Does your collection of lace and trims look something like this? Are you one step away from an episode of Hoarders? Me too! I've been trying to sort through and organize my studio space and realized I have bags and boxes filled with bits and pieces of lace and ribbon and trim. I had to do something! Originally I thought I would do this from the French blog Tempus Fugit...
These cards are so lovely, and would be a great way to present lace as a gift. My friend Lisa Johnson always wraps things up beautifully, and once sent me lace wrapped on vintage thread spools. {LOVE}
My stash was out of hand, so I needed something quick and cheap and handy, so I went with regular old shipping tags from the office supply store.
I'm just wrapping and pinning the lace to the cards. Sometimes I have been adding a scrap piece of ribbon or trim.
These tags have actually been stained with coffee-I had them left over from the wedding tag gate.
This project is so simple and gives you FAST results! In less than an hour I had a basket full of cards wrapped in lace, that were organized and cute! Seeing results inspires me to keep organizing...I hope this inspires you too!
They look great - organized and pretty at the same time.
Posted by: Lorrie | January 13, 2012 at 05:45 PM
What a great idea! Thanks so much for sharing...any other organizing de-hordering ideas? lol Grace
Posted by: Grace P | January 13, 2012 at 08:07 PM
I was just looking at my lace stash the other day (having ordered some more!) and I moved all the large bits of lace from my tiered stand to the drawer where I keep my seam binding. But I do have to wind them onto something.
Posted by: Leanne | January 13, 2012 at 09:48 PM
these are beautiful!
Posted by: bonitarose | January 14, 2012 at 07:43 AM
Sadly, I have never met a bit of pretty lace I didn't love! Your ideas for organizing your collection are wonderful! I particularly like the tags to hold the lace.
~Marilee
Posted by: Rose Brier Studio | January 14, 2012 at 10:35 AM
Thanks for the shout out! I so need to do this as my lace pile is such a mess. Thanks for the inspiration.
Hugs,
LIsa
Posted by: Lisa Johnson | January 14, 2012 at 10:41 AM
Suzanne -- this idea is so beautiful --love both ideas -- my lace is in various boxes and have to sort through them --
Keep those ideas coming - need to get organized this year -- KAthy - ga
Posted by: kathy | January 14, 2012 at 12:40 PM