Blue & White Doily Pillow

Oh dear, I have become that very person

my kids have been afraid I would become. . .

WHO IS THAT you ask?

Well, I picked up something that was so gross

and dirty and ugly

that

I picked it up with two fingers!

I am the person who finds things no one wants

in all kinds of places. . . . . .

So here is my story

and my blue and white blue doily's story
You see this beautiful doily. . . . well I found it
laying at the side of the re-cycle bin.
What it was doing there I have no idea. . . .
It was gross! Really gross!
So gross I didn't dare take pictures of it
because I didn't think I could make it pretty and clean.
I was embarassed!
I actually thought I wouldn't pick it up
but then
I knew that someone lovingly crocheted this beautiful piece of thread
and someone else didn't appreciate the work that went into it.
I am a Crocheter. (and a rescurer)
How could I leave it laying there, all tattered and torn and gross?So I brought it to my HOME
and I rinsed all the grime and dirt off of it
I soaked it for a few hours in OXY CLEAN
(wonderful stuff)
Then I rinsed and soaked it all night in OXY CLEAN
I then washed it in soap and water
and gently stretched it out on a towel to dry
And the doily returned to it's beautiful self
It has a few scares, but it gives it character and shows it is a survivor!


I made an envelope pillow out of "old fashioned" calico print

Then hand stitched the doily to the front of the pillow.

This is what I now have!

A beautiful pillow for my bed


I am so glad I was the one to rescue the
tattered, worn, dirty and gross doily
She is BEAUTIFUL
( I know I talk about my rescues as though they had a soul)
(Hmmmmm maybe they do!)

She matches my blue bedroom perfectly.
Just like she was meant to be there
and
SHE IS.