Bow Tie Re-Purposed Shirt

Tonight I started off with the thought stuck in my head of making wrist warmers from two old shirts that were headed to the trashcan express. Hahahahaha I found myself sipping wine and imagining the things i could do with the shirt with the pattern on it. First i thought white bow across the front, and found myself searching through the whole house for an old white shirt that would not be missed. I decided when i didn't find one  that I was going to make it work with what i already have.  Bows seem to be in for me this week. I feel drawn to using them with the way they can be made from any material and easily styled up an put on anything. Turning up my Moses Mayfield radio I started cutting clipping and putting together a simple but sweet shirt that I could see myself wearing constantly. When finished I very pleased with my results.

• Step 1 You Need two old shirts that are not too form fitting. I choose sleeveless, but I'm sure it would work with many types.

• Step 2. Cut from the base of the shirt your going to use to make the bow and tie.

• Step 3. Cut another larger square and sew raw edges in, but make sure the material will still stretch.

• Step 4. Sew a smaller loop around your square to make a big bow. Use hot glue to make it ruffle and poof more.

• Step 5. your going to need to put the shirt on before you put the tie around and bow on it, other wise it might not fit right. This way you can also see where you would like the placement. Then tie once and stitch the tie part of the bow in just the place where you will stick the bow on top of. If you do this is will still stretch when you take off and put it on. I used an old bottle cap and a glitter pack that was quiet the deal from the dollar store. I choose  the packet I thought would look best matching up with bow and shirt colors. I then hot glued the glitter to cap, and completely covered it. 

• Step 6 glue your sparkly bottle cap to the bow!