Doily Bowl DIY: A Colorful Touch for Any Room
Create a unique DIY doily bowl with fabric stiffener! This simple craft adds a touch of elegance to your decor in just a few easy steps.
Skills Required: None. Even if you’ve never crafted or Mod Podged before, you can do this project. It’s great for beginning crafters.
About a year ago I found a bunch of colorful doilies in the dollar bin at Michaels. I wasn’t quite sure what I was going to do with them at the time – in fact, I thought I might use them on canvases.
I bought a bunch of them and then never put them on canvas . . . so upon recent assessment of my craft supply bin, I realized it was time to either use them or lose them. So I grabbed some Mod Podge Stiffy and decided to use one to make a doily bowl.
Then I made more than one! Learn how this easy adult craft is done below. Oh, and if you want to see a video – I’ve embedded one at the bottom. Check that out too!
Gather These Supplies
- Doilies – any size, any color
- Mod Podge Stiffy or other fabric stiffener
- Aluminum foil or plastic wrap (or both)
- Real bowls a little larger than the bowl size you want to make
- Small plastic container used for crafts
When you’re done, you’ll be surprised that you have REAL bowls! That hold candy and stuff. I’m going to try this with doilies of various sizes – AND think about the containers you could use that would make different shapes. So cool.
Are you ready to get the how-to? Check it out below!
Doily Bowls
Equipment
- 2 Bowl(s) a little larger than the bowl size you want to make
- Small plastic container
Materials
- 2 Doilies any size, any color
- Fabric stiffener like Mod Podge Stiffy
- Aluminum foil or plastic wrap or both
Instructions
- Cover a bowl with aluminum foil or plastic wrap. Cover a cookie sheet at the same time.
- Add fabric stiffener to a plastic bowl – enough to cover the doilies when they are submerged.
- Add a doily to the stiffener and push it around. Take it out of the Stiffy and squeeze out the excess.
- Take the doily out of the liquid and squeeze out the excess. Spread the doily out on the bowl, making sure to center it. Wrap the doily around the sides of the bowl and press down. Repeat with a second doily.
- Place the bowls on the covered cookie sheet and place somewhere to dry overnight.
- Release the doilies from the bowls to use.
Video
If you enjoyed making these lace bowls from doilies, I’d love for you to check out these other ideas:
these are beautiful! thank you amy for your great tutorials!
I never used mode podge…does that stay forever? I had heard of sugar boiled and then the same as u did with the bowl.after it gets dusty u just wash and re sugar do u do the same with m.p?? Thank u wish I had a bunch of them for gifts. Wish I was 60 yes younger as u all have such great ideas
It does last forever! If it gets dusty just use a Swiffer . . . you don’t want to wash this or it will ruin it 😀
im in uk where can you buy the mod podge stiffy please id love to make these make super gifts
Hi Laura! Here’s the international distributor list: https://plaidonline.com/where-to-buy/international-distributors
These are so cute!! I have to give it a try. I hope I can find as cute as doilies as you did.
Great idea and awesome tutorial.
I have a crochet project I’m working on right now that I need to make stiff, I’ve never heard of mod podge stiffy till now, thanks. The bowls are really cute btw!
Love It! I heard of doing this with starch but not mod podge. I will have to try this for sure 🙂 I would love for you to share this at my Friday T.G.I.F. Linky Party. Have a great weekend!!
Can I use just the Mod Pod, no does it need to be with the stiffy? Thank you!!
Hi Nadine! Some people have done it with Mod Podge and had success – I think Stiffy must be stronger for this purpose because MP didn’t work as well for me (there was more flexibility, which might be fine for you).
I used Stiffy years ago when I made a doily Christmas Tree ~ it is a great product! The bowls are really awesome and I love the colors!
Hi Amy! Just wanted to let you know that I featured this post on my Facebook page during April and people loved it. In fact, it was third most popular for the month! So today I’ve featured you on my blog as well (link below). Thanks for such an awesome post!
So glad I claimed the box of doilies from my husband’s late Grandmother’s house! Now I know what I can do with some of them!
jACKIE FROM mYpRETTYhANGuP HERE. JUST LOVING THESE BOWLS. DEFINITELY ANOTHER PROJECT ON MY TO DO LIST TO TRY. THANK YOU!
What is mod podge stiffy made of? I don’t have that product in my country.
Hi Sri! I’m not sure – you’ll have to contact Plaid here: https://plaidonline.com/about/contact (they make the product).