2009 January — Domestic Chicky

Spring Cleaning?

Maybe mid-winter cleaning – all I know is I have been sorely neglecting my house, and this weekend I got a sudden burst of energy – I NEEDED to clean, toss and organize…I (we) put the boys bunk beds together, painted, took the Christmas tree down (finally!), scrubbed sinks, counters, tubs, floors and carpets. Oh, and did every bit of laundry I could get my hands on.

I think my creative mojo has been hiding under my running to-do list. You know – “I would make an apron, but gee, I still have x, y, and z to do.” So now I have (almost) no excuse.

I DO have something exciting to share – I entered my picture of my son from our beach trip into Amy and Angie’s “I heart faces” photo contest, and I got 5th place! I am SOO excited! There was a LOT of great competition too!!

Ocean Eyes

It’s a great site with some AMAZING images – I am THRILLED they liked mine!

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ZZZZZZZ…

January 20, 2009 By Deanna Filed Under Domestic Chicky says...

Huh? wha? Oh right…morning. Chalk this up to another one of my bright ideas…

I had noticed that since Christmas break, the boys were trying to nap mid-day, and were much less charming than I was used to…so being the LOGICAL person I am, I thought that they could probably stand to sleep a little more at night.

Knowing that if I up and made them go to bed an hour earlier all at once chaos would result, I made the decision to start with 15 minutes earlier…so instead of 8pm, they would go to bed at 7:45. So far so good, they were still getting up just before 7.

THEN, a week later, I moved it back again by 15 minutes…

And ALL manners of H E double-hockey-sticks broke loose. Now? They are waking up at 5:30. AM. IN THE MORNING.

Whic wouldn’t be too bad if I didn’t spend most of my evening (and sometimes WAYYYY later) doing work for design clients…

So now I’m not only sleep deprived, but completely dumbfounded as to how to get them to sleep as much as they need to, and reset their inner alarm clocks.

Did I mention I was trying to consume LESS caffeine? Good times…

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children’s books about aprons

January 19, 2009 By Deanna Filed Under Uncategorized

Hello fellow apronista sisters! I haven’t been around these parts in quite some time. I used to bring you great vintage apron finds “back in the day“. But well, life got quite busy…as life does sometimes. But I still check in from time to time. And sweet Deanna keeps me up on what you ladies are up to. But I thought you might be interested in this little post.

Much love to you,

Eren
This Vintage Chica

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One of my most favorite things about being a mother is the opportunity to share the things that bring me joy with my children. I love gardening. And this past summer my three boys and I grew things in our back yard and read lots of books about gardening.

But when it came to sharing my love of aprons, things were a bit different for my men. They looked like I had grown horns and pointy teeth as I suggested they wear an apron while we cook dinner one evening. I tried and tried to justify the usefulness of aprons. How many different tradesmen wear aprons to protect their clothing. They weren’t buying it.

So the next day, off we went to the library to do a bit of research. I was surprised how few children’s books there were on the subject.

So, I thought I would share a few of the books I found here with you…just in case you want to share your love of aprons through books like I do.

My Apron, by Eric Carle – We are huge Eric Carle fans and this is the most perfect book for little boys.

Apron On, Apron Off, by Helen Kay – This book was originally published in 1968, about a little girl names Joan who decides to make her own apron. Copies can still be found on Ebay and in Amazon’s used book section.

Ma Dear’s Apron, by Patricia McKissack – A little boy named David Earl, knows what day it is by which apron Ma Dear wears.

Annie Apron In The Garden, by Joellyn Thrall Cicciarelli – This is just one book in a series featuring a round grandma named Annie Apron.

And look at what Little House Books has put together. I can’t think of a better gift to give a young apron lover…a Little House Cookbook and a matching red gingham apron just like the one Laura might have worn. It doesn’t get any better.

If you know of other children’s books that focus on a love of aprons, please share them with everyone in the comments section.

Now hit the local library and enjoy!

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Apronista Notebook

January 15, 2009 By Deanna Filed Under Uncategorized

I hope you are enjoying the little updates I am doing to the site – the navigation buttons at the top are now live, so you can see all the Apron Lovers, Makers and Tutorials on their own pages. We will soon be having awesome sponsors on the sidebars, downloads, printables, and opportunities for Apronistas of every budget to promote their blog or shop on the page!

I wanted to give you a heads up about the April issue of Hallmark Magazine – there will be a feature about aprons, and The Apronista will be one of those profiled, along with The Secret Stitch Club girls, and my friend Eren from This Vintage Chica .

I would love to hear of any of you are planing to attend BlissDom in Nashville next month! It’s going to be a great time – like a big slumber party with 200 of your closest friends!
Meg from Sew Liberated (and Emmeline and Lola Apron Pattern Fame) has gifted us with a few free tutorials and patterns, including an adorable childrens apron pattern!
I had to share with you the apron Megan has over at Brassy Apple (above)- I could definitely see tying this sweet, funky apron on! AND she has a cute tutorial for Arm warmers on her blog!

Ok, back to playing with code and (hopefully!) a bit of time at the sewing machine – It’s been so long I hope I can remember how!

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The Hip Hostess Giveaway Winner!!

January 12, 2009 By Deanna Filed Under Giveaways

Wow – 227 entries! You all REALLY like your aprons – it makes my heart skip to see so much apron LOVE…

As always, I wish I could give every one of you an apron, but I don’t think The Hip Hostess would appreciate my generosity – LOL. One of these days…

So out of 227 entries, the random number generator gave me the following entry:

#52 Cynthia Matzat said…

I like the black a la mode sheath apron.
January 5, 2009 5:05 PM

Congratulations Cynthia! I will be contacting you this week to get your mailing information.

Check back around the first Monday of every month for each month’s giveaway, and don’t forget to check out each month’s giveaway sponsor!!