some pics

here are a few pics from aprons i made this weekend :)

if you look closely, you can see my new label sewn inside this apron...heehee! 

feels so professional...

the adelaide...for sale on etsy

the cecelia- for sale on etsy

the heather...a custom order for an "urban, retro girl"

has layers of swirl fabric, mod fabric, and "think green" fabric :)

hmm, this one is unnamed...it's also part of an order. guess i need to find out the receiver's name! 

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!

photo shoot

tonight Jenny with Jenny Leigh Photography- www.jennyleighphotography.com - took some rad pics of 6 of my aprons!!! they are awesome! i don't want to spoil the surprise or anything, but i will tell you that we tied some clothes line between two trees in the middle of addison circle. sweetness.

check my mac site: www.web.mac.com/chelsburleson for the pics!! coming soon, real soon!

labels!!!

my grandmom Vonnie sent these to me in the mail! ahhh! i LOVE them!

etsy!

get over to etsy friends...i have been a sewin' this weekend :) one already sold! wahoooo!!!

www.chelsburleson.etsy.com

loves!

(would write more, because i am in a talkative mood, but this girl has gotta get ready for church!)

classy tassie

sold!

but i still wanted to show off the tassie :)

so polka dottie and charming!

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?

happy new year!

hey blogging buddies!

w-o-w. i have not held up my end of the blogging deal, i apologize. life gets busy. ;)

and i'm actually about to walk out the door to hear my friends' band Ruby Queen play at the mokah lounge here in Dallas...that was a really long sentence.

but real fast, i wanted to tell you that i'm jonesin' for some sewing time. and santa brought me a sewing table so i don't have to work on my coffee table anymore. yes, i'm serious, it was not a very ergonomic work environment, lol. anyways, i'll be working on some cutesy valentine's aprons and taking custom orders...

love you guys! hope all is well with your new year!

emma laura

quite a special little apron right here :)

pocket is actually a hankie from Jakarta

back side

conundrum

i'm in a bit of a conundrum. my work computer is blocked from blogs, ouch. ha. granted, the personal blog-world is in no way related to accounting, so i can understand. however, i have this little cable thing that connects my camera to my work computer and it does not work at my home computer. any ideas on what "cable thinger" i can use for my mac? i think i'm going to have to schedule a one on one training for this at apple i think. i can always go old-school and save my pics on my way computer, transfer them to my jump drive (that's what i call it, do people still call it that? i learned that term in like 03 or 04 so it could def be called something else by now), and then bring my jump drive home and save the pics on my mac. hmmm...no idea. i might do that today though, just for now, because i've been a sewing machine again and i have to show you these chaprons! lol, i mean aprons :)

i'll just keep you in suspense for now while you await some groovy apron pics...loves!

did you miss me?

so...i greatly apologize for my lack of blogging, but a ton of stuff has been happening. bible study started on monday nights, choir started on wednesday nights, i'm in a book club with a book due this thursday and i bought it over the weekend (yikes), and a hurricane happened (my fam lives in houston so all weekend i was on the phone getting updates and damage reports)...and my camera decided to die on me. so while i have been a sewing machine, haha, i have no proof to show you on this blog. stay tuned...i borrowed a friend's camera and some should be up tonight or tomorrow :)

LOVES!!

poppin' penelope

pop it like it's hot, penelope...

this one is funky, unique, and has some great color combos going on :)

close up of waistband and complimenting fabrics
pocket... the geometric shape of it vibes with the octagonal shape going on.
penelope's behind

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 :)

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

good golly miss mollie!

mollie

some gathers, lace, and a rad pocket
close up

and the back...i love this ribbon!

mabel, mabel...

very interesting fact: the name "mabel" is only one letter off from "amber" (and scrambled off course) and that's the girl's name for whom this apron was made...weird. i didn't even do that on purpose!

due to the incredibly light weight of this fabric, it appears that the sides are two different lengths, lol...they're not, one side is just "slouchier"...is that a word?

pleated pocket
waistband made of some darling fabric

see how darling that is?! ha

packaged and ready to go :)