A Triple Predicament and The Ruffle Headband that solved it

Well, you see, here's the thing.  This week has been a bit busy, to be quite honest.  I've had quite a bit of creating to do along with holiday stuff and other stuff, and, well, STUFF!  Lots of STUFF!  HA!  And....I did make a SUPER cute card the other night, but I realized that I can't share that one with you yet, so hmmm...that led to predicament numero uno:  Nothing to post today.

WELLLLL....we had a bit of time between an appointment yesterday and the holiday concert at the school last night so we stopped to grab a bite and decided to wander the Gap for a bit.  That was silly.  I don't 'wander' at the Gap, you see.  I buy stuff at the Gap.  Particularly when everything in the store is buy one get one 60% off.  SO.....that led to the purchase of a super cute grey knit top and an even CUTER olive cardigan.  (P.S.  I {heart} cardigans.  Just say'n.)  (Oh!  And I {heart} the Gap, too.  Just say'n.).  WEll....THAT led to dilemma number TWO! - New cardigan without a single coordinating hair accessory.  *sigh*

And...the final snare in my trifecta was that little problem that we had just come home from the concert at around 9:15pm.  I fed the dogs, took them out and it was now around 9:30 pm.  Oh...and I had just opened my awesome mail that included an envie stuffed with BRAND NEW Riley Blake fabrics from Samantha Walker.

Hmmmmmm......so.....9:30 at night....I have to get up at 5.  I want to wear new stuff....I need a coordinating hair accessory.....I have brand new fabric.....

Yup!  That's when it happened!


My new ruffle headband was born!  Yay!  I pulled out a super cute strip of the fabric from the envelope that happened to already be cut in the perfect size/shape for the project I had in mind....(okay...so maybe that's HOW the project came to mind, but you know...just say'n and all....).  I stitched (using a long running stitch) the fabric in a tube inside out over a stretchy headband I had on hand, scrunched it all together and pulled it right side in (this was a bit of a pain, to be honest, but I don't like showing seams!), and then gathered my stitches and finished off the ends for a 15 minute headband!  Yup!  15 minutes!


Yes, folks, all three of my predicaments were resolved in a matter of 15 minutes.  And CUTENESS was had by one and all.  For reals.  I love this thing!  And I am happily wearing my new cute top, my new cute cardi, AND my new cute headband....with some cute jeans and my Toms.  Just say'n.


Oh, and yes, I did fix that lapel so I won't go to work looking ridiculous.  Well, no more than usual, anyway!  HA!

Have a super happy Friday!!!!!! 

Jingle Out.

HAHAHAAAAA!!!!!!  *love.*