There was one issue though, the school's Principal is a man... and well, she didn't think that he'd be very willing to wear a flower pin. He does wear bow ties though!
This is where I come in... Annie asked if I could help her make a bow tie for her Principal. That sounded like fun, and pretty easy so I told her I was in.
So, before she came over I wanted to be prepared and have the pattern and supplies ready. It's kind of hard to find a free bow tie pattern. The first one I found didn't really work too well when I tried to print it, so I looked some more and found a post on Greg's Blog. The instructions show how he used a bow tie that he already had to trace a pattern. After a few requests, he drew up the pattern to share with the rest of us. You can find his pattern in the comments on his post.
Anyway, here it is... don't laugh at the photo (this was the best we could do with tying the bow tie - it definitely takes practice)
Cute huh? It will look even better on her Principal (who does wear bow ties, so we figure he actually knows how to tie them correctly).
Have you ever made a bow tie? Do you know anyone who would wear one? This was definitely a super simple project and was quite quick to finish. I could totally see making up a whole stash of these in an afternoon.
Next, I'd love to try to make some already tied ones with an elastic adjustable piece for younger boys. They'd make great gifts for friends to use for holidays or other special occasions.
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