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Valentine’s SALE!!! SAVE~SAVE~SAVE

admin — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:47:36 +0000

For a limited time save 20% on all aprons created in RED, PINK or WHITE fabrics. Plus~ save 20% on select half apron styles. Order today to insure delivery in time to bless your valentine this year.

Remember all aprons are made to order and require 5-7 days processing, prior to shipment. DEADLINE for Valentine delivery is Friday February 3rd 2012.

As always we purchase made in America fabrics and assemble your products right here in Tennessee. You support America and small business when you make your purchases with us.

Cobbler Aprons

admin — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:46:36 +0000

Our new cobbler apron has caused quite a stir around here. As a matter of fact we have had so many people purchasing these aprons that we are almost sold out. I will be placing an order for new fabric prints for this apron style soon and would love to know what kind of fabrics prints you would like to see available for this apron style. If you would please take a minute to post your suggestions on our new survey/poll located on the left side of our web page.

We look forward to making 2012 a year where you can find products you want that are made right here in the good ‘ole USA. Dont hesitate to send us a message or place a comment to tell us what you would like to see this year. And, As always, if you don’t see the style that you are looking for, PLEASE ASK we create custom designs.

147 Million Orphans

admin — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 19:33:26 +0000

This past week, I had the privilege of meeting with a group of ladies to learn about a local organization called 147 million Orphans. Did you know that that is how many orphans are in our world today? That number would populate the 9th largest country. WOW! If your like me you probably had no idea that these numbers where so high. As I have many friends who have adopted children from all over the world I was curious to hear more about what this local company was doing and how people could get involved to help. What I was surprised to find out was just how much they do, not only help the orphans for several orphanages around the world, but also what they do to help prospective parents here in America that are looking to adopt. This company is one that I believe truly gives back.

I know that this is not the kind of information that you normally find here. However, I was so blessed by the impact that these few ladies are having that I wanted to support them in the only way that I know how. By spreading the word and sharing what all they do. These ladies have personally visited each of the orphanages that they help and help families here to raise money for their own adoptions from any adoption service they choose. I believe so highly in what these ladies are doing I am adding a permanent link to their web site here. I am not an affiliate and will not make anything off of this endorsement. I simply want to help get the word out. So if you are looking for unique Christmas gifts this December, or birthday gifts for the upcoming year, then I would encourage you to check out the items they have for sale. And not only fulfill your needs, but help to fill the needs of others too.

For adoption fundraising help click here

For the catalog click here

May you all have a blessed and happy Thanksgiving.

Healthy Eating tips from “the Chew”

admin — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 20:20:55 +0000

Today my 18 year old was watching “the Chew.” A new ABC television show about cooking and eating. Which is totally her thing. Anyway, I walked in the room just in time to catch the last few minutes, and decided the information that was shared there, would be a good item for me to share here. Most of us wear aprons for cooking, and some of us probably spend a great deal of time looking for ways to add healthy food choices to our diets, without adding big bucks to our budget. Well, here are 4 things that were shared on the show today that are suppose to add overall longevity and health to your life. And, I might add all 4 items you can find at your local grocery store for under $1.00 per serving. WOW!!

Ok I tem number one was just plain and simple psyllium husk. The chef on the show, and I don’t know her name, said she just breaks open the capsules and adds the psyllium husk to anything. This helps fill you up and keeps your digestion system clean.

Number two, was ginger water or hot ginger tea after each meal. Take your fresh ginger and steep it in water, as you would tea and drink it. Ginger is a natural diuretic and help with digestion and ph balance of your system.

Number three simple molasses. They showed it today drizzled over fresh pineapple slices, but encourage people to just add it to anything that sounded good. I cant remember specifically what the added benefits were but I have heard many people speak of molasses being a good vitamin source.

And the forth thing the showed was a Kale salad. Just Kale leaves drizzled with Olive oil and add sliced red peppers. Looked Delicious.

Over all, I thought it all looked yummy and sounded good. Very simple to prepare and cheap to purchase. Surely we can all add a couple items to our everyday diets to help improve our overall health. And, if it add a few years to our lives…..Yippy!!!

To view the full episode of the Chew you can visit abc here

Lots of items still on sale!!!

admin — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 23:02:58 +0000

Happy FALL everyone!!!

There are many great items still on sale in our store. I have decided to keep the sale prices listed until mid October. I realize that times are tough for a lot of people. So if you are looking for a great addition to a Halloween costume, or your Holiday attire look no further. We have many great Apron styles to choose from.

If you are looking for something in a specific color or style that you do not see, just shoot us an e-mail. We custom make aprons to fit whatever your need.

Cinnamon Rolls

admin — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 10:57:01 +0000

I made these fantastic cinnamon rolls the other day for breakfast. They are very easy to make, quick to throw together and a big hit with the children.

