DIY Corganized Collar for Dogs

I may or may have not pasted this on my bosses wall. Along with like 8 other LOL cat pictures.

By may have I mean definitely I did that.

This weekend Becki, Teemo, and I will be attending to Pawsabilities here in Harrisburg. I wanted to make Teemo something cute to either wear alone or with his adorable pea coat if it manages to get here. I went out and did this.

Before you go out to a local thrift store, measure your pup's neck size. Let it be a little loose since this can not be used as a functional collar and you will have to use a normal dog collar for a leash still. Teemo was a good 16".

I found an Izod short sleeved oxford. Find something with a good, stiff material that will still hold well when you cut the entire shirt off. When you get home, cut the collar from the shirt. Be careful and cut slowly, right at the seam, and you will get a perfect edge.

 I used this amazing tutorial to make the bow tie. I made ones for the wedding, but from a pattern and from cut fabric, not a tie. This turned out quite well, especially for it taking only about 15 minutes to do!

My tie, cut. I found the most AMAZING tie at the thrift store - it has little cats and dogs on it.

The bow tie before sewed onto the neck tie part. I used sticky velcro for the tie since it wasn't a huge deal - you could also use bow tie sliders and this could be made for a human. I guess a Chippendale's outfit. I'm going to keep pegging it as a cute dog collar.

Teemo is so handsome in his new collar, don't you think? I think this has a lot of potential!

PS - Will you vote for this little DIY on Modcloth's Facebook page?

PS. I drove 2 hours to visit Baltimore and found out Maryland Trader Joe's don't sell the awesome cider because like Pennsylvania, there is no beer/wine in grocery stores. I miss Ohio.