Blog Neglect

I apologize for not writing a new blog in over a week. Seriously a craft show really wipes me out and even sometimes gives me crafter's block! I get so burnt out from all of the prep, the thought of creating is sometimes a bit painful. Fortunately for me there was no rest for the weary. Allow me to catch you up on all that occurred last week!

For starters, I met an amazing woman at the craft show that helped me get in touch with her child's soccer coach in an attempt to sell my new athletic headbands. I say new because I made them for the craft show knowing that the town is known for their sports. In talking to her, she asked for some that were specific sports themes. Off to the fabric store I go and discovered ribbon for pretty much every sport. Fun! She had requested soccer and basketball but I picked up some baseball ribbon since my little one just started playing Tball! Not only did I get to make up some new samples but I also got to have a little fun and make a flier to hand out to sports teams! If you are interested in receiving one for your team, please contact me. What makes these headbands so special...well underneath the ribbon is a Goody Stay Put Athletic Elastic. That helps keep the headband in place during activity and the ribbon adds a little fun to the mix! Here is a pic of the sports themed headbands and a sample of the custom Team Colors headbands.



While I was making the kids ones, I decided it would be fun to make them for grown-ups too. I am an active person and due to my naturally curly hair, always need some kind of headband during a workout, run or spin class to keep the fly aways at bay. So I applied the same concept and added colorful ribbon to make Women's Gym/Athletic Headbands. It is the perfect combination of function and style! These can be custom made with any ribbon!


I ended the week with a trip to my first ever Quilt Show. My mom is a member of a local quilter's guild and they were the hosts of the quilt show. I went to not only support my mom, but also to experience a quilt show. All I can really say is Wow! Some of those quilts were completely amazing. My mom keeps trying to get me to learn how to quilt but I don't know if I have the patience for it, but who knows. Maybe someday! I visited with some of the vendors and picked up this adorable jelly roll of fabric from the Flutterby line by Moda. What is a jelly roll (I had to learn this myself!). It is a bundle that contains strips of fabric from an entire fabric collection. The strips are 2.5" by 44". I realized instantly that these are perfect to make headbands with because it saves me a LOT of cutting time! I will be purchasing more of these jelly rolls in the future. I went through and picked out the ones that I liked and gave the rest to my mom so she could make some kind of quilt with it!

I also bought this amazing handmade wool pin from The Noble Wife. This woman makes the most AMAZING pins. They come in all different colors and styles. And some now include a hand painted button in the center. I also bought the pattern so I can learn how to make them myself. Here is the best part. When you purchase one of her pins, you not only get an amazing handmade accessory, you help support a cause. Some of the profit from the sale of the pins go towards purchasing a sheep for poor families around the world. Very Cool. Check out her website for more info and to see more of her amazing pins and quilt patterns! www.thenoblewife.com.

In all, a busy week and it looks like I will have another one this week. Seriously, who knew being unemployed would keep me so busy!!!