Liam and Gibson: Liam and His (Rockin') Band...That's a Wrap!

When it came to decorating his band, it took us awhile to figure out what we wanted to do. We could've just done stickers, painted it, or got it wrapped in vinyl. We decided to paint it ourselves, but we didn't do it right away. In the meantime, I put a Tech sticker on the band. Then we decorated it just for Halloween as part of his Super Liam! costume.

After Halloween, it was time to get serious about decorating the band. He had been in it almost three weeks...time to spiff things up. I bought the supplies to paint it at Hobby Lobby. We were planning on doing an Eddie Van Halen guitar pattern, but in white, gray, and light aqua. This was the inspiration. But pretty much as soon as I got the supplies, I began to doubt our ability to make it look good. So I looked into getting it wrapped.

Since before he got his band, I was familiar with Wrap Buddies, a non-profit organization that wraps bands for free. It was started at 360 Wraps in Dallas. They wrap a bunch of bands at one time about once a month and make a party out of it. You have to get on the list in advance to be able to participate there. Back when I should have signed up, we were really planning on painting it and I didn't want to drive to their location (off 35 way down in Dallas) by myself. So I didn't sign up. But once the painting doubts crept in, I really wanted to get it wrapped. Someone posted on the DOC Band Facebook page that a wrapping place in Rockwall is now a partner of Wrap Buddies and wraps bands for free as well. So I gave them a call yesterday (Thursday) morning. The office manager sent me pictures of available designs and mentioned that something could be designed if we wanted to go a different route. There was really only one I liked, and I sent the pictures to Will to see if there was one he liked. He only liked the one I liked, which was (of course) a guitar. It's a sunburst Les Paul, if we're getting technical. (Well, it's an approximation of one...I think it's from an actual photograph of one, though.)

Will plays/loves guitars, so perfect. I told them that was the design we wanted. I actually would've felt bad asking them to design one from scratch since they are doing it for free, but if I had, it would've been Beatles themed (probably Yellow Submarine). Plus, we would have had to wait longer to get it done so they could design it. So I called Thursday, and they wrapped it this afternoon! So fast! We told them we wanted his name on it, but I didn't see the font beforehand. I'm not a huge fan of the font, but I've already gotten over it. Like I said, they're gracious to do it for free and so quickly. We no longer have to worry about how we're going to decorate his band. It is done...and I'm pretty sure it can't be undone even if we wanted to.

Just looking at it from the front, people are going to wonder what it is, because there's only his name and a knob (that sadly does not go to 11) on the front. The design is mostly in the back and the side. I really do like his band! It's got flame and everything. I'm glad we got it wrapped, and thankful that Wrap Buddies does it for free, and that they did it for us. This whole experience has been a humbling one.

As for progress in the band, we are seeing some. The bottom part of his head is starting to poke out more. There hasn't been much change in the top part of his head (that we can tell), but according to their measurements each week, that part of his head hasn't really grown yet. We won't see improvement until it grows. I was told he would have to wear it 6-8 weeks. It will definitely be more than 6, and probably 8. I wouldn't even be surprised if he has to go a little longer than that. He needs a big growth spurt!