Introducing: SCARF WEEK
When I was a kid, I always had this irrational fear of sharks. I had nightmares about them, imagined seeing a fin while swimming, and even felt a little uneasy in pools! Like I said... irrational! Yet one of my favourite movies was Jaws and I had this sick need to watch Shark Week on The Discovery Channel every single year, and again when they repeated the shows. Am I alone here? Please say no...
Ok, so where is all of this going? Well the amazing Lauren of The Thinking Closet with her genius punny mastermind came up with Scarf Week. And yes, it happens the exact same week as Shark Week. Punny!!!!
Team Scarf Week
Psst! Did you know the graphic above is clickable?! Magic....So who are these lovely ladies? Well we have Allison from Dream a Little Bigger who is oh-so-creative and has amazingly cool projects from DIY glitter nail polish to how to make your own loom!!! You know that second face - that's just me! Lauren from The Thinking Closet is no stranger around here! She's known for incredible projects like her rolltop desk makeover and this super awesome recycling center made from recycled materials! And now we get to Vanessa from Tried & True whose craftiness knows no bounds. Check out her mint-ginger pills (perfect for your pregnant friends) and this crazy cute travel picnic blanket!
How Will Scarf Week Work?
So, let me break it down for you:The 4 of us will each share a new tutorial every day for 4 days, which means you'll be getting 16 inspirational scarf tutorials this week! "So Scarfy" indeed, Rob Lowe:
You'll find everything from wrist scarves to neck scarves to head scarves, D.I.Y. scarves to tasselled scarves to repurposed scarves...plenty of inspiration to keep your crafty hands busy so you don't end up biting off your fingernails while watching all that terrifying Shark Week footage.It's going to be graaaaand!
Scarf Week Sponsors & Giveaways
But wait, there's more!
We want to make the first annual Scarf Week as sweet as can be, so our official Scarf Week Sponsors have generously donated an array of giveaway prizes for not one, but two lucky winners! Here’s a rundown of the goodies up for grabs: 
$25 gift certificate to The Fabric Fairy
$25 gift certificate to Consumer Crafts
You can follow Consumer Crafts here:
website | blog | facebook | twitter | pinterest
goodie bag of supplies ($25 value) from iLoveToCreate
You can follow iLoveToCreate here:
website | blog | facebook | twitter | pinterest
$60 gift certificate to etsy
You can follow etsy here:
website | facebook | twitter | pinterest
Now multiply all of that crafty goodness times two...so that makes two separate prize packs valued at $135 each for two winners!Pretty great, huh?
How to Enter:
To enter to win Giveaway Prize Pack #1, just follow the instructions on the Rafflecopter widget below and gain up to 12 entries today, and your first one is a freebie! Just because.This giveaway has a short run and wraps up at 11:59 pm E.S.T. Thursday, August 14th. Check back on Friday to see if it’s your lovely name that pops up this time!
[You must be 18 years of age or older to enter this giveaway and all of our readers, international and domestic are welcome to enter. However, there are special caveats for an international winner, so please read the special giveaway terms and conditions in the widget below.]
"So Scarfy!" Link Party
Here's how to enter to win Giveaway Prize Pack #2... Link up your scarf related projects! So bloggers, dig through your archives and share 1, 2, or 3 posts that relate in some way to scarves (either in styling or D.I.Y. elements). And non bloggers, feel free to do the same with your Instagram photos! By linking up your scarf projects, you'll be entering yourself to win our second giveaway prize pack. Your four Scarf Week hosts will each choose our top three projects and then narrow it down to one winner who we'll also announce on Friday. So, show us the scarves! {And we'd love it if you helped spread the word with THIS tweet.}
Tomorrow
We look forward to having you along for the punny, scarftastic creativity fest this week. You got a glimpse of what you can expect from these lovely ladies this week, and I can't wait to see it all myself! As for what you can expect to see here? Well I'm focusing on repurposing scarves, so you can look forward to ideas for what to do with scarves that you no longer want, or maybe those scarves you ripped, stained, or for whatever reason can't use as a scarf any longer. Tomorrow's tutorial involves pastel colours and is the simplest DIY - possibly ever!Get excited, people! See you back here tomorrow!xo