Laura Ashley is back

 My latest aporn is in honour of vintage Laura Ashley . The jacket used is an 1980's linen jacket combined with vintage cotton and a hand embroidered linen hanky and  vintage crocheted rose and a removable lace brooch.The apron is two sided. It is for sale $75.00

Christmas eve Apron Inspiration

As so many people are chasing around town and the mall to finish their last minute shopping. My wicked sense of humour has created an apron for the weary and stressed out last minute shopper. Here is a pic of the pieces I  have gathered to make my apron in honour of the last minute shopper

The cheeky Chanel Apron Suit

This One of  Kind  Dirty girl Apron is two sided,  One side is made from a Chanel inspired Fuscia , black and white tweed, trimmed in an heavy black satin brocade. A vintage removable rhinestone brooch adornes the left side of the bib. The waist straps are done in a paisley  cord and a tweed. The other side of the apron is made from four complimentary panels . Tweed , grey and black flannel denim and a satin grey suiting material completes the design with white silk applique flowers speckled through out. The top of the bib is adorned with a strand of teardrop pearls.  For sale  $95.00 

Ode to Coco Chanel

This  Dirty Girl Apron  is two sided. One side is a made from a fusica and Black check Organza trimmed with back rick rack and cabbage rose flowers at the top . A removable leather and pearl brooch . The other side Is made from black stiff chiffon with applique flowers  and Black pearl trim . Hand wash in cold water , Hang to dry........... SOLD.  .................. Thank you Karen,

I hope your sister will enjoy it.

Going back to to my design roots

My love for design  goes back  more than 40 years . I use to watch  my mother create one of many of her beautiful classic suits or dresses from a  piece of material.Watching her  bring to life a two dimensional piece of material was like magic to me . I would watch my mom for hours cutting ,pinning and sewing her stunning creations. I soon learnt to sew a straight line keeping my fingers  intact. No small feat at  8 years old. Skip ahead 12 years. I am married and living in town in  a tiny Little house. Decided to create a fashion studio out of an alcove in our house intended for a  dining room table. Hung a black curtain up to partition the tiny studio from the rest off the house . Had  great fun designing . After a couple of months of sewing samples  and a few local fashion shows I was ready for business. My customers loved the chocolate dipped strawberries and champagne and the  intimate atmosphere .I  delivered their  custom made clothes to their homes.My in home fashion studio lasted a few years. Than I got pregnant with our beautiful daughter Natalie and we moved to the country. A little to out of the way for my in town clientele.In 1988 I opened up a little boutique in Markham where I  sold established designer names and my own small collections. It was a lot of hard work but loved every moment of it...4 years later along came Sean ,our second baby who is now 19  and I decided to work from home........In 1993 I retired from designing  and  started buying and selling antiques. You can refer to North 44 Antiques blog. I am still buying and selling antiques but have missed designing . Over the years I have created unique , one of a kind  aprons for friends as gifts. I have had a number of requests to design and sell some aprons .So I thought, why not.! I will be posting my new creations on my blog and Facebook for any one interested in taking a look