Riot and Frolic

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.