Difficulty: Very Easy, under 10 minutes, but with parent supervision
It is bad for kitties to wear a bow that they can't get out of - what if they get stuck on something and choke??
This Homemade festive kitty bow is very safe, and looks so stylish! I love to wear my bow, see the picture of me from last year's Christmas party?
What you need:
- Some fabric ribbon, at least 1/2 an inch thick. If it is Christmastime, make it festive! But you can do other themes too. For example we wear bows for parties in the fall (orange and brown bows) and in the holiday season (red and green bows), and in the winter (blue bows with snowflakes.) In the summer we will surely have bows too. If you don't have any fabric ribbon at hand (we did because parents use fabric ribbon for present wrapping - it is so elegant!), you can buy some. If you have a store like Hobby Lobby, every once in a while you can get ribbon there for 1/2 price, and then it is 50c or $1 for a whole roll.
- An existing kitty collar. If your kitty already wears a kitty collar, this is really easy. If not, you should have a kitty collar with an ID tag because what if your kitty runs outside and gets lost?? Buy one that has elastic so if the kitty gets stuck on something he or she can get out.
Steps:
1. Take the collar off the kitty.
2. Cut a piece of fabric ribbon about 5 inches long.
3. Tie the ribbon around the collar next to the ID tag if you want the ribbon to go under your kitty's chin (because it is the heaviest part), or acrioss from the ID tag if you want the ribbon to go on kitty's back. Tie it once in a single knot, make a bow, and make sure the bow is very tight.
4. Put the collar back on kitty and you're done! If the bow is the same color as the collar, you can't even tell it isn't a bow all around kitty's neck!
Use:
Make sure you are supervising the kitty while he or she is wearing the bow. In case the bow unties and the kitty tries to eat it - because that would be dangerous! Alternatively, use very thick ribbon, over 1 inch long - it is less likely to be ingested by the kitty. We advice to not use a ribbon that is very thin, because this kind of ribbon is very easily eaten by kitty. Also, fabric is better than paper because the paper ribbons rustle a lot and might agitate kitty. We like to wear ours when parents have parties because when their friends come over we get lots of compliments on how cute we are!
Inspiration: Here is a photo of a kitty the parents saw on the island of Santorini when they were doing something I never heard of called "Honeymoonings"- she is wearing a shiny satin bow in white!