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Tanuki

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6. Some ideas...

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Sat May 10, 2025, 02:54 PM

May 10

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..."If wearing fur isn’t your style, mink stoles can be transformed into a variety of accessories. Imagine the luxury of a mink headband, handbag, scarf or earmuffs—each piece adding a touch of vintage glamour to your everyday look.
Mink stoles can also be repurposed into home accessories like pillows, bringing warmth and texture into your living space.

One of the most popular non-wearable items we create from mink stoles are cuddly teddy bears. These bears are not just adorable but also serve as a cherished keepsake, perfect for passing down through generations."...(more)

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What can I do with my mother's mink stole from the 1960s-early 60s?? [View all] CTyankee May 10 OP

Give it a proper burial? Marcuse May 10 #1

This is the best suggestion JoseBalow May 10 #12

That was the first thing that I thought of too. Bury it really deep to delay methane emissions for a while. FadedMullet May 10 #26

kitty bed quaint May 10 #2

My sister took my mother's mgardener May 10 #3

Thanks. I'll check with my housekeeper next week and if she doesn't want it I'll take it Goodwill. CTyankee May 10 #5

Some people buy them because they like vintage clothing, so Goodwill might be a good place to donate. Vinca May 10 #4

I doubt that it was by a top designer, but your point is well taken. CTyankee May 10 #7

Some ideas... Tanuki May 10 #6

I like the teddy bears as a "cherished memory" ! Hekate May 11 #34

Keep it, as 'memory.' elleng May 10 #8

I'm going to give my grandkids a crack at it. CTyankee May 10 #13

When my great-aunt died somehow I ended up yorkster May 10 #9

First, check that it's in usable shape. LisaM May 10 #10

Yes, it is in fine shape. CTyankee May 10 #11

Donate it to a local community theater. They will add it to costume department. FloridaBlues May 10 #14

As already suggested in posts 10 and 14, give it to an amateur theater group... 3catwoman3 May 10 #15

I doubt Yale Drama School would want/need it but I have a another New Haven college I could give it to.... CTyankee May 10 #16

Give it to your housekeeper. She could sell it online. applegrove May 10 #17

I donated all of my old clothes (from Grandma and others in the past) to a local clothing shop that outfitted SWBTATTReg May 10 #18

Not sure you can see these things as anything but a relic from past practices of wearing an animal's skin and fur that CTyankee May 10 #20

And you think that the things I had donated somehow were actually fur? What gave you that idea? My grandma was SWBTATTReg May 10 #23

Sorry, I mistakenly thought your post somehow had that connection to fur and that was what I had on my mind when I CTyankee May 10 #30

Release it back into the wild Bayard May 10 #19

I actually could do that but I wouldn't since it was my mother's. CTyankee May 10 #21

.... Bayard May 10 #22

I have a friend who collects and wears them. Phoenix61 May 10 #24

Donate it to an animal shelter. flvegan May 10 #25

AWW, newborn kittens in mink fur! Sweet image! I love it! CTyankee May 10 #31

Offer it to a high school drama club. NT mahatmakanejeeves May 10 #27

Agreedf. soldierant May 10 #32

Sell it to a vintage kacekwl May 10 #28

We have an actual store not far from here. underpants May 10 #29

my cousin gave me a really nice stole. too pretty. i ebayed it. i got pelts from an estate sale(bag of faces-cat toys) pansypoo53219 May 11 #33

I like Tanuki's teddy bear idea best of all 💕 Hekate May 11 #35

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