falling leaves half apron

falling leaves half apron
Originally uploaded by *Panhandler*

Now available in full and half sizes, just in time for fall fun!!!

Labor Day Sale!

Panhandler is having a fantastic Labor Day Sale, on now through Labor Day! WWW.PANHANDLER.ETSY.COM

Vintage Cherries Apron baby blue

Vintage Cherries Apron baby blue
Originally uploaded by *Panhandler*

Baby blue gingham and vintage inspired cherries trim out this fabulous apron. I also made them in red and sunny yellow! So fun!!

Saucey Stripes Apron

Saucey Stripes Apron
Originally uploaded by *Panhandler*

Black and White and cute all over!

Mod Flower Garden Apron

Mod Flower Garden Apron
Originally uploaded by *Panhandler*

I'm thinking about flowers lately and want to make more more more of these! Pop art is always so fun and i love the simple charm of this apron. Yay!

Supercapes!

I took it upon myself to make my kids some supercapes this weekend! My son was swooping around the house acting like a superhero, tying bath towels around his neck and improvising as best he could so amidst the chaos that is life, I even got out to the fabric store. And here they are, my supergirl and superguy! They love them. If I had time I would make a run of these for my shop but I don't (have time that is). This mama is looking to go back to work full time and my sewing projects are on hiatus. I do need to finish both of these capes with some industrial strength velcro for the tab closure on the front. Right now they're pinned with a safety pin (they couldn't wait to try them on and fly about the backyard!) Woo hoo!

xoxo

Congratulations!

My giveaway is now over and I want to thank you all for entering the Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day Contest! The winner of the Sunday Brunch Apron is MamaG and the winner of the Spring Cherries Apron is Marie*Jolie! Now that you know you've won I need you to please email me with your shipping address so I may mail these lovelies out to you! Hooray for giveaway day! It was a blast!

xoxo,
Claire

Giveaway #2 Win the Sunday Brunch Apron!

I decided to have two giveaways as there have been so many fun participants thus far in the Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day(s) contest. This contest will go through May 31st and the winner will be notified June 1, I'll ship it June 1st too. Be sure to comment on both of my giveaways for your chance to win! To win the Sunday Brunch apron just leave me a comment and your email address so I may notify you if you are the lucky winner. USA residents only, thank you. I'm also giving away one of my Spring Cherries aprons see below!

xoxo

Giveaway #1 Win the Spring Cherries Apron!

I am so excited about this contest! It's that time again! Panhandler will be giving away an apron during the Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day promotion starting May 27th going through May 31st. Enter to win a fabulous Spring Cherries Apron (red and white gingham!) by commenting on this post - oh and be sure to leave me an email to contact you with if you are the winner! One lucky person will win! Contest is for USA residents only, I won't ship internationally, sorry Canada! So go on and leave me a comment, I will select the winner via a random number generator and your apron will be mailed out by June 1st. Yay for Giveaway Day!!!
xoxo

Vintage Cherries Apron

Vintage Cherries Apron
Originally uploaded by *Panhandler*

Soon everyone around you will be baking pies and hanging out with you in the kitchen! So fun!

Kitchen Goddess Apron

Kitchen Goddess Apron
Originally uploaded by *Panhandler*

Swirls of greens and blues make this eclectic and chic! I'll be making more of my Goddess collection very soon!

Ironing Board Cover

I made my first attempt at an ironing board cover and it turned out ok! The cinching was rather difficult to get it snug around all sides of the ironing board, but it is way nicer than what was on there before so I am quite pleased. Also happy to be using up this gorgeous fabric that i scored out in Berkeley, CA! It's swirly and cute stuff! When I went to make this I didn't have a pattern, I just flipped my ironing board upside down and cut out the shape about 3" wider than the board itself. Then I sewed an inch seam, then sewed another seam around that about an inch and a half alongside and voila! The biggest pain was running the ribbon around (I attached a safety pin and pulled and cinched my way along until it was fed through the entire seam). Easy project, next time I'll experiment with attaching elastic. Now that I think of it, I have never sewn elastic to anything so that may be one i just save for later. XOXO

Spring Cherries Apron

Spring Cherries Apron
Originally uploaded by *Panhandler*

The perfect combination in any kitchen! Vintage inspired cherry printed goodness mixes it up with bold black and white gingham, oh la la i love this one!!!

