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Bev: Posted on Friday, March 16, 2012 1:36 PM
What an exciting Friday I'm having!!! Just picked up the latest issue of Craftseller magazine and there is a fab article in it on page 25 all about my unique aprons. I have a smile from ear to ear.....Thank you.xx |
Aprons and Pinnies, Cupcakes, Press release and news, hearts, Lavender hearts, lavender pillows, dried lavender gifts, How to make, Calendar Girls, Pink products, Mother's day Gifts
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Bev: Posted on Thursday, March 01, 2012 3:40 PM
Happy Saint David's Day to all my Welsh readers. Spring is here! Daffodils are blooming, days are getting longer - so time to get out and about...offers to tempt you and places to visit, Mothers to pamper and a few jobs to do.... plus Customer of the Month celebrations.. So let March blow away your cobwebs! For the Love of Mothers With Mothering Sunday on the 18th March, it's time to pamper her - breakfast in bed, lunch out, afternoon tea treat, weekend away... or make it a girly trip out. March's Offer Have you got the urge yet to start your Spring Cleaning? Well as a special treat to my readers I am offering FREE SHIPPING within the UK during March on my Spring Cleaning Aprons They make your chores easier, giving you more time to enjoy yourself! So get ahead, get organised and look forward to a sparkly house and some much deserved ME-time. If you don't have time to visit my website, click on the "Buy Now" button below to purchase the above apron. First come first served as they are all unique! Shop on the go at mrs madden makes! No need to stay in! Isn't technology wonderful? You can now visit my web shop on the move on your mobile phone. It is only a mini version of the full website but it makes it easier for you if you have the urge to splurge! Coffee and Crafts What a fab concept? If you like to craft and are a lover of home-made cakes then Rivers Meet is a destination Craft Cafe for you. Situated just outside Leeds in the village of Methley, Jo, the proprietor, teaches sewing classes and also makes the cakes for the cafe. The day we visited was very icy but we were greeted by a roaring fire. We spent a lovely morning there - I was quite good, having the fat free fruit cake - browsing the shop and enjoying a couple of cups of coffee. We shall be back - either to visit one of the many craft fairs, join in a craft class or just for lunch. Customer of the Month a male Customer of the Month!!! This month's voucher to goes to Caroline & Johnny..."..sending you some pics of the man in action wearing his apron. He loved it. Thanks once again...Caroline xx" Congratulations to Johnny - hard at work jamming!! Please do keep sending your photos in...I like to see the aprons being put to good use and you could win a voucher too! Remember it doesn't have to be an apron - it can be anything that you have bought from Please, can you help spread the word? I have been busy getting some new postcards made to promote my mrs madden makes newsletter and website. If any you would like some of them to hand out to your friends, family, neighbours and work colleagues or know of somewhere, where you can put one up as a poster, then I will be only too happy to pop some in the post to you and will really appreciate your help. Just email me with your address and I will give you 10% off your next purchase. Thank you. xx A Taste of Summer......in March! Love to try different ciders? A friend of mine has just had an article published in Specialty Food Magazine - a first for her! Read her fabulous article on Cider here on page 32 I feel a glass of cider is in order..........cheers! Discount Voucher Just for you If you fancy a trip out to Wakefield, please do come along and say hello and bring this voucher with you....you never know you may just find something you like. With Mother's Day and Easter coming along shortly, I will have some new products being launched... Well, here's wishing you a marvellous March! ©mrs madden makes 2012 |
Aprons and Pinnies, Food, Slimming World,slimming, Christmas, Cafes in West Yorkshire, Newsletter Archive, Cupcakes, Fairs, Press release and news, Customer photos, Lavender hearts, lavender pillows, dried lavender gifts, farm Shops, daffodils, Customer of the month, Calendar Girls, Pink products, Spring cleaning, Mother's day Gifts
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Bev: Posted on Monday, February 06, 2012 12:42 PM
This month is all about food and love or is it just love of food??!! Love is in the Air February is the month of love with Valentine's Day on the 14th and it's also Leap Year. So if you have a beau in tow - now's the time to go for it girls! And if you need a little help why not treat yourself to this lovely cushion and position it just right to catch his eye! "Cuddle up to the Cook!" It could get HOT in the kitchen!!! Must-do this month! Red and pink and the colours of love and also Rhubarb! After living in Yorkshire for many years, last February we managed to do the"Rhubarb Tour" and thoroughly enjoyed it and wondered why it had taken us so long to get around to it. For those of you who don't know, the area around Wakefield and south of Leeds is known as the Rhubarb Triangle and this wonderful vegetable now has the EU's Protected Designation of Origin Status. So if you get chance, please do come to Wakefield for the Rhubarb Festival which takes place from the 24th to the 26th February. Take the Oldroyd and Sons Tour - if you are lucky you will get Janet who is a fantastic guide and you may have even seen her on Countryfile. Also visit the fabulous food stalls and cookery demos in the city centre. There's more to rhubarb than crumble! Right, my mouth is now watering, so I'm off to make a rhubarb dessert for tonight using some of my rhubarb and vanilla liqueur from the Customer of the month Wow!!! Another first for mrs madden makes! Thank you so much to the lovely Jennie for sending these fab photos across from the other end of the earth and for taking the time to model the apron in full view of all the tourists on the waterfront in Sydney! This month's prize voucher goes to Maggie who emailed the photos in..... "My sister in law, Jennie, loved her Mrs Madden Makes apron and has sent through some photos of it from Oz. Not everyday