{a bow tie & some dress alterations!)

Trevor was my daughter, Miranda's date for Prom this year. She wanted me to make his bow tie to coordinate with their blue converse shoes. I didn't make her dress, but I did do some alterations on it. This is the first time I didn't make a formal for one of my girls. I did shorten this dress and I added the sleeves to it!

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{a sweet bow tie}

About a month ago I altered a dress for my friend Kaylee.  She found a great deal on a formal dress that, but it needed some alterations.

With the leftover material that I cut off the skirt I was able to make this sweet little bow tie.

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{a custom homemade bow tie}

I just finished this fun bow tie for a friend's son, for his homecoming this weekend.  I had my son model for me.  Mr. C is 9 years old and the tie fits him perfectly on the tightest loop.

 You can see from these 2 photos (above and below) the loops and hook to adjust the size.  I don't like the loops (but this is what the pattern called for).  I've got to come up with a better idea for those before I make more of these, which will be soon because my boys want some for Christmas. 

 

 My friend chose the fabric based that she wanted for her son, based on the color that her son's date wanted him to get.  

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{ties, ties and more ties ~ teachers gifts}

The 3 ties that are pictures below (with my handsome headless husband as my model- honestly he made me show him that I wasn't photographing his face) were for teachers this year.    

These 2 {the bright green and the purple zebra} were for Cammi's (she was a junior this year) and Miranda's (she was a freshman this year) Seminary Teacher.  They had the same teacher this year and my older daughter, Korryne had him as well.  He is leaving to go to another school next year and they wanted to give him something special.  

This teal tie was for my 4th daughter, Makyla's, choir teacher.  She gave all of her female teachers these zipper pouches, so we needed to come up with something more masculine for her male choir teacher.  Two of my older daughters had this same teacher, one for choir and one for band.

I made these ties with the leftover fabrics that I had from my girls formal dresses, that I've made over the last year.  The fabric for the teal ties were from the most recent dress, Cammi's prom dress.  The purple zebra was from Cammi's homecoming dress.  The bright green was from Korryne's prom dress from last year.  The royal blue is from Cammi's Spring Formal dress from last year.

If you would like me to made a custom made tie for you like these they are $15 + shipping.  There are several colors to choose from (and a few prints), just message me with what you are looking for and I will try to find fabric as close to what you request as possible.  Contact me at: chelscraps (@) yahoo.com.  

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