If there’s one thing all mothers need, it’s a place to stash their stuff including (but not limited to) rings, necklaces and treasures presented to them by their children.
Enter the versatile paper doily bowl; a pretty place to stick random objects pulled from little pockets, like pompoms, beads, bits of string, half-eaten licorice and pebbles carefully collected from the sidewalk.
If you are the kind of mom with a partner (or child) who is also reading this post, then you needn’t read any further because sweet lady, you can expect to be presented with your very own handmade paper doily bowl – right after you devour breakfast in bed - on Mother’s Day.
But really, who’s kidding who?
Chances it is YOU mama who will be making this doily bowl with the “help” of your offspring. Because honestly, that’s what celebrating motherhood is all about.
You’re welcome.
Flip the bowl upside down and cover it with plastic wrap while repeatedly calling to your child who is probably in the next room watching Netflix.
Meanwhile, pour some glue onto a paper plate and water it down slightly (if necessary). The glue should be the consistency of thick paint.
Place a paper doily on the bowl and cover it with glue using an old paintbrush. When your child arrives at the door, reminder her that it was she who suggested making Mother's Day crafts in the first place.
Continue to add more doilies while agreeing to make popcorn later.
Feel all the feels when your youngster jumps in to help make your gift.
Add more doilies, more glue and more doilies until you reach six or seven layers. Then, let everything dry overnight.
The next morning - after coffee but before cereal - carefully remove the hardened doilies from the bowl and peel away the plastic wrap.
Thank your child for helping you create such a thoughtful gift because it really is very pretty.
Note: If you want to turn things up a notch, add a drop of paint to the glue. That way, the doilies will take on a hint of colour.
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