Monday, July 13, 2015

"N" is for Nancy

A while back I received a phone call from a lady asking me if I would be interested in purchasing some hankies from her. Of course, I was interested, so we arrange a meeting. As I am looking through her hankies she asks me, "What do you do with them?" I showed her a Hanky Dress that I had brought with me just for this purpose. Long-story-short I ended up making some dresses and hearts for her grand children and friends from the hankies that she had originally wanted to sell. (I also got to purchase the rest.) The brown heart was for her grandson. The dresses are not shown in their relative sizes - I was just experimenting with a new Photoshop technique I learned. Looks like I missed a bit of the hanger on the pink dress.

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THEN...a couple weeks later, I get a phone call from Nancy and she tells me that she found a couple more hankies that were hers and would I see if one of them could be made into a dress for her. I ended up using both of the hankies she brought me and created a new design technique in the process. I was pleased with the result; and, as you can see, so was Nancy.


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"N" is for Nancy

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8 comments:

  1. That is so lovely! You've turned a sweet thing into a work of art. =D

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    1. Thank you Shirley - This one was really fun.

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    2. What a special way to keep a memory! Really gorgeous!

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    3. Thanks - this dress is being framed as well by the owner.

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  2. Really cute idea. I love all the old hankies. You found a way to turn them into art!

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  3. I am so envious of people who can think of things like these "hankie" dresses. They are amazing. Thank you for sharing.

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