I love being able to craft most things. Being able to see something and say - Yeah, I can make that! That is so cool! It is like having a secret superpower! I work in an office and am surprised that so few people know how to make anything with their own hands. What do the uncrafty do with their free time?
But sometimes there is a downside to being crafty and creative. Like when the rest of the Girl Scouts see your expertly sewn patches and now you are the seamstress for the entire troop. I am sure you all have found yourself in that same predicament. Please say you have? Here is the a photo of my 6th grade history project. The assignment was to make a hat that represented a government. I whipped up a Russian military hat from looking at a few pictures online. Thank you crafty superpowers. BTW - I got an A on my assignment
So I somehow volunteered myself to make new hairbows for my daughters lacrosse team. I thought to my crafty self "How hard can it be to tie a few ribbons to a hair elastic?" I had two weeks before the tournament and there were only 20 girls, seemed easy enough to get done in a few hours. Oh how wrong I was. My first clue should have been the number of videos that came up on YouTube when I looked for Hairbows. After two hours of watching other crafting wonders work their magic I had found a style that I thought the very sporty girls would tolerate, especially since the team colors are hot pink and navy.
So I somehow volunteered myself to make new hairbows for my daughters lacrosse team. I thought to my crafty self "How hard can it be to tie a few ribbons to a hair elastic?" I had two weeks before the tournament and there were only 20 girls, seemed easy enough to get done in a few hours. Oh how wrong I was. My first clue should have been the number of videos that came up on YouTube when I looked for Hairbows. After two hours of watching other crafting wonders work their magic I had found a style that I thought the very sporty girls would tolerate, especially since the team colors are hot pink and navy.
Let me just say this took a lot longer than I expected and severely cut into my stitching time over the last few weeks. Each bow had 5 different types of ribbons and a total of 19 pieces that needed to be measured, cut , trimmed and then each cut end needed to be heat sealed. I had no idea you needed to do this to prevent the ends from fraying.
I finally had my little ribbon assembly line going (after 2 more trips to Hobby Lobby and a few bent needles). Here is a photo of my pile of bows and my daughter modeling them. I am pretty proud of how they turned out once I used the full force of my crafty superpowers!
I just hope they last the whole season because they really taxed my crafty superpowers. I am so glad she is not a cheerleader!
YaY me! See y'all soon!
Kerri
