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How to make a simple infinity scarf

March 6, 2013 By McKenzie 39 Comments

I saw this fabric and I KNEW I had to do something with it. It was the perfect, colorful tribal print. I knew it was perfect for a scarf (or two!)and the best part is, it was in the selvage section!

You should all be shocked. I whipped out the sewing machine. This ISN’T a no sew tutorial! Don’t worry though. There are only two seams involved. To make an infinity scarf of your own, you need…

* One yard of fabric

* sewing machine

* scissors

* rotary cutter and mat (optional)

* ruler

First, you want to cut your fabric in half lengthwise so that each of your strips are each a yard long. This will give you your two scarves.

With right sides together, fold the fabric in half lengthwise. Pin the edges together.

Sew the edges together.

Flip your tube right side out.

This is where it can get a tiny bit tricky. Fold your tube in half so your edges are by each other. Pin the right sides of the edges together. You won’t be able to pin the entire edge together because it goes around in a circle and you want to be able to get your sewing machine in there. Pin about 75% of it together.

Sew along where you pinned the edges together. You will have one little hole left.

Flip the edges of your fabric right sides out and sew up the little hole on the edge.

Now you are done! SO easy, right?! I plan on busting a few more of these out when I find more fabric I can’t live without.

If you just can’t get enough of this scarf, check out my braided scarf tutorial too! No knitting or crocheting necessary!

DIY Chunky Braided Scarf Tutorial on www.girllovesglam.com

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61 DIY Projects You May Have Missed on Girl Loves Glam

February 19, 2013 By McKenzie 22 Comments

There aren’t many of you who have been around the entire time this little ol’ blog has been around. In fact, many of you have come around in the last month or so. Did you know that I have had this blog for about 4 or 5 years now?! I don’t even know how long it has been exactly because it has been so long. I didn’t take blogging that seriously until about a year and a half ago though. Well, in those 4/5ish years, there were quite a few projects (some with horrible photography) involved! I asked my Facebook fans if they would be interested in a post with some of my past projects to catch them up on things, and they were all very positive about it, so your wish is my command! It is crazy to think that this isn’t even ALL of the projects either! There are still more of them left to be uncovered! So, let’s start. Shall we?

Home Decor

Pattern Gallery Wall | Houndstooth Stenciled Tile | Address Plaque | Pottery Barn Moss Letter |

Craft

DIY Photo Backdrops | Jewelry Box | Streamer Pom Poms | Faux Etched Glass Votives |

Headband Holder | Beach Bag and Towel in One | Padded iPad Case | No Sew Fabric Banner

Vinyl

Framed Chalkboard | 10 Handmade Teacher Gifts | Doily Lamp Knockoff | No Sew Banner |

Pattered Cabinet | Dresser Makeover | Houndstooth Picture Frame | Chalkboard Thought Bubble Magnets

Recipes

Funfetti Cool Whip Cookies | Black Light Lemonade | Lemon and Strawberry Lemon Fizz Drinks

Clothing/Accessories

Ruffle Scarf | Hat Makeover | Embellished Shoes | Chevron Cardigan

Organize

Laundry Organization Center | Organization Board | Home Office Organization Gallery Wall | Chore List

Valentine’s Day

Valentine Decor & Free Printable | Houndstooth Duct Tape Garland | Mustache Valentine |

Sharpie Decorated Mailboxes | I Love You Like Printable Cards

Halloween/Fall

Falling Leaves Door Decor | Leaf Covered Pumpkin

Christmas/Winter

Christmas Mantel | No Sew Ruffle Tree Skirt | Dressed Up Stockings | Winter Pine Cone Wreath |

I hope that you can enjoy each of these projects as much as I do! It is fun to look back and see not only how far I have come, but to remember how fun each of these projects were to create! I hope you can be inspired to create!

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Christmas Pop Art

December 4, 2012 By McKenzie 9 Comments

You know how sometimes you are doing your everyday routine and then all of a sudden, BAM an idea comes and smacks you like a ton of bricks? This happened to me in October. I remember because I was at a store surrounded by Halloween decor. Right then, I thought of Christmas decor. Weird, I know, but that is just how my brain works! Months later, my brainchild came alive.

I love having decor that is unique to my family and that adds a little humor to our home. I wanted to create pop art style pictures from our three favorite Christmas movies. What better way to do that than by adding some of our favorite quotes from the movies too?! I emailed my friends at Poppyseed Projects and they hooked me up with the stuff I needed to make this project come to life.

