Recent Happenings

In preparation for a very large show (more about that later) we have spent the winter and early spring collecting and rescuing furniture from a life of neglect and often unsightliness. While we aren't even close to half way through completing our reclaimed furniture lovelies we thought we would share a couple of beauties ready for their big debut in September.

Amy Butler 'Love' fabric made us fall in love with this chair all over again.

Mmm, and look at that paint job. French provincial = wonderful.

A very traditional Victorian settee takes on new life with a modern pink and black palette. I'm envisioning a low hanging crystal chandelier of sorts will compliment it nicely.

Thanks for browsing.

Scraps

Sewing a lot of these

inevitably leads to a lot of fabric and trim scraps.

We are constantly looking for new ways to use up some (preferably all) of these scraps that seem to multiply everyday. Waste not want not, no? Last night I worked on a few projects that are the perfect size for all these fabric and trim bits. They include: party hats, hanging lanterns and my own interpretation of a cherry blossom tree on canvas.

Balloons!

I was scanning the web and some of my favorite blogs yesterday looking for color inspiration when I stumbled across this picture at partyperfect.

How fun does this party look? Does anyone have a birthday coming up?? I'm suddenly having the urge to fill a space with several hundred balloons and LOTS of color. Really, why settle on a few colors when you can have them all? Hmm...I should buy the movie UP. Happy Weekend!

Winner Winner!

It sounds like Emily will have a lot of fun baking with mom in her new apron! Stacey, let me know your mailing address and I will get the apron sent out pronto. Thanks so much to all that entered and your support while we get better acquainted with the blogging world.

Giveaway!

Are you one of those people who gets giddy at the idea of winning something free? I sure am. I'll enter just about any contest and instantly day dream about how great it will be when I win the HGTV dreamhome or free double scoop ice cream cone. I never win though. Ever. Ok, I won a N64 once (which was a BIG deal) but it was my stepmom who entered me in the drawing so it doesn't really count. You, however, might just be far luckier than I am and be the lucky winner of one of our little girl cupcake aprons! A cupcake apron like this one here-

We're trying to get the word out about our blog and looking for a few good followers and friends. We hope one of them will be you! What do you have to do to enter for your chance to win? Not much really! 1st: go to our sidebar and become a follower of our blog 2nd: leave a comment on this post with the name of a little girl who might benefit from this apron and what she'll help you bake first. You have until Sunday (the 9th) night to enter and the winner will be announced Monday. Good Luck and Thanks for your support!

New Packaging!

Speaking of yummy sweets found in pink boxes, our sweet aprons can now be found in pink boxes as well! If you catch us at a show and happen to buy one or more of our highly functional yet perfectly girlie aprons you'll be handed a pink bakery box with your apron all ready for the trip home to the kitchen or the addition of a bow for perfectly pink gift giving. We love everything girl so naturally when thinking of how to better package our aprons our thoughts went to chocolates and pink and we wound up with this. I also got 5 sample sets of stickers in today for the outside of our box. I love EVERY SINGLE ONE of them. There is no way I can decide but here are just a few of them so you can better understand my dilemma.

Mrs. Backer's Pastry Shop

Do you live in Utah? Have you been to this bakery? If you haven't, what are you waiting for?? Mrs. Backers Pastry Shop and I go way back, they became some of my first friends when I moved to Utah (so what I haven't lived here long? I'm still loyal like that). The bakery opened in 1941 and the same family has been baking in it ever since. Unless you stop by late after work when the bakers, decorators and shop curator (that's how I like ot think of Renee) have finally left their work you are guaranteed to find a Backer in there maybe even 6 of them! But who cares about that anyway, right? You want to visit this bakery because if you love buttercream icing you are about to find your heaven. I haven't disliked anything I've tried there but if that something has icing on it surely it will skyrocket to the top of my things you must eat list. The bakery also has an assortment of aprons, cake platters, cupcake trees and other treasures for sale. Of course, Mrs. Backer's Pastry Shop was one of the first shops I approached in Utah to see if they would distribute our children's aprons. Luckily, I had an assortment of aprons in the truck the day I asked because on the spot ten of them left my car and went on immediate display! The next time you are in downtown SLC stop by and try something delicious! Mrs. Backer's Pastry Shop is located at 434 East South Temple, closed Sunday & Monday.

Saturday Shopping!

Early this morning (10 am is early right?) my girlfriend Carly and I headed off for a morning of local Utah shopping. After a nutritious breakfast, well it was yummy at least, we headed over to Oh Sweet Sadie. Every time they hosted a show last year I was going out of town or at the farmers market so NO ONE and NOTHING was keeping me away this year! I was only 2 booths in before I found my 1 st find, 3 booths in when I found my 2nd find and somewhere in the middle of the huge warehouse I found my 3rd and final find (hey I have some self control) at the show. I left with a sewing pattern, cupcake purse and new necklace. They offer lots of classes and I will definitely take one at their winter show. From the beautiful community of DayBreak we headed north to Farmington to check out another local art show, Piper & Chloe. I literally got 3 feet in the door and found a purse I couldn't live without. Notice a pattern in my shopping habits? The whole house looked great with the artists items displayed in various ways and while there were several things I willingly would have taken home I resisted. Oh, and please don't think I was shopping alone, Carly found some treasures of her own at each show. So despite the gloomy, rainy weather I would say we had a pretty fun girls shopping trip and who can't help but love it a little more when you know you are buying locally, handcrafted items? Below are a few images from the Piper & Chloe show.