Springtime

Well Folks, Spring is officially here and with it comes the new fabrics. I helped carry the bolts into the studio and always with a smile, I might add. There's no reason to have a grouchy face when lugging stuff around.

~Wes

Ruffled Prairie Hats

Alright, it's been ages since I have been free to report. And quite frankly, this is important so I plan to be more authoritative when it comes to my job here. After all, it is my job to get the news out.

Let's get to it.We have new hats for the women. (not men.) Why? Men like chef hats...period... we don't buy anything else... just chef hats. Women have a lot more fashion sense than that. They want head gear to match to their apron. They aren't happy just matching in color, they want to match in style, too. Bottom line, we have to work harder for them.

So, ok, here's me working harder,too. In other words, here's me showing you the new Ruffled Prairie Hat....

 Here's a shot of one of the girls wearing one. (Frankly, it fits her better.)

And of course, in every situation, there's always one person who has to be different. Fine....if you want a more Parisian look, you can shape it like this on your head.

But, the hat is meant to be worn like this. 

She looks cute.....I'm not sure about me....

Yeah, you're right, my head is kind of big to be modeling these. But like any good reporter, I need to jump right into the action. (excuse me for not wearing the matching apron.)

~Wes

Signs....

You can always tell when the windows are getting a facelift. Suddenly, without warning, you look around the store and see body parts and dresses in strange places... not that there are unstrange places to leave body parts...

~Wes

Spring

They're getting ready to dress the girls for Spring.

Frank is feeling left out.

To make him feel special, they gave him a wig. Geezz....

~Wes

Signs

I have no clue what they're doing. But I've been around long enough to know how they work. Something's changing, I saw a sign this morning....shoes.... Yup, one of the Girls now has shoes on. Since we opened this store, I was the only one with shoes on. No idea why, never asked. I just accepted it as a given. But suddenly, for no apparent reason, there is a toe sticking out with shoes.

And if you asked me it looks stupid. It doesnt match the dress. Shouldn't we be concentrating on Gardening Aprons? Never mind, I'll just stand over here and keep quiet and smile.

~Wes

Happy Halloween!

No Holiday goes un-celebrated at The Vermont Apron Company.

Here's a few shots of how we are celebrating this year.

No idea who this character is...

but bringing your things to the counter takes a bit of bravery.

There is an apron under her beard.

ME!!!
I know, I look good!




Little Miss Muffet is getting confused with Rapunzel.
Oh well, She does have an Apron on, that's what's important.


Rapunzel, I mean, Little Miss Muffet and Little Red Riding Hood
with Grandmother.




Frank has the Big Chef head on and Ginger is spinning..

..as always... it's her only pose.



Here's a shot of our windows....almost... I missed the far right
but it was cold out and I hurried.

EEKKK!!! It's Patty!!!

again... in a lovely Apron.

Have a great Halloween!

~Wes

Our Newsletter

We have a Newsletter that goes out every month. We hope to send it out more often. The website is getting a re-do and included in that work is a new Newsletter introduction page. We have had a few complaints but we've also had a lot of people sign up using the new page. We look for feedback so take a look and let us know what you think!

http://vermontapron.us1.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=d9d9b42b53c477e090ddeee09&id=0f4331bcc8

We want to make you happy, let us know how we're doing!

~Wes

New Shopping Cart

The website is getting a re-do.... The front page menu is new and nearly all of it is working....yeah...nearly.... If you click on menu items, you will find new shopping pages. It's kind of cool. Some of the pages have photos of real women! Give a look!

http://vermontapron.com/The_Ginger_Apron.html

Housedresses

Here at Vermont Apron Co, they like to make new things a lot and this week they showed me a Housedress....I got sort of an in-house bulletin with a photo for you. A House dress, according to the bulletin is a loose fitting comfy dress that ladies can wear around the house and still look good enough to answer the door or run a quick errand. It's basically a slip over the head deal with a few ties but there's lace,too, so you got that pretty thing going on. So here you go... photos of our version of the Housedress, soon to be added to the website....(soon because of something about the shopping cart, models and stuff, I'm told). Anyways, here's a few sneak peek photos for you.

Thanks for visiting,

~Wes

Frank in Hats

Frank looks good in hats, doesn't he?

I think it's the moustache thing.

Franks wears them at the Apron Co.

This helps you see what they'll look like.
~Wes

Springtime Gown

Ginger wore our Springtime Gown this year.

Daisies and a yellow taffeta Apron

do make one look rather Springy, doesnt it?

She got a lot of attention

in the window. I think

winter was really long for Vermont

this year.

I am wearing the new Garden Apron

but no one really noticed.

They just look at the woman lounging at my feet.

I'm always afraid Ginger is going to spin herself

right through the window.

hmmm....

~Wes

Tour Our Store

Here in the Vermont Apron Company Store, we do sell a few items you maybe weren't aware we had. We have really fun pajama pants in flannel as you can see by these two hanging out in their pajamas all day. They look like they sit around and gab all day don't they? Really, we do work hard around here. It's just hard to catch it on film.

