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Farmgirl Fashion:  Does anyone else use Hankies?  |
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Cabinprincess
True Blue Farmgirl
682 Posts
Melody June
Athens
TX
USA
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 Posted - Aug 27 2009 : 09:40:28 AM
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Melissa, the ones you make will be your daughters treasures in years to come. Your's are made from your heart.
Smiles, Melody June
God's gift to you are your talents, your gift to Him is how you use them. |
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Nana Shirl
True Blue Farmgirl
352 Posts
Shirley
Kit Carson
Colorado
USA
352 Posts |
Posted - Aug 29 2009 : 8:59:44 PM
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LOVE HANKIES..and have always felt a spiritual connection to my grandma and aunties..even tho they have been gone a long time..I carry a hanky ..I use some on my vintage Christmas tree..they are rememberance of thes beautiful ladies who so touched my life um sweet memories of yesteryear...
You can't get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me. ~C.S. Lewis |
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Cabinprincess
True Blue Farmgirl
682 Posts
Melody June
Athens
TX
USA
682 Posts |
Posted - Aug 29 2009 : 9:49:08 PM
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Well what a great idea Shirley, I have a pink Christmas tree just for my bedroom. How cute to decorate it with vintage hankie's. Now I have to get creative with them since the tree is only 3 feet tall.
Hummmmmm!
Smiles, Melody June
God's gift to you are your talents, your gift to Him is how you use them. |
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Nana Shirl
True Blue Farmgirl
352 Posts
Shirley
Kit Carson
Colorado
USA
352 Posts |
Posted - Aug 30 2009 : 9:25:57 PM
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Melody June..what a pretty name..I also string vintage buttons on ribbons and to hang on my tree...also tiny picture frames with loved ones who are now gone..i found some that look vintage at a yard sale or thrift store and strands of pearls and what ever else vintage that strikes me..oh and i top it with a vintage hat and a gold cross...and yards of lace ..there is no end to your possibilities..imagine earrings or brooches...oh I cant wait to add some new this year..let me know your ideas...Blessings Nana Shirl
You can't get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me. ~C.S. Lewis |
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5 acre Farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1007 Posts
~~~*Terri*~~~
WA.
USA
1007 Posts |
Posted - Sep 04 2009 : 7:18:02 PM
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I do! Love that REAL feel....
Farmgirl Sister #368
"It is most common for man to value most what has least worth."
My Farm and Garden blog....
http://blogonthefarmandgarden.blogspot.com
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mommatracy
True Blue Farmgirl
490 Posts
Tracy
My. Olive
NC
USA
490 Posts |
Posted - Sep 26 2009 : 6:41:23 PM
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I love hankies. I have quite a collection that I have found thrifting and re-sale shops. I match my hankie to my outfit if I am going out. Especially for church. When I take my 10 month old grandaughter out with me I always bring one for her. They are extra pretty to wipe her tiny little nose!
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sewsweet
True Blue Farmgirl
172 Posts
Carol
Canada
172 Posts |
Posted - Oct 12 2009 : 6:50:12 PM
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I've been hunting around in my hometown thriftshops for handkerchiefs, but they are are getting hard to find. I think because we have a few antique stores in town as well, and they seem to be quite diligent in purchasing hankies to resell in their stores. I always look, but rarely do I find anything but the most worn out ones.
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FreedomAcresFarmGirl
Farmgirl in Training
13 Posts
Brenda
Ogilvie
MN
USA
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Posted - Oct 20 2009 : 3:52:19 PM
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I use hankies! I make my own. I have one stuck everywhere as I have 3 younguns under the age of 3 and it's nice to have them handy when they have runny noses especially outside in our cool crisp autumn days here in Minnesota. Actually, lately they don't have too many runny noses (thank the Lord) because I've begun to have my family eating better! and using lots of herbals for natural health!! I'm loving learning all about it. Oh, and just for the record - we use family wipes too :-) I just wash them up with my diapers and even hubby loves wiping with soft flannel rather than crisp paper ;-) He was skeptical at first but he came around. We don't buy any paper products anymore at all! Wow did that help our grocery bill!!!
