Lorraine’s This2That

These aprons evolved from a need to make two aprons for the Swallows Charter Academy Chili Cook-off winners on October 22, 2010. The aprons I originally made were more feminine and a Halloween theme. I had an idea to make a chili pepper as the top of the apron from a placemat well when I got to the store no red placemats to be found. Go figure, right? Well I'm running out of time and I'm not sure that I would make it to the other stores so I thought and thought, looked and looked for some inspiration and ideas. I pulled to kitchen towels, 4 oven mitts, a tea towel as my idea formed in my head. I was hoping that it would evolve nicely in the making. With these types of projects you just never really know. LOL! So last night I slowly worked through my idea and finished the one apron, today I finished the second one. I do like how they turned out. I'm even thinking about making the pattern and selling the pattern to this apron. Pictured are several different angles so you ca...

The Swallows Charter Academy each year (since I can remember) has had a Chili Cook-off and the last several I have made the aprons for the winner of green and red chili. I usually do a chili pepper apron but this year I wanted to do something different. Each year they do this around Halloween so I thought I would put a different spin on the aprons. I hope that the coordinator Kelli Archuleta likes them. I thought they turned out cute. I will have to see what she says. Let me know your thoughts. The first apron shown is a child's apron I'm going to sell.

Just got word that my Red Bandanna Children's Apron's will be the Volume 3 Apron-ology out February 2010. I'm so excited. Let me know what you think.

I took a pair of black jeans that my mom's friend Carolyn gave me to recreate with. Congratulations to Carolyn for losing a ton of weight and getting rid of all those big clothes. I made two purses, I cut out a bear pattern and I still have another section to make another purse. Wow, I think I used almost every inch of this pair of jeans. I also used old ties to embellish with and use for the shoulder straps. What do you think?

This was scrap pieces left over from a previous purse I made. I just can't bare to throw anything out. I need help. LOL I figure I could have a worse habit, right? I just don't want to fill the landfill any more than necessary, why when it can be restyled. You can check out my previous blog that shows the other purse I made from the same skirt.

This one was fun. A lot of times I like to play around with an article of clothing to see what it wants to be. LOL I'm serious though!! LOL Well this wanted to be a purse. I wish I had taken the before picture.