Tuesday, October 21, 2008

GRAND OPENING!

I opened my ETSY storefront today. It is really exciting. I haven't sold anything yet. But people have already started looking at my items. At least there is curiousity! Very exciting. I still have a lot of amazing fabric to make aprons. They are going to be very funky, very fun, and very hip! I will try to post a pic of the fabric choices I have surrounding me. This makes me all tingly inside!

Here is my post with apron pictures from my family blog...

What starts out for me as a search for the perfect something {whatever it is that I am looking for at the time} ends up with me being discouraged that I can't find exactly what I had pictured in my mind. This happened when shopping for cake plates and aprons about a month or so ago. So I do what any good Bette Homemaker would do and I create that which I was looking for. I hope you find my style and choices as fun, hip and exciting as I do! I have many more aprons to come.

I will post pictures of fabric and finds that I will be working on and posting in the near future. I hope you enjoy shopping as much as I do....because I need to sell these things to keep my marriage happy! {not really, but it would make life easier.}

Here are pictures of my first apron....I'm making 4 of them!





Thanks, Carla, for being my apron model! Happy Halloween! Happy FunkyVintageKitchen! Happy Etsy Shopping! Can you tell by all the exciting marks {that's what Blake calls them}...how excited I am!

11 comments:

Kirsty said...

You are so talented! I love the apron and can't wait to see more. Loving the cake plates too. I have always loved cake platforms. They are beautiful in and of themselves and have so many great decor uses. If I were richer right now I would be buying up a storm. Hope you find lots of people who are!! :D

Kirsty said...

PS: I tried to add your button to my blog but it won't show up? Any ideas?

Brittani said...

ummmm... i really need a christmas apron... so you better get crackin woman! haha. Just let me know when they are gonna be ready. I am waiting :)

My Three Girls (The A girls) said...

Those are adorable. You should do a give away of one the aprons.

Adorable

The Denny Family said...

That is an adorable apron! And SUPER cute shoes!! :O)

You're stuff is all very cute!

Tara said...

Awww, April!! I love it!! Congrats on opening your store and I wish you the best of luck!!

Kathleen W. said...

I love the color combinations and the lace/ribbon trim. You should consider submitting your giveaway to Mom Giveaways
http://momgiveaways.com/submit-giveaways-or-contest/

You just submit via a web form. I get a lot of entrants from there. You can also try Prizey (http://www.prizey.net/) and Contesting Monday, where you just add your link
http://mmkmoney.blogspot.com/2008/10/contesting-monday_19.html

Good luck!

Kathy said...

April, they are AMAZING. Let me know when I can come buy one.

laurag said...

Hey WOMAN!!! Laura Gehring (Temple) here. Ever since my sister Amy said you were on her blog I have totally been eyeing yours, and loving every single bit since, with the intention to actually send you a message or email or something, but time got the best of me. Anyhow, I'm doing it now so that's what matters right? :) My email is glcgehring@comcast.net. I'd love to catch up. It's been so fun seeing how your family is doing and to read about all of your absolutely ADORABLE and CREATIVE crafts. LOVE them all!!!!!!!! I think we have very similar tastes actually. Anyhow, email when you get the chance and we can catch up. Miss you guys!

Bridget said...

I love your aprons! Congratulations on your new store, I'm off to go take a peek!

tatey said...

Okay...NOW I know why you were so interested in my small collection of kitchen aprons. Giiiiiiiiirl, you definitely are the "hippest" chickiedoodle around. So very talented. Cheers to you and your success??

Now, what did I read about cakeplates?