Wednesday, 28 March 2012

A SPOONFUL OF SUGAR

I treated myself to a great new book a couple of weeks ago Rediscovered Treasures and decided to put to use one of their good ideas with some of the pretty doilies I have collected over the years but never found a great use for.


They are called sugar baskets and the ideas is that you add 2 parts sugar to 1 part water, boil it up, then soak the doilies in the sugar water and drape the material over a bowl or dish to form the shape.


Once they dry and set you can peel them off the bowl and hey presto you are left with a new bowl.


As they say "here are some I made earlier".




I gave them further embellishments with ribbons threaded through them and then finished off with vintage china floral brooches.


When I showed them to hubby he got really excited as he heard the word sugar and  he thought they were edible.... 


I shall be having a stall at the 1st Vintage Fair in Buckingham on Sunday so will see you all there.
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3 comments:

  1. Carol28 March 2012 at 13:25

    What an excellent idea. Love the way you have 'dressed' your bowls, I'm sure they will be very popular at the Fair.
    Carol xx

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  2. Hesta Nesta28 March 2012 at 23:59

    They are lovely Debbie, what a fab idea. Good luck for the Buckingham fair on Sunday.
    Jo xx

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  3. ted and bunny29 March 2012 at 00:48

    brilliant idea!
    I remember in my early teenage years doing something similar with my hair (not draping it over a bowl and leaving it to set!!) with sugar and water cos my mum said I was too young to use hairspray, and I was reading a while back that in the 50s they used to starch nylon petticoats with sugar and water for extra stiffness!
    xx

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