Out they go
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325751)
Rockingham, Australia
October 25, 2017 5:53pm CST
I read a post by Susan (@HazySue) about decluttering. They are seriously thinking about moving so are cutting down on their belongings. We are thinking about having to move too but hopefully not for a year or two.
However I thought it a good idea to start decluttering especially as I have lately acquired quite a few things from our family home. I inherited some nice doyleys, some of which would be over 100 years old. I have some of my own crochet cloths and doyleys too.
I’ve now been through them all and washed and starched most. As you can see, some I’ve tacked onto card. We are going to a car boot sale (Aussie boot = US trunk) at the end of November and hopefully I’ll see some of them there.
I’ve just kept a few including a very wobbly dressing table set (one large, two small pieces) which was my first effort. I told my Mum I hadn’t had time to learn to crochet while on holiday but then surprised her with it. For some reason it made her cry.
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@kobesbuddy (74554)
• East Tawas, Michigan
25 Oct 17
Our mothers are always pleased, when their daughter carries on a family talent! Crocheting is very beautiful, my mother use to do this, when she was younger.
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@JudyEv (325751)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Oct 17
@kobesbuddy It isn't good money really but I enjoyed doing it.
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@kobesbuddy (74554)
• East Tawas, Michigan
26 Oct 17
@JudyEv My sister did that for a while, she made purses for a craft shop.
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@Juliaacv (48415)
• Canada
26 Oct 17
Oh, don't part with those.
They are just beautiful, and travelling to Australia is just too far for me to go and buy them!
What about rolling them up on a empty cardboard roll from wrapping paper and putting and elastic band around them? Then you can easily store them until your new home, and there you may enjoy them.
What about rolling them up on a empty cardboard roll from wrapping paper and putting and elastic band around them? Then you can easily store them until your new home, and there you may enjoy them.3 people like this
@shivamani10 (11038)
• Hyderabad, India
27 Oct 17
@JudyEv Oh...you are really great to preserve such things. No doubt, they are valuable pieces of fine art and finish. We cannot keep and preserve them in large numbers. They only occupy space and do not provide room to the new ones.
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@Marilynda1225 (79708)
• United States
26 Oct 17
Those are really beautiful doyleys and it's a shame to part with them. I have many too which my mom wouldn't part with and they aren't ever going to get used.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
26 Oct 17
My mom made those all the time, her sister loved them and has a huge pile my mom made for her and uses them all the time. My mom is deceased so they are very special to my aunt. I never learned how to crochet but my sister do.
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@JudyEv (325751)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Oct 17
@fishtiger58 Some things I'm trying to clear go in the 'too hard' section of my head and get put away for another time.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
27 Oct 17
@JudyEv I can understand that. My aunt already told me she wants to give them to me because my mom made them. She told me she told her daughter to give them to me when she passes away. At this point she can't part with them.
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@acelawrites (19273)
• Philippines
26 Oct 17
They're beautiful. It would make one sad to part with them especially the ones that are considered heirlooms.
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@acelawrites (19273)
• Philippines
26 Oct 17
@JudyEv I hope your family members will get them all.
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@shaggin (71664)
• United States
25 Oct 17
I wonder if anyone makes those beautiful intricate doilies anymore. I had many of my grandmothers on ny dressers over the years but got sick of looking at the same thing all the time so I gave them back to my mother. They sure had to have taken along time to make. My grandmother made bedspreads and table clothes that matched. The pineapple design I remember more clearly then others.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
26 Oct 17
They are very pretty! You touched your mother's heart with what you did and she shed tears of joy. 
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
26 Oct 17
@JudyEv Yes they are but most have a soft heart when it comes to their children.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16533)
• China
26 Oct 17
Those handicrafts are excellent! The doyleys made over 100 years ago can be called antiques.
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@Deepizzaguy (94514)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
25 Oct 17
My relatives and myself get rid of items we do not need to a local charity that could use it like Goodwill and other smaller charities in town.
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@shivamani10 (11038)
• Hyderabad, India
26 Oct 17
Great job. ..still keeping hundred years old ones at home. I throw articles if they do not come for use within 3 years. I made it a practice. I recently decided to transform some articles and made some useful ones. Even they also will be thrown out if they do not serve the purpose. But, they are giving good service. Recently, removed old paint boxes, tins, cans, oil lamps, old glasses, some plastic materials kept in the storeroom and kept it clean. This is good for our health and also for driving out negative energy in the house.
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
26 Oct 17
Those are nice, but it's true clutter is a real issue. THat's sweet about your mom
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
28 Oct 17
I never learned to crochet either ... it's difficult to part with some of these preciouscthingsxand all thats associated with them... but it always helps me to think that someone else will get to enjoy them for a while...
they all look very nice...
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
28 Oct 17
@JudyEv Yeahh I agree... and with the boot sale coming up... you may get re home them that way
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
28 Oct 17
I got rid of almost everything about ten years ago. I've found that the less stuff I have, the easier my life is. And it definitely makes moving easier!
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@JudyEv (325751)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Oct 17
I'm sure that is totally correct and I look forward to the day when I can move out a lot of stuff. At the moment though, for instance, when we have one of our concerts, I might have eight or nine people staying (four in the house, some in the bus and caravan) so I need bedding and towels for that many plus crockery and cutlery, chairs, etc etc. Once we stop the concerts a lot of things can be discarded. And I'm gradually scaling down in other areas too.
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@JudyEv (325751)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 May 18
Thanks. Vince is going to take some to Nepal as gifts.