We make teacozies and to help you fill it, we have teapots for sale and tea,too! No one wants to be caught with an empty Cozy. Oh,yeah, there's some apron art on the walls.

Who knew little girls were so excited to cook. They are! We get lots of very short little ladies in here pleading to Mom or Dad to buy them an apron. I say Let them help! Share the housework! Buy them an apron and give the poor kids a chance to shine! No sense keeping all that work for yourself, every kid should have an apron and get a chance to do housework!




Here in the very back place of the store is Carpetbag world. We call it Carpetbag World as its a very different place than the rest of the store; no cottton, no ties, no bright colors.,,,, just heavy chenille, zippers and dark warm looking fabrics. Knitters and women who travel shop here. The drawstring handbags are new. Carpet Bags have their own website...Susannahallen.com.


And we also have Apron Art!

If you like to see Aprons in action, we do have a good selection of Apron prints.

It's fun to browse the rack. You get to see Aprons in all kinds of settings.

Well, that's my tour for today, nice to see you and glad you stopped by!

~Wes

Aprons at Work

Did you know that cookies bake even better when wearing a Vermont Apron?

These girls are smiling because they just found that out.

Not only did the cookies taste better but their clothes stayed clean! YAY!

This makes Dad especially happy.

Napkins to Bibs....

I was perfectly happy tucking a napkin

under my chin when I ate.

Ok, so it wasnt the best way to stay clean

but then they frown on using a bath towels

draped on your chest while you eat...

at least at the better restaurants.

~~~~~~~

It wasn't the usual request,...

we kept it lowkey at first......
but here at the store
we got lots of requests for bibs for adults.....

never loud requests.....

the kind of request

where you walk quietly up to the counter

and sort of whisper it to the sales clerk.

Well, here at The Vermont Apron Company,

they like a challenge. ....

Soooooo.....

Ta Daaa!!!!

Bibs for Adults!!!

Ginger is Dancing

in our window

Display

wearing her

new Lace Homespun Bib.

Frank is also

in the window.

He is wearing

the Men's Bib.

In case you don't notice,
Frank is wearing Eloise's hair.

Frank's actually bald.

We don't know what Frank is up too.

Eloise found

a hat to wear

in the meantime.

Check me out!

Go ahead......

take a good look at me.....

see anything different?

I'll give you a hint..... it's winter time.

Keep looking...Notice it???

Look again...

.....

Did you notice?..

YES!

I got an undershirt!!!!

.........It's the same color as my teeth.

~Wes

Amanda

Here's Amanda.

She's the other

window mannequin

this month.

They were trying different aprons

and gave her the Sunflower one.

(sigh)

She's in the other window.

I get to stare at her

all day and night.

(sigh)~Wes

Today I was Star!

I'M A STAR!!!

You know what Guys?

Hard work really does pay off.

You toil and toil and toil,

keep your nose to the grindstone,

no partying for this guy,

just work, work, work

and just when you think

the boss doesnt notice a thing.

BAM!

Reward lands like a rock!

That shining moment does come!

Thats right,friends, my good work

has landed me in

the prestigious position

of WINDOW MANNEQUIN!!!!

Here's a shot of me, Wesley.

Now I'm smiling really,really big cuz....

..I'M WINDOW MANNEQUIN!!!!

~Wes

PARTY PICTURES!!!! part 2

GRAND OPENING DAY!!

Here at

The Vermont Apron Company,

we realize that many people

have never worn an apron

and are in fact missing

what a great invention

aprons really are!.

So we encourage people

to try them on

and see how much fun they are.

Don't these women look

like they are having fun!?!.

Aprons are even more fun

when wearing a matching hat....

as you can see from this photo.

~Wes

Day 1..I meet a French Woman.....

Day One on the job.....I make my first friend!

There I was all unpacked and ready to go ...and completely naked. Stood in the corner, I took on my new role of smiling at the customers. Even though I was naked, even though the crowds werent here as yet. I stood straight and proud and smiled. Thats me.Thats what I do.
Nearing afternoon, I was getting worn out and worried about the nightime chill (after all it is Vermont, northern Vermont at that...) Later,just when significant worry took over, a woman came in with the owner. She was French and she had pants. Pants for me! I was getting my first pair of pants! They were grey and fancier than I had anticipated.
It took the two of them to get my first pair of pants on. They even had to remove a leg.(I am very stiff and have trouble bending) The French woman introduced herself as Yvette and was very friendly. We got along great!

Once my new pants were on, they gave a pair of black oxfords! They were a bit big but I don't think anyone will notice. They look good with the pants. I looked so dapper in my new clothes. I couldn't wait to work the next day to show myself off.

My new friend,Yvette, has promised to come visit again soon! I'm not sure if I'll be getting a shirt. And truth be told, they forgot to give me underpants. ~Wes