Do you have any doilies in the back of a cabinet that could use a little marker and sticker beautification?
Why limit yourself to plain ol’ 8.5 x 11 paper when there are so many paper options out there?
We’ve been experimenting with drawing on teeny-tiny paper, gigantic rolls of paper, coffee filters, post-its, tape, and now doilies.
I love browsing dollar stores for fun odds and ends that can take on new lives in our art studio (it’s my achilles heel, if you were to ask my husband), and I spotted three different sizes of paper doilies that sang to me from across the aisles.
Did you know that doilies are known for their singing? Anyhoo, I picked them up, along with a gold sequin tiara for dress-up and kitchen tools that will make great sand toys.
Materials
- Paper Doilies
- Markers
- Glue
- Sequins, pom-poms, stickers, etc.
- Any other mark-making tools you can dream up
The invitation: I laid out markers and sequins during my daughter’s nap, and when she woke up we made some energetic doily drawings. The fun thing about doilies is that they pose all kinds of neat challenges to the artist:
- The round shape offers a suggestion to create circular marks
- Doilies are full of little bumps and holes that challenge the artist to go around them, over them, or simply deal with them!
We love doily drawing at preschool too! The kids think they are really special and it can inspire some really delicate drawing and purposeful mark making.
Hi Jenny! It’s inspiring to see how different substrates and media can completely change an artist’s approach.
Doilies r sooo perfect for making personalized placemats too!
Great idea, Chana.