Sunday, 2 October 2011

Sweetheart Hankerchiefs




I know that is is nothing to do with my card making hobby but I just have to show you all these fabulous silk sweetheart hankerchiefs.

My 96 year old grandmother has just had to go into a care home and my mother and I were clearing out her bungalow when we came across these beautiful silk embroidered hankies with lace trim. They were sent to my grandmother from my grandad in WWII whilst he was stationed away from home

There was also another embroidered with 1918 which must have come from my Great Grandfather! This one is very delicate and so pretty.

11 comments:

  1. Oh wow these are great. You must treasure them, they have so much history. Jeanette

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  2. wow, thanks for sharing that piece of history. We can always hear about the the great sweep of time, but it is good to remember that history is made by indiviuals.EE

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  3. Oh wow, how incredible. What a beautiful memorial and keepsake. Lee x

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  4. Wow these are lovely, what a fantastic family heirloom and obviously where your artistic side comes from :-) Elaine-xxx-

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  5. oh wow they are so pretty and colourful. A great keepsake.
    Kathleen x

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  6. They ars so beautiful and probably have some value to them :o)
    Jackie xx

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  7. These are just so pretty. A lovely keepsake.

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  8. beautiful treasures to keepsake. sue xx

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  9. Wow, what wonderful keepsakes, and the colours are so vibrant! What memories they must have had x

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  10. wow,what a wonderful family heirloom. So beautiful and the colours are stunning. what memories they must hold. x

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