One can craft better use of mementos.(House-Home)

Byline: Heloise

DEAR HELOISE: I have been trying to clean out closets, drawers and catchall areas. I came up with lots of small mementos. I found pins from groups I had belonged to as a kid and an adult, skeleton keys, patches, buttons and regular costume-jewelry pins. I didn't know what to do with all this stuff.

I came up with the idea to attach all these odds and ends to a large, beige fringed-edged pillow.

I used safety pins to attach the stuff that couldn't be pinned to the pillow. The pillow has become a favorite of mine, and company always enjoys looking at it. I enjoy explaining some of the items.

A friend took this idea and made a wonderful …