My Grandmas Teacups

As you know I love all things vintage and rarely do I fall in love with something this cute and trendy. It does have the vintage vibe since it is an apron...but let me tell you...these are certainly not your Grandma's apron. Not mine anyway. They are so cute you will want to get one for all the women on your Christmas List. Emmanuella is a true artist with her sewing designs. Hi everyone, my name is Emmanuella Koenig with Trophy-Wife Aprons. I started to sew as a teenager on my mom's sewing machine. I bought my very first portable sewing machine at 21 years old. I felt like a queen with my new toy. I worked in an office up to few years ago and made all my clothes. Fabric was less costly then. I have 2 sons which sometimes, as you know, can take-up quite a bit of my free time. I have the best husband in the world... sorry ladies, he is mine and all mine! I love wearing aprons and because it was impossible to find nice ones out there, I decided to make my own...

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Well, I just had to share a cute family moment from our brunch this morning. Our little man is one of those nibbler sort of eaters, and he is always the first to be excused from the table. This morning, he took advantage of his captive audience by entertaining us with his magic skills. OK, so he is 4 this week, so you can imagine. He had a makeshift wand constructed of Kinnex, and one by one, he was changing our family members into various animals and characters.   I was, of course, immediately turned into an Alligator. The Princess herself was turned into a frog, Monkey was turned back and forth between an alligator and a Frog.   When he came to my husband, he paused, thinking carefully, and said: "Make Daddy a King". My husband, who is usually not as active in our imaginary play, did not miss a beat and replied, "Thank you, thank you very much" in his most Elvis-like voice.  I killed myself laughing, partly because of the voice and partly because I knew th...