No-Sew Baby Bow Tie

Connor had his Hebrew naming ceremony recently and, of course, I wanted to dress him up extra cute. I love all the little preppy baby outfits, so his sweater vest, polo & khakis were perfect. But to add a little extra fun, I thought he needed a cute accessory - the bow tie!

This literally took me less than 10 minutes so it's a great craft if you only have a little time. I cut out two strips of fabric - one for the bow and a skinny one to loop around the bow.
(I'm being blinded by plaid on leopard print. Sorry!)
For each strip, I folded each long side in towards the middle so the unfinished edges wouldn't show. Then I ironed the folds to flatten them.

To make the bow, I took the long strip and folded each edge towards the middle. The ends needed to overlap slightly, but I cut off the excess that I didn't need. (A baby boy needs a lot less of a boy tie than a toddler)
I used some Elmer's glue to adhere the top end to the bottom end where they overlapped.
I also used Elmer's glue for the strip that wrapped around the bow and then I held it tight while it dried.

I slipped a 1/4 in wide piece of elastic inside and tied a knot at the ends.
I took the knotted part of the elastic and slid it around so it was inside the bow tie.

And here's my little guy showing off his plaid bowtie!