Wednesday, December 9, 2009

"a" is for apron

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I love giving gifts for Christmas. I love making them, and I love buying them. But what I really love are thoughtful, meaningful gifts. I try my hardest.

Here's what I hate--Christmas shopping. You won't find me at a mall on Black Friday, or most other days between Nov. 25 and December 25th. All of the "One Day Only!", and "75% off if you buy it in the next 24 seconds!" stresses me out. I feel like people are yelling at me.

So I do most of my shopping from the comfort of my computer chair.

At any rate. I making a good chunk of Avery's gifts this year. Partly because its fun. And partly because its hard to find things that fit a 20 month old toddler just right. But mostly because, although I know she is going to be thrilled by all the little things that are just her size, she really has no concept of Christmas, so I want her to be able to look back someday, and know--

That right now, at this time in her life...she was my focus. She was who I spent my time with, and on. And that she was a very very loved little baby girl.

So I made this apron without using any kind of pattern. I just used one of her dresses to get the rough measurements and got cutting. Its almost funner to do it this way, because you start with a vision in your head and then can kind of adjust as you go. And somehow, it turned out exactly like I imagined (which never happens). Its made from linen, which I really love. The natural color...the way it hangs and wrinkles so slightly. I love it.

And I am sort of proud...so I am showing it off.

Don't show Avery.


ps. Thanks for all the help with the window. You guys are the best!


9 comments:

  1. so darling!

    and I totally understand where you're coming from. As I was making teeny tiny little doll comforters the other night I thought, "Am I crazy?" and then I thought, "No. Because my kids are going to be over-the-moon happy about this, and because while I know love isn't measured in tangibles, I like to see my kids with visible manifestations of how much I care about them. It's the same reason why I ended up hand-quilting their quilt rather than paying someone to do it on a machine.

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  2. love the pom poms. maybe that "a" is really for alissa. I bet it would fit...

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  3. That is adorable. I would buy that pattern if you put it in your shop :)

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  4. omg! i was making an apron for avery to send to you for christmas! i made grace a little one to match one of mine and thought that avery definitely needed one. maybe i'll still send it...who doesn't need 2 aprons?

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  5. she is gonna be looking good in her new play kitchen! very cute danielle.
    -katie

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  6. Okay, you make me want to rewind and go back to raising my kids...you make it so fun! Although they all grew up without any home-made aprons, I don't think they were too scarred by the neglect!

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  7. i really love this, danielle! the pom-poms! oh the pom-poms!
    anne

    p.s. i agree with Christina--i would buy the pattern!

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  8. I think 'a' is for adorable! So cute, Danielle. And, I love how much you love being a mom - thanks for sharing.

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