VACATION TIME!

I'm about to go on a big vacation with my little family and will be away from my sewing machine for about a month! I know, I know, what will i do?? Hopefully relax and soak up the sun and have fun!!!!!!! I'm so excited to see family and friends (some of whom I've not seen in over 10 years! It's my son's 4th birthday we get to celebrate with family during our travels and I'll be attending a dear friends wedding! Oh wow! This is going to be a great trip, long overdue and I'll be on hiatus from April 9th - May 3rd (my shop is closed during this time so grab an apron while I'm still able to ship them out!!!). I'll miss everybody and will of course come back energized and full of new apron ideas!!!

Sunday Brunch Apron

Sunday Brunch Apron
Originally uploaded by *Panhandler*

I think this would be just lovely for Easter Brunch or any Sunday morning when you want to look extra pretty in the kitchen!

Chocolate Twirl Apron

Chocolate Twirl Apron
Originally uploaded by *Panhandler*

Now you can compete with that chocolate bunny on Easter! My chocolate twirl apron is a fantastic combo of chocolate brown and pretty lime green polkadots all trimmed in rich espresso pockets, bow and ties!

Vintage Cherries and Zebra Stripes Cozys

Vintage Cherries and Zebra Stripes Cozys
Originally uploaded by *Panhandler*

More Cozies!!!! I love making these!!!!

Rain or Shine Apron

Rain or Shine Apron
Originally uploaded by *Panhandler*

There's something about blue and green that I adore! And when there's polkadots to boot, well that just makes my heart sing! This would be so cute with galoshes on for some reason I could picture that in the kitchen! I guess I now need a photo studio in addition to my sewing room that needs to be built for me, someone tell my husband! This gal's got priorities! HA!!! Anyway, the rain or shine apron is sure to delight, I especially love the bows! :)

Tissue Cozy's!

Tissue Cozy's!
Originally uploaded by *Panhandler*

The fun doesn't stop around here! I love love love tissue cozy's and hope you do too!

Spring Cherries Apron

Spring Cherries Apron
Originally uploaded by *Panhandler*

This apron is sure to inspire many good moments in the kitchen. Cheery yellow is always a surefire way to brighten one's day. Vintage inspired cherries trim the pockets, ties and bows along with a little white ruffle on the bottom hem to balance it all out! Now I want to go find a Farmers Market and play in my garden!

whipstitch apron

whipstitch apron
Originally uploaded by *Panhandler*

I've been busy lately, life is not slowing down one single step, but i was able to create this little ditty perfect for springtime frolicking in the kitchen! Bold red tulip pocket is 'whipstitched' in place making it very crafty and cute. Totally trimmed out in red rick rack and white ruffled hemline for flirty fun to be had. I may just keep this one, there I go again with wanting everything i make, ha ha ha!

Anchors Away Apron

Anchors Away Apron
Originally uploaded by *Panhandler*

This is another nautical themed apron in my Anchors Away collection! I'm getting ready to set sail on many a nautical themed goodies this springtime. Not this week though, I'm under the weather again and my surgery in next friday. That tends to put a damper on my energy level and creative outlet at the moment. Panhandler will be cranking out the cuteness soon.

Over n' Out.

Anchors Away Apron

Anchors Away Apron
Originally uploaded by *Panhandler*

Get ready to set sail or at least cook something good in your kitchen! Bold black and white stripes adorn a big black anchor, springtime fun!

12 cherry cupcake party aprons!

