Repurposed Vintage Hankie Display

 

Hello Ladies!

Today I'm bringing you my Pinterest Copycat version of a repurposed vintage hankie display.

 

source

This is the original Pinterest version of a hankie holder that I copied. I don't own as many hankies as this lady and good thing too since my spoon rack was just a small one compared to her rack.

This is what my spoon rack looked like before I painted it. I love the original wood, but for this project I felt that it needed to be painted.

 I also love the carved maple leaf pattern, so like the Canadian flag.

 

After uploading my photos I realised that I had missed displaying the only handkerchief that really has any special meaning to me. Most of the hankies were either left in the drawer of a dresser I bought or I had purchased somewhere over the years.

 

This handkerchief was one that my Dad gave to his sweetheart, my Mother, when he was serving in the Navy during WW2. I never saw this while my Mom and Dad were living. It was given to me after my SIL found it in a drawer after they had both passed.

I can easily imagine Dad wanting to send something special back to Mom to let her know how much he loved her and missed her while he was away and she was home alone trying to keep things together. She was by herself with two little children and another on the way.

 I like to think that this little satin handkerchief let Mom know that she was never far from my Dad's thoughts....

Mom was my Dad's sweetheart for seventy four years until they both passed away within three months of one another.

Now I consider that a real story of commitment and love, don't you?

I guess I've strayed a bit from my Pinterest copycat post.

Sorry, but it is a treasure I just had to share!

Blessings-Kimberly

Please visit my other blog here.

I will be partying here:
before-after-wednesday-week-6
Home Sweet Home
Simple and Sweet Fridays
What To Do Weekends
Friday Favourites