Scarf Week Kick-Off, Link Party, & Giveaway!
Today marks the start of Shark Week, that epic week that only comes once a year when The Discovery Channel terrifies us to our heart’s content with non-stop shark footage. We can’t bear to look…and yet we can’t bear to look away either. We go to bed each night with the soundtrack to Jaws playing in our heads….
You Thinking Closet regulars know that I’m a sucker for puns, and so when the words “Scarf Week” popped into my head a few months back, I knew I had to take the idea and run with it. And run with it I have!
This upcoming week, while Shark Week is taking over TV-land, Scarf Week will be taking over blogland. And I have assembled a dream team of talented bloggers to assist me in the glorious take-over. I give to you…
Team Scarf Week
Psst! Did you know the graphic above is click-able?! Magic….
Yes, you know these gals! It’s Allison of gold shoe fame, Thalita of hutch makeover fame and The Friday Five, and Vanessa of Silhouette Challenge fame! They are three of the most innovative and out-of-the-box creatives I have ever had the privilege of knowing…so it brings me such joy to have them swimming alongside me in this series.
How Will Scarf Week Work?
So, let me break it down for you:
Starting tomorrow, 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 tasseled 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 run-down of the goodies up for grabs:
$25 gift certificate to The Fabric Fairy
You can follow The Fabric Fairy here:
$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, scarf-tastic creativity fest this week.
And remember, that while it may be a bad week to be a seal, it’s a great week to be a scarf.
Catch you tomorrow morning when I share my first of four scarf tutorials. Here’s a “behind the scarves” sneak peek….
Stay scarfy,
Oh, why did you had to do this in the week I hadn’t access to the internet? It would have been fun to come up with a scarf DIY and join all you girls!
I will definitely watch all your tutorials now…
Love, Midsommarflicka
So punny! Shared it on my FB page!!
Oh, this makes we wish I had more posts about scarves! This is such a great idea!! Can’t wait to see what you all come up with!
What a fun idea to have scarf week during shark week!
Great idea!! I’m a scarf girl thru and thru!
Lauren, thank you for having “just” an entry so we can try to win. Most blogs make you like them on facebook, twitter, dance naked in the woods, etc. I love getting lessons about scarfs but the only problem is when I go to do one I usually can’t remember what to do. I will have to keep your instructions. Thanks again.
This is so wonderful! What a fun week it’s going to be.
LOVE this idea! Can’t wait to see the tutorials!
YAY! So excited for this! Can’t wait to see you videos 🙂 What a fun idea!
By the way, every time I see that Rob Lowe Shark Week commercial now, I automatically picture him wearing a pink scarf. HAHA!
Lauren, this is such a great idea! I love me some scarves and I’m excited to see what great ideas you’ll be sharing with us. And whooooa…. wouldn’t you know it that a Shark Week commercial JUST came on the TV as I’m typing this out! How crazy! I had to scroll up and show my husband your “So Scarfy” Rob Lowe image….he just rolled his eyes. 🙂
Awesome idea, Lauren! So excited to see the scarf tutorials! 😀
How do I tell you how much I love this idea! 🙂 My irrational shark fear has spread to a fear of all big open bodies of water. Yeah even fresh water. So shark week is not my fav TV week. BUT NOW, now that it’s Scarf Week it’s not so bad! I have a great scarf DIY idea for folks that I linked up. Thanks!
Oh my goodness, this is a genius idea!! Can’t wait to see all the scarfy goodness headed our way this week 😀