tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40484128858324137902024-02-18T19:02:16.083-07:00The Hanky Dress LadyA blog by the creator of the Hanky Dress for those who love vintage hankies. Plus a little home decor, gardening, and vintage treasure hunting.The Hanky Dress Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15395776612034696003noreply@blogger.comBlogger133125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048412885832413790.post-31760893443811843212018-03-22T10:41:00.004-06:002018-03-22T10:41:53.075-06:00Daffodils and Jonquils are the March Birth Month FlowersIs your birthday in March? If it is, then daffodils and jonquils are your birth month flowers. I had to do a little research on this one to figure out the difference.
According to the American Daffodil Society, a jonquil is one of the thirteen divisions of daffodils. Bloom color, size and shape, as well as foliage type, flowering schedule and number of blossoms to a stem, determine the The Hanky Dress Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15395776612034696003noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048412885832413790.post-92054038882897689322018-03-14T13:21:00.001-06:002018-03-14T13:21:22.252-06:00Some St. Patrick's Day Fun with Vintage Hankies
A Little St. Patrick's Day Welcome!
Happy St. Patrick's Day - Hanky Hearts from the Hanky Dress Lady
I love to make Hanky Hearts almost as much as Hanky Dresses. These two were actually made for a client of mine. The photos show both the front and back sides of each with shamrocks on one side and buttons on the other side. (click to get a closeup view) Both of these were madeThe Hanky Dress Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15395776612034696003noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048412885832413790.post-83856845703350318102018-02-13T12:44:00.002-07:002018-02-13T12:44:47.093-07:00February's Birth Month Flowers on Vintage Hankies
February's birth month flowers are violets, primrose and iris. Of the three, violets were the easiest for me to find on my hankies.
Above are four lovely examples of hankies with violets from my personal collection.
This is a sweet little handmade hanky. I know that because a sweet little old lady told me so and she also explained to me how it was done and that she The Hanky Dress Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15395776612034696003noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048412885832413790.post-8552137324627346562018-01-21T14:23:00.000-07:002018-01-21T14:23:33.866-07:00Look What I Found - Snowdrops
Vintage hanky with pretty little snowdrops in the falling snow.
The other January birth month flower - Snowdrops. I was doing some hanky washing and it popped up just like pretty little snowdrops do. Granted these are pink and red and blue...but, hanky designers did take a lot of liberties. The thing that cinches it are the tiny white polka dots all throughout the outer white border. I The Hanky Dress Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15395776612034696003noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048412885832413790.post-33150677344076088302018-01-13T22:24:00.000-07:002018-01-14T13:58:49.796-07:00Birth Month Flowers on Vintage Hankies
Most of us
know what our birth stone is; but do you know what your birth month flower is;
or that you even have a birth month flower? There are
various lists of birth month flowers and all the lists do not agree. So what
you find here is a compilation of the lists I found. I am sure you have all figured out where I am going with this. There are lots of floral hankies and I want to The Hanky Dress Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15395776612034696003noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048412885832413790.post-13014827702528911642016-03-30T11:35:00.000-06:002018-03-14T19:39:59.216-06:00Hanky Dresses with Aprons
These Hanky Dresses; all with aprons, are a specialty style that was born out of necessity. You know the old adage, "Necessity is the mother of invention." Well that was exactly the case with each one of the dresses pictured below.
The aqua dress on the right was the first dress I ever made that I put an apron on. I had this charming Southern lady hanky; but there was a The Hanky Dress Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15395776612034696003noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048412885832413790.post-37443322693762175392016-03-22T17:15:00.000-06:002016-03-22T17:15:08.291-06:00One Duck - Four Easter Hanky BouquetsLooking for last minute Easter decorations? Well I am. Here is how I am going to spruce up my bathroom a little for my Easter guests.
I have this sweet vintage duck vase which just happens to be the exact same age I am. I know this because I found it many years ago at a yard sale and the man that sold it to me said it was given to his mother as a gift by a friend when he was born....and he told The Hanky Dress Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15395776612034696003noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048412885832413790.post-83688709254196656412016-03-14T13:21:00.002-06:002017-06-05T11:23:20.558-06:00Which is Your Favorite St. Patrick's Day Hanky Dress?I've put together a collection of some of my green Hanky Dresses for St. Patrick's Day. I have described each one's special features here. Remember to click on the photo so you can get a closer look at the details described. Once you're done looking; please hop on over to my Facebook Page and vote for your favorite.
