Resolutions

Well, it was bound to happen. I’m finally making good on my several year-long resolution to start and maintain a craft blog. And I’m going to start by putting all the cards out on the table:

I have a severe case of first-post-phobia.

I am terrified of the introduction into the blogosphere, the permanence of my first attempt at some snappy, yet enticing hello that will keep the… well, 4 people who might actually stumble across this blog coming back for more. Some numbers to illustrate the depths of my fear (in the spirit of Harper’s Index):

You get the picture.

So with my fears out on the table, and my first blog post well underway, I will cut to the chase and post some pictures of my latest little creations in the spirit of a true craft blog.

I officially have a new craft crush: headbands! I’ve made or received what feels like dozens of the fabricky kind, that are all lovely and cute and either tie in the back or have elastic, and are always made with inspired combinations of fabrics. But dear readers, there’s one more thing you should know about me before we go out on our second date. I have a noggin the size of a 13 year old. Well, the head of a 13 year old, not an entire 13 year old. It’s very wee, you see. It’s too small for normal adult sized hats. (As proof, I own a very cute hat from the Baby Gap, and it fits brilliantly.) My head is also too small for most helmets, headphones, bandanas, winter hats, summer hats, and, of course, sunglasses. The fabric headbands don’t stay put under the back of my noggin, but, blissfully, old school headbands fit. Most recently, I purchased some plain white plastic headbands from Trimweaver and whipped up some cute headbands that I think are quite smashing:

Headbands

Headbands 2

The top one is made of Amy Butler Lotus fabric, and the second one is made from some Moda fabric that I got a while back that I can’t get enough of. I got the Moda fabric along with these other fabrics, intended for some patchwork projects:

Patchwork fabric

I got inspired to make them when I was wandering around J. Crew killing time before meeting my husband and a dear friend for dinner, and saw their headbands. For sale for $25, mind you. These headbands were really easy and were whipped up in less than 1/2 an hour. My only complaints? I think I need to figure out a way to do it without getting glue on my fingers and just about everything within reach. Also, after being headbanded for an extended period of time, they get a little uncomfortable behind the ears. But that could be a product of my super small head. All you normal headed people may be A-OK after hours of headband wear. Perhaps in the coming days I’ll post a little tutorial in case you want to make one for yourself or for those headband lovely wearers in your life.

So, how did you get over your first blog post fears?

Posted by robyn on January 1st, 2008 under crafts

3 Responses to “Resolutions”

  1. Warwick Says:
    January 13th, 2008 at 7:27 pm

    As you know, I have a very normal sized head, and headbands also hurt my head after a while.

  2. Jean Pollack Says:
    February 13th, 2008 at 1:53 pm

    My husband and I just lost our 15 year old dog on Saturday. His name was Banjoand we are devastated. Is that your dog’s name , too?

  3. Jean Pollack Says:
    February 13th, 2008 at 1:54 pm

    The dog’s name was Banjo

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