Merry Christmas! (and new swap hint)

Here's the Santa Baby apron I sent off to Mindy. Don't you love vintage pinup girls??


I pray you all enjoy a lovely Christmas with family and friends, wearing your Christmas Carol Creation apron made especially for you. THANK YOU for participating. And posting. And being so generous with your partners. I hope you made a few new friends.

Come back in a few days to sign up for the next Flirty Apron Swap ... here's a hint:

Love it!!

This is my beautiful apron!!

The applique is fabulous with the bright star and Mary and Joseph on their journey to Bethlehem.
And I love the pretty blue color. I also got a Christmas music CD, a Christmas mug, and a cute star cutout cappuccino topping set.
Thank you Kat, I love my package.. And thank you Shawnee for such a fun swap.

I am soo lucky

I got two Aprons!! I received this cute gingerbread apron and fabric and pattern to make another apron.

Along with that I got some hanging items for the tree, gingerbread cookie mix, some sweets for the tummy, a beautiful star box and a pretty Christmas card.

Thanks for the goodies Mindy

~Cassi

It's snowing inside

There's a lot of flakes around here this weekend -- kids, dogs, family, friends, in-laws , etc. Oh, and even my fabric is full of flakes -- snow flakes that is!! It's all a lot of fun!!

More Entries Possible ....

Silly me - I forgot the best ways of all to earn entries for the White Christmas Apron Giveaway... Show our Sponsor Some Love!! Jan of J Carrell Originals has a bunch of goodies in her Etsy shop. I know she'd appreciate some feedback and some hearts, too. So, visit her shop then come back here and comment.




TELL ME YOUR FAVORITE ITEM IN JAN'S SHOP for one entry.
One more entry if you HEART HER SHOP and tell me in a separate comment.
BLOG ABOUT JAN'S SHOP for FIVE entries; link/comment below for entries.

Thanks for playing! I love seeing all the sneak peeks and reading the comments!!!

White Christmas Apron Giveaway!!

My darling friend, Jan, has offered to be a sponsor for this year's holiday swap. LOOK what she's created just for us!!

Isn't this the most PERFECT apron for our "White Christmas" flirty apron swap?!? I own several of Jan's aprons and the quality is amazing. THANK YOU JAN. Here's a little about the designer, Jan:

Hello everyone! My name is Jan and I am happy to be a sponsor for the White Christmas Apron Swap. I have always loved to sew, from the time I was a teenager until now and I am fifty years old this year. I love to make aprons and I sell them on my Etsy site at www.jcarrelloriginals.etsy.com and on my own website www.jcarrelloriginals. I also have a blog called Maple Lane. I would love you to visit.

I have made this Red frilly apron to giveaway for the swap and have machine embroidered the front of it with an I am Dreaming of a White Christmas design. I thought it was very appropriate for the swap. I hope you like it.

Like it? I think I love it!! Wouldn't you just LOVE this festive remembrance of our fun together? Or, are you thinking of gifting this beauty to the special chef in your life??? Well, you might be the lucky gal to win this! Even if you don't win, you may want one for yourself. And, if you find that you've run out of time to sew your own aprons, Jan has a nice selection at her Etsy store and website.


HOW DO YOU WIN THIS BEAUTY?? Well, I feel like the fun of the Flirty Apron Swap blog is seeing what everyone else is creating and what they're thinking. I know you don't come here to read my ramblings! So, in order to be entered, you need to ACCEPT MY AUTHOR INVITATION. These emails were sent out a few days ago. If you didn't get yours, please let me and I'll re-invite you. Now, if you are not a blogger, consider this the nudge you needed to start your own blog. If you really are blog-phobic, you can leave a comment to that effect and I'll enter your name anyway.

PUBLISH A POST here with your apron ideas and sneak peek of the fabrics you've chosen. Five entries if you do that. Limited to one post for the contest, please, so give us details and pictures!!

