Vintage Hanky Love

I just love and adore vintage hankies!

I have collected vintage hankies for about eleven years now,

and occasssionally I break into them to create with. I struggle

putting scissors to them, but once I finish whatever I am making

I'm always happy with the end result. Best of all, these gorgeous

things can be used and appreciated again...instead of just sitting

in a drawer. My favorites are the florals, and children's hankies.

 

I have made many things with them like hanky purses, lavender

sachets, pinafore's and skirts for baby onesies, window valences,

shower curtain toppers, hanky dolls, a dolly quilt, ruffles on the

the leg bottoms of children's jeans, and the bottom of little girl

t-shirts, and baby bonnets, all of which I sold through my

Cameo Kids website.

 

In 2010 I made neck scarves with them. Once I finished them

I realized they worked for head scarfs and belts for pants too.

My neighbor girls really loved them, so they modeled how one

could wear them for me. What made me think of them again was,

I was looking for something for my hair the other day to keep my

hair out of my face while doing a photo shoot. I found a couple

I had saved for myself that I had forgotten all about. I really

love these things, so I thought I would share them here again.

If you're looking for a craft idea, maybe this will inspire you to

create some of these sweet hanky scarfs for yourself!

 

 

 

 

The girls are just adorable to aren't they!?

 

Below are the hanky color pallets I used for each of the scarves.

I decided on the length and width I wanted them to be, added a

white hankerchief fabric for backing on the first four I made. I

cut several pieces for each scarf and starting from the bottom of

both ends and working towards the middle, I sewed them all

together. Then I sewed the backing on the hanky strip to finish.

 

The last scarf in the photo above was made using several full

size hankies by sewing them all together. No backing was used

on that one. I just couldn't cut those hankies in pieces. That one

became my favorite of all of them. It was gorgeous!

 

 

 

 

These are really a fun project and something very unique

that you won't find in the stores anywhere. Now that I have

found mine, I will definately be using mine more often for sure!

And....they look so nice with your summer outfits!!

 

Thank you for the visit today!

 

Wishing you a very happy Memorial Day!

And remember.....this day is a day we should be remembering

and honoring all those who have given so much, so that we may

enjoy a life of freedom. God Bless them and their families...

and God Bless the U.S.A.!!!!

 

TaTa Till Later!!

 

Love, Hugs, and Blessings to you!

 

 

 

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Sincerely Paula

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Random Photos Taken Here and There

 

Love taking pictures and playing with the photo editor.....

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vintage Love

 

Bling it up.....  

 

Say it with flowers....

 

 

Love love....ol vintage cars....

 

 Vintage cars painted on local garage doors.....

 

Fire engine in Tavares, FL.....

 

 Little boy with his new camera taking a picture of me while I took one of him.....he was so excited

to use his camera. Because he saw me with mine, he asked if he could take a picture of me, so I

said only if I could take one of him while he was shooting me. His grandmother was with him and

said I was his first picture. He was so darn cute!

The End!

 

TaTa Till Later!

Love, Hugs, and Blessings!

 

I Am So Blessed

 

Just Had to Take Some Pics!

 

For Mother's Day my hubby had sent to me the most

beautiful bouquet of flowers and in my favorite colors

to boot! He also had a card made through Hallmark  for

me that came in the mail! I didn't even know you could do

that! (I mean the specially made for someone card.)

It was beautiful and made me cry.

He can't get out without me...he can't drive so he does

his shopping on line and has it sent by mail. The picture

on the front of the card was a perfect choice to!

He knows I love this type of art. 

It was also one of those ones that plays music...

the song on this one was,

 

"What a Wonderful World."

 

 He calls me boo-boo.........I call him boo :)

 

 

Isn't it just beautiful! He melts my heart everytime!

 

It is just amazing to me how he'll remember all

these little things I love, and any gift he gives me

always always has a touch of it. And, many times

if he can't find what he is looking for, he will make it!

Or he did before his stroke anyway.

He had just hit the five year mark of his stroke a couple

of days before this Mother's Day, and it was a bad day for

him this time, because he still has so far to go to recover.

So that day being very fresh in his mind, my card was

somewhat related to that Mother's Day five years ago. It

was just an awful day...I thought I was going to lose him! It

was touch and go for three weeks! And, we were planning

our wedding that was just two and half months away,

our life together was just beginning, he was my everything!

I was scared to death! I had lost my first love eight months

before our wedding when I was eighteen, this felt like Deja Vu

all over again. Please God NO!!

 

On that Mother's Day he had been unconscious for a

couple of days prior, but that morning when I awoke

at 6AM, I walked up to his bedside to check on him....

I was shocked when he opened his eyes and said,

 

"Happy Mother's Day sweetie,

I'm so sorry I've ruined your day."

 

I didn't even think he knew what day it was let alone

Mother's Day! I didn't even remember it was Mother's

Day! Then immediately after, he was out again. I just

couldn't believe it because, the stroke had taken his speech,

he was totally paralyzed on the right side along with his

vision being screwed up, and he just spoke so clearly! 

When he came to again a few days later, his speech was

gone again. And, he doesn't know if he is going to survive

this, and he worries about me!? I just sobbed and sobbed

then bent down and kissed him gently. This man no matter

what, always has put me and my happiness before anything

else. I'm so blessed to have this man, and I can't help loving

him so much, he is simply amazing! 

 

He knows I love pink and yellow together!

He also knows I also love daisies and roses!

And carnations!

And the flowers I received were a gorgeous

combination of all I love...he never forgets

a thing about me ever....makes me look so

bad! I forget things all the dang time!

This man of mine is just so very perfect!

I didn't know God made men this wonderful.....

other than my Dad!

 

By the time I decided to take some photos of

these beauties, the roses were already wilting.

So sad, they didn't even open all the way...hubby

was not happy about that at all. They were yellow

with pink edges, never have seen those kind before.

But, they were beautiful while they lasted!

 

 

Love these daisies!

 

 

 

The sweetest little carnations....soft baby pink with white tips.

 

When I see beautiful....my mind says....get the camera!

So I did!..........I love to take pictures and love trying to

capture the beauty of things. Makes hubby happy when

I take pictures of the things he gives me...and I always love

to make him happy...a smile is a smile and I'll take

every one he gives! :) I apologize if it seems I am bragging

about him, but he is so very worth bragging about!

 

I hope ya'll don't mind me talking about my hubby's stroke.

This is our life, and in everything we do and everywhere we

go, it is with us every single minute. We struggle, we laugh,

we get angry, we cry, but WE still have each other. His

stroke is every part of us now until we get that one miracle,

Total Recovery!

 

Thanks for visiting today!

 

TaTa Till Later! :)

 

Love, Hugs, and Blessings!