Now, the fun part of today's title is you can either read it as "bow down" [as you would to royalty] or "bow down" [as in that hair bow you made just fell on the floor]. Ooh, you crazy homonyms.
Whew, now that I've gotten that nerdiness of my system (for now- bwahahaha!), I will move on to my nifty how-I-made-that-thing, as promised. Today, it is for the swanky hair doodad I crafted.
Really great picture, I know.
*Warning* All the pictures in this post were taken in the wee, small hours of the morning in my badly-lit dining room… They are not great.
THE GREAT HAIR BOW: vague instructions
Anyhow, I crocheted a flower. Really, any flower will do. I will, someday, write up a how-I-made-that-thing for the flower, but not now. Still, short attention span for me.
Then, I got out my new fun-time project, the covered button kit.
I also got out my fav old jammie shirt (read: pajama top, not shirt full of preserves), which has a bunch of little holes in it.
And I made a covered button. Um, covered buttons are awesome. They are very easy to make and strangely fulfilling. Like putting out the recycling ("I saved the Earth!").
I cut off the bottom edge of the shirt about a half an inch wide and made a running stitch all the way across it. Hence, ruffle.
Then, I got over my hand-sewing-is-better funk and started gluing it all on a piece of felt.
Glued the flower on. Glued the button on the flower. Those layers aren't movin'. They are wind- and rain-tested as of today. Finished project…
Artsy view…
I totally love it and plan on making, like, a million more of them. Every part was fun to do, so this is what you're getting for Christmas. Even you, Hollister.
Riot and Frolic 
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