Archive for May, 2009
For many women, there’s one article of clothing that just sits in the closet without ever getting worn again, and that’s her wedding dress. It’s impossible to throw it out because of sentimental reasons, but there’s also no possible event that you would ever wear it again. (Unless, of course, you thought to purchase a designer dress that could double as formalwear at some black tie event!) This means many women continually push it out of the way for years and years until they eventually throw it out with the Sunday trash.
But there are some things you can do with the wedding dress other than ignoring it for twenty-five years. For one, you can hold onto it and pass it on to your daughter when she gets married. While some people pass rings or other tokens on as wedding day heirlooms, a dress can be a meaningful addition to your child’s wedding. Or, you can always have a memory bear made from the dress. These bears are custom made, and they incorporate the fabric from important items such as a wedding dress. This way, your dress is out of the closet, but it will always be close to you.
It’s hard to find any child who hasn’t at one time or another had a teddy bear. They are, after all, one of the most common security items for youngsters. But even though you might be hard pressed to find a household that doesn’t have teddy bears strewn about the kid’s room, not as many people are aware of the story behind these cute, cuddly toys. They actually date as far back as November 1902.
During this time, then President Theodore Roosevelt was invited to a hunting party in Mississippi. During this trip, a group of Roosevelt’s aides clubbed and cornered a black bear. They subsequently tied the bear to a tree and called Roosevelt to it that he might shoot the bear and claim a kill for the day. Roosevelt refused, however, feeling it was unsportsmanlike. He did instruct that the bear be killed, though, and put out of its pain and misery. Inspired by the story and subsequent political cartoons dealing with the issue, Morris Michtom received permission to create and sell Teddy’s bear, which later just became known as the teddy bear.