~Brenda
Do what you can with what you have where you are. ~T. Roosevelt |
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MotherLodeBeth
True Blue Farmgirl
110 Posts
Beth
Calaveras County
California
USA
110 Posts |
Posted - Oct 25 2009 : 2:49:40 PM
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Originally posted by Cabinprincess
I love hankies and won't be caught without one. I have lots so I can color match them with what I have on. Special one's for whatever the Holiday or event. I always have one to spare, just in case someone sheds a tear..... Who else has them and what do you do with them?
Have dozens of hankies as I like reusable items. And I like the feel of a clean hankie when I wipe tears or dab my nose. Am blessed to have friends who give me old hankies as a gift.
Cloth hankies, cloth aprons, cloth napkins are the norm in my home.
~Beth~
~MotherLodebeth- I was born in the wrong era~ |
Edited by - MotherLodeBeth on Oct 25 2009 2:51:17 PM |
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1badmamawolf
True Blue Farmgirl
2199 Posts
Teresa
"Bent Fence Farms"
Ca
USA
2199 Posts |
Posted - Oct 25 2009 : 6:03:23 PM
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I don't use hankies per say, but, I have been given a few over the years, plus I inheirted some that were my g/ma's (both sides), plus I had some of my Momma's. I deceided that I wanted to make something out of them that show them off, some were very delicate, and they all were very pretty, lacy and embroidered. I used 2 white linen tablecloths that was scalloped on the edges, used some good thick batting and sewed them together , leaving the scalloped edge out, kinda like fringe, for lack of a better word. I then quilted all the hankies on one side, folded in all the differant shapes that you see, along with some lace and a few applicaes (sp?). This then went into my daughters hope chest, she has her chest with her, I gave it to her on her 25th birthday, that was 7 years ago. I also put my pearl necklace and earrings in with it, they were wore by my maternal grandma when she got married, my Momma and me, and she will wear them at her wedding.
"Treat the earth well, it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children" |
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Yart
True Blue Farmgirl
143 Posts
MI
USA
143 Posts |
Posted - Jan 31 2010 : 7:32:29 PM
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I have always used handkerchiefs. And my mom has been going through some stuff and came across all of my dad's so she has passed them on to me. I love the fact that they were my dad's. Every time I use one I think of him.
Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie. ~Jim Davis
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MotherLodeBeth
True Blue Farmgirl
110 Posts
Beth
Calaveras County
California
USA
110 Posts |
Posted - Jan 31 2010 : 7:49:04 PM
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Miss Manners would remind us that men use handkerchiefs and women use hankies. Men have stomachs and women have tummies. (giggles)
~Beth~
~MotherLodebeth- I was born in the wrong era~ |
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maggie14
True Blue Farmgirl
6784 Posts
Hannah
Washington
USA
6784 Posts |
Posted - Feb 01 2010 : 8:25:51 PM
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I am just starting too! I love them!
Hugs,
Channah
If you can dream it, and if you are willing to put forth the work and effort, you can have anything you envision. |
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melody
True Blue Farmgirl
3337 Posts
Melody
The Great North Woods in the Land of Hiawatha
USA
3337 Posts |
Posted - Feb 01 2010 : 9:06:46 PM
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I too adore vintage hankies, and have collected them for many years-especially the hand embroidered all white hankies-they are so sweet and delicate--timeless don't you think?
Every Christmas my Grandmother would give me a set of hankies (boxed) from the Five and Dime; that's all she could afford and I loved them so!
And, as a little girl when we went to church, I would carry a dime for the collection plate wrapped in my hankie so I wouldn't lose it!
We should do a hankie swap!  Clean and pressed of course!
Duh....I just read thru some of the other posts...darn I missed the swap! Was it fun?
"The best mirror is an old friend."
- George Herbert
Melody
Farmgirl #525
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Edited by - melody on Feb 01 2010 9:09:18 PM |
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maggie14
True Blue Farmgirl
6784 Posts
Hannah
Washington
USA
6784 Posts |
Posted - Feb 03 2010 : 1:09:33 PM
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Ladies, there is still time to sign up for my hankie swap on the barter forum!!!!!! Better hurry!!!
Hugs,
Channah
If you can dream it, and if you are willing to put forth the work and effort, you can have anything you envision. |
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krbrown@rocketmail.com
Farmgirl in Training
29 Posts
Kim
Allendale
MI
USA
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Posted - Feb 03 2010 : 2:18:57 PM
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Farmgirl Fashion: Does anyone else use Hankies? |
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Does anyone else use Hankies?
