Let's talk about vintage hankies. I think they are so pretty, but so impractical. My Aunt Clara and my Grandma used them but I couldn't stand the thought of "snotty" hankies in my purse! Thank goodness for Kleenex! But, they are very pretty and I guess that's why I stuck my hand up and bought them at the auction. Sometimes I get carried away. Often...
Lot's of hankies, 54 hankies in fact!
green hankies that I have already give my sister
except for this one, which I kept.
hankies in boxes and holiday hankies.
Look at the crocheted edging on these!
linen hankies
embroidered hankies
so many hankies
I love how colorful this one is.
so much work went into those edgings!
Cute little bunny.
Flowered hankies
My favorite hankie! I love the purple violets.
Bright colors
Blue hankies
yellow hankies
How pretty is this!
They all came in this box
Could you have resisted bidding on these?
This little hat was laying on top and came with the hankies. I can just see some little lady putting that on her head and going to church on Sunday morning.
I am going to have to find some kind of craft for all these hankies, so off to Pinterest I go!
Have a great Tuesday!
Linda
9 comments:
I LOVE hankies and always buy them when I see them. I use them for crafting. Lots of hankies like that are hard to get around here for good money. If you don't want yours I'd be willing to buy them from you :)
I believe that is the prettiest stack of hankies I have ever seen! You did good!
Have a great week!
Dorothy
Linda, you are too funny, something else you don't collect, ha ha. I can't resist vintage hankies either and my arm would have gone up like a shot! They remind me of little tiny tablecloths, lol.
I use them in tablescapes, to tuck in greeting cards, and thinkmI'm going to craft a banner with some.
Are you done yet? Or is there more stuff??? :)
Those are all so pretty!! So lucky to have got that many in that sweet hat box too! You could sew some together and make a pretty scarf!?! :) I've been trying to collect some to make a few scarves myself! I would have been waving my arm in the air to get these! Happy sweet day! xo Holly
I love hankies and have a small collection of them. My favs are the children's hankies. Did you find any of those? Sometimes people sew hankies on bags or pillows. Lots of fun ideas on Pinterest! Hugs!
I love collecting hankies and use them around the house as doilies, and such. Love your beautiful new collection! Have fun! xo Heather
What a treasure trove of vintage hankies. You are very fortunate you got carried away and raised your hand. Creative Hankie Bliss...
My mother made a curtain valance with a collection of hankies. They are pressed and then folded over a curtain rod. Pretty simple but it looks charming. Have fun creating with those pretty hankies.
Hankies are one of the things I used to collect. I displayed them on a spoon rack. Some of yours are beautiful. I hope you find a way to use them.
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