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A Shower of Snow

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    Snowfall

    A cascade of vintage handmade doilies treated with fabric stiffener forms a fanciful snowfall in the window.
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    Blizzard

    Several of the doilies clustered together form a fantastic display in the window.
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    Create a Theme

    A snowflake theme is reiterated in the neutral linen sofa pillow. To make it, a glassine doily was used as a stencil and overlaid with white textile ink.
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    In the Kitchen

    The traditional celebratory Scandinavian "princess cake" of marzipan, raspberry jam, whipped cream, and vanilla pastry cream is adapted to the wintry theme by pressing an elaborate doily into the tinted marzipan. Its pattern is then highlighted with confectioners' sugar to create the sweetest snowflake.
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    Doily Wreath

    A delicate-looking wreath that creates the magical effect of candles flickering in the snow is easy to make and surprisingly sturdy. Wreath frames are strung with twinkling lights that are nestled in frothy, doilylike paper bouquet holders known as Biedermeiermanschetten.
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    A Table Full

    A holiday dinner table evokes drifts of snow with scalloped plates, short stems of white amaryllis, and a cloth made from rows of stitched-together doilies. The setting's final flourish is a hearty pea-and-spinach soup topped with delicate patterns of piped creme fraiche.

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    Framed in Snowflakes

    Holiday gifts of family photos become even more special when encircles by doily patterns, and candles are simple to transform into custom pieces with rub-on transfers. Doily-bedecked wrappings make packages almost too pretty to open.
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    Chip-Wood Boxes

    Inexpensive chip-wood boxes are certain to be as treasured as the treats they contain after they have been lined with tissue and adorned with paper doilies on top.
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    Doily Tree

    Doilies reach from top to toe of this feather tree, which conjures images of folktales and snow-dusted forests. Its star is crafted from paper doilies; its branches are filled with simple, handmade wood-veneer garlands and ornaments and frilly hanging candy baskets made from cupcake holders. Doily-wrapped gifts underneath add a final touch of whimsy.

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    Cookie Tins

    Scallop-edged sugar and espresso-flavored cookies take on the delicacy of snowflakes when made with aspic cutters. Present them in tins with our download-and-print doily labels, or scan and print your own doilies.

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