No Sew T-Shirt Infinity Scarf

After cruising around Pinterest for hours the other night, I kept coming across tutorials for Infinity Scarves made out of T-Shirts.  I decided to give one a try and combined the steps from several tutorials into one that worked for me.

You are going to need a T-Shirt and a pair of scissors.

I used one from Fruit of the Loom. It is recommended that you use at least a size Large. This one is an Extra Large.

Lay your shirt out flat on a large surface. (I used the living room floor)

Cut the hem off the shirt. Cut right above the sewn hem. KEEP the hem you just cut off because you will need it later in the tutorial. Set it aside for now.

Cut the top of the shirt off right below the bottom of the arms. Try to cut as straight as possible, but small flaws won't matter much. Set the top part aside as we won't be needing it.

Cut slits along one side of the T-Shirt. I eyeballed it and cut them about one inch apart and about 2 inches deep. There is no set amount you are suppose to cut, but try to at least have 15 or more.

After you made the small cuts, you are going to go back and finish cutting them the rest of the way. Just be sure that you STOP cutting at least 1/2 inch from the top.  You need to keep them linked together by a small amount.

Take each one of the cut strips and test your strength! While holding the top of the strips, take each one at the bottom and pull as hard as you can and hold it for a few seconds.  You want each strip to start getting the rolled look to it as shown in the picture above.  Also try and keep them all the same length.

After you are done, bunch the top together where the chain link is still connected. Make sure all of the loops are still separated and lay on the flat surface.

Take your discarded hem from earlier and tie it around that chain link section into a knot.  This secures it all in an orderly fashion.

Cut off the extra hem leaving enough to tuck back under the knot.  I used the end of my scissors to make sure it was under there tightly so the ends wouldn't come out. 

ALL DONE!  Now you have your own T-Shirt Infinity Scarf made in about 10 minutes with no sewing involved.  

Tomato Chicken Alfredo

Are you ready to be amazed?
Can you believe this took about 10 minutes to make from start to finish?

I am horrible at cooking. I am trying to learn to cook better and in the process I am learning to come up with a few dishes of my own that are edible.  Well here is my first dish I came up with all by my lonesome self. I am quite proud of it and my oldest daughter fell in love with it.  This would be a great dish for when you are in a hurry and need to make something quick that also makes quite a bit.

First up here is a look at what we will be making:

Below are the ingredients:

1 box of Linguine Noodles (1lb box/your choice of noodles)

2 jars of Classico Sun Dried Tomato Alfredo sauce (15oz each/or your flavor of choice)

3 packages of Tyson Grilled & Ready Chicken Breast Chunks

STEP ONE

Prepare your noodles as directed on the box. Cook until your desired tenderness.

Drain the water when the noodles are done. Return the noodles to the pan.

STEP TWO

Add your chicken chunks and sauce.

STEP THREE

Warm until the sauce and chicken is warmed throughout the pot.

STEP FOUR

Serve and Enjoy!

We Have to Start Somewhere

Hello and thank you for stopping by.

Many years ago, I started out with a crafting blog.  I would share my projects and voice my opinion on various crafting supplies and recipes.  Then I started working again.  With work, 3 kids, and no time, I ended up closing that blog.

Years have passed and now I am not working.  While I wish I could be, there just aren't many jobs in our small town.  So I have decided to start crafting and cooking again.  I do have another blog featuring book reviews and a personal blog, but no where to show my crafting side.

So here you will find my crafting projects. (or fails)
My DIY projects. (or fails)
My recipes. (or fails)
Opinions on various crafting purchases. (reviews)

I can't wait to get started and I hope you will stick around for the ride!