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 Vintage Japanese "KIMONO Tomesode" Royal Lady Hime & Embroidery Floral Silk K300  US $54.00
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 Vintage Japanese "KIMONO" Floral Motifs Old Antique 1930 aged, Silk K170 US $42.00
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The passing of a loved one is very hard on friends and family. If the immediate family, extended family and friends get a chance to, they exchange fond memories of the deceased either by telephone, email or in person. Photographs from over the years are shared along with anecdotes of an occasion. Often a person is remembered by the clothing they wore to a social event such as christening, birthday or wedding. Accessories such as handbags, scarves and jewelry worn by a woman and a hat or necktie worn by a man stand out in a person's mind, especially if they were unusual or worn a lot by the person. This is why, when it comes to men, a necktie collection can hold special meaning. How can a person keep fond memories alive? By creating memory quilts and pillows from ties or by simply wearing the ties themselves at special functions or even every day.
Memorial Quilts
If you have a vast collection of neckwear, a memory quilt would be a great way to remember a person. Quilts can be large or small. If you don't know how to make one, there are many how to books available. If time is a consideration, perhaps another family member has the skills to make one to cover a bed. You can even hire people to create a quilt for you. Smaller quilts are perfect to hang on a wall. There are many wonderful patterns available for the choosing.
Memory Pillows
Maybe you only have a handful of ties or you have a bunch of ties and just as many people interested in having a memory of a loved one. Memory pillows are a perfect alternative. You can make a pillow from as few as 4 to 6 ties, so a lot can be created. They can be as big or as small as you like. They can square, rectangular, even circular. Again, the key is doing it yourself or having someone else do the sewing for you. You can break apart the tie in order to take out the lining and be left with only the material. This option gives you the most material, but silk especially can be a hard fabric to work with. I would recommend that the neckties not be taken apart but left intact instead. This way when they are sewn together, the internal lining keeps the tie from becoming misshapen and it gives the final pillow more body, even a quilted look if you will.
Inherit and Wear a Loved One's Neckwear
A school teacher friend of mine shared the story of a high school student whose grandfather had recently passed away. Among his belongings was a nice necktie collection which really appealed to the young man. He expressed an interest in the vintage ties and began wearing them to school out of love for someone who meant a great deal to him. It is truly one of the nicest ways to cherish the memories.
Memory quilts, memorial pillows and just plain wearing a loved one's neckwear are but three ways to keep the memories alive and to enjoy something functional which will hold special meaning for many years to come.
Jackie D. is the owner of Ties2Pillows, an online resource for Mens Vintage Ties with the largest selection of Vintage Skinny Ties for sale on the web.
Ties are separated by era (1920's through today's), by style (wide, extra long, square end, knit, silk) and by pattern.
Jackie also uses some of the vintage ties to make Decorative Handmade Pillows
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Looking for a New Hobby? Why Not Consider Collecting Silk Scarves?
For some people it is postage stamps that blow their hair back, while for others it might be bookmarks or matchboxes, but there are few of us who have not collected something at some time in our lives. One of the latest trends though, is the collection of women's silk scarves.
Of course, whatever they are collecting, many people like to build very specialized collections and this is no less true in the world of silk scarf collecting. For some it is the famous designer names like Hermes and Liberty which are the big attraction, with certain people holding out for the signed ones, while others like to collect the scarves of the rich and famous. For others still, rare vintage silk scarves have real appeal, especially the few which were produced during the World War II era when most of the silk available was being used to make parachutes. Scarves, both silk and otherwise, which also fall into the category of memorabilia are popular too. Those associated with airlines and ships, for example, are very collectable.
As you might expect, many of the highly collectable women's silk scarves can cost a good deal of money, but that doesn't mean to say that those people with smaller budgets can't begin their own collections. A great place to start is with hand painted scarves which have unique designs, and even here you can specialize in certain types of design. Flowers, abstract designs and even animal designs all make great specialty choices, as do those which have perhaps an oriental theme.
Although silk is often thought of as a truly luxury fabric, which of course it is, the price of handmade silk scarves is truly amazing, which means that anyone can start up their collection without an enormous outlay. Even normal designer silk scarves can cost literally hundreds of dollars, but of course some of the older or rarer ones can sell for extortionate amounts of money which put them out of most people's reach. Another issue with collecting designer brands is, of course, the potential of paying huge sums of money for what turn out to be fakes. In the USA as well as a great many other countries, fake designer goods are big business and unless the collector knows precisely what to look out for, she could find herself with an empty bank balance and a drawer full of nothing.
Another thing about designer silk scarves that you have paid a lot of money for is that you probably wouldn't want to wear them, whereas with unique hand painted scarves you can create a wearable collection of stunning and versatile accessories. The quality of these individually designed pieces is absolutely exquisite, which means that you will have them for years. You could even pass them on down through your family and who knows, maybe one day they could become quite valuable!
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What hair style will go with this prom dress?
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Anything but curls that is what i did for homecoming.
my hair is to thick to do a up do because I will get migranes. I was thinking maybe straintening it? yes i no my spelling is wrong.
I absolutely LOVE that dress! It is stunning!
With your hair, go to a salon and get a curly up-do like this one:
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