Crocheted Cotton Doilies

Lately, I've been making lots of doilies. For me, it's so soothing to complete each round and watch as a symmetrical, satisfyingly even, pretty piece comes together. Sometimes, I can't think of anything more calming than to make a doily.

There are so many free patterns online. I especially love ravelry.com. Free membership and there are so many free patterns. Of course, there are plenty for purchase, too. Also, freepatterns.com has a pretty good size database. Of course, Pinterest is a motherload of links for free patterns from everywhere. Ah, the internet...

Here's my mantilla doily:

And a pineapple doily (can't find the pattern link again):

And a pretty table runner:

Valentine's Day

I made this really simple and small runner for the dining room table. It's a very easy to sew rectangle that I then stamped with some stamps from my small collection.

One end is a French love saying:

The other end is an Italian love saying:

We're so cultured. :)