Use a Doily to Make the Prettiest Vintage Inspired Fall Border

by Recreated Designs

3 Materials

1 Hour

Easy

Grab an old picking basket from your local farm or thrift store, a doily and some paint and you will have the prettiest Fall basket around!

use a doily to make the prettiest vintage inspired fall border

Even though, like I said in my last post, I am not ready for summer to end, I have had fun getting some Fall projects ready to go for Autumn.

Back in the early summer, some friends salvaged some of these beautiful vintage picking baskets for me and I have been just itching to use them. There were several sizes but I was particularly drawn to this shallow shape. I can just image all of the yummy and colourful apples it probably held at one time.

Since I loved the vintage feel of the baskets, I wanted to preserve that feel in my plans to paint it.

I found this plastic doily at the dump "store" this summer and thought the pattern around the edges was so lovely. When I found it, I instantly thought of the baskets and how pretty it would be on them.

See another Fall project made from things found at the dump...

To give the basket my Fall makeover, I gave the middle slats on the outside, a coat of red paint and the inside a coat of pale green.

By holding a piece of the doily around the edges I was able to use it like a stencil and create that beautiful border.

With the doily being plastic, it held up incredible well with the paint. Paper doilies could be used as well, but you may need a few in case they break down from the wet paint.

The script was added by using graphite paper to outline the words and then painted in with the same green paint as the inside.

I love, that even though the basket was given a makeover, it still has a beautiful vintage feel. The doily was a perfect choice for the border and was so easy to use, I am so glad I grabbed it when I saw it!