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I plan to make a shadow box of Mom and Dad's pins and small objects from the various organizations that they belonged to.  The idea of making decorative pillows (with the buttons and pockets intact) from favorite shirts is a great idea.  How about a small quilt that you can put over you while watching TV?  3 1/2 feet by 7 feet in size.  Make Christmas ornaments by putting items into clear plastic balls (get at a craft or DYI store such as "Michael's" or Hobby Lobby"). 
I also have a couple of cabinets with glass fronts that have glasses and dishes from the various china sets that belonged to my Mom and Grandmothers.  

I like the idea of the Rubbermaid bin to store the sentimental items in.  Take your time in sorting out your husband's belongings.  Only you can decide when to let go of your husband's things.   {{{HUGS}}}
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corinna Oct 2018
Great ideas!
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I am sorry for your loss.

My dad passed away four years ago and my mother donated most of his clothes, however, she asked us kids if we wanted anything. I took his favorite jean jacket and a few of his sweat pants and shirts. I love wearing these few things. My dad was a chef so I kept his knives and what not because he wanted me to have them because I cooked under him for a period of time. And we cooked together a lot. (That was our thing)
My mother kept a few of his long sleeve shirts and two of his hoodies that he wore around the house. My brother took a few of my dad's things as well.
Some of his other shirts we made into pillow cases for my bed.
You probably shouldn't make any snap decision while grieving.
Take your time and decide what you want to keep if anything and what you want to donate or sell.
Or do what Cocoan8447 did and put somethings in a Rubbermaid bin. I don't think there is a right or wrong way of handling your husband things. You just need to figure out what is right for you.

May God be with you.
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Katz17 Oct 2018
Thank you so much. God bless!
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My husband died four and a half years ago. I eventually got rid of things such as clothing but the sentimental stuff I placed in a large Rubbermaid bin and it’s in my basement. At first I was regularly adding items to this bin and I used to sometimes spend time looking at these items and grieve. Now I’ve moved twice since his death and it remains in my basement with other items i store. I have no desire to do anything with any of these items. They are there for me if I wish to reminisce and touch things he touched and read things he wrote even smell the sweater I put in there.
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