DIY Pleated Bow Tie
Materials needed:
• fabric (if it’s super thin, double it up)
• needle and thread
• fabric glue
• small piece of ribbon or trim1. Gather your materials.
2. Cut fabric into two squares, anywhere from 4-7 inches, depending on how large you want your bow.
3. Start with your first square, fold into a triangle
4. Turn over and repeat the fold, resulting in a smaller triangle5. Take left corner, fold in a tiny bit to hide the point
6. then fold it to center line.
7. Pinch into the middle and stitch securely, catching all the layers.
8. Repeat on the right side, creating a cute leaf shape. Create another leaf by repeated steps 2-8 with the other square.9. Put leaves face to face (pleated side together), and sew the top together with a few whip stitches. This will be covered with ribbon so don’t worry about making pretty stitches.
10. Open up, and marvel at your cute bow shape!
11. Cover mechanics by gluing a strip of ribbon.
12. Then secure the bow to a ribbon which can be tied around the neck, or attach it to a brooch backing so it can be pinned on. Happy crafting!This is for PJ and Dave - since I know they love bowties so much.
Ooooo. I’m in!
That is one fresh ass bow tie.
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DIY Pearl Bobby Pins. These were once on Etsy but the link is broken and there is no sign of these particular bobby pins on Etsy. So easy to do - no formal tutorial but you take a pearl bead and wire it around the pin. You can also continue wiring pearls to the top of the pin. *Many of the Etsy sites are selling embellished bobby pins using “Scunci No Slip Grip Bobby Pins”. Seen at Mostly Waiting here.
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Lori Wyant, known as kikithespunkymunky on Etsy, Pinterest, Facebook, and elsewhere online, used vintage tooled leather and Guatemalan belts to replace the tattered cane seat of her grandmother’s ladder back chair. I haven’t seen a “before” photo of the chair, but I am pretty sure that Lori’s handiwork is an improvement.
Lori also upcycled vintage western belts as new webbing on an old aluminum lawn chair (link to DIY tutorial here), which many of you might recall is a favorite Unconsumption-y project of mine.
If you like these belt-repurposing finds, see others here.
[Thanks, Lori!]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx7w6hLwo91qzv12bo1_500.jpg)
Lori Wyant, known as kikithespunkymunky on Etsy, Pinterest, Facebook, and elsewhere online, used vintage tooled leather and Guatemalan belts to replace the tattered cane seat of her grandmother’s ladder back chair. I haven’t seen a “before” photo of the chair, but I am pretty sure that Lori’s handiwork is an improvement.
Lori also upcycled vintage western belts as new webbing on an old aluminum lawn chair (link to DIY tutorial here), which many of you might recall is a favorite Unconsumption-y project of mine.
If you like these belt-repurposing finds, see others here.
[Thanks, Lori!]
