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October is officially over, so now is the time to post all of the awesome things I have been up to over the past month!  This post is going to be pretty long short since....I haven't been up to a whole lot.  My daily routine consisted of:

1. Wake up, make coffee with ID Pumpkin Creamer (my new sugary addiction)
2. Job Search...I am officially a licensed IL PA ....all together now: WOO HOO...now must find job....
3. Watch horror movies till my butt goes numb or the clock reads 4:30am....
4. Repeat

So, now that you feel much better about yourself as your life is obviously way cooler than mine, let me proceed. I had a small get together the weekend before Halloween, so it was last minute scrambling for Halloween decor, costumes, and appetizers/cocktails.

• Decor: I am blessed with a City Target across the street, thus I made my way on over to the dollar bin, picked up 3 foam pumpkins and a metal pumpkin tin.  A little bedazzling, tacking, and glittering...and voila!  Decorations, complete.
• Cocktails: A Halloween party is not complete without a spiked spiced cider! I modified this recipe from Real Simple, to make half a gallon of cider.  Deeeeelish is the only descriptive I can come up with!
• Costume:  I mean obviously I was Honey Boo Boo for Halloween (very original, I know).  I just love her and her dysfunctional family.  She reminds me of myself when I was little....and sometimes of myself right now...minus the sketti...pageants...couponing....and forklift foot.

I partied with a Peacock (the tail look familiar?  I made it a few years ago...), Pee Wee Herman, the cat's pajamas, a zz top bearded man, and a slew of other characters. All in all, Halloween was a success, but let's hope November is a little more productive.

Be sure to vote on Tuesday!

DIY Infinity Fringe Scarf

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So with the weather slowing starting to change, and my wardrobe transitioning from summer to fall....I have only one thing on my mind.  FRINGE.

I live a block away from a Zara store and saw the love of my life...okay not really....but I saw this black leather fringe skirt.  I suddenly had visions of me as Tina Turner dancing on the counter at Drumbar singing Proud Mary...but I digress. I did not buy the skirt, because alas, I am unemployed.  Unemployed people should not be buying fringe skirts....or going to Drumbar...but everyone has their vices.

Zara Black Fringe Skirt $179

Forever 21 $22.80

So naturally, when I was browsing the Impeccable Pig for some fall ideas, I started salivating when I saw the fringe infinity scarf, all $32 of it. 

Fringe Infinity Scarf available at theimeccablepig.com $32

Now, I am no newbie to fringe scarves, but this one called to me.  It was screaming "Kaitlin make me, make me Kaitlin".  Clearly I'm delusional from sitting in my apartment for days on end. Anyways, lucky for me I had just set aside a Forever 21 jersey maxi dress to be sacrificed to Goodwill.  Ideal for slicing and dicing. 

So, without further ado....let me show you the steps to make a Fringe infinity scarf for just pennies (or in my case free!)

As mentioned, I made my scarf from an old jersey maxi dress.  I bought this beauty of a dress for $13.99 at the beginning of the summer.  It was ideal for warm weather, and was the perfect length. Fast forward to the first washing....and it shrunk a FOOT. I guess you get what you pay for...which in my wardrobe's case...isn't much.

Anyways, any fabric can be used to make the scarf.  I used a dress, but of course you can use an old t shirt. Check out Lakeland Local and see a great tutorial on how to make the scarf from a tshirt versus a dress.  If going this route my recommendation would be to:

• Use a men's t shirt, or a very large sized T for the extra fabric
• Consider using two tshirts to make multiple layers, as a single t shirt is somewhat flimsy and doesn't layer well.

Step 1:  Cut material.  

Cut the dress into 3 sections.  I cut below the upper bodice, and then divided and cut the lower skirt portion into two sections.  I discarded the upper portion, and kept the two "rectangular tube" lower skirt portions.

Step 2:  Begin cutting the fringe portion.  Cut vertical strips on each skirt portion.  Keep each piece of fringe the same length, however how long you make each strip is up to you, as long as you keep them uniform.

I made my fringe relatively thick.  To thin the strips after cutting and assembling, you can pull on the strips which will thin and elongate them.  In retrospect, I would have make my strips longer.

Take both tubes after they have been "fringed" and put them on over your head.  Arrange them how you see fit (so it lays properly, is layered correctly, etc.) then tie the two pieces together where they would normally lay at the back of you neck with left over fabric.

then...that's it!  you're done!  Mine needs a little 'jujjing'...because I cut the strips too thick..but after a little tugging and pulling...I think it will be a grade A infinity scarf!