tourists get to see a random woman standing out front of Sydney Opera House with a cooking apron on" - Maggie So far this year we have had photos from New York and now Sydney...so where will we get to see next.....Antartica??? Do send your photos in as it's so nice to see where my aprons are living and you too could win a mrs madden makes voucher. Tip of the Month Next time you have a coffee, try having white sugar instead of brown in it..that is of course if you take sugar. Are you crazy? It's not normal! I can hear you saying... well the reason being, I spent a lovely Saturday with a friend on a coffee course the other week, and the lady running it told us that the molasses in the brown sugar can make the coffee taste quite bitter but the white sweetens it properly. Let me know how you get on. Lady Aga New stock of Aga aprons has arrived this week at Country Warmth in Norton near Malton, including this lovely "Lady AGA" cupcake apron. They are also stocking the "Do my buns look big in this?" Cupcake apron ...so pop along and say hello and get warm amongst the AGAs...just what you need with all the wintery weather. So that's all for now..hope to see you at some of my fairs , and do write in and let me know your news too and I'd love to see your photos. Please forward this onto anyone you think may like to read it and if you want to have it sent direct to your inbox each month then please sign up for my newsletter by following this link now. Best wishes and take care in this cold weather, Foodie Bev ©mrs madden makes 2012 |
Aprons and Pinnies, Newsletter Archive, Cupcakes, Recipes, Press release and news, Customer photos, hearts, Valentine's Day Gifts, Lavender hearts, lavender pillows, dried lavender gifts, How to make, Rhubarb, Customer of the month, Calendar Girls, Pink products
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Bev: Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2012 10:01 AM
Calendar Girl's Charity Donations 2011 was yet another fantastic year again for the cup cake apron. I am pleased to let you know, that since Angela very kindly let us have a photo of her wearing one of my creations, that we have donated over £100 to the Calendar Girl's charity - Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research - from the sales of them. A new cheque is on it's way to her....so a BIG thank you to all of you who have purchased one of these fun aprons.......if you would like to purchase one of my latest designs and help their charity, then please take a look at my website. |
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Bev: Posted on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 3:16 PM
Customer of the Month How exciting...the First Customer of the Month photo for 2012 comes all the way from New York!!! Can you spot the Empire State Building and a glimpse of my favourite building - The Chrysler? "Do my buns look big in this? Apron has arrived across the pond! Hurray!! Thank you to Kathleen for doing a fab job modelling it and sending the photo across. And also to Lorna who bought it for her. Lorna wins the voucher for January. So just a reminder - in every monthly newsletter, we will be featuring a customer of the month. This will allow you to see how other customers are using our products. In addition, it will help you feel confident that you are going to get the service and attention you will need. So have you got any photos that you would like to share? Then email them in and you will be entered into the draws....how far has your apron travelled??? Would love to hear your stories! Sign up now for my Monthly Newsletter |
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Bev: Posted on Friday, October 21, 2011 5:55 PM
I'm so happy...the lovely Lou from Cake-y-Licious has given me such a fantastic review...have a read below and please do check out her facebook page Hi all - I just wanted to let you know about a lady called Bev who makes fantastic Unique Aprons, Retro Pinnies and homewares
I saw her amazing range first hand at a summer fair and lost her card!! - it has taken me ages to track her down as I am desperate to own one of her aprons as the quality is fantastic and there are some really quirky slogans on some of the range ;o)
Below is the link ...to her Facebook page and her website is www.mrsmaddenmakes.co.uk I am especially loving the 'do my buns look big in this' apron ;o) Lou xx
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Bev: Posted on Monday, October 17, 2011 8:59 AM
 It's here at last! National Baking week 2011.And what better excuse do we have but to get into our kitchens and bake some goodies. To learn more about it take a look at their site.Well if you are going to look the part, then you need a cheerful apron too. This one pictured here - "Do my buns look big in this?" pink apron - is really fun to wear and always gets a few comments and a lot of smiles! Buy this and 5% of the selling price goes to the Calender Girls Charity for Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research. Let me know what you bake and send in some photos too..it's good to share some fab recipes...perhaps you may even have one that has been handed down from your Gran?? Keep Baking!!!
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Aprons and Pinnies, Food, Slimming World,slimming, Christmas, Cupcakes, TV cooking programmes, Recipes, Press release and news, Calendar Girls, Pink products, National Baking week
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Bev: Posted on Sunday, October 16, 2011 3:45 PM
Aprons and Pinnies, Cupcakes, Fairs, hearts, Lavender hearts, lavender pillows, dried lavender gifts, tea cosies, tea cosy, shopping bags, Calendar Girls, Christmas cards, Christmas
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Bev: Posted on Friday, September 09, 2011 3:57 PM
I spent a lovely afternoon on Wednesday with my Mum and sister. We went to see Calendar Girls in Llandudno..the weather wasn't great but the company and the play was! This prompted me to advertsise the fact that if you would like to help their charity, by treating yourself to one of my "Do my buns look big in this?" aprons, then I will always donate 5% to Leukaemia Research...Take a look now at my latest designs.... This is a picture of Angela, wearing hers. |
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