!–paging_filter–pSome people make a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/article/personalized-pillows-pillowmob“pillows/a out of them, and other people, a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/article/modern-quilts-your-home“quilts/a—but north Queen Anne landscape architect and artist Ashley Thorner uses beloved and perfectly worn-in vintage T-shirts as source material for Ershware (a href=”http://www.etsy.com/shop/ershware” target=”_blank”etsy.com/shop/ershware/a), a kids’ hat company she launched last fall. “I hated to just get rid of my favorite ‘golden boys’ that had such great imagery,” Thorner says. (emSeinfeld /emfans will recall that “golden boy” is what Jerry called his favorite T-shirt.) So she upcycles them into quirky, modern and thoroughly adorable hats for cool kids everywhere. “As a mom, I put high value on comfort, quality and style,” she says. “I want my customer’s kid to be noticed, generate a smile and hopefully a comment on how cute he or she is.” Not hard with these toppers. In addition to reversible aviator ($25) and bunny ear hats ($30), Thorner also screen-prints new T-shirts ($22) with “love” or “uh oh”—perfect thought bubbles for little ones everywhere./p