Darling Doilies

Modern home decorators think doilies are signs of an old-fashioned grandmother's residence.

They discourage people from using them in their homes as they would surely be a sign of outdated merchandise.

Well, you know what?  It doesn't matter what anybody says when it comes to doilies being old-fashioned because I love them!

Yes, they sometimes do remind me of my late maternal grandmother. She used to crochet incredibly beautiful doilies without even following a pattern.

Her handiwork was just exquisite.

When elderly aunties of mine left on their great journeys to the other side, I came into several doilies from their households.

While it's impossible to remember where a white and deep pink doily originated, today it gives a very unique look to a small lace-covered table in my small apartment.

(By the way, the lace "tablecloth" is really two curtain panels. 

They have to substitute until a real, square lace tablecloth can be found. ha!  

They actually look quite pretty.)

The pink roses in the cut glass rose bowl is on the table, too, as well as two Luminara candles.                                                                                     

The candle flames look exactly like real flames but they are not. However, that's a story to tell in another blog post.

Hear, hear it for doilies in this apartment.

Darling Doilies

Some old-fashioned objects can still be used today.

Some of these are doilies.

They are definitely little works of art.

In any Victorian photo, one can spot doilies, usually hung on the back of a comfy parlor chair.

Many people in modern society think doilies are duds and wouldn't use them in their homes for all the tea in China.

Not around here. I love doilies. When seeing how intricate and pretty their patterns are, I cannot help but think of how much time and work went into making them.

At the church yard sale mentioned a couple times recently in this blog, I found four truly beautiful doilies. 

They were thumb tacked to a wall. A little sign nearby noted, "Doilies. 25 cents each."  

I bought four of them but regret not buying all!

DO YOU LIKE DOILIES? WHY OR WHY NOT?