Good Morning Fellow Stampers -
Happy Hump Day to all!! Today I want to share with you some fun "tricks" and "treats" with the beautiful and fabulous new Spider Web Doilies. I adore these Doilies. They are gorgeous! I think I have enough in stock right now to last a millenium -- LOL. Well, maybe not that long.
I've already found fun ways to use these doilies in the past several weeks in my designs -- See my Bendi Card Design and my recent Paper Players Design where I used this doily in innovative ways. Today, I want to show you some specific "cuts" and "tweaks" you can make to your Spider Web Doilies to use them in so many different ways.
With a little patience, and some careful snipping here and there (fussy cutting), you can come up with so many difference options that can be used in your designs. For example, by snipping out the center, you have an instant fancy doily; snip the center even further in, and you have yet another doily shape, plus a cool circle "framelit."
If you cut sections and stems apart, you can have some fun pieces that would work in many types of artwork pictures and designs. The creativity and options here are endless.
Plus, if you flip your doily over, you have a "white" side that gives another whole round of options. In this picture, I took out a full section of cross lines, and created a "snowflake." So fun!! You can also "spritz" or carefully sponge your white side of the doily to get another color all together.
Yes, this is a delicate item. Handle with care, take your time, take small snips (your Paper Snips are the best for a project like this), and hold the doily supported by your fingers and hand underneath, or lay it flat on a table and let the surface guide your scissors for stability. I found it was not that hard to cut away sections or little connecting pieces if I was just careful and deliberate about what I was doing.
Someone asked recently about cutting the doily "in half." Although you can cut "in half", it is not a true "halfway" mark straight across the doily, mainly because of the delicate detail on either side of the center section. Work carefully eyeing as you go, and don't try to cut down the center of one of the "stems." You will not be able to do it. Cut slightly to one side instead.
I encourage you to just experiment and see what you come up with! I think this is an extremely versatile product with so many options and endless fun 😊 How about sharing with me here what you come up with and how you are using your Spider Web Doilies! Need to order some, click on my Shop 24/7 button and hop on over to the Online Store and get a package today. The Spider Web Doilies are currently on backorder; however, several shipments are expected during the month of October so we should be fully back in stock by the 20th. Get your order in today so that you get your name on that Backorder List and get your Doilies as soon as they arrive!!
Hoping everyone has a fabulous Wednesday -
Until Next Time . . .
Until Next Time . . .