Frankly, we think it's unfair that it's only us humans who get to enjoy the full joy of getting all dolled up. Thankfully Mady and Jenna from Pet Pawtrait – two super-talented shutterbugs who snap adorable dogs with their doting owners – were nice enough to let us in on some rad (and heaps easy) DIYs that'll make our pooch pals look that bit more glam. Take a gander at their rad craft projects below! 

GIANT (NO-SEW) BOW

MATERIALS:
1 x 1 metre of woven fabric, cotton sateen 
1 x piece of 3.5cm- 4cm wide elastic (for length measure your dog's neck and allow 3cm overlap)
1 x stick on velcro, or if confident with hand sewing, press studs
Double sided sticky tape
Scissors

METHOD:

1. Cut your one metre fabric: one piece will be approx 25cm, the other 75cm.

2. Lay the larger piece of fabric on a flat surface and fold in the raw edges approx 5cm. If you would like to secure the sides use some double sided tape along the raw edge and fold in your 5cm edge.

3. Take the longer edges and fold in on each other making sure they overlap approx. 15cm in the middle.

4. Next, accordion or zig zag the fabric so the ends are hidden at the back of your now folded piece.

5. With the front facing upwards, take your smaller piece of fabric and fold in the raw edges. Again to secure in the raw edges you can double side tape these sides in. Wrap this around the middle of your folded piece of fabric and knot, making sure the knot is down the back and towards the bottom (out of sight).

6. Flip your bow over and then ruffle out the sides to give your bow shape.

7. With the tail, using fabric scissors, cut a triangle shape on the ends to create dovetails. Trim off any loose threads if needed.

8. Using your dog's neck measurement, mark the elastic and then overlap your elastic 3cm. If using stick-on velcro attach at the 3cm elastic overlay. If using press studs sew these into place along the 3cm overlay.

9. Thread through the back of the bow knot.

10. Lastly, secure your bow around your furry friend's collar and you're photoshoot ready! 

PEARL NECKLACE

MATERIALS:
2 x Acrylic Round Pearl Bead Strand White 25 mm (we used these pearls from Spotlight) *Note, for a larger dog, use 3 or 4 packets
1 x piece of thin 3mm wide elastic (thin enough to thread onto pearls)
Threading needle

METHOD:

1. Knot one end of your elastic so the pearls won’t fall off when threading them.

2. Next, thread each pearl to your elastic until you have enough to wrap around your furry friend's neck. 

3. Tie the two ends of elastic together, making sure that all the pearls appear connected. 

4. Slip over your furry friend's head to sit around their neck and be paraded in style! 

STYLISH SUNGLASSES

MATERIALS:
1 x pair of sunglasses (we recommend picking up a pair from your local op shop). For small dogs you can use kids sunglasses
2 x Crystal Sew on Rhinestone Glass Claw Rhinestone 10mm (you can buy on Amazon) 
Thick Cardboard (300gsm or thicker)
Hot glue gun and clear glue sticks
Scissors

Optional: 
1 x permanent vinyl (your choice of colour) to cut logo/word on with Cricut

METHOD:

1. Make sure glasses have been wiped down and clean off any fingerprints.

2. Measure a strip of cardboard to sit across the top of your glasses. Cut the length of your glasses approx 5mm wide. Big enough to hold your rhinestones, small enough you won't see it.

3. Heat up the glue gun and stick the strip of cardboard onto the top of the glasses frame.

4. Using your hot glue gun, stick your rhinestones across the top of your glasses frame. 

5. Continue to stick rhinestones along the glasses rim until your frame is completely covered. We suggest starting at the nose of the frame to make sure there's an equal amount of rhinestones on each side. Be mindful of spacing and how many rhinestones you’ll need to fill out your frame.

6. If you have a Circut machine, using the permanent vinyl you've chosen, cut out your logo/word, weed and stick on each side of your glasses.

7. Now you're ready to entice your dog with a treat to balance the frames on their face/nose. Your dog is now ready for the pup-arazzi to arrive! 

See more of Mady and Jenna by visiting their website here or their Instagram this-a-way.