Featured website: Etsy.com

Today’s featured site is Etsy.com – “your place to buy and sell all things handmade.” The site is a great place to find extremely unique, handmade gifts from a variety of creative crafters and vendors. Etsy also has numerous how-tos, ranging from sublimely easy (like the DIY 5-Minute Paper Doily Garland below) to difficult.

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Simple How-To: DIY 5 Minute Paper Doily Garland

Supplies:
- 5 minutes of free time (or less)
- Delicate Paper Lace Doilies Set
- Baker’s Twine (or other thin twine)
- Double-sided tape (optional)

Directions:
1.) Take your paper doilies and fold them in half.
2.) Cut the length of baker’s twine that you’d like and sandwich your twine inside your folded doilies. Space doilies out as desired. The doilies will stay put pretty well, but continue to the next step if you want you doilies to be a little more secure.
3.) Use double-sided tape to secure doilies (place a piece inside each doily and press to adhere).
4.) Hang and enjoy!