INGREDIENTS:

3/4 Cup Milk, 1/4 Cup Margarine (softened), 3 1/4 cups all purpose Flour, 1 package instant yeast, 1/4 cup white sugar, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 cup Water, 1 egg.—1Cup Brown Sugar (packed), 1 Tablespoon ground cinnamon, 1/2 Cup Margarine (softened) and 1/2 cup raisons (optional)

DIRECTIONS:

1. Heat the milk in a small saucepan until it bubbles. remove from heat. Mix in margarine until melted and let cool until warm.

2. In a large bowl combine, 2 1/4 cups of the flour, yeast, sugar and salt. mix well. Add water, egg and milk mixture. beat well. Add remaining flour a little at a time. When dough has just pulled together, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth. about 5 minutes. ** I used my kitchen aid mixer for step 2 and it worked perfect**

3. Cover dough with damp cloth and let rest for 10 minutes.

4. in a small bowl mix brown sugar, cinnamon and softened margarine.

5. rol out dough into a 9×12 ” rectangle. Spread dough with margarine/sugar mixture. sprinkle with raisons. Roll up dough and pinch seam to seal. cut into 12 equal slices. Place in a greased 9×12 baking dish about 1/2 inch apart. cover let rise until doubled about 30 minutes.

6. Bake in a preheated 375 degree oven for about 20 minutes or until golden brown.

serve warm. SUPER YUMMY!!!!

NEW!!! Cobbler Aprons

admin — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 20:41:59 +0000

The Cobbler Apron is FINALLY HERE!!! You asked for it and we finally made it. This long awaited apron is so versatile, you can wear it for practically everything. Cooking, cleaning, sewing and gardening. Great for Preschool teachers too. The large pockets hold plenty of items. Toys, sewing or cleaning items, or just everyday trash that you find as your walking through your house through out your day. Easy adornment and reversible too. this Apron style is sure to be one of our best sellers.

To see more fabric selections for this apron and to add it to your shopping cart, visit the Cobbler Apron store page here.

Autumn is in the air- FALL SALE!!

admin — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:41:03 +0000

Although the official first day of Autumn is still a couple weeks away, around here the weather is beginning to change. It occurred to me that I am usually the last person to remember holiday events until they are upon me, as I am not an early shopper for anything. However, with the weather change my memory was sparked and I realized that now would be the time of year that you might be looking for Halloween Costumes, and baking items for the upcoming Thanksgiving day festivities.

So to help all of you get your shopping done early I have decided to discount all of our aprons that are created with Natural Muslin, or Fall Print fabrics. And that means almost every apron style we have is on SALE, as we create many of our great style from muslin.

During this sale you can get 10% off our Adult Amish Apron, Junior Amish, and Children’s Amish Aprons. Regency Apron, Edwardian Apron and a couple Kitchen aprons that are created in Fall colors or prints.

WOW! What a lot of Aprons. So if you are looking for the perfect completion to your party costume or just want something new and festive for the season, come and check out what we have. And, if you don’t see what you are looking for. Send us an e-mail, we make to order and would love to create a one of a kind apron just for you.

SAVE 30% on Selected kitchen aprons!!!

admin — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 14:47:25 +0000

SAVE this weekend ONLY!!! 30% off these kitchen aprons. These aprons have never been priced this low!!

Fun, Flirty Aprons make perfect gifts. Or just brighten up your time in the kitchen with these great fabrics.

Hand made, with Made in America fabrics.

Get these great aprons and see other special sale items here……

SALE— SAVE 25% this weekend only!!!

admin — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 14:33:28 +0000

This Weekend ONLY save 25% on this Brown and Yellow ruffles and curves apron.

Make your fall baking fun, with fun flirty aprons!!!

You can purchase this apron here…..

Labor Day Sale extended, Ruffles and Curves Apron added!!

admin — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 14:01:41 +0000

We recently posted our Labor day sales event for our Amish style aprons. However, it just came to my attention that as an over sight only the Adult style apron was discounted. My appologies to all the little people. So, the child and junior size apron now reflect the sale price.

The best part is….Because of this error I am also going to extend the Labor day sale to September 11th. Patriots day, in honor of our fallen heros. And as a bonus I am also discounting the ruffles and curves apron, YEA!!!

So, from all of us to all of you, praying you have a safe, blessed and Happy Holiday weekend!

Amish Apron Sale!!

admin — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:14:46 +0000

With the fall season fast approaching, I find myself dreaming of cooler weather, colorful leaves and fall festival parties, with celebrations of Thanksgiving and Reformation. If you have plans to attend parties of this nature this fall season, you may want to pick up one of our best selling Amish Aprons for the occasion.

The Amish Apron style goes great with a traditional pilgrim outfit, or it makes a nice cover for any attire.

Will your child need a costume for a school program? Let our aprons create the finishing touch.

Now thru Labor Day get 10% off of our Amish Aprons. So whether you need one for you, or your child or for every lady in your family, you can save NOW!!! Visit our Amish Apron page today!!!

Send in your recipes

admin — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 12:16:37 +0000

Our Recipe contest starts today!!!! Send in your favorite “Cook out” recipe for a chance to win a one of a kind apron…..

Checkout Saturdays post for full details.

