Monday, May 13, 2019

Hat Therapy on Mother's Day.


Can only seem to write in captions! I so wish my old laptop was fixed.  Oh well, onward I go. Was going to write a fairly indepth post, but it will have to wait.
Saturday was the second 'anniversary' of my mother's passing. I awoke right at 3:38 a.m.. just like I did the morning she died. Odd how we retain things!   Then Sunday was Mothers Day.  Sigh...  Needless to say I was feeling pretty depressed this weekend.  But then I realized what I needed was a session of hat therapy!
I only tried on about ten hats, but by the time I was done the therapy had worked! My smile was back and I was laughing again.  Gee, it takes so little to make me happy.  chuckle
This first hat is one of my go to favorites. She goes with most anything! From dressing up to a casual combo of jeans and a man's button up.

 
 
   I'm a sucker for flowers! And I'm supposed to wear a wide brim hat when ever I'm out. So this is a win- win!  
   *By orders of my dermatologist.... years ago. I should make more of an effort. Skin cancer is definitely not fun.


This is the hat my mother wore when she got married.  In 1947!  

This photo doesn't do this lovely piece justice.
A soft purple velvet hat by Alfreda. 

My birthday hat! 

A blue straw hat.... what could make me happier? Oh, thats right! The vintage flower cluster that I added. They took it up to the next level.

Saved the best for last. Saw it on ebay and HAD to have it. Doesn't matter if its faded. With fine purple straw and velvet pansies... oh, I was a goner from the second I laid eyes on it! And it fits like it was custom made for me! Imagine that?


Friday, March 8, 2019

Quick run to the store... QUICK.. throw on some perfume and earrings!

 
   This morning I found myself ready to tackle housework and some yard chores as well. So old jeans, grubby white t-shirt and a red flannel was my ensemble of choice. But at one point I realized I had to pop out to the grocery store. 
   Sure, I could be like so many other folks and just go.... or I could take a few minutes and spruce up a little. No make up. Not going to change my clothes! (They were still clean) pick out a pair of earrings... oh wait! I have a brooch to match those. Why not just put it onto my little straw hat? Hmm, looks kind of lonely on there. Where is that little "sugar" bird?


   While picking out the brooches I saw the perfume bottles. Including this old Avon cologne. Bought it at a local thrift shop for the bottle itself, but the fragrance is awesome! The label had been long gone so I don't know which perfume it holds. So sad. It has that "old school" vibe that I love more than any of the modern perfumes I've tried.
    Can't help myself! I have to post photos of this bottle! Hahaha




Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Spring revival in progress.


    It all started on one of those dreary rainy days. I opened a box of hats to lift my spirits and saw this lovely little skullcap covered with flowers. Completely faded and with age stains all over. From what I can tell the blossoms used to be a pale blue. So... I got the urge to see if I could revive some of her former beauty. From there I dug around in my old craft supplies and found some alcohol based dyes. Will they work? Guess I'm going to find out!



   The first thing I realized was that I was pretty limited with only three colors! But the yellow was a no brainer for the floral centers. I have blue and an extremely bright plum left. I've decided to look around a bit and see if they make these inks in lighter shades nowadays. I want her to be colorful but not "loud". The hat just has that soft and delicate personality.  I want to enhance her beauty.  Super bright colors can go on some other piece! hahaha. 

 

   Just a peek at how she started out!

Wednesday, January 9, 2019

Oh Coco Kitteh!!!

   Usually I don't have too much of a problem with my cats and hats. But that isn't the case today. I keep almost every hat I own in a box precisely because of the cats! (Used to help with animal rescue and fostering)  Guess I should be thankful that the only casualty was the box itself. But she had to really work at doing the damage! It was on top of my armoir with only two inches of space between the ceiling and the cardboard box it was shipped in. Dang, that girl had to go through two boxes. Wonder what she had against the little pink hat?
   Guess I should photograph the hat that survived the feline assault! Haha So let me smear on some lipstick and head outside before the next cold front arrives. From the feel of the air, its opening the door as I type. 
    In the meantime I'll just post this shot of Coco inspecting her handiwork.