The Almost Winter Collection

Happily, it appears that my apron inventory is running low, so I'm back to the sewing machine--this time with cozy autumn colors.


I'd temporarily lost my faith in etsy.com, but with one enormously good sale this morning, my faith is restored.


If you've got Christmas presents on your mind--or if you're looking for something cute to wear while you stuff that Turkey, let me know. I may have just the thing!

The Fall Collection

Welcome to Saucy Aprons: The Fall Collection.

For those of you who don't already know me, let me take a moment to introduce myself:

I am a very fancy person. Some would say that I have a quaint, old world charm that effortlessly combines with an irresistable urban sophistication. Unfortunately, I've never met anyone who used exactly those terms to describe me, but I'm still looking.

When I'm not being extraordinarily fabulous, I take time to hand-craft the most exquisite aprons the world has ever seen. Those aprons, unfortunately, are not for sale here. I'm saving them for when the Metropolitan Museum of Art calls for my help with an exhibit on American Home Arts.

The aprons I sell here are still quite wonderful, however. I was careful not to make them too perfect because I know how very off-putting that can be. The occasional crooked seam or dangling thread are put there for your comfort--and to reassure you that we are all part of this crazy human race. They are not--I repeat, NOT--because I was distracted while sewing by a kid running through the room or by a baby hijacking the foot pedal of my sewing machine mid-seam. Because that never happened.

And if it did, I wouldn't tell you about it. Because that's not very professional-sounding.

That being said, I hope you enjoy the collection.

Aprons are back, baby!

Janet

Aprons for Ladies

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm - SOLD
Apron 1

Billy-Boy (Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?)
Apron  2

Penelope - SOLD
Apron  3

Midge - SOLD
Apron  4

Petticoat Junction
Apron 5

For more aprons, including little girl sizes, click HERE.

All ladies aprons are $20 (plus shipping). Little girl aprons are just $10.

Spread the word!

PS. Finally got my booty in gear and put this stuff on etsy.com. Not nearly as complicated as I thought it would be, so there you go! If you see an apron here that I haven't posted there yet, let me know. I'll get it posted on the double! -Janet (Aug. 21)

Open for Business

Whoo-hoo!


Well, I survived the Lititz Craft Fair (soo many people!) and sold a lot of aprons.


I'll post pictures from the event very soon, but I wanted to get my on-line catalogue up before I lost momentum. (Hey--It's been known to happen...)


I take the inspiration for my catalogue from my good friend J. Peterman. He taught me everything I know about over-the-top product description.

I like to imagine that this is what he looks like...

My other inspiration comes from every book or TV show I ever read/watched in my life. You'll see what I mean...


I plan to have an Apron du Jour (which roughly translates into Apron of the Week, n'est pas? Because one per day seems like a lot). I also plan to write unnecessarily in-depth narratives about each apron, mostly for my own entertainment. If you happen to fall in love with an apron as you get to know it better, so be it. Then I guess you'll just have to buy it.


Also, I'm not on etsy.com yet, mostly because I find the idea a little intimidating. That may change as I slowly, but surely, take over the world's apron market...


But, for now, I plan to be a completely low-grade, slightly unprofessional, part-part-part-part-part time operation. And I'm just cocky enough to think that's what you like about it.


That's all for now!

Saucy!

Saucy Aprons. Get it? Because they're aprons. And aprons get sauce on them. And also because they're SAUCY!

No? Still don't get it--Oh, sure you do!

saucy (adj).- 1. Impertinent in an entertaining way; impossible to repress or control.
                               2. pert; jaunty

Now that we've got that settled, Welcome to Saucy Aprons, my soon-to-be failed business venture. --Well, maybe not really a business venture. More like just me selling some cute aprons if you want them, but if you don't, then I really can't help you.

How did Saucy Aprons get started you may ask? Good question: Peer Pressure.

That's right, kids. My friends made me do it. More specifically, my neighbor-lady friends.

Who can resist these women? --Not me!

You see, I'm a fairly recent transplant to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania by way of South Carolina. And since I wanted to fit in with my crafty-cool friends here, I had to get craftin'...I mean, crackin'. (Ok. Craftin'. Yeah, I used crafting as a verb. You can shoot me now.)


These girls are talented! I've got one neighbor who is the master of Teeny-Tiny Baby Hats and another who is, like, seriously, a professional pottery lady. She makes incredible stuff. And, then, there's my sweet neighbor who will out-sell us all with her personalized wooden blocks, which people go nuts for around here. Pennsylvania people love wooden blocks. Face it: She knows her market.


Anyway, as I said, I wanted to fit in with the cool kids, so I decided to start making aprons. Why aprons, you ask? Well. Because I'm awesome at sewing. (Seriously. I've won an award!*) --AND they're fun and cute.

Fun and Cute in Progress...

And, coming here from South Carolina, I fully understand the importance of fun and cute. There are women down there who can and will kill you with their funness and cuteness. (Rest assured, I am not one of those women.) --But I do know fun and cute when I see it, and these aprons fit the bill.


What are my apron inspirations?, you ask. Well, retro-adorable is a newly made-up term that comes to mind. My aprons look like something that would have hung in your grandma's kitchen, if only she were as cute as you. I love an apron with some rick-rack, but not too much rick-rack. Because, as we all know, there's a fine line between looking cute and looking like an idiot.


(Although, if I just could find a way to include those old-school curtain pom-pom thingies on an apron, I would totally do it. But I don't think the world is ready for that just yet.)

You should also know that I'm not really about ruffles or lace. Ruffles and lace have their place, just not on my aprons. Because, for all of their cuteness, these aprons are also very functional. Wear 'em, wipe your saucy hands on 'em, throw 'em in the wash. And look super cute while doing it. I want you to wear these aprons. Not for them to wear you.


And, also, because I'm shameless, I've made a whole bunch of cutie-pie little girl aprons. You will not be able to resist them. I repeat: "You will not be able to resist them..."


You can buy them for your daughters or nieces or grand-daughters, or you can get all matchy-matchy and buy a big one for you and a li'l one for her. I won't judge you. You'll be adorable. Just please don't get formal portraits made in them. It will show up on AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com some day, and I just don't need that kind of advertising.


"How can I buy one of these precious creations?," you ask. Well, you'll have to wait and see! This is just a sneak peek to get you interested. I'll post more actual pictures of actual aprons later. --You see, I'm doing my first craft fair this weekend (for an estimated 40,000 people in Lititz, PA--Insane!!), and I might need a little recovery time afterwards. Or, who knows? Maybe I'll be all fired up and ready to go!


I'll be sure to post pictures of the event, as well of my super cute aprons. And then you will cry and gnash your teeth because you missed out on all of the fun. --But then you'll imagine drying your tears with one of my cute aprons, and then maybe you'll buy one...And then we'll both be happy.


Wish me luck!


*I won my sewing award in high school and it was seriously one of the more humiliating moments of my life. Senior Awards Day. A class of 500 students. Me, a bit of a nerd. --"Best Sewer in the Senior Class." Oh, joy.