Crafting for the Not-So Crafty

Ok, I admit that I am a pretty creative person. I was raised with a mother who could (and still can) do anything and I picked a little of that up along the way. But in many of my little endeavors, there has always been at least one person who says "I could never do something like that!" To all of you people who claim to have no creative ability at all, this is the perfect project for you!! Literally, if you own a T-shirt and a pair of scissors, YOU CAN DO THIS!

T-Shirt Ruffle Scarf

I don't always pair my cozy rainy-day clothes with a fabulous scarf, but today I made an exception :)

Now I didn't make up this clever idea, I found it on a similar blog. I LOVE scarves, and a couple of months ago I went looking for some fabric that was thin and light with the intention of turning it into a scarf. Low and behold I found exactly what I wanted, a zebra jersey knit. It was so cute and less than $2.00 for a half yard.  When I came across the T-shirt scarf on Pinterest, I knew it was the perfect project for my find.

Here is what you need:

An old T-shirt, or jersey knit fabric

Scissors

paper plate

pen/marker

Step 1

Lay the T-shirt or fabric out flat.  Place the paper plate on the fabric and trace

8-10 circles. If you are using a shirt, do not use any areas with a seam

(i.e. sleeves, sides). If your T-shirt is too small for at least 8 circles.

 than you are too skinny for this project. Just Kidding! Get 2 T-shirts.

Step 2

Cut out the circles. Do not take the time to cut perfectly. Jersey knit is very forgiving because the edges will just curl up, hiding any jagged edges.

Step 3 and 4

Use your pen or marker to draw a spiral on each cirle. A narrower spiral will give you longer pieces, a thicker one will give you shorter wider strips. I drew mine about 2 inches wide. After you draw them, cut those suckers out!

Step 5

This step is probably one of the more important ones, and I didn't take a picture. Take each strip and hold it up by one end. Run your hand down the length of it pulling it as you make your way to the end. This is the part that makes the edges curl and gives you the ruffled look

Step 6

If your strips are not long enough, or you want some varied lengths, you can glue two ends together. The glue is not necessary. As you will see, we will be binding all of the strips together, but the glue will just give it extra support.

Step 7

Lay all of your strips (but one) across the space in front of you. Use your extra strip and place it under the strips. Then tie it around all of the strips to gather them together.

Don't mind my E.T. fingers! I wasn't born to be a hand model.

Step 8 (optional)

You can wear this scarf many ways, but I wanted something cute to clip it together rather than just wrapping it. So I found this great button at Joann Fabrics. The stupid thing cost $6, which I didn't realize until I left the store. This brings the cost of my scarf to $8 rather than just the $2 for the fabric.

I didn't have any elastic on hand, so I cut a hair-tie and just strung it through the button holes and tied a knot at the end. I then just basically wrapped the elastic around the scarf and looped it over the button.

VOILA!

Now no one better tell me they can't do this!