Giveaway by AnnieG Aprons and Bags

Mornin' to all the Lovely Apron Goddesses in Blogville!!!

Do you see the vision of beauty below?

This is the apron that Annie of AnnieG Aprons and Bags has sponsored for her giveaway.

Now Annie said, "The apron I’m giving away this time is so newly finished that it’s not even on my website yet! I’ve been making the full aprons for about a month now and decided the other day that a cute, flirty little waist apron would be fun to do for the giveaway."

Annie used fabrics from the House Collection, and said, "They’re just wonderful. Some of them have an almost silky feel. The colors are VERY shabby, muted pinks, browns, and linens. Different colors of jumbo rick rack accentuate each flounce."

The ties on this apron were made long enough so you can bring them around and tie in front or to the side. Additionally, Annie has included a handmade shabby fabric flower pin because they are just lovely!!

As for wash and wear, Annie says, "As always, my aprons are “practically beautiful”……lovely to look at and easy to care for. Throw in the washer and dryer on gentle settings, give it a lick and a promise with the iron and you are good to go!"

You know you want to look all sassy and shabby in this adorable cute apron right? RIGHT!!!

So here's what you need to do:

To enter the giveaway for the shabby-flouncy half apron from AnnieG Aprons and Bags, visit her 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 3/9/2010.

P.S. Annie will be out for a few weeks and if you place and order with her she will not be able to process until she returns. Exact details are located on her site! But if you want to order an apron she will get it to ya. Just a little delayed.

Romantic Flowers and Ruffles Apron Giveaway-Aprons by Annie G

This week Annie at Aprons by Annie G has custom made an apron for this week's giveaway. This apron exhibits soft pastel tea themes on a powder pink background. Anne said, "I loved using this fabric because a portion of the sales of this particular line go towards cancer research."

Annie started her website two years ago with the idea in mind to sell handbags and laundry bags and NOTHING ELSE. But after making her first apron a year and a half ago, the rest was history! Now, Annies apron sales far exceed sales for her bags.

With each stitch Annie says, "I feel like I am transported back in time to the late 40’s and early 50’s. I'm back in my grandmother’s kitchen and she was at the sink in her old worn apron. My great grandmother was at the counter shaping rolls, also wearing a full apron. I love my kitchen memories!"

Annie mostly sticks to vintage style aprons, particularly those from the mid 40’s to the mid 50’s. She uses a lot of reproduction fabrics or original feed sacks, and the majority of buttons are early plastic or vintage bakelite, which would have been used during that time frame.

About 75% of the aprons Annie makes are her own creations. She has drawn ideas, patterns and shapes from recollections of the women who surrounded her as she grew up and the aprons they wore. While Annie loves to make aprons as beautiful and feminine as possible, she does not typically use much lace or vintage trims because she wants the aprons to be as easy to care for as possible.

You can say that Annie's aprons are "practically beautiful" because you can throw them in the washer and dryer, touch up with an iron only if you feel like it!! They are intentionally constructed to be low maintenance for today's busy Mom.

Annie wishes all of the Apron Goddesses, "Happy Memories."

To enter the giveaway for Annie's lovely apron pictured above visit Aprons by Annie G and browse the selection. Come back and comment upon your favorite one. That is easy! The winner is selected by random number generator.

For an additional five entries post about this giveaway leaving the permalink address (URL) in the comments too.

And for 10 extra entries, send in a picture of a full grown adult wearing an apron. Man or Woman, but I have plenty of children in aprons from the wonderful entries during the last few weeks. We need to see real women wearing aprons that they love! Email address is located under contacts in the header above. And please, please include your blog address in your email for me!

Good luck on this! I think it's going to be a hot one...

Entries close Wednesday May 6, 2009, midnight.