Something Creative

One of the many classes that I am taking this semester at Weber State University is Stage Costume. It is taught by the amazing Catherine Zublin (probably the most talented costume designer I have ever met) and is turning out to be a ton of fun! We had a wonderful lesson on being creative this week (which I will be posting notes about because there is just too much goodness not to share) and for today's class we were asked to write a paper about something that we do that is creative. I decided to write about my little headband business-thing, Forget Me Knot. So that I have it for my "blogging record" and because I want to, I am going to post what I wrote in my paper. So here it goes!

A while ago I started making headbands for my little sisters and a few close friends. These headbands consist of fabric shaped into various kinds of flowers and topped off with a button. I have gradually started selling them to people here and there and have started a blog called “Forget Me Knot” through which I sell these headbands.

This has been a huge creative outlet for me. I love being able to combine different colors, styles, textures, and patterns to create something unique and beautiful. I also enjoy finding stuff to make my headbands out of. I think it is a lot more fun for the fabric to have a story than for it to just be something I bought at the fabric store. A lot of the fabrics I use are scraps from things I have made, my mother has made, vintage finds, and bits and pieces of scraps from costume shops and theaters. The buttons are all as random as they can be and have their own stories too.

I also feel that I am pushed daily to be more and more creative with my headbands because I have made a promise to myself and my customers that I will never create exactly the same headband for someone else. What’s the fun in having something that everyone else has? It is much more fun to have something unique. Therefore I am constantly pushed to combine fabrics in new ways, find new buttons with new stories, and design something that has never been designed before.

Since I started making headbands I have also tried to branch out and be creative in finding other ways to use my fabric flowers as accessories. Thus far I have come up with using them as clips, barrettes, broaches, hat decor, necklaces, and earrings. More ways to use my flowers are in the works. I am hoping that I will be able to make wedding bouquets and bridal party flowers in the near future. That will be a push for more creative thinking, and hopefully it will work out as I’m hoping it will.

If you would like to check out my blog for my headbands you can click here.