It's Shameless Commerce Tuesday, and with Valentine's Day only a month away, I decided to feature this pretty hearts and flowers vintage handkerchief from my vintage Etsy shop, Aunt Pheba's Vintage.
This handkerchief belonged to my Great Aunt Dot. I always loved looking at all the pretty hankies she kept in a special box.
I must have been 4 or 5 years old when I wrote my name on her handkerchief box, because once I started school, I no longer made backwards N's.
Although I've saved some of her hankies to give to family members, there are several more from her collection listed at Aunt Pheba's Vintage. Vintage hankies could be used as pretty liners for gift baskets or photo props, given as gifts, or used as a green alternative to disposable tissues.
I remember Aunt Dot as an "old maid" who lived with her bachelor brother, my Great Uncle Martin. Aunt Dot collected Royal Copenhagen plates and pretty hankies, and made cookies with date filling. (I wasn't fond of dates.) I wish I had known her in her younger days, when she was a happy and somewhat eccentric milliner.
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TTFN
LeAnn
Aunt Dot sounds awesome! Look at those hats! You go girl.
ReplyDeleteShe must have been quite a character in her day -- fiercely independent.
DeleteThose photos are awesome. I inherited many things from my great aunt Rose. She was also an "old maid". I've given many of them to my daughters for safe keeping. Thanks for visiting today, my friend and for sharing your own story. xo Laura
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, Laura. Aunt Dot was a stubborn and fiercely independent woman, but she had a whimsical side, too. I hope I don't lose my whimsy when I am old(er).
DeleteOh, these are great photos! What a character she must have been.
ReplyDeleteYes. I wish I could have known her in her younger days.
DeleteYour Aunt Dot sounds fun :)
ReplyDeleteAnd she was a milliner!! How awesome is that! The heart hanky is adorable!
I didn't know about her hat making business until after she died. Quite the artistic entrepreneur!
DeleteAunt Dot sounds like such an interesting woman. I can just imagine what she's be like today if she were in her prime. Sounds like maybe she was born a bit too early! Love the hankie, so perfect for Valentine's Day.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure Aunt Dot would be on Etsy, creating wild and crazy fascinators.
DeleteShe really was ahead of her time.
Great Valentine's Day hankie! I could see it used as a table runner/doily under a centerpiece on a table as well.
ReplyDeleteYour Aunt Dot looks like a fun gal :)
Great suggestion.
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