Hello! My softer side has come out to play this week as I was inspired by my ever growing stash of vintage doilies and decided it was time to create something to feature one of them as, after all, I can't really keep them just to stroke can I?!

Step By Step

I created my background on an 8x8 MDF panel which I first used texture paste with the lace background stencil to add a textured pattern - I felt this one just perfect to go with my chosen doily. I then painted the whole panel with chestnut brown multi surface paint.

I next brushed on a thin coat of crackle glaze, covering this with apricot multi surface paint when tacky. Once the crackle appeared and the panel was totally dry, I replaced the stencil and brushed slightly diluted light blue multi surface paint over the raised areas.


I then prepared my embellishments, stamping my chosen flower and a couple of leaves onto scraps of fabric from my stash using archival black ink. I used my stamp platform for this to ensure that I gained a crisp stamped impression on the fabrics.

I ironed adhesive onto the back of the fabric (I used Therm O Web Heat Bond) and then ironed the fabric to interlining fabric (this makes a very cheap and stable backing) and cut the images out. This stops the fabric from fraying and helps to add bulk which makes it easier to glue on a hard surface.


I glued my doily to the panel using dimensional adhesive and placing the glue under the denser areas of the crochet and the area that would be underneath my floral embellishment. I then glued the flower and leaves on top.

I finished my panel with one of the lovely affirmations that comes with one of Lynne's gorgeous new wild flower stamp sets, adding it to a plaque painted light blue and masking off part of the image to stamp in 2 sections that would fit the surface.