bow belt diy!

man i wish it were friday or better yet saturday!! hope everyone is having a great week so far, one more day to go :D

so today i wanted to share with you another present that i made for my mom and my sister in law (i have two beautiful sister in laws! lucky me!!) both are super cute and girlie so i thought making them something with a bow would be perfect so i opted to make something useful as a belt and let me tell it is SUPER easy and really fun to make! i liked the outcome so much i had to make myself one too!

another reason this is a really awesome diy is because again you don't need much fabric.  i used black fabric as it goes with everything and i think black bows are just so classy!

what you need:
1) 12" x 4.5" rectangle for the bow
1) 3" x 3" square for the knot
1) 1 1/8" wide elastic - measure your waist and then subtract 4" and that is the length you need for the elastic
2) hooks
4) eyes

after you have cut out your fabric fold the bow in half length ways so that the right sides of the fabric are facing each other. sew along the unfolded edge and trim the selvage if need be. then turn it inside out so that the right rides of the fabric are facing out.

then fold the ends of the bow into the center of the rectangle and sew (see above).

for the knot do the same step as the bow but once you turn the piece inside out sew the ends separately so that you have a finished rectangle.

then take your bow and hand stitch about two stitches throw the middle and leave a little thread. pull the thread tight so that the bow begins to bunch and then tie a knot.

take you knot piece and wrap it around the center of the bow and hand stitch making sure to catch some of the bow so that the bow and knot and secured together.

next take you elastic and hand stitch the hooks on the back side of the elastic near the end. then take your corresponding eyes and on the other side of the elastic stitch. this is where i played with the placement of the eyes to be sure it fit correctly and i liked how it fit. i used two sets of eyes just in case you need that extra room post lunch ;D

then hand sew the bow onto the end where the hooks are...opposite side of course :)

my beautiful co-worker and friend too this picture while we were "working"

and now we have a fantastic little bow belt! so easy and fun! i would LOVE to see pictures of your bow belts once they are finished!!

i hope you all have a fantastic weekend!! i get my tattoo on satuday! YAHOOOO! i just can't wait! and then sunday i have a bike ride planned with the oh so lovely tina from city girl rides! can't wait to see you girl!

xo,
cb

oh you little treasures

yesterday was a successful treasuring hunting day! riding around in search of garage sales and stopping by my favorite thrift store. i love these crocheted hangers we have been slowing collecting! they add a great touch of cuteness and brightness to my closet and keep a secure hold on my wide neck items :D i also LOVE this embroidered house piece, an awesome find! the owl buckle was a find the mister scored for me and my owl addiction. so sweet! and the gold earrings are to die for!

i also found this super cute plate. i have started a collection of unmatching dinner plates. i am really happy with my collection so far...i will do a post dedicated to my dinner plates in a future blog.

 we also got a great deal on two fishing poles! we have been wanting to go fishing ever since we descovered the nearby lake has fish! we have a bike camping trip scheduled for the first weekend of july and will try out our new fishing poles :D i am super excited about it! can't wait to go...hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend...i am off to sew the final touches of my dress!

xo,
cb

darts

i just read this really great artical on darts written by sarai mitnick from collete patterns for sew mama sew. check it out! it is extremely helpful and since my dress i am in the middle of making is a bit big on me making some changes to the darts will help give it a more sung fit.

happy sewing!!!

xo,
cb