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!

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.

www.chelsburleson.etsy.com

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!

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... :)

i adore writing checks

hey!

long time no blog :) but since my dog woke me up this morning an hour before my alarm was going to go off, i thought, "now would be the perfect time to blog!?!" ha...

the picture above is from the bear creek united methodist church craft show. my sweet friend lizzy flew into houston to join in the fun. and it really was so much fun! we talked to so many women about aprons, attitudes & attire, and how they can join in the mission. after the bazaar, i wrote attitudes & attire their check for 20% of proceeds and it was an AMAZING feeling to sign that check. makes me want to sell these remaining aprons so that i can write them another check!! i just adore writing checks, it's my forte. ha!

so, spread the word, especially with christmas gift ideas on everyone's minds...i have 12 left on etsy and they really need to go before i do any more creating! i do have a ton of fabrics, so if you want something special, shoot me an email: chelsburleson@gmail.com . please help me in raising more money for this great organization that empowers and equips women. :)

wow, my intention wasn't to make this a sales ad but that's just where my brain goes i guess. hehe. i will post a couple apron pics later that i made for two girlfriends from high school! super cute aprons... it's so great being back in touch with old friends...love it. 

website

holler! 

i don't have a lot to say (i know, it's amazing, ha) but i did want to share my new website with you all. go HERE  and spread the apron word peeps  :)

have a wonderful weekend!

checking in

sorry friends, i have been swamped with things lately. all good things of course ;)

here is a pic that jenny from jenny leigh photography took of me with my creations. wow. she is so very talented. more pics will be on my website which is almost done. i cannot wait to show you that, but i have to be patient and make sure it's all how i want it before i send out a mass email  :) if you want to be on that email, click on "comments" below this blog and leave me your email. get ready to rumble. ha.

countdown for Bear Creek United Methodist Church bazaar (oct 18th): 11 days!!!

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

come away with me, nora

the nora, a toile delight

quite pretty

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

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!

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!