276]

❤❤❤

[@rkug777]

My 2 cents: you can iron doilies to wax paper and they’ll be super strong. Best to do it after inking, spraying etc to doilies. You can also stamp on doilies, very pretty I saw somewhere. You can place doilies on coffee stained papers and spray so that those intricate design transfer to papers. Some place doilies on white paper and coffee dye them together to get same results. As for coffee, I use $ store cheap coffee and using hot water works great. 1 cup water to say 3-4 spoons of instant coffee gives rich brown color. It can be put in a little spray bottle of course to spray away lol. Spraying vintage photo ink on the doilies as last step also make them super grungy. Txs for your experiments and inspiration. I have those guest checks too from DT. Recently coffee dyed them

[@CraftedByChristyShop]

Wow, that's some great advice, thank you so much! 😊💖 I love all the ideas,, thank you! And, dt has guest checks? I'll have to look! My dollar tree really didn't have much. I really appreciate all the great info😊💖

[@GraceBlossoms4U]

I thought of putting doilies on my gel plate but thought they might rip so I didn’t 😊

[@CraftedByChristyShop]

@@GraceBlossoms4U I know right! Some of mine are pretty flimsy, and I thought the same, but at least they'll make a cool design for some paper first! 😊💖 I'm probably not going to use them in the white state anyway.

[@hunnyprice9824]

Oh my squirrel brain totally forgot to answer your question...Yes please put some grungy doilies in your etsy shop 😊

[@CraftedByChristyShop]

😆 you make me laugh! Thank you😊💖

[@hunnyprice9824]

😂😂😂​@@CraftedByChristyShop

[@wendymontgomery9837]

Sorry when I type but don't check my auto spelling.......... ❤Wendy

[@CraftedByChristyShop]

No worries 😊

[@carlettasharp5821]

I try not to waste food or money....especially money I've spent on crafts!!😂

[@CraftedByChristyShop]

@carlettasharp5821 yes! I get really aggravated about food too. I think it comes from my dad. He was raised during the depression, so he knew about being hungry. He hated wasting anything really. 😊

[@Karen-xn5ss]

I don't like doilies at all--not white or grungy--but I enjoy your videos and I watched this video to the end. I love your transparency regarding mistakes and I find you refreshing.

[@CraftedByChristyShop]

Oh, that's so kind of you! Thank you for watching!😊💖 especially, since it's not your thing,, that was really nice. I appreciate you!

[@juniperpearle]

I also have collected the doilies but have not found a great use for them. I did just see a video where they made a type of envelope pocket with them and that was cute, I cannot recall the channel though. And like a knucklehead, I just bought some heart shaped doilies from the dollar store...... Why, I ask you?!! What do I think I'm going to do with them?!! smh Thank you for trying to give us some ideas!!

[@CraftedByChristyShop]

😆 you are my spirit sister!! Yes!! Why??!! I have some too, no idea where they came from, but why!??😊💖

[@wendymontgomery9837]

Would be great to do a mass make , lay out heaps of doilies and go nuts with them. ❤Wendy

[@CraftedByChristyShop]

I have soooooo many, ridiculous😊

[@wendymontgomery9837]

Maybe people write comments way after you post the video.... so you can't always know when they post a message??? I'm totally bad at technique so can't help you at all. ❤Wendy

[@CraftedByChristyShop]

It's ok,, you're sweet for trying! 😊💖