//fashion friday . Halloween Aprons by Flapper Girl

So, originally I was saving this great find for our week dedicated to Halloween, but I wanted everyone to have the chance to get these fabulous Halloween aprons just in time for baking some fun ghost, bat and pumpkin cookies this year!!! I absolutely adore Christine's aprons, as well as everything else she makes. The pink web with spider apron is my personal favorite!

Flapper Girl’s Christine Blystone spends most of her time either combing through vintage treasures at antique malls and thrift stores, or expressing her creativity though sewing, embroidery, and jewelry design. The Pacific Northwest native brings these two passions together at Flapper Girl, Blystone’s line of cute, retro, and well-crafted designs that are inspired by fabulous second-hand treasures and life in lovely Portland, Oregon.

A little bit of info on why she started making aprons.
I have a love affair with vintage aprons. I've been collecting them since I went to my first estate sale with my mom when I was 16. The fancy hostess aprons have always been my favorite kind. I started making my own vintage-inspired aprons because I never wanted to wear my vintage ones, in fear that their old, fragile fibers would come apart. My hostess aprons are built sturdily to stand up beautifully to many, many years of use.

A little bit of info on the process/inspiration behind her 2009 Hallowe'en aprons.

It was really exciting to do research on the origin and golden age of this mystical autumn holiday. I browsed through so many books showcasing hundreds of images of vintage Hallowe’en decor. I learned that once upon a time, costumes were made from crepe paper, and the Dennison Manufacturing Company was once the king of all things Hallowe’en. I fell in love with the stories and photos in "Halloween Merrymaking: An Illustrated Celebration Of Fun, Food, And Frolics From Halloweens Past" by Diane C. Arkins, who so brilliantly discusses the Golden Age (1890s-1930s) of the holiday. I visited the library and checked out Hallowe’en party books from 1925. Did you know they used to melt lead for a popular party game? It’s true (and oh so dangerous). Armed with some new info, my love of everything vintage, my affection for Hallowe’en, and my sewing machine, I created a line of holiday aprons that bring together a touch of the old with some new twists.

website// www.flappergirl.org
online store// www.flappergirl.etsy.com
blog// www.flappergirlcreations.wordpress.com
twitter// www.twitter.com/Flapper_Girl

Halloween is my absolute favorite holiday in all the world [aside from my birthday, of course], so make sure to stay tuned for our entire week dedicated to Halloween in Portland, October 26th - October 30th, which means, for the first time in quite awhile, Halloween is actually on a Saturday! YAY!!!

article by misha ashton

photos by Chas Bowie