Need a gift? (3) Dec 9, 2008
The Guild Art Shop at the Box Factory for the Arts sells a variety of handmade Christmas aprons ($32) and clothing in the $30 range. Over $50. (The Herald-Palladium)
The Bargain Hunter's guide to holiday shopping Nov 13, 2008
50; aprons $9 to $15; market/tote bags $15 to $30; tablecloths $30 to $66. Details: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 21; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 22. (San Francisco Chronicle)
HOLIDAY BAZAARS Oct 3, 2008
Shop for international Fair Trade crafts, Indonesia batiks and crafts, local crafts, jewelry, ornaments, holiday decorations and cards, kids aprons/socks, books, lefse, krumkake, rosettes and jams and jellies ... Look for quilted items, table linens, heart potholders, aprons, bags, pillow cases, adorable little girls' dresses, jelly and Debbie's famous jalapeno jelly. (Anchorage Daily News)
1930s doll collection on display at Miller House Jul 18, 2008
The female dolls wear dresses with aprons or skirts and blouses, all with the trimming and embellishments native to their land. The male dolls are garbed in a variety of breeches, britches, trousers and pants, as well as other forms of traditional costuming. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
Lively Madrid celebrates 200th anniversary May 17, 2008
Along Ribera de Curtidores between Ronda de Toledo and Plaza de Cascorro there are goods to please all fancies fans and leather, ruffled aprons and cheap, satiny shawls, Real Madrid caps and T-shirts, antiques and posters. To find a Goya look-alike, or, as a Rastro sign puts it, "Autentico Falso," go to Pintores Artisticos, Ribera de Curtidores 15, about halfway along the main drag. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
On display (64) May 8, 2008
Through April 24: Exhibit of vintage aprons. Friday, April 18: Aprons, Memories from the Past, Chautauqua event and tea. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Literary Club convenes Mar 15, 2008
She talked about A,B,C s of antiques from aprons through to Zenith radios. She shared many of her antiques and discussed prices of several of them. (Rensselaer Republican, IN)
Holiday crafts fairs Nov 3, 2007
The Harvest and Holly Fair runs from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and includes breakfast and lunch, a kid's craft room, Hannah's Boutique for gently-used better clothing, a used book and white elephant sale and booths offering baked goods and candy, distinctive aprons, handmade Thanksgiving autumn and Christmas items, and more. Breakfast is served from 8 to 10:30 a.m. and lunch from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Vintage Halloween Paper Dcor Sep 24, 2007
Dennison products included crepe paper aprons, table covers, and streamers, and also invitations, gummed seals (lick & stick), nut cups and garland and other creepy collectibles. Source: Vintage Halloween Collectibles An Identification & Price Guide by Mark B. Ledenbach Second Edition 2007 Krause Publications. (Suite101.com)
More of this story Jul 20, 2007
It shows in the pedigreed wisdom of the Seven Grand staff - everyone from the experienced "mixologists" behind the counter to the young bar backs in white aprons. Then there's Patrick Kelley, the managing bartender, who comes from an Irish family that owns the world's most famous Dublin pub, the Stag's Head. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
neighborhood markets, dusty bookstores, and small cafes Jul 8, 2007
One pictured a chef with two naked women in heels and aprons in the kitchen of a brothel. "It was a popular turn-on to have a hot omelet slid onto your naked flesh,'' Baxter noted. One can only imagine the damage a knife and fork would inflict. Sometimes, Baxter, who lives in a sixth-floor walk-up on rue de l'Odon, a few doors down from the original Shakespeare and Company, will bring groups there to show off his collection of old opium paraphernalia. He pulled out a box of tiny spoons once... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Treasures abound at the Iron Horse Feb 24, 2007
The vintage aprons are one especially popular item that has been going fast. Purchased for their embodiment of a simpler time, buyers are also snapping them up for their practicality of use, their decoration and style. (Boone Today, IA)
Elephant for sale? Feb 17, 2007
It s probably a positive thing that the champagne will be flowing today at the closing soiree for the collection of aprons by Atlanta designer Eve Mannes hanging at Uri Vaknin gallery in Midtown ... And these are more like the hostess aprons your mother wore. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Flea market shoppers find bargains Feb 12, 2007
Martha Lowenberg sold aprons, dish towels, baby blankets and bears ... The trio split the work of making aprons, baby blankets, decorative coasters, cloth teddy bears and more. (The Hawk Eye)
