{"id":202,"date":"2013-07-01T16:05:16","date_gmt":"2013-07-01T23:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bumblebeelinens.com\/blog\/?p=202"},"modified":"2021-09-30T08:47:47","modified_gmt":"2021-09-30T15:47:47","slug":"a-poem-to-go-along-with-your-baby-handkerchief-bonnet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bumblebeelinens.com\/blog\/a-poem-to-go-along-with-your-baby-handkerchief-bonnet\/","title":{"rendered":"A Poem To Go Along With Your Baby Handkerchief Bonnet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-236\" src=\"https:\/\/bumblebeelinens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/HankieBonnetCollageFinal.jpg\" alt=\"Hankie Bonnet Craft Instructions\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bumblebeelinens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/HankieBonnetCollageFinal.jpg 500w, https:\/\/bumblebeelinens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/HankieBonnetCollageFinal-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>One of my favorite aspects of running our business is that I get to help our customers plan for momentous occasions such as weddings and christenings.\u00a0 In fact, the majority of products that we sell are for special, once in a lifetime events.<\/p>\n<p>Today, I want to talk about one of my favorite DIY crafts which can be used at both wedding and christenings alike! This craft is the ever popular handkerchief baby bonnet craft.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_53 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69d0497f20779\"><span class=\"\"><span style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69d0497f20779\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/bumblebeelinens.com\/blog\/a-poem-to-go-along-with-your-baby-handkerchief-bonnet\/#Why_Baby_Handkerchief_Bonnets_Are_Special\" title=\"Why Baby Handkerchief Bonnets Are Special\">Why Baby Handkerchief Bonnets Are Special<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/bumblebeelinens.com\/blog\/a-poem-to-go-along-with-your-baby-handkerchief-bonnet\/#Hankie_Bonnet_Poem\" title=\"Hankie Bonnet Poem\">Hankie Bonnet Poem<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/bumblebeelinens.com\/blog\/a-poem-to-go-along-with-your-baby-handkerchief-bonnet\/#Heirloom_Bonnet_Poem\" title=\"Heirloom Bonnet Poem\">Heirloom Bonnet Poem<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/bumblebeelinens.com\/blog\/a-poem-to-go-along-with-your-baby-handkerchief-bonnet\/#Wedding_Handkerchief_Poem\" title=\"Wedding Handkerchief Poem\">Wedding Handkerchief Poem<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/bumblebeelinens.com\/blog\/a-poem-to-go-along-with-your-baby-handkerchief-bonnet\/#Treasure_Bonnet_Poem\" title=\"Treasure Bonnet Poem\">Treasure Bonnet Poem<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/bumblebeelinens.com\/blog\/a-poem-to-go-along-with-your-baby-handkerchief-bonnet\/#Give_Your_Little_One_a_Gift_They%E2%80%99ll_Treasure_with_Time\" title=\"Give Your Little One a Gift They\u2019ll Treasure with Time\">Give Your Little One a Gift They\u2019ll Treasure with Time<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Baby_Handkerchief_Bonnets_Are_Special\"><\/span>Why Baby Handkerchief Bonnets Are Special<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Baby hankie bonnets are very popular baby shower gifts because they hold special meaning to the parents. Not only can the hankie bonnet can be worn by the baby on the way home from the hospital but also at the baby&#8217;s Christening. And if the parents store the bonnet nicely, it can then be used again on the child&#8217;s wedding day as their &#8220;something old&#8221; or &#8220;something blue&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>One of the reasons we provide this craft to our customers is that we want to maintain this time honored tradition.\u00a0 I love talking to past customers and hearing about their plans to turn their own <a href=\"https:\/\/bumblebeelinens.com\/wedding-handkerchiefs-c-21.html\">bridal handkerchief<\/a> into a hankie bonnet for their future child.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, just recently one of our customers contacted us and told us that he had created a much\u00a0improved version of the classic hanky bonnet poem. He told us when poetry misses out on meter, he always feels a burning need to fix it so he has graciously has allowed us to post it online.