The Story: This hat reminds me of my grandmother. An Irish woman from Kansas. She always wore a hat outside to protect her skin. She always wore a hat like this when she gardened. Except not with the flowers you understand. This hat brings back feelings of warmth and kindness. Cinnamon rolls fresh out of the oven, jars of buttons to sort and play with, toast from the toaster oven with melted cheddar cheese. And dress up with Grandma's hats and shoes. These hat's did the trick too, my Grandmother had the best skin all the way up to her 80's. She used Avon moisturizer and wore hats, that was it. As a young woman in Kansas, she did some modeling and was asked by a young make-up company to work for them. But she met my Grandfather, and married, they drove out West and settled on a chicken farm in the very northwest of Oregon. And then they had seven children. But through it all, she was always classy and fabulous. So this hat reminds me of Grandma and what a little bit of fashion can do.
Date: Friday, June 4, 2010 GMT Views: 2316
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Sun, Jun 06, 2010 @ 3:53 PM
This is darling. I have a friend who loves gardening and you made me think of her Lovely card.
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A fabulous case of Connie Jo`s card! I knew which card you cased without looking because the original is on my shelf (lucky me!) You have really done Connie`Jo`s card justice! Your story made me smile!TFS
Registered: June 4, 2009 Location: Deatsville, Alabama Posts: 83609
Sun, Jun 13, 2010 @ 2:33 PM
What a great card - love the image and all you did to showcase it. Brings back some memories of my Mom gardening - lovely.
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Registered: May 6, 2009 Location: Norfolk, VA Posts: 2465
Sun, Jun 13, 2010 @ 10:54 PM
Love this!! This would be so totally fitting for my mom, the gardener. I will have to case this card, Holly. Those earthy colors you used are just right. Nice work!
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