Le Apron
Dear Readers: How do we feel about aprons? Aprons of the cutesy retro variety adorned in pink bows and cherry-topped cupcakes? I hope we’re okay with them. As a twenty-first century lady, I would be remiss to neglect mentioning that to some, aprons represent the confining of women to lives of domesticity and might as well be burned along with our Chantelles. See FN1 Still others view the the apron as the symbol of a welcome return to traditional domestic values. I respect all views on the matter.
But this is my blog. And as for me and my Red Velvet apartment Household, I will prance around in pretty aprons that resemble dresses because I am happily guided by my own preferences and inclinations. In other words, I do what I want. And I want to prance cook and bake in my apron. Thus, I do so. Simple.
Thank you, thank you, thank you. Have I thanked you yet?
From the bottom of my heart, thank you for reading my food journal The Red Velvet Life over the past month. This has been a place for me to express myself, learn from you, and have fun doing both. I started this little blog to help me appreciate meals, etc. as I try to heal my tummy, and I’m gaining so much more from the experience. I’m inspired by your strength, creativity, and commitment to living healthy, productive, and meaningful lives.
Will you join me in embracing that which we love? Because I picked out something special for you at the Fashion Island Anthropologie store in Orange County. Yes, Real Housewives Alexis and Peggy (love) mention Fashion Island in the last episode. I add this tid-bit purely to show you how fabulously exclusive you would be to sport an item purchased from the den of Gretchen and Tamara’s famous feuds and Tamara and Eddie’s hot pursuits.
Enter, pretty dress-like apron as a stand-in for monogrammed thank you notes addressed to each of you. That would be nice, now wouldn’t it? Perhaps, but I hope you like this apron even more. This particular apron is special because along with other fun bridal accoutrements, I gifted the same one to Velvet BFF at the bridal shower Velvet Mommy and I hosted for her in in Texas. BFF loved. You will love. Trust.
I like aprons. How do I enter?
I thought you’d never ask. To enter the giveaway:
- Comment below, telling me about your favorite cupcake flavor. Or flavour.
- Follow me on twitter @redvelvetlife.
- Tweet about the giveaway saying: “I just entered the @redvelvetlife cupcake apron giveaway! http://wp.me/p1tALE-dA”
Yes, this means you can have up to three entries! Please enter a separate comment below telling me what you did for each entry. For example, make a separate comment telling us what your favorite cupcake flavor is, make a separate comment telling me that you follow me on Twitter, and make a separate comment telling me that you tweeted about the giveaway. If you already follow me on twitter, have no fear; just comment to let me know that you follow. Contest ends Thursday, May 12 at 6pm PST, at which time I’ll select a random winner. I’ll announce the winner on Friday. Good luck, cupcakes!
FN1: For any accidental male readers, a Chantelle is a type of brassiere, a female undergarment. See also, Le Mystere, at Neiman Marcus floor 2. (Putting my law school journal experience to good use.)
Woohoo! I’m the first comment!
Love. This. Apron. 😀
So, let me see…. I think my favorite cupcake flavor is coconut.
–shelley
I am already following you on twitter….
;D
Re-tweeting this as we speak, um, I mean type…
I’ve already been gifted with this lovely apron by the author of this blog…so I’m not entering the contest but I thought I’d tell you about my favorite cupcake flavor…made even more delicious as a cake ball
it’s strawberry vanilla and is the most divine thing ever! In cake ball or cake pop form, it is covered in white chocolate and is the most perfect two bites of heaven 🙂
Good luck all! I love my apron and so will you!
Rose
This just goes to show two things: (1) I have a slight obsession with this apron–I’ve given it not one, but TWO of my favorite ladies; and (2) Rose needs a blog so she can share her cake pop secrets with the world!
Cake pops are amazing, there was a restaurant we went to in downtown Houston (can’t remember the name now) with fabulous ones!
My favorite cupcake flavor — I like Vanilla the best!
I follow you on twitter!