The other fun part about this blog is reading the comments. So, every time you COMMENT on a Flirty Apron Swap blog post, you're entered again! One entry per comment, unlimited possible.

And, I really appreciate it when you share your joy about being a swapper. So, POST THE FLIRTY APRON SWAP BADGE on your own blog, linked back here, and leave me a comment that it's there for one more entry.

LAST DAY FOR ENTRIES: November 30. That's the deadline for newbies' aprons to arrive to me and the day before everyone else can send off their goodies.

Here's a few more pictures of our darling prize:

Good Luck to All!

Your Mission, Should You Choose to Accept It ...

Check your email boxes, ladies. Assignments are OUT! YEAH!! I need a reply within 48 hours to confirm that you are indeed playing this round.

And to confirm, this is a SECRET swap. You're making an apron for someone other than who is making one for you (in most cases). =) So, feel free to post pictures and hints galore. I'll be sending out blog invitations later today, so you can freely post fabric and pattern pictures and such on THIS site.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!!

The registrations are flying in ...

OH, I'm so excited to see all your registrations! I really cannot WAIT for these fun aprons to be designed and shared. As I wrote on my personal blog, I love everything about Christmas ... the lights, decorations, parties, special church pageants and plays, how everyone is just a little nicer, and I especially love the sounds of the season. ♫♫♫

Here's a sampling of which Christmas songs are most beloved:

• Silent Night, Joy to the World ... I have to admit ... I like Jingle Bells too ;-)
• Rudolph the red nosed reindeer, Deck the halls and O Christmas Tree
• The Christmas Song (chestnuts roasting on an open fire...); Baby Its Cold Outside (Dean Martin song); Feliz Navidad (I wan'na wish you a Merry Christmas)
• White Christmas, I'll be home for Christmas, and chestnuts roasting on an open fire are my favorite carols
• Oh Holy Night, I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas (I'd love to see THAT apron), I heard the Bells on Christmas Day
• #1. Oh Holy Night, #2. Silent Night, Holy Night, #3. Theme song from The Grinch: "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch"
• The First Noel, Silent Night, and Winter Wonderland
• "Santa Claus is Coming to Town", "Winter Wonderland" and it's not a Carol but I love "Last Christmas" by George Michael & Andrew Ridgely
• 1. O, Holy Night, 2. Little Drummer Boy, 3. Oh Come, All Ye Faithful
• Santa Baby (remember Eartha Kitt singing this song! this isn't really a Christmas carol, I just like the song) Away in a Manger, I"ll be home for Christmas

I fully expected to see the classic "Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer", but not yet! LOL!! I'll figure out how to summarize everyone's favs on the sidebar, just for fun.

Tell your friends about our swap, the more the merrier! Sign ups close tomorrow night.

White Christmas Swap - Christmas Carol Creations

(click on an image to register)

Deadline to Register: November 15
Partners Sent: November 17
NEW Swappers: mail to Shawnee before November 30
All Others Mail After: November 30
But Mail Before: December 6

Create a handmade "White Christmas" apron - an apron created based on one of your partner's favorite Christmas carols - and include a note about how you spend Christmas along with $15 worth of gift-wrapped goodies to round out your special package.

Normal rules apply (aka you and I will be email buddies)
Email me four times:
#1 - within 48 hours of assignment to keep playing
#2 -when you send your package WITH TRACKING NUMBER
#3 -when you receive your package
#4 -cc me on your thank you email (can combine with #3)

If you have anything you'd like to donate for a giveaway, just let me know and I'm happy to highlight your shop or blog in exchange. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!

Here's a button that you can put on your blog to help spread the word. the more people involved in the swap, the more fun it will be!

you gotta hop out of your reader to get the code!
<a href="http://flirtyapronswap.blogspot.com/2009/10/holiday-gift-swap.html"><img border="0" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2566/4088058451_347192a1aa_o.jpg" /></a>

so get out there spread the word and let's have some fun!!

AFTER YOU REGISTER, come back here and comment so we can see who's IN!!