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Vintage Handkerchiefs - Decorating and Craft Tips

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There are many modern-day uses for vintage handkerchiefs other than their original use as cloths to blow your nose! Basically, any way you use fabric, you can use a lady's handkerchief.

Some decorating and crafting ideas are found here. Just think outside the box and use your imagination! You can search the internet for instructions on how to make some of these items.

Here are some creative ways to use vintage hankies:

Tuck them into greeting cards - especially birthday cards, all occasion cards, Christmas cards, Easter cards, and Valentine cards
Baby's handkerchief bonnet that can be used as a christening bonnet and then one day be used as a wedding handkerchief
Use monogrammed handkerchiefs for the "something old" or "something blue" for a bride on her wedding day
Gifts for bridesmaids, flower girls, mother of the bride, and mother of the groom
Decoration on clothing - a pocket or collar on a vest, jacket, apron, or blouse
Sachets filled with lavender or other potpourri
Gift wrap or bag for a small gift
Gift wrap a hand-made soap
Bow on a gift package - gather the edges of a pretty hanky and tie with a ribbon - use instead of a gift bow
Fabric shade on a small lamp
Display a collection on a metal ornament tree
Display a special handkerchief under a piece of glass on a tabletop
Night light
Guest books for the new bride or for a new baby
Cocktail napkins
Dining napkins
Placemats
Basket liners - use colorful hankies in a basket for the bath or bedroom
Backing on a shadow box
Doily - use instead of a crocheted or tatted doily
Party favor around a candle
Handkerchief dolls
Handkerchief puppets
Angel ornaments
Christmas ornaments
Tie on your ponytail, belt loop, or purse
Curtain valance - lay several at an angle over a rod or clip to a curtain rod - some like to clip with old wooden clothes pins
Sew them together and use as a fabric to make curtains, valances, shower curtains, tablecloths, table toppers, quilts, skirts, vests, dresses, or halter tops
Drape on a diagonal over the edge of a shelf
Tuck in a beaded bag for an elegant addition to your dresser
Small hat as part of a child's costume
Decoration on children's clothing - jacket, shirt, or pants
Padded picture frame
Frame in a clear acrylic clip frame
Small book cover
Bulletin board cover
Frame several together for a dramatic effect
Tuck several floral decorated handkerchiefs into a vase for an arrangement that's always in bloom
Pillow cover - use two hankies to cover the front and back of a pillow
Pillow overlay - just tack to the front of a solid-color throw pillow
Dream pillows filled with herbs

I have many more vintage handkerchiefs available at my Victorian Cards web site. You can use the same shopping cart for both sites.

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