For some bizarre reason, it’s 12:01 a.m. and I’m still wide awake.  This is VERY abnormal for me.  I was usually the first one at slumber parties to fall asleep.  I usually fall asleep on the couch every night while my night owl husband channel surfs.  I even fell asleep at the movie theater this past Friday night when Trav and I went on a date.  Do you get my drift???  I’M A GIRL THAT NEEDS MY ZZZZZZZZ’S.  For me to be up this late without a) company arriving tomorrow or b) a sick child is simply unheard of. 

Lately, I’ve had this urgent need to create.  I daydream about painting, sewing, decorating, or anything else that may allow my creative juices to flow.  So, today I went to Hobby Lobby and stocked up on all sorts of goodies and have decided to start making Arle’s hair-bows.  I’ve been spending a small fortune on these stupid things at a local boutique even though I know I can make them myself, but have an uncanny way of coming up with fabulous ideas (at least I think they are, and I’m sure my Mother would agree) and never actually doing anything to bring them to fruition.  I bought a few spools of ribbon a while back and creatively came home and stuck them in the back of a closet and forgot about them. 

Move over old Heather and HELLO new Heather!  

Here I am, way past my bedtime, and I have made my first hair-bow.  I considered going in to wake up Arle, dressing her up, and making her model my new creation for a pic, but have instead decided that Chloe will have to do.  Chloe is Arle’s doll and looks fab in Arle’s homemade, brand spankin’ new hair-bow.  Granted, it looks a bit large on Chloe’s noggin, but the point is just for you to actually see the bow. 

So, without further ado (drum-roll, please)…

I definitely have room for improvement, here…the top right is a bit sparse and I feel like it needed more of the striped ribbon, but still I’m pretty happy with it for my first go.  I also think I’ll bake the ribbon a bit longer the next time, in order to get a tighter curl, but it’s a start.  I really had fun with it and am excited to make some different styles.  Maybe I’ll turn this into a business and I’ll be known as the Bow Lady and I’ll make millions…or billions…

I definitely have a feeling that Arle will just happen to wear an outfit tomorrow that will just happen to need a bow that looks just like this one.  Don’t worry, I’ll post a pic of my darling daughter donning her new darling bow. 

Now, it’s 12:39 a.m.  I’m going to bed.