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This first Hanky Dress was made from a The Hanky Dress Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15395776612034696003noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048412885832413790.post-45904947046116815552016-03-05T13:49:00.000-07:002016-03-05T22:28:30.596-07:00Crocheted StonesToday I want to share with you the work of a very talented artist and relatively new friend of mine who just happens to live in my neighborhood. We met a couple of year's ago when I was watering the flowers around my steel magnolias and she came walking by early one morning with her sweet dog, Sage.
Marti is a multi faceted crafter and artist who excels in many areas. She sews, quilts, crochets,The Hanky Dress Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15395776612034696003noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048412885832413790.post-72020906343162190402016-02-10T10:58:00.001-07:002016-02-10T10:58:42.302-07:00Decorating for Valentine's Day with Vintage HankiesHere are few more quick and easy Valentine's Day decorating ideas using vintage hankies! I don't know any handkerchief collector who doesn't adore Valentine hankies. I want to share with you a few ways that you can show off your collection.
Use your hankies as decorative shelf edging. As you can see, I also enjoy collecting jadite and dog figurines. My dogs are all interspersed amongst myThe Hanky Dress Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15395776612034696003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048412885832413790.post-62400227835286597862016-02-04T09:36:00.001-07:002016-02-04T09:36:33.583-07:00Valentine Hanky Dresses for Shelley
What fun I had making Valentine Hanky Dresses for Shelley. Pictured below is the fabulous collection of Valentine's Day hankies she sent for me to use. Need I say I was in heaven when these lovelies arrived in the mail!
The red dress above is very special and I think it is probably my favorite. (I say, "think" because it is so hard for me to decide...I really like them all.) It The Hanky Dress Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15395776612034696003noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048412885832413790.post-90880572361867026612016-02-01T15:08:00.000-07:002016-02-01T15:08:03.046-07:00Easy Valentine Hanky Dress Display Idea
This is a quick and easy way to show off those Hanky Dresses you've been making.
I thought of this when I was taking my Christmas decorations down. This is just a shabby white frame with red satin ribbon strung from side to side around small nails hammered into the back of the frame. I made it to display my Christmas cards. You can attach it to the wall using removable adhesive Command The Hanky Dress Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15395776612034696003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048412885832413790.post-7647501574081841442016-01-27T10:04:00.001-07:002016-01-27T10:04:57.402-07:00Super Bowl 50 Bronco Hanky Dresses For Sale
I like to
say there is a Hanky Dress for every season and a Hanky Dress for every reason.
Living in
Colorado I am, most heartedly, a Broncos fan and I made these two Hanky Dresses
specifically for that reason!
Now, you may
be asking, “What on earth is a Hanky Dress.” Well, I am going to tell you what on
earth a Hanky Dress is. It is a piece of art created from grandma’s treasured The Hanky Dress Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15395776612034696003noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048412885832413790.post-91064755964060409012016-01-22T09:07:00.002-07:002016-01-22T09:07:38.184-07:00I Have a Treasured Hanky - Part 3 - Look What Susie Did
This is picture of Susie's kitchen and where she hung her other Hanky Dresses I made for her.
I think that is just the sweetest idea she came up with! And notice that unique piece of trim above her doorway.
Pictured here is Susie with her granddaughter Chandler and daughter in law Jami. They are just two of her crafting and baking "partners in crime." She has two other The Hanky Dress Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15395776612034696003noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048412885832413790.post-87730992174696735342016-01-18T07:35:00.001-07:002016-01-19T07:18:52.943-07:00I Have a Treasured Hanky – Part Two
This Hanky Dress was made from an antique silk and lace
handkerchief. I remember my joy when I first saw it. The lace is very fine and
delicate. The silk is a lovely pale green and the lace is cream. There are places where it has been repaired and I could see that the
thread used for the repair was larger than the thread that was used to originally stitch
the handkerchief together. In the past, The Hanky Dress Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15395776612034696003noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048412885832413790.post-35738034122484011102016-01-14T17:01:00.000-07:002016-01-14T17:06:36.403-07:00I Have a Treasured Hanky
This is what Susie said when she contacted me last September to ask me if I do custom work?”
Wow! Did she ever have a treasured hanky…several treasured
hankies, as a matter of fact. I am only going to share the first two with you in
this blog post because they are so special.
