Things with Souls by Anita Klaiber
The Thing is custom tailored by me, but the Soul comes from you. It is the memories and stories attached to your old and used but cherished garment. Transformed and passed on it becomes a unique gift and keepsake for someone dear.
The Thing is custom tailored by me, but the Soul comes from you. It is the memories and stories attached to your old and used but cherished garment. Transformed and passed on it becomes a unique gift and keepsake for someone dear.
A cherished silk scarf gets wings
A beautiful, bright and very cherished silk scarf is transformed into Butterties. They all flew off into opposite directions, (America Singapore and Paris) to become personal gifts for a dear friends and family.
A faithful companion, with love from Grandma and Grandpa
Grandmother gave a Pullover and Grandfather a tie. Together they became a little companion for their cute grandchild.
A Cardigan and two ties from two Grandfathers
For her 18th birthday she received a very colourful cardigan from her father. It was a cherished gift and accompanied her everywhere, until the moths crept in. It waited in the closet for a very long time…
Now she is a mother of three, and this special cardigan from one grandfather, together with two ties from the other, became three little sheep for her children.
Left over pieces of silk from Papa's tie
Their baby sister received a BaaBaa. And there was still enough silk left over from Papa's tie to make a Buttertie hairband and a silky bookworm for her sister and brother. Maybe they will read this BaaBaa story to her.
A father's tie comes back as a Butterfly
It was a gift to her father many years ago. Now it flew back to his daughter as a beautiful Buttertie
A message of gratitude and friendship
Because every Thing with Soul is an expression of gratitude towards a resource, I decided a while ago that it was time to also show my gratitude to people, and I sent a silky bookworm to someone who has taught me a lot. In return I received a compliment and a challenge. This very old and stunning Hermès scarf to be transformed into bookworms for his family and close friends.
Mama's soft Pullover becomes a BaaBaa for her newborn son
A midwife once told me that they used to put a piece of the mother's clothing into the cribs of newborn babies. This BaaBaa is made with a mother's pullover for her baby son.
(in french midwives are "sages femmes", wise women)
Valentine
A BaaBaa made with a fathers pullover and tie is a present to his love on Valentines day.
Family ties
This BaaBaa made with a Cashmere Pullover and a silk tie from a father was a gift to a mother
With Love from Grandma and Grandpa
Made with grandmother's Cashmere pullover and grandfather's silk tie, this BaaBaa is a welcome gift for the newborn grandchild
A little girls favourite cardigan
This BaaBaa is made with a little girl's own cardigan which was washed to hot and far too small. Actually almost too small to transform it into a BaaBaa, but I just managed. Apparently she loved to wear it, I hope she loves her BaaBaa too.