New survey posted

admin — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 03:28:31 +0000

Just posted a new survey. Take a second to let us know what type of fabric prints you like.

We are always working to add new styles and colors to our apron line, so let us know what you like so we can add it.

Do you have ideas for other surveys that we can post? drop us a comment and let us know. We love to hear from our readers, it helps us improve our cusotmer service.

Recipe Contest–Apron Give-a-way

admin — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 18:40:03 +0000

YEA!!! Contest time….Recipe contest are one of my favorite contest to have. Not only do I get to bless someone with one of our fabulous aprons, but I get to try out so many great new recipes. It has been almost a year since our last recipe contest. We have been so busy with re-building the site and setting the store back up that I just forgot. I am very excited about this contest, because this is our first year being on a social network. That translates to me, a lot more recipes to try. So make sure you “like” and “share” this post with all your friends. Of course that does mean more competition for you, but that is what makes it fun. So without further delay, let’s get things started. Here’s how it works…..

In honor of summer, our recipe theme will be COOKING OUT!!!

1. What to do: Submit any recipe that you would use during a summer cook out. ie… salads, desserts, main dish casseroles or your favorite grilling recipes. (Submit via a comment on our site, FB post comment or email.)

2. What we do: Prepare and sample all the recipes submitted. (My favorite part)

3.What does the winner get: A one of a kind made to order Apron, from us. (Picture of apron prize will be posted soon)

It is that simple.

Starting June 27th though July 11th we will collect recipes for 2 weeks. That way you can decide which of your great 4th of July recipes you want to share. Then we will take two weeks to sample your entries and announce our winner on July 25th. Make sure you leave contact information with your entry so we can notify you if you win.

See. Simple. So go dig out those recipes and let’s get cooking!!

Fun 4th of July Recipes

admin — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 19:41:52 +0000

With the up-coming 4th of July holdiday soon upon us, I decided to look up some fun recipes in hopes of having something new to bring to our local get together. And, since I found so many great resources I decided to share with all of you. hopefully these great web links will save you some time in your preperations.

As always pillbury.com has some fun holiday savey treats that are sure to wow your party guest. This year they are featuring the ”fresh berry dessert bites”, “red white and blue shortcake stars” and the “red velvet whoopie pie.” I personaly made some of the whoopie pies last year and they were a huge hit.

Rice Krispies. com has a great new twist for the rice krispie treat. They turned it into a popsicle and dipped it in white chocolate and added sprinkles. Yummy!!! Your children are sure to love this one.

Family Fun.com has a bounty of recipes, not just for treats but for your whole day. Fabulous food ideas from desserts, drinks and family patriotic picnics. Lots of yummy red, white and blue star shapped treats,and craft ideas for the whole family…..make sure you check this one out.

and last, but certainly not least taste of home.com. Here, you can find decorating and craft ideas, recipes for appetizers, main dishes, desserts and even full menus.

Whatever you deside to make this 4th of July, just remember to have fun while you make it. Grab your aprons and recruit helpers of all ages and just enjoy the time family and friends.

Happy cooking from all of us at Amelia’s Aprons!!!

Apron Sale!!!

admin — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 21:25:16 +0000

4th of July sale!!! From now until July 4th Save $5.00 on our ruffled half aprons. These cute aprons make great hostess gifts or just add a little fun to your everyday chores.

Two great patterns to choose from.

Order by Friday June 24th for delivery in time for your holiday festivities.

Hurry while supplies last. Click here to order yours today!!!

Summer Apron Survey

admin — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 22:47:16 +0000

Greetings to all my fun loving apron wearing friends. Amelia’s Aprons just posted a new survey. We want to know, what fun summer activities do you enjoy while wearing your favorite apron? Help us create new designs to fit your lifestyle.

Take a few second to visit our site and complete our survey. While your here take a look around. We recently re-designed the functionality of our store to make purchasing from us a more enjoyable experience.

And, remember aprons make great gifts. If your looking for that special hostest gift for your upcoming 4th of July party, look no further. We have several great kitchen and hostess aprons that are perfect for gift giving. If you don’t see what you are looking for, send us a message, chances are we can create it, and there is still time to special order and get it in time for the holiday.

Don’t wait order your 4th of July aprons today.

Store is fully stocked and open for business

admin — Wed, 18 May 2011 00:22:19 +0000

phew, finally finished. *happy dancing* You can now view our full line of apron products. It has been a long and slow road back, but I think we finally are finished uploading all our current products. If you see an apron on our blog that you can not find in our store please contact me via the comments section and I will be sure to add it to our store, and/or let you know if it is still available.

Thank you for shopping with us for all your apron needs.

Regency Aprons and Edwardian Aprons back on line

admin — Tue, 17 May 2011 21:09:12 +0000

We are working hard to up load all of our great apron products in a timely fashion. It has been a long hard road to recovering our site and the data that we lost. Thank you all for your patience and understanding.

Our Regency aprons and our Edwardian aprons just went live in the store today. These are two of our all time favorite aprons and we are very excited to make them once again available to you.

More great aprons are coming…..