This is a simply splendid example of a Madeira embroidered
handkerchief. Just look at the detail in this The Hanky Dress Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15395776612034696003noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048412885832413790.post-54093552550534798702015-12-15T18:22:00.000-07:002015-12-30T22:10:43.060-07:00Framed Vintage Christmas Santa Handkerchief
I wanted to create something special with this very special vintage Christmas handkerchief. When I found this wonderful frame I was on my way. The edging on the frame coordinated wonderfully with the edging design on the hanky and with the Damask piece I found for the background.
The vintage hanky dictated playfulness and fun. So I decided to paint some snowflakes on the inside of the The Hanky Dress Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15395776612034696003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048412885832413790.post-15447552254840362852015-12-07T18:58:00.000-07:002015-12-30T19:02:26.755-07:00New Display at Willow Artisans' MarketNext time you're in downtown Littleton be sure to stop in at the Willow to check out my new Hanky Dress display which I will be changing seasonally.
You can use this same concept in your home...a changeable shadow box is the secret.
If you have something specific in mind that you don't see in the shop or have a family hanky you would like to have made into a dress - Just ask Helen...The Hanky Dress Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15395776612034696003noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048412885832413790.post-66558947460948220912015-12-01T19:07:00.000-07:002015-12-30T19:09:32.434-07:00Rue de Noel 2015I will will have Christmas Hanky Dresses and some other new items to share with you at the show. Hope you'll be there!
The Hanky Dress Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15395776612034696003noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048412885832413790.post-35640575661343215722015-11-05T10:23:00.000-07:002015-11-05T10:30:53.386-07:00FWC Holiday Craft Fair
I am pleased to be able to participate in this craft fair and happy to say that I will be offering many of my hanky craft items at sale prices to kick off the season...including some Christmas Hanky Dresses! In addition, I will have some other hand crafted items for your consideration. Hope to see you there.The Hanky Dress Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15395776612034696003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048412885832413790.post-86691195385056935492015-08-21T06:34:00.003-06:002015-08-21T07:00:03.561-06:00M is for Marti
"M" is for Marti! Do you remember Nancy? Well, Marti is a friend of Nancy's. She saw Nancy's dress and was reminded of a bunch of family hankies she had. This wonderful lady decided to give me all of those amazing hankies and all she wanted was a dress to keep for herself. In this bunch of hankies I found a small one monogrammed with an "M" and a lovely green tatted edged hanky. We The Hanky Dress Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15395776612034696003noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048412885832413790.post-68465164126927316522015-08-17T10:46:00.000-06:002015-08-17T15:47:28.728-06:00Birds and Beans
Good Morning All - Today I want to talk about birds and beans! I have been working for quite some time to catch the two finch photos above. I've discovered that finches are quite flighty feathered friends. These pictures were taken at different times but in the same general area. They are enjoying themselves eating my catnip seeds.
While I am on the subject of birds I thought I would show youThe Hanky Dress Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15395776612034696003noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048412885832413790.post-72664353466886195582015-08-12T08:18:00.001-06:002015-08-12T08:18:46.323-06:00Pat's Pretties - Hanky Dresses and Hearts
Here is Pat with her newly framed Heirloom Hanky Dresses. The top two dresses were created from vintage family hankies and the bottom two are were created from a new hanky and a very special handmade antique hanky. This display is representative of four generations of women in her family.
These Hanky Hearts were created from bits and pieces of her damaged hankies. Don't you just love The Hanky Dress Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15395776612034696003noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048412885832413790.post-46053389401120023602015-08-09T12:59:00.003-06:002015-08-09T21:08:44.619-06:00Joyful Yellow
I have this huge sunflower in my back yard. It is such a lovely pale color of yellow. The vibrant purple morning glory blooms are nestled among the cucumber vines delicate little yellow flowers. I have a bumper crop of cucumbers this year. I guess I should be thinking about pickles.
Here are some of my other sunflowers. Do you see my visitor??? Look closely. My little goldfinch The Hanky Dress Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15395776612034696003noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048412885832413790.post-4904471479261944162015-07-28T20:16:00.001-06:002015-07-28T20:23:06.936-06:00For Terri and Her Sisters
My journey with Terri began before Christmas of last year
when she contacted me through my my Etsy Shop asking if I could make some
dresses from her grandmother’s hankies. And
like a blast from the past there was Terri in my inbox again today. I was
thrilled because we had had so many fun conversations along the way …. I recall
something about morphing Minnesota rabbits, a sister named The Hanky Dress Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15395776612034696003noreply@blogger.com0