Vintage Fabric Valentine Aprons

Looking for a Valentine's Day gift that'll last longer than a box of chocolates?

And longer than a dozen roses?

I made these aprons from vintage fabrics that have stood the test of time!  Most of the fabrics are from the 1950's and they're still in excellent shape and very vivid with color.

I've also stitched up several made with new, retro fabrics:

They're all available in my Etsy shop if you want to take a closer look.

Christmas Aprons Order

 

Hoping you all had a wonderful Christmas!  We sure did.  And so did Retro Revival!

 

 

So grateful to have had such a great selling season this year.  And to top it off...

 

 

...an order on Christmas day for 13 of my vintage Christmas tablecloth aprons!

 

 

Perfect way to end the year!

Vintage Clothespins

My old clothespins:

 

 

Even though we've temporarily left the Florida farm and I no longer have a clothesline...

 

 

...I'll be using them to display my aprons at my show this weekend.

 

 

They add another vintage touch to my booth.

 

 

In the meantime, I kinda like the way they look in the milk glass ~ may just leave these on the kitchen table as a centerpiece!

 

Valentine-inspired Aprons

I've been busy sewing valentine-inspired aprons this past week.

 

 

Busy mixing hearts,

 

 

With pink and red fabrics,

 

 

 And candy fabrics too!  This is a bonbon print:

 

 

Candy dots:

 

 

And sugar sticks!

 

 

I thought a 1950's vintage tablecloth with vibrant long stemmed, red roses was perfect for Valentine's Day:

 

 

It was big enough for two full aprons plus a half apron (not shown).

 

 

Mixing and matching prints is what I like best about sewing my Retro Revival aprons!

 

 

 

I used pink, vintage crocheted trim and a vintage crocheted pot holder on this apron:

 

 And good, old fashioned polka dots on this one:

 

 

 I've listed all of these in my Etsy shop in case you want to take a peek.

 

 

They'll certainly last longer than flowers or a box of chocolate.

 

 

And I think they're just as sweet!

 

 

Hope you have a sweet day!

What a Year!

Today I'm in a bit of a reflective mood, thinking about these past 12 months.  What a year!  A few of the bigger highlights in my world...

 

*Captain Project got a nice promotion and we moved up from Florida to Northern Virginia

*Our son made it home safely from Afghanistan

*Retro Revival continues to do well

*I have the most amazing blog followers and customers

 

In between sewing over 600 aprons, shower caps, sleep bonnets, sleep masks, swim wraps, doily table runners, etc. I made some time for a few special projects.  My favorites:

 

Click on these links and you'll be redirected to my previous blog posts for the project details:

1. RX for a Rainy Day {Upcycled apron}
2. My Vintage Doily Christmas tree skirt was published in GreenCraft Magazine
3. Whip up an easy deep conditioning hair potion like a Kitchen beautician
4. I finally Organized my lace
5. Upcyled vintage Christmas planters
6. Easy pillow tutorial from a plastic bag
7. Create a gallery wall in 4 easy steps
8. Aprons made from mens' shirts
9. Retro Revival Swim Wraps {New product launch}
10. Decorate a chocolate box for Valentine's Day
11. Aprons from vintage bath towels
12. Make a tutu Christmas tree skirt
13. Upcycling vintage tablecloths into aprons
14. Easy lined drapes tutorial
15. We painted our barn!
16. Vitnage planters upcycled into pincushions

I'm so looking forward to the new year, reading your blog posts and following all of your creativity.  It's going to be a great year!

 

Wishing you all nothing but the best in 2014.  Always!

Vintage Christmas Tablecloth Aprons

December is really whizzing by for me as I've spent most of my time at my sewing machine.  Many people are in a buying mood ~ a vintage and retro buying mood!  Thankfully I've sold nearly 90 shower caps and 34 aprons since November 1st.

 

 

Both of my vintage Christmas wreaths sold too!

 

 

As well as both of my Christmas tree skirts.

 

 

 

I'm gleefully happy and oh so grateful!

 

Last week I pulled out a bunch of vintage Christmas tablecloths from my stash and from the less than perfect ones, stitched up some more Retro Revival aprons.

 

These are the six remaining ~ all beautiful and surprisingly vivid given the age of the tablecloths!

 

 Then I used some new fabric to make these:

 

They're all available in my Etsy shop now and can be shipped in time for Christmas.

Like Santa's elves, I'm busy in my workshop!

 

I hope you'll visit my blog again next Tuesday because I have something special for YOU!