New Aprons

I never got around to making those pumpkins this weekend, life just got a little too busy.
I'll have to wait until later this week for that project.
Yes, sometimes I actually have responsibilities to take care of.
i know hard to believe, isn't it?

I did get the pictures of the full size aprons I made...

It's a smock style

with ties on each side

and big double pockets. 

For me, having the ties on each side is more comfortable than a tie at the back of my neck. My hair, often times, gets caught in the ties and pulls. (I have long hair, but I always wear it clipped up)

Too, with the ties on the side, it allows for more variation in size fit. 

French Post design on Michael Miller fabric. 

The ladder used to display the aprons is from the ranch Caveman grew up on (just down the road from our home),

it was used for picking olives. 

Mary Lake Thompson design, Down On The Farm, on Robert Kaufman fabric. 

The back is Chicken Fence print, matching the front pocket.

 This cute apron fabric, Chinese Take Out,  is a design by Sheri McCulley Studio (Sheri Berry Designs)

I'll be putting my new aprons in my Etsy store a little later today.

In the meantime - I'd best be getting to those darned responsibilities. 

The Girasole Lady

Vintage Table Cloth Turned Vintage Apron

This apron is created from a vintage table cloth I purchased at a second hand shop, and is 100% cotton. The ric-rac and trim are original to the vintage cloth. The complimentary fabric features nostalgic kitchen wares from Summer's past, and is also 100% cotton. 

Due to the age of the fabric there may be very slight irregularities, but only enough to add real charm and character to the perfect vintage apron. A truly unique apron that will transport you back in time to a slower, more simple way of life. 

Available at my Etsy Shop

The Girasole Lady

 Today is the first official day of Summer

and Summer Solstice. 

June is my first favorite month of the year, the second is November. 

The Girasole Lady

The Girasole Lady- A Shop For Aprons

Since my last post I have neither painted nor sewed, like I said I was going to do. Instead, I have spent the better part of the past three days setting up my Etsy Shop for my aprons. After talking about it for over a year or more, I finally decided to really go ahead and plunge in as a Seller.

It would not be fair to say I have worked entirely by myself on this endeavor, I really have to thank my daughter, Tonya, for her awesome help, not only in photography and editing skills on the amazing pictures of the aprons, but for her honest input through out the entire process. Today, for the most part, we worked at her house doing the photo's, uploading them to my shop, creating descriptions of each item, adding tags, shipping info, and ordering policies. Like anything else of value, it took time, way more time and effort than I had anticipated. A learning experience for sure.

Overall, I am happy with the end result, for the moment. I know along the way I will change and revise lots of things about my store, especially as I learn and become more experienced. Right now I am a novice at this  rewarding journey.

With that being said, I would like to kindly ask a favor of my family and friends....please click on the link and  visit my shop... Let me know if you like it or even if you don't, if there is something I should add, if the apron descriptions are clear enough to understand, if the pictures give a good impression of the apron itself, are the prices reasonable, any thought shared is appreciated, good or bad. I need to grow in this experience, and what better place to start than with family and friends. All I'm asking in return is a honest opinion.

CLICK HERE

It's really hard for me to ask..... please share my new shop with your friends and family, or anyone you know who loves aprons. If you know me well enough, you'll understand how hard it was for me to ask for your support, and it will be appreciated more than I could ever express. 

Thank You.

The Girasole Lady