Retro Revival Giveaway-Choose Your Favorite!

What a week Apron Goddesses.... In brief, I am packing for vacation and will be on the road and in Idaho and Montana for the next week. But before I depart I can offer up this lovely giveaway sponsored by Retro Revival!

Owner Cindy has told me that you can pick your favorite from her store and win it. I love her wide variety of fabric patterns and styles to choose from. My favorite is this vegetable themed apron pictured to the right. As a botanist I am a sucker for the greenery.... This veggie pattern accented with the green and white polka dots is adorable to my plant loving eyes.

Other aprons that caught my attention were the cherry patterned varieties like this one. Our cherry trees are not yet blooming here, but will probably start breaking bud in about three weeks. I don't have a cherry patterned apron yet so I'm thinking I need a new addition to my apron assortment.

And this cutie-pie cherry apron caught my eye too. It reminds me of an Apron Goddess take on the standard tennis outfit except with lots of great cherries on it!

At Retro Revival, you can find vintage-inspired aprons that will provide a colorful barrier between your frock and your soufflés. The apron styles are all handcrafted from original patterns, designed to evoke a sense of nostalgia for a bygone era! You may find kitchen towels, full and half aprons, tote bags, and shower caps.

I happen to have two of the wonderful totes and LOVE them! Click HERE to see my Retro Revival TOTES. They are amazing.

So, onto the giveaway instructions...

To enter the giveaway for the apron of your choice from Retro Revival, visit the web store and browse the selection. Come back here to TAG and make a comment about your favorite. That will give you one entry into the giveaway.

For five extra entries into the drawing create a blog post about this giveaway, leaving your permalink in your comment. Be sure to mention this in your entry.

And for 10 extra, bonus chances at winning send in a picture of you or a family member wearing an apron. Leave a comment that you are sending in a photograph too! (Contact is above) No headless apron wearers please!! We will write up your "apron-ography" in the weeks to come.

Giveaway Closes 3/25/2010.

Crazy Beautiful Shopping Bags by Retro Revival!

If you have not been over to Retro Revival yet, I wanted to show you a couple of the grocery bags that are available in addition to the wonderful aprons. When I first looked at the site, I noticed these bags immediately since the many different vintage reproduction fabrics are eye catching.

I have a fleet of reusable grocery bags that I carry to every store and if I forget them I often forgo the plastic or paper bags if possible. I estimate that I used to acquire 7 bags a week (combined paper and plastic) and through the use of my REUSABLE fleet I have eliminated the need for over 400 bags per year which would end up in the land fill.

So, seeing the stunning bags that Cindy, owner of Retro Revival, crafts, I wanted to see just what they were about. I was not disappointed. Neither was my daughter Ella.


When I opened my package I discovered that these Vintage Fabric Totes are lined most expertly with attention to detail that I did not think was possible. The fact that they are beautiful seemed to be secondary. This is the bright red roses vintage fabric tote with green gingham lining.


And the bright pink roses vintage fabric tote print with pink lining.


And taking them to the grocery store for a test run was totally successful and I almost want to throw out all my cruddy other reusable bags and buy some more like these, but I am too practical for that. I will use the others until they disintegrate. *sigh* But when they do fall to pieces I want more beauties like these.

These fabric bags hold a volume a bit larger than your average brown paper grocery bag. And at $15.00 per bag are a GREAT value for the money. I have seen comparable bags without lining sell for double this price. Don't tell Retro Revival though...


I think these would be a great way to wrap a gift you are planning to give for Christmas. Or you could buy some vintage totes for your own shopping bags. Or just get one to look at. They are just that pretty!!