scarf – Page 3

On Monday we posted a few photos of fall fashions from our Pinterest board. Our challenge (and yours) was to create similar looks using only items we already own or have bought second hand. So how did we do with the Stripes Challenge? You tell us!

Original inspiration:

Our recreations:

This outfit was created using pieces we already owned.

The top in this outfit was a Forever 21found at Goodwill for just $2! The rest of the pieces were in our closets.

The top in this outfit is a Gap piece found at Goodwill for $2
(love those 50% of tag colors!) The rest of the outfit are pieces we already owned. You might remember our
DIY infinity scarf we used as the BONUS ACCESSORY.

Three fall outfits, total cost $4! We want to see how you recreate these outfits! You have until Sunday to post a link to your photograph in the comments section of this post or email us the photo using the subject line STRIPES. We will feature our favorites on Monday along with the new outfit inspirations for next week’s challenge. If you need a reminder of the rules or details, click here.

Click here to see where this and our other projects are linked!

Happy Friday, gang! Can you believe it’s September already?

In Florida, the school year usually begins mid-August. The concept of starting after Labor Day is quite foreign to me, as is waking up to temperatures in the low 60s this early in the year. The fact that the local pool CLOSES on Labor Day wigs me out. Back home, the beaches are still warm well into October. Virginia is still the South, right? 🙂

Even so, after spending the week shopping for school supplies, meeting teachers, and touring campuses I am ready for fall!
One of my favorite fall accessories is a scarf. A couple of years ago I purchased my first infinity scarf (which is basically a tube a fabric connected on both ends.) I loved it so much that I wore it everyday, which of course means I took it off somewhere (restaurant? sister’s house? grocery store? movies?) never to be seen again.

I decided to try to make my own infinity scarf, and here is what I came up with.

I didn’t photograph a step-by-step on this because to be perfectly frank, I didn’t know what the heck I was doing. I made so many mistakes that I nicknamed this the “Dingbat’s Infinity Scarf”.

I love how versatile this scarf can be!

You can wear it so many different ways!

Leaving out my trial and error this is what I did:

Cut 2 pieces 12″ x 54″ of your favorite fabric
Sew together one of the short ends on each (right sides together) to make a 12″ x 108″ strip.
Fold the short length in half (right sides together) and sew along the long side.
Turn the tube inside out (like a sock).
Fold in and press a seam on one of the open ends
Tuck the other short ends into the folded end and top stitch them together

I won’t deny that those are the worst instructions ever. I am positive that there is a MUCH easier way to do this, so if you figure it out, let me know! Even so, I am loving my new infinity scarf. I can’t wait until it is cool enough to sport it out!