DIY bow (hair) tie

what you need:

• a hair elastic/scrunchy
• a piece of fabric (color of your choice)
• scissors
• needle and thread (should match the color of the fabric unless you like the contrast :) ) or if you're not a fan of sewing, use fabric glue or hot glue might work too
• pins

what you do:

• cut the fabric into a rectangle, the size of it is completely up to you!
• it should be twize as long as you want it to be and a little wider (mine was about 11cm x 6cm)
• fold in the long sides of the fabric, pin in place or iron over it to keep the folds in place
• now, whenever I say "sew it" keep in mind that you can use fabric or hot glue instead!
• sew the folds in place
• then fold the short sides in so they meet in the middle of the fabric
• pin and sew in place as well
• to save time, I just sewed the corners, not all along the edges and it holds just fine
• now fold a bow and adjust it so it looks the way you like it
• stick one or two pins through the middle to keep it like that
• now cut another strap of fabric, which is going into the middle of the bow
• fold it in half and sew the long sides together
• the next part is a little tricky: remove the pins you stuck in the middle of the bow, hold the bow the way you want it to look, take the elastic and hold it at the back of the bow (horizontally) and then wrap the other strap of fabric around all that and pin in place
• in case that's too much at once, you can glue the elastic at the back of the bow and wait until it's dry and then wrap the strap around it
• let the strap overlap a little at the back of the bow and sew in place, make sure it's really secure because that's going to be it!
• cut off whatever might be sticking out of the strap
• you're done! :)