Tutorial: How To Make A Loop Scarf

Edited to add: This tute was featured on Ucreate! Wahoo!!

I saw a scarf at the store the other day that was made from jersey knit and sewed together at the ends creating a loop. I loved it and decided I had to make one of my own with my jersey fabric leftovers.

It's so simple... have you noticed that's my new "thing" lately btw? The easier the better I think. Hope that's okay ;)

So I cut mine to be 94" X 10" but you can do any size you like. If you make it wider it can even be worn as a hood. I just sewed the 10" ends together with a small seam allowance (about 1/4") and called it good. With jersey fabric the ends wont ravel.

That's really all there is to it! I just bought some cute cream fabric that will be perfect for these so I will be adding them to my Etsy shop soon :)

Thanks for reading!!

Tutorial: How To Make Earrings

Supplies:

Fragments

Drill

Diamond Glaze

Mod Podge

2 hoops for earrings

4 small jump rings (circles not ovals)

2 pairs of pliers

These are a sinch to make. Just get these fragments by Tim Holtz:
Drill a hole
Glue the back of the fragment to some cute scraps of paper using Diamond Glaze Sand the edges of the paper and Mod Podge over the back (on the paper) to seal it

Poke a hole in the paper where you drilled but DON'T FOLLOW THE PICTURE, instead, do it from the back so it doesn't push the paper off the fragment. Learn from my mistake ;)
Push the jump ring through the hole from the back so you don't push the paper off the fragment but then continue pushing it though until the opening of the jump ring is in the back.

Add a 2nd jump ring and close the first one with your pliers. At this point make sure you're kids aren't around because if you're like me you may curse a little. Open the 2nd jump ring, add the hoop to it then close it with your pliers. Harder than it sounds. At least for me anyway!

The 2nd jump ring will make it so the earring dangles correctly. And there you have it!

New Facebook Page

Who knew a number could make me so happy!? 100 followers. Following MY blog?

Wow. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Seems like just yesterday I decided it was time to stop filling up my family blog with my craft-related posts & started a craft blog called A Load Of Craft. That was 6 months ago! I guess time flies when you're crafting... especially when you're doing it in the wee hours of the night when everyone in your house is finally asleep ;)

So in honor of the occassion I started a new Facebook page! If you have an account there I would love for you to become a fan by clicking my "like" button here...

Thanks again for reading and for all your wonderful comments that make my day. I know it takes up time that no one has these days so I really do appreciate it. It's just the motivation I need to keep my creativity flowing! Everywhere I go I now think, "I could probably figure out how to make that and post a tutorial"! I love it!

I got an award! I suck.

I seriously suck. I got this Versitile Blogger Award from Couture Unraveled LAST MONTH and still hadn't posted about it. Well the universe sent me a message when Life In Rehab gave me the same exact one today! Thank you both for the great honor!

First off these two ladies who have awarded me are awesome! Check out Couture Unraveled's beautiful crocheted items and sweet tutorials like her way cute candle holder made from a block of wood... you'll love it! And Sunny is the funniest chick on the block and talented to boot! Just look at her patio furniture makeover. She's all about re-purposing which I love and am inspired to do more of!

So I get to share 7 things then pass the award onto 15 others. I'll make it snappy :)

1. I just turned 28.

2. I've had this blog for 5 months now.

3. I love my hairdresser.

4. My kids look nothing like me (sometimes I wonder if they got switched at the hospital).

5. Lifetime movies are my favorite (years of watching that channel may be why I now worry about crazy things like babies being switched at the hospital).

6. I'm a Christian and belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

7. I now officialy "coupon"... something I never thought I'd do.

Now onto the amazing list of bloggers I'm awarding in no particular order:

Airing My Dirty Laundry, One Sock At A Time... does this thing every week where she just lists stuff she going to "be okay with" and it makes me laugh.

Money Saving Mom is where I find so many deals with my couponing. I spend way too much time on this site.

Something Pretty has awesome ideas and you will be inspired. Love her pillowcover and matching rosettes!

Fun On A Dime has great ideas that you can do/make with your kids like these soft pretzels.

Sweet Little Smoothie always has good ideas and crafts like her cute tea towel shower cake!

Me And My Pink Mixer gives you YUMMY recipes that are easy to follow like her strawberries with cream cheese filling... mmmm!

A Girl And A Glue Gun made an AWESOME playhouse from a cardboard box!!

I Heart Naptime has a cupcake tower cake that I'm totally copying for a birthday party.

Cluttered Crafting upcycled a sheet into a beautiful skirt. It's on my list!

A Vision To Remember made a one of a kind flower quilt. Wow. You have to see it!

Make It And Love It made her little girl a shrug from a stained shirt - genius!

Allen 1 Relief Society is one I just found and thought her baby jeans into skirt was a great idea!

Made By Rae made her own baby tights! Didn't know you could do that!

Make The Best Of Things has a tutorial on a crackle finish using Elmers glue. Sweet!

Drab To Fab shows how to make candlesticks that are awesome.

I hope you'll check these gals out and that your list of things you want to do will increase as mine has :)

The guidelines for accepting this award (if you feel like it... no pressure of course) are as follows:
Thank the person/people who gave it to you.
Tell 7 things yourself.
Pass the award on to 15 blogs, whom you have recently discovered, and think are fantastic.

Tutorial: How To Make A Swaddle Blanket

Yes I still swaddle my 9 month old. Say what you will but it gets her to sleep fast and saves me what little sanity I have left so I'll keep it up as long as I can! If you swaddle (aka burrito wrap) your baby but need something much much lighter for summertime, you'll love this!

I simply bought a yard of jersey knit material and cut it in half along the line that it already had from being on the bolt. You don't have to do anything to the edges because they'll just curl up. If you're picky you can take a rotary cutter to the edges that the fabric store cut so they're straight but honestly it won't matter once you wash and dry it.

This makes two very lightweight, stretchy blankets! You could definately get away with less than a yard if it's for an newborn.

I love me a cheap and easy project!!