happy vday

this apron is for a tiny 5 year old as a vday present! adorable! 

my friend that bought it actually works at Attitudes & Attire...she is part of the reason the whole suit drive/apron journey even began! her enthusiasm for her work and her love for the clients that come to A & A make her quite an exceptional young lady! Thanks Bec!

oh yeah! working the label :)

please visit my shop: www.chelsburleson.etsy.com 

brag book

a customer (and sweet friend from high school) emailed me a pic of her and a friend in my aprons :) LOVE IT!!! thanks Amanda!

classy tassie

sold!

but i still wanted to show off the tassie :)

so polka dottie and charming!

the livy got a facelift

head over to my etsy site to check out the new livy :) 

i love her pleats but she was quite a bore with no pocket, soooo...

i gave her a groovy pocket today.

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valentine's apron numero uno

meet Val 

such a fine gal

she helps your baking

more fun when you're making

muffins and scones

in your sweet little home

:)

wow, i'm a really bad poet. ha! but she is cute, isn't she?

it's beginning to look a lot like christmas!

can you believe the way christmas has snuck up on us this year?! i sure can't.

while working on some orders today, i thought i'd go ahead and make two halfers out of some christmas fabric i bought...and i really like them. here is one below...

the henrietta. kind of sounds like poinsettia... :)

ruby dooby doo

ha, that title made me laugh. 

this lady is sold :) 

but i wanted to show her off bc i made her from valences and a pillow sham...

country chic y'all

lovely rita meter maid

where would i be without you? give me a wink, and make me think of you :)

gotta love the beatles...

stellar pocket

touch o' fun

emma laura

quite a special little apron right here :)

pocket is actually a hankie from Jakarta

back side

verda love

the phrase "verda love" is quite a play on words if i ever saw one...i do have love for the apron verda, but also my great grandmother's name was "Verda Love." what a sweet, sweet name. she wouldn't want me telling you all this either, but her middle name was Alree, Verda Alree Love. so pretty.

this apron is made of a crisp linen table runner, it was so hard to cut in half! i'd venture to say it's from the 60s and it's gorgeous!!
sweet little ribbons tie it around you, one thicker one and one thin one, pretty stinkin' feminine!
LOVE it!

lovin' loretta

loretta...

this girl is simple, sweet, and soft

up close: hand-stitched and hand-crocheted doilie...

b-e-a-utiful!

i found this at an antique store the other weekend.

sometimes you have to look long and hard but you can stumble upon that "perfect find."

back :)

awestruck by Olive

it's hard to see olive's awesomeness through pictures, but i'll attempt.

the fabric is greens and grays with a floral print. it's a light cotton and because of all the gathers, she's a very full-bodied gal, if you know what i mean ;)

one rad pocket...stitched in contrast lime green thread, this has a very raw and vintage feel.

quite possibly my fav designed pocket yet waistband, a pretty sherbert green grosgrain

back side

jubilant josephine...

oh josephine, you're going to steal hearts looking that good!

this fabric is spunky, it's alternating yellow and organge apples, yum-o!

the waistband is a cream grosgrain with buttons every couple inches...

no worries, i didn't stay up all night sewing buttons, i bought the ribbon that way :)

coolest part of josie: this pocket is made from a hand-crocheted and hand-stitched doilie...

an amazing find at an antique store over the weekend!!
close up of the amazingness...each flower is made of tiny knots.
what meticulous work!

back side

june bug :)

meet June...

song that comes to mind:

you say you're looking for someone who's never weak but always strong, to protect you and defend you whether you are right or wrong. someone to open each and every door, it ain't me babe, no, no, no, it aint' me babe. it aint' me you're looking for, babe.

...and since we're on the topic of june carter, i have to share this link with you. my friend makes some awesome necklaces and Cathy Cash herself bought one from her that said "because you're mine, i walk the line." awww. go here: http://www.pinkricrac.blogspot.com/

ok, but back to June bug ;)

close up of fabrics used...i love this combo. a little funky fabric for the peplums, and then a nice classic twist by using toile and lace on the waistband.
poor cell phone pic, but i wanted you all to see how cute the waistband is from the back.
how girly!

oh please eloise!

eloise

** this fabric is from the 1970's and was a large panel displayed as wall art when my parents were first married. very special fabric, very special apron!

gathered pocket
sweet pleat
it's kind of disguised in this crazy fabric ;)