Me at Work...

Here's me, hard at work, getting it done.

I'm wearing the long Host Apron. I gotta admit the long Apron makes me look even more dapper than before.

Girls in the store.....

Ginger is wearing the new rayon Apron and twirling. It's what she does and if you'll notice, even her shadow twirls.

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You are looking at the very last wide brim flappy hat. And it has the much loved chicken print on the sash. we no longer sell these hats, we sell headbands. You can see them in the jar.

They're going more girlie with short pink aprons.

Frank in the Window

This is Frank.

If you haven't met him before, he's special.

He has lots of joints and can move more then me.

He was flown in from Germany.

He's wearing the new mens Long Host Apron.

Frank is in the window. I'm in the Mens Department of the store.

We're practically back to back.

We can hear each other grumble.

Frank likes to think he's a photographer.

Oh sure, his arms are jointed, they bend and do all sorts of fancy moves,

but photographers have an eye for it.

Franks still trying to figure out how the tripod works.

Peeking over Frank's shoulder, I understand what he's about right now.

I was in the window once,too.

You get to watch the sights and activites of the city.

It's exciting, new and a bit scary.

In the end, all we mannequins can do is watch

the big city and its city activites from here

in this window.


~Wes

Bibs, Bags and Napkins

Who knew you could be refined with a bib? Some people expect to. There are people out there that use Adult bibs and expect to stay clean....eating in the car, business lunches and who knows what else but for these customers, we went a step further and made napkins and a carry bag for them. Yup, we now have Bib Bags and Napkin sets.

Here's what a Bib Bag looks like. We used the napkin for a tiny table cover. It's a fairly big napkin.

Here's a bunch of them displayed in the store.

They got put next to the Bibs. Idea being that you choose a Bib and then a Bag Set to match.

Pretty good I guess for $12.

~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

Teacozies....

This week the news is Teacozies. New prints are in production and we bumped up the ribbons to fancy satin. Cool! Ok, I'm not a tea drinker. I like beer myself but I can appreciate the new products. Here's a peek at our Teacozie advertising photo.

This week You'll see the newest Teacozy page on the website!

~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

Modeling..

Have you ever wanted to be a model? Its a lot more fun than you probably think. On camera most models look stern, stone faced, or bored as hell. Not me, ok, I'm not a model, I'm a mannequin but I'm smiling.... and I really think it's because I work for The Vermont Apron Company. It's a fun place! Here's some pics of the models behind the scenes from our photoshoot.

There was a lot of laughing.

There was running up and down old stone stairs.

There was dancing in the street....isn't that a song?

There was hat pulling.

There was peeking in windows.

The cows were very friendly. We petted them.

We hung in trees.

There was wrestling and more laughing.

There was more hat pulling.

In the end, we gave up on hats.

~Wes

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

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

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

Once Upon a Time...

Let's start at the begining...

Once Upon a time, it was a single craft table on a little town green. It expanded into a craft tent, filled with colorful fabric on multiple tables and was toted around in a little silver Ford. Craft show to craft show all around new England, aprons and bags were driven, displayed and sold. The following year,it expanded into a website.

In 2008, ( March to be exact) it expanded again. This time, it opened a store, a pretty one, in the middle of Downtown Saint Johnsbury,Vermont (10 Eastern Ave to be exact).

This is where I came in. This is when I came to be a part of The Vermont Apron Company. I'm Wesley. My job is to wear the mans Apron. And now, I also write this blog.

Here's a photo for you. They said photos were good to use in blogs.hmmmm.......Gee,They really need to repaint the front door. Maybe I'll make a color suggestion.~Wes