And I just tweeted 🙂
I am a simple girl when it comes to cupcakes.. love a vanilla cake with a chocolate frosting!
Oh wows! This apron is actually such a wee cutie! ^_^ Loveleeeeee! haha (:
Well I’m allready following you on twitter & I’ll tweet no problemo.. but hhhmmmmmm lets see, my fave cupcake flavour? :3 Decisions, decisions..
Gotta be lemon, or maybes coffee. mmmmmm yeah! Me likes the powerful flavours.
:O WAIT!.. Both.. 8D
Peace Out ❤ x
I’m completely obsessed with aprons!!! I think it is genetic because my mother is too. And what a coincidence- I am also obsessed with cupcakes! I’ll seriously buy anything that has a cupcake on it. 🙂 Buttercream is my very favorite.
I already follow you. 🙂
I just Tweeted. 🙂
I loooove funfetti cupcakes with lots of icing!
What a great giveaway!! I adore PB & chocolate cupcakes and any kind with amazing frosting. 🙂
Favorite cupcake flavor…mmm, chocolate with peanut butter frosting!
Following you on twitter as well.
Yummmmy Red Velvet fan here! 🙂
lisagoneaussie (at) gmail (dot) com
I follow you on twitter (lisanpeterson) 🙂
I tweeted! (Sounds so funny!)
What a fantastic giveaway! 🙂 I love reading your blog, I am so glad that you started writing it!
I doo love cupcakes! 🙂 It is very hard for me to chose a favorite but some that I have had that are lovely are:
Chocolate peanut butter
Classic yellow cake with a whipped vanilla frosting
and Bacon Maple Syrup, ohhh yes 🙂
As I already follow you on Twitter, I shall tweet about this fabulous giveaway 🙂
Banana cupcakes for the win!
Thanks so much for commenting on my post so I could find your blog. I love it! And isn’t it amazing the friendship we can find through blogging. 🙂
What a cool giveaway too! My favorite cupcake is either lemon or salted caramel. I usually always go for one of those. And now I have a craving. Haha!
My favorite cupcake is a tie. Red velvet with cream cheese icing or pumpkin with cream cheese icing. Mmmmm cream cheese icing 🙂
My fave cupcake is peanut butter chocolate! Mmmm!
I love your blog, it’s precious! I want to try some our your yummy oatmeal when I get home this summer, I’m stuck with instant for the dorm haha. I’m so glad I found it through twitter. It was so fun to be with you on Easter! This giveaway is so cute, I love vanilla cupcakes with vanilla icing from crave cupcakes! 🙂 I follow you on twitter! Yay love you and Happy Saturday!
YAY! I’m so glad you entered the giveaway, Hayley! I loved being with y’all on Easter, too! We miss you so much, but maybe we can keep touch even better on here. Mmm crave cupcakes are the best! Love you mucho and good luck on exams!
Any flavor cupcake is accepted by this girl! I am not picky! lol
Oh I Love Love love this apron!!! Will you send it to Australia if I win????? Lol!!
My fav cup cake flavour is a lemon curd filled cupcake with meringue on top, One of the contestants on Junior Masterchef over here created them and they are devine!!!!
I have just followed you on Twitter so will tweet about this wonderful giveaway!!
Much love xxxx
I surely will send it to Australia if you win! 🙂 And don’t worry folks, my comments won’t count as entries; I’ll skip them when I count down to find the winner (after I do the random number generator). My mom asked how I would pick a winner, so I thought I would let you know that it will indeed be random! We play by the rules here at The Red Velvet Life. 🙂
carrot cake cupcakes are my fav!
Following! ❤
tweeted! =)
Oh that’s such a cute apron!! I don’t eat cupcakes too often, but anything with vanilla, strawberry or almond!
Following you on twitter @the_vegster
Tweeted @the_vegster
I loveeee red velvet cupcakes! Hands down, my fave!
I follow you 🙂
I tweeted 🙂
My favorite flavor would have to include chocolate!
I follow you on twitter. @butterjessfly
I also tweeted. @butterjessfly