12 cherry cupcake party aprons!
Originally uploaded by *Panhandler*

Sew much fun was had creating this custom order for a little girls 4th birthday party! TA-DA!

pretty pears

This is my newest apron of late.....pretty pears, love them. I'm obsessed with japanese screenprinted fabric and this one may just end up in my personal collection. That's the hard part about creating things, I tend to want to keep everything for myself! ha ha ha. Ah yes, I've been busy, I'm completing a few custom orders and that takes all my extra time up, that's why I haven't been posting very much lately. In addition to business, I'm going in for gallbladder surgery soon and that is going to take away from my creative endeavors, but recovery time is pretty quick, I'll be missing my craft fair in March, hoping to make it to the April show. Springtime is going to be definately busy around here!

stretch lace???

So I'm going to one of my best friends wedding in San Francisco this spring and I am thinking about seriously making my bolero jacket to go over my dress. It's a fabulous Betsey Johnson crepe black with gorgeous pink rosettes smattered all over it, very fun and also very chilly as it is spaghetti straps.....in San Francisco that's always a gamble because the weather is usually cold to be sporting around cute eveningwear.

My idea is to sew a shrug type bolero jacket out of some nice black stretch lace with ruffles of course....and I've never made any "garments" with sleeves, so I'm hesitant but inspired to try. Do you think I'll need interfacing at the seams or will my overlock stitch be enough? Please comment if you are familiar with the workings of stretch lace. I found one on ebay, down in Australia of all places that has one for $50 and lets just say at this point my budget is stretched to capacity.

This will be a fun project either way!!!

Birthday Party Favors!

It's almost birthday party time around here! My daughter and I share the very same birthday and in preparation of her big second birthday I have started making fun aprons for all things birthday! Ice cream, cupcakes and images of pink party aprons are dancing around in my head, so I thought I'd share them with you! My pink party aprons make great gifts for the birthday girl and make really amazing party favors to give at your next suaree.

All orders of 10 or more party aprons receive 20%, how sweet is that!!! They're on my etsy shop if you are interested!

Now I must get back to getting things in order for our birthday party on Saturday, here at the house.....which is not cleaned up and I am baking the cake too!!!!

eat yer veggies apron

eat yer veggies apron
Originally uploaded by *Panhandler*

A fun little apron dedicated to everyone's favorite vegetable, the carrot! Sweet little pocket makes this fun stuff!!!!!

dreaming of spring

dreaming of spring
Originally uploaded by *Panhandler*

I was working in my garden today, yes it was 34 degrees outside, not exactly warm........but the summer tomato plants were in a sad state of affairs and it dawned on me! I'm dreaming of Springtime! As I gazed longingly at my empty container garden, I too will be dreaming of my beautiful tulips to arrive......and that is how this little set came to be!

:)

country charmer apron

country charmer apron
Originally uploaded by *Panhandler*

Hi there friends! It's time to get out the bisquick because it's time to bake something tasty! I'm on a gingham country crafty kick lately and I'm loving the down home goodness of this my newest apron, the country charmer. Heart shaped pockets make me happy and since the economy sucks, I'll take whatever cheer I can find.

I created this little ditty as I can't wait for my new cowboy boots to arrive....it's almost my birthday and those boots are the present I got for myself.... now I'm going to have to go make another one of these here country charmer aprons for I am indeed a country girl at heart. In Seattle? Yup.

french press apron

french press apron
Originally uploaded by *Panhandler*

perfect for those weekends when you just want to bake something....maybe with coffee in it! Maybe just drink coffe while you stir the cookie dough, ah you gotta love inspirational moments!

xoxo

year of the dragon apron

year of the dragon apron
Originally uploaded by *Panhandler*

So what if it's year of the Ox, I'm celebrating year of the dragon every year! Maybe it's because I love Bruce Lee too much, I don't know. But the foxy little dragon (he's in white at the bottom of the picture) is sure a great way to kick off 2009 in style! Now I must go look up my chinese horoscope, a fun thing i like to do and haven't in some time....I'm a tiger, when is it my year???