Shoebox: Recycled Tie and Can Crafts, Angel Ornaments

Materials:

tie
scissors
needle and thread
flannel, batting or felt
pinking shears
tassel

1. Select tie and carefully remove the label. Lay tie on table top and stretch out to its full length. Cut off the tie about 11 inches from the point at the wide end (figure A).

2. Fold in the cut edges and sew closed by hand.

3. Cut a couple pieces of flannel, batting or felt into 2" x 5" pieces. Use pinking shears if you have them.

4. Stack the cut fabric pieces and place on the wrong side of the tie a couple of inches up from the cut edge. Take several stitches across the middle of the fabric to secure it to the tie. Be sure not to stitch all the way through to the outside of the tie (figure B).

5. Fold tie almost in thirds (figure C). Stitch the side edges of the label to the folded up portion of the tie and slip the point of the tie underneath it (figure D). To help keep it in place, add a small tassel to the point.

But that wasn't all. Phyllis cut an 8-inch piece from the other end of the tie and folded the cut off edge into a point to match the point on the other end. To this she added a couple of short lengths of grosgrain ribbon (figure E). A bookmark!