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Mika
Expert November 2013

Wedding Handkerchiefs, really so expensive?!?!

Mika, on June 16, 2012 at 2:05 AM Posted in Wedding Attire 0 14
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I absolutely ADORE some save the dates that I found using lace handkerchiefs, and as I 'm a cry-er along with my mom and his mom, I'd love to have handkerchiefs available, or even to diy some special ones for mothers, grandmothers, and so on. I've found some places that sell embroidered hankies, and some that sell plain hankies, but sooooo expensive, on the order of 10 or 15 dollars per hankie. This is waaay out of my budget. I keep seeing people who have done them as save the dates, so surely they didn't pay 15 dollars per std... A little scrap of thin white fabric and a little smidgen of lace can't possible be that pricey, right? I guess I can't ask for a specific vendor without violating the t&c, but do affordable hankies exist? If so, what search terms might one use to find them? Thanks all!!!

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Latest activity by dee, on June 22, 2012 at 6:55 PM
  • elle
    Devoted July 2012
    elle ·
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    I don't think 10-15 is all that expensive. Think of how much time and effort they are putting into that hankie. I found so many on etsy search wedding handkerchief and I know that one vendor sells like 3 for 35... I hope that helps, but remember .... you get what you pay for

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  • Marie S. (aka Princess Leia)
    Master October 2012
    Marie S. (aka Princess Leia) ·
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    Mika - pretty please change your avatar to anything but the salt & pepper shaker.

    I bought 5 dozen hankies on line for 50 bucks and I'll be darned if I can find the website I got them from. But I'll keep looking for you ONLY if you change your pic LOL

    From there I hand stamped them & traced the stamp w/ colored glitter pens. Rolled them up, tied 'em w/ a bow, put a tag on that said

    Tears of Laughter

    Tears of Joy

    Tears of Happily Ever After

    The whole project start to finish took about 8 hours - the tracing was very time consuming.




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  • Kristen
    Super September 2012
    Kristen ·
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    Beautiful job Marie S. If you find the link, I would be very interested and I'm not a salt n pepper shaker Smiley smile jk Mika...we just like to be able to identify fellow brides (doesn't have to be a pic of your face tho)

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  • Dex
    Master September 2012
    Dex ·
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    Marie those are great please share when you find the site!

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  • Kristen
    Master September 2012
    Kristen ·
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    I found my vintage hankies at flea markets. I never paid more than $1 for a hankie, and most of them I got for a quarter!

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  • Marie S. (aka Princess Leia)
    Master October 2012
    Marie S. (aka Princess Leia) ·
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    I can't find the darn site - but this one looks familiar - I bought them like 6 months ago:

    http://www.tansclub.com/soblhadopa2.html

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  • krisalicious
    Master April 2012
    krisalicious ·
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    We also ordered handkerchiefs through etsy, but ours were custom embroidered and we gave them as gifts. So in our case I felt it was a very fair retail price, as they were each unique and very professionally/beautifully done.

    For blank/plain ones to DIY? Heck no I wouldn't pay that much, I would look into the site Marie posted or hit the flea markets like Kristen did!

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  • Dex
    Master September 2012
    Dex ·
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    Thanks Marie!

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  • 2d Bride
    Champion October 2009
    2d Bride ·
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    You might search for "lace handkerchief lot" on eBay. I found a bunch of listings that way.

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  • MrsO
    Master May 2012
    MrsO ·
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    LOVE your sense of humor Mika. You're gonna fit in around here juuuuust fiiiiiine Smiley smile

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  • Kristen
    Super September 2012
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    Mika LOVE LOVE LOVE your new profile pic...I agree with Mrs Ohler whole heartedly!

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  • Marie S. (aka Princess Leia)
    Master October 2012
    Marie S. (aka Princess Leia) ·
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    That's hilarious Mika - love, love love it! Happy Wedding Planning and welcome to the crew LOL

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  • P
    VIP June 2013
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    @ Marie, thank you for the site! Were you able to find the one you used? Because the one you posted only had colors, not white.

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  • D
    Savvy December 2012
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    If you are ordering enough hankies with the same personalization some shops will give you a discount. You usually have to order at least 10 or more though. I consider the time and quality going into each one. I don't think paying $15 each for bulk orders is too much at all. I know of one site I like Li'l Inspirations - http://www.lil-inspirations.com

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