More Christmas Crafting

I wanted to share lots more than this but the South is being slammed by storms this week, today we even had tornadoes because it has been so warm (like turn on the AC warm), so no pictures. Luckily, my sweet cousin Amy (you may remember her from HERE and HERE) sent me these of the apron I made for her. She is seriously like the best cook in the world! Remember my Kitchen Aid lust? Well it wasn't just for her mixer, I wish I could cook like her too!

I really like the way this chef's style apron came out, and of course it had to be pink to match her mixer! I intended on adding some pretty crocheted flowers with little felt leaves, but when I laid them out it just didn't jive. I ended up going through my vintage button stash and these three little beauties did the trick.

Ahhh..... now if only I could put on an apron and look that hot and cook that good....Life would be perfect. LOL! With my luck, if I could cook as good as Amy I would be as big as the side of the house from eating it all! Here's to hoping for the good cooking bug to bite and some sunshine soon so that I can take pictures of the rest of the holiday crafting and gifts.

Comments

Stephanie said…

hey just wanted to let you know I posted pictures of my first Miss. Madeline on my blog.

January 6, 2009 at 9:01 PM

Courtney said…

So cute!

January 6, 2009 at 9:09 PM

Anonymous said…

Ah,your cousin Amy is so cute!

January 7, 2009 at 9:56 AM

Anonymous said…

It's very nice! Love the little added detail of those buttons.

January 8, 2009 at 8:43 PM

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