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>After careful research, I found some more variations of this well beloved poem as well. Please enjoy! These poems aren\u2019t just sweet&#8211;they\u2019re also handy verses to be embroidered on baby handkerchiefs or baby hanky bonnets.<\/p>\n<p>The original hankie bonnet instructions and original poem can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/bumblebeelinens.com\/hankiebonnet.php\">here<\/a>. This hanky craft is made using 11&#8243;-12&#8243; <a href=\"https:\/\/bumblebeelinens.com\/wedding-handkerchiefs-lace-edges-c-21_30.html\">lace handkerchiefs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hankie_Bonnet_Poem\"><\/span>Hankie Bonnet Poem<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h4><em>A Classic Poem Adaptation by Howard Ray White<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>I\u2019m just a dainty hanky,<br \/>\nAs square as square can be.<br \/>\nWith stitches hands have fashioned<br \/>\nA bonnet out of me.<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019ll wear me home, a newborn,<br \/>\nOr for a special day.<br \/>\nThen I\u2019ll be washed and pressed and<br \/>\nso neatly tucked away.<\/p>\n<p>When Her Wedding Day arrives,<br \/>\nShe\u2019ll search about I\u2019m told,<br \/>\nTo find an item quite small<br \/>\nOf long ago and old.<\/p>\n<p>And when she spots baby\u2019s cap<br \/>\nNo better will she see.<br \/>\nSnip out my stitches, and a<br \/>\nWedding hanky I\u2019ll be.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Heirloom_Bonnet_Poem\"><\/span>Heirloom Bonnet Poem<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A tiny square of linen<br \/>\nAnd a dainty edge of lace,<br \/>\nDesigned into a bonnet,<br \/>\nTo frame your baby\u2019s face.<\/p>\n<p>After baby\u2019s worn it<br \/>\nFold and tuck away&#8230;<br \/>\nAnd it becomes a hanky<br \/>\nFor your daughter\u2019s Wedding Day.<\/p>\n<p>Or if the baby is a boy,<br \/>\nOn the day he marries<br \/>\nThis can be the \u201csomething old\u201d<br \/>\nHis joyful bride will carry.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wedding_Handkerchief_Poem\"><\/span>Wedding Handkerchief Poem<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Carry this beautiful handkerchief on your wedding day,<br \/>\nThen with a stitch or two you&#8217;ll use it in another way.<br \/>\nEnclosed are satin ribbons and tiny buttons too,<br \/>\nFor baby&#8217;s first bonnet, made with love by you.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Treasure_Bonnet_Poem\"><\/span>Treasure Bonnet Poem<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This bonnet at first seems small in your hands,<br \/>\nA treasure of lace and ribbon bands.<br \/>\nBut this gift is more than linen and charms<br \/>\nFor the sweet baby who rests in Mother\u2019s arms.<\/p>\n<p>From boxes long sealed, she will search for the hat,<br \/>\nSnip off the ribbons, and after that<br \/>\nHand over this handkerchief with a smile<br \/>\nTo her grown-up daughter, who will walk down the aisle.<\/p>\n<p>Or to maybe her son, a young handsome groom,<br \/>\nShe will hand him a gift, a family heirloom.<br \/>\nHe will give it to the girl who holds his heart<br \/>\nTo have and to hold, till death do they part.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Give_Your_Little_One_a_Gift_They%E2%80%99ll_Treasure_with_Time\"><\/span>Give Your Little One a Gift They\u2019ll Treasure with Time<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>I love that our business lets us be a part of such special moments in our customers\u2019 lives. I hope this list of poems has inspired you to craft your own baby handkerchiefs and crafts for your own little one. <\/p>\n<p>And please, let us know about your crafts and handkerchiefs! We love sharing these special moments to inspire others. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of my favorite aspects of running our business is that I get to help our customers plan for momentous occasions such as weddings and christenings.\u00a0 In fact, the majority of products that we sell are for special, once in a lifetime events. 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