Here’s what you need to make your own…

3 Eleanor plaques from Poppyseed Projets

Paint

Paintbrush

Vinyl (I only ended up using the red)

Poppyseed Projects photo texturizing cream

Vinyl cutter (I used my Silhouette Cameo)

Command Picture Hanging Strips

First, paint all of the plaques the color you want them to be. This took about 2 coats of paint.

Next, using your vinyl cutter, cut out the silhouettes of the characters that you want and the quotes that you want to add to them too. Put them onto your plaques. Paint the texturizing cream on over the top of the plaque to seal all of the vinyl onto the plaque and add a little texture to it.

Add the Command Strips to the backs of each of your plaques. I put two on the back of each of them. Hang them up where you want them to be! I love Command Strips because they let you hang things up without it being super permanent. You are done! It is a really simple project that makes a huge impact.

Every time I walk by them, I can’t help but giggle. I love them! A short story about the quote we chose for the leg lamp… When Dave was a little kid, he watched A Christmas Story for the first time at his grandma’s house. When they get the leg lamp and the neighbor asks what it is and he turns and says “It’s a lamp you nincompoop!”, Dave fell off of his chair laughing because it was the first time he had heard that word. He wanted to have this quote on here badly and I let him! Now, we have the word “poop” in our Christmas decor. I love the quirk it brings to our decor.

What quotes and movies would you use?

I link…

Be Different Act Normal

Craftaholics Anonymous

Under the Table Dreaming

Today’s Creative Blog

Home Stories A to Z

Organize and Decorate Everything

Not Just a Housewife

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Organization Board Tutorial!

March 13, 2012 By McKenzie 165 Comments

This post contains some affiliate links.

UPDATED! I CREATED THIS POST OVER 2 1/2 YEARS AGO AND MADE A FRESH NEW TUTORIAL WITH NEW PRINTABLES AND A MUCH MORE MODERN LOOK THAT YOU CAN FIND ON ANOTHER POST. CLICK ON THE PHOTO TO TAKE YOU TO THE NEW POST!

Organization Board Family Command Center tutorial on www.girllovesglam.com

I was sick and tired of having lists everywhere. A to do list, grocery list, menu list, and schedule. It was time to put all of my junk in one place! After much research and deep thought, I finally came up with my perfect organization board. It is a command center for my family so we can all keep our lives straight!

A clip for receipts. A whiteboard calendar.

A pen/marker holder. Whiteboard To Do list.

A whiteboard menu. A whiteboard cleaning list.

Clip for the ongoing grocery list.

Now for you to make one of your very own! Here is what you will need…

19×31 inch piece of plywood

2 5×7 frames (found at the dollar store)

2 8 1/2×11 document frames (found at the dollar store)

Vinyl for chevron print (optional)

Paper Mache box (small)

2 clips

paint

Command Strips (picture hanging)

metal sawtooth frame hooks

glue gun

paper print outs

measuring tape

First, paint your plywood. Remember to paint the edges too.

I used a paint color sample of Martha Stewart Sultana.

Optional- Put your chevron print vinyl on the board.

Cut off the edges of the vinyl.

Lay your picture frames our on the board to determine where you will put them.

Print out the menu, to do list, calendar, grocery lists, and cleaning list. The cleaning list can be found on Brown Paper Packages here. The rest, I made, and you can take for yourself!
UPDATE- I made my own chore list that you can find HERE! Due to the amount of requests I was receiving, I now have a listing on my Etsy shop for these printables that are customized for you. You can find that listing HERE.

Calendar- Print 8×10 on colored paper

Grocery lists- Print several 8×10 copies and cut apart.

Menu- Print 5×7 copy.

To Do- Print 5×7 copy.

Take the glass out of your frames. Put hot glue around the inside edges of the frame and replace glass, gluing the glass to the frame.

Put printed papers in their frames and clips.

Paint your paper mache box. I painted mine a very light blue.

Measure where you want your picture hangers to be on the back of the board and nail them in place.

Get your Command Strips and distribute them to each of your frames and clips.

Put the Command Strips on the backs of the frames and place them where you want them on your board.

Hang up your board, and fill it in with all of your lists!

I am basically obsessed with this. Not only is it a fun piece of art in my home, but it is totally functional!

THIS TUTORIAL IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY! DO NOT SELL ANY OF THIS OR PRETEND YOU MADE ANY OF IT. IF YOU WANT TO USE A PHOTO OR FEATURE THIS, PLEASE ONLY TAKE ONE PHOTO AND LINK IT BACK TO THIS POST WITH PROPER CREDIT GIVEN.

Because you loved this organization post so much, I just know you will love these other cleaning and organization posts I have done too! Click on the photo to take you to each of the posts…

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