Pin Junkie Blogiversary Party!

The Pin Junkie is celebrating its one year blogiversary. The Pin Junkie is all about the crafts, recipes, and home improvement projects she does that are inspired by Pinterest. She has invited bloggers to co-host her party. 

Link up and make sure to stop back and see all the projects that are shared!

These are the co-hosts for the Pin Junkie Blogiversary Party!  Please visit a few of these blogs to stop by and say hello!

Cindy @ DIY Beautify			Beverly@ Eclectic Red Barn

Link Party Rules

The rules for this link party are easy!

Here's what you need to know: 

1. Please follow your host & co-hosts!
2. Link back to this party in some way.
3. Link up something YOU made - it can be a craft, recipe, or project as long as YOU made it. (No giveaways, contests, or link parties please).
4. Link directly to a specific post - not your main blog (Keep it family friendly, please)
5. Show some love by visiting some of the other links and HAVE FUN!

      

Handmade Christmas Presents Linkup #2

Welcome to my second Handmade Christmas Gift Linkup!

I will be posting a linkup every Thursday until Christmas. I want to see what all you are doing for others for Christmas to get some ideas. I believe this week, you will be able to see the pictures of what others are linking up.

I finished off a tote that I will be giving as a gift this year. I added a little flower to the tote. You can see my original ruffle tote tutorial here. 

Here are my featured projects from last weeks linkups.

Penguins

Photo letters

Feel free to linkup ideas that could be used for Christmas presents. Comment on other people's projects, we all love to hear what others think. Make sure you add to you post that you have linked up to this post. 

Linked to My Repurposed Life. 

Handmade Christmas Presents Linkup and Scarf Tutorial

Welcome to my first Homemade Christmas Gift Linkup!

I will be posting a linkup every Thursday until Christmas. I want to see what all you are doing for others for Christmas to get some ideas. 

Here is a tutorial for a scarf I recently made myself. I had an old t-shirt that my husband had wrapped a present for me. I laid the shirt out flat. 

I cut off both the bottom and under the sleeve. 

 

I then cut that piece in half.

I cut down the side seem and then sewed these two sections together. 

You are going to divide this section into thirds. I then found a sport on my machine that would help me stay straight. You could add a piece of tape or magnet to your machine to help with this. 

Now comes the fun part! I tightened the tension on my machine. 

I also adjusted the stitch length to the longest to give me a good basting stitch. These might be different on your machine.

You will know you have this right, when your knit comes out looking like this. 

Do the same on the other side.

Once you have the basting stitch done. Return the tension and stitch length to the normal setting and stitch over the basting. Remove the basting and the scarf will gain some length.

Here is my finished scarf. Great way to still wear that old t-shirt that you aren't willing to part with!

The next Thursday I will feature a few of your projects for others to see. You must link back to this post on your project in order to be featured. 

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