Postponed - Giveaway

On Tuesday my son was involved in an accident that left our small town devestated. He was on a canoe trip and the vehicle carrying the girls was hit by a semi. My son was in the second vehicle and we thank God he was not injured. However 2 beautiful little girls died and another was critically injured and remains unresponsive. Due to the fact that we have been dealing with this great loss and trying to help my son understand what happened and what he saw, I have neglected this giveaway. I do not think it is fair to the wonderful companies I was trying to help promote, so I am postponing this giveaway for a later date. My sincerest apologies.

Local Love Giveaway!
Here are 2 of my FAVORITE local vendors! They are both pretty new to the business and I am so impressed with their products that I wanted to host a little giveaway to get some new fans on their pages. Seriously these girls are like rockstars with fabric and yarn! Please check out their pages and leave them a quick note about your favorite item. Then stop back here and comment below that you liked each of their pages to be entered in the giveaway. You can get a second entry by posting a link to this giveaway on your facebook page, just leave a second comment stating that you shared the link with your friends. Each item will have it's own winner so you have multiple chances to win!

Giveaway will end at noon (central time) on Friday the 13th, and winners will be posted by the end of the day! Good Luck Everyone!

Danis Joy Crochet Creations

Gray newsboy hat with skull buttons.  Measures 19 inches around and 7 inches tall.  Fits ages 1-3.  Valued at $20

Grace Marie

Diaper Cover and Tie Set.

Elephant Minky Taggie

Boutique Flower Head Band

And From Skeeterbug Props

A $20 Gift Certificate to spend on any custom jewelry purchase.

So get going! There's only 2 pages to like and 5 items up for grabs! Comment below by Friday the 13th and check back for the winners list that afternoon!

How to make a no knit- no crochet - now sew scarf

I saw these scarves on Etsy selling for $30.00. They were literally just long strips of yarn tied into 3 know and nothing else. I knew I could easily recreate that  with scrap yarn I had at home. So I made one that was just like theirs- long pieces of different yarn (about 4-6 types) and then knotted once in the middle and then again in on each side. It was simple, but looked like I had hoped. The next one I tried I made a few adjustments and love it even more than the original.

Here's the process:

Step 1: I decided how long I wanted the scarf to be, then I added 12" because that's about what I lost when I tied the knots.

Step 2: I cut all the yarn I wanted in my scarf to equal lengths. (this doesn't have to be perfect since you will trim the ends even) I just eyeballed it as to how many peices I wanted. I would guess that I used about 50-75 strands total, but it would depend on the thickness of the yarns you choose.

Step 3: I knotted the entire thing in the middle.

Step 4: Here's where I changed it up from the original. I sectioned one side into 3 equal-ish sections. Then I braided 2 of the 3 and left the 3rd section as loose yarn.

Step 5: I knotted the side that I had just braided in 2 spots. Approximatley 1/3 of the way down and 2/3's of the way down. Just knot where ever it feels right to you.

Step 6: Repeat steps 4 & 5 on the other side.

Step 7: Cut the ends so they are even.

Finished! Super easy and probably took me less that 15 minutes. The finished product is being modeled by Kyle, my adorable 5 year old daughter.