I'm sure by now most of you have heard the sad news of Elizabeth Taylor's passing. Fashion icon, style maven, Hollywood royalty, all-around goddess. But I'm not gonna dwell on the sad. You know how I roll when it comes to dealing with hard times or sadness or those pesky things humans called "emotions"- I lighten the mood with something out of the ordinary. Well, "out of the ordinary" might be too vague. I actually should say ghastly. So I guess the mood won't be so light after all. Hmm. At any rate, feast your eyes upon the crazy:
It's a baby. Sewn into the corner of a handkerchief. For no apparent reason other than to to torture the recipient of this special "gift" with night terrors.
Ok, I *get* that it's probably a baby shower thing, like a favor or something. But I mean, really. REALLY?!
Don't get me wrong, I freaking worship this thing. Creepy doll parts = eternal awesome. But as a party favor for the impending birth of a human? Not so much. However, the flip side of this hankie pretty much rules:
Bottoms up!
Vintage Pink Baby Crochet Handkerchief Plastic Toy Hankie is currently available to torture a loved one from Etsy seller Daisy Fairbanks.
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I shiver to think of where an errant boogie blown into that hankie went! =O
ReplyDeleteSave the baby! Save the baby! lol...
I second your worship. This is like a cake wreck in fabric. What's not to love?
ReplyDeleteWHERE ARE THE EYES?! D:
ReplyDeletehaha @ atomic's comment! Oooo this is creepy indeed. If creepy doll parts is you thing then I wonder if you are familiar with photographer Cindy Sherman? The combination of that hankie and you mentioning broken dolls made her spring into my head. Keep the kooky stuff coming! x
ReplyDeleteHahaha! I couldn't have put it better. It's the strangest hankie I've seen in my LIFE! Thanks for sharing and bringing a smile to my face this morning. :-)
ReplyDeleteO.k. You are hilarious. Love your humor. Made me LOL, and that is hard to do when writing.
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