Scarf & Cookies....

      I don't have a card to show today, but I did recently make myself a scarf. 
 One of my co-workers bought one at a craft fair, and, of course I thought, "I can make one of those!"  It is not a scarf for warmth, but for accessory purposes.          Well, all of the yarn cost me $47.00 !!!, but I can make many scarves out of it.
 I'm going to make variations of it for each of my daughters for Christmas. 
 As you can see, it is not crocheted or knitted.
      You just gather all of the lengths of yarn, and about every 6-8", tie with a piece of thin ribbon.  You can make it any length you want.  The next ones, I will definitely make about 6 inches longer.  I like to decoratively tie mine, and like them to hang a little longer. 

       Here is a close up of the scarf 

 Super-close up

 Here are the yarns.  I used 6 of them in the scarf, a total of 35 strands.

 Close up of the yarns. The purple on (2nd from right) will definitely unravel, so I just knotted it at various intervals.)  The purple on the farthest LEFT is like a ribbon. I used that in the scarf, and also to tie it.

   I visited JoAnn Fabrics (Luckily they had a SALE) and got 4 more yarns. I'm going to make my Mom a scarf too.  

           It was fun looking at all of the different kinds of yarn out there. There are so many new ones from when I used to crochet!!  There was quite a difference from the fabric store and the other store that I bought the 1st yarn at. The other store is Wisconsin Craft Market. They had a much bigger variety, but they were more expensive. (Didn't realize I had a coupon at home, either!!)  But at Joann's I got those 4 yarns plus a black eyelash yarn all for $18.00 
    My DD Jenn was busy making cookies yesterday.  Here is a sampling:

Clockwise from upper left:  Meringues, PMS Cookies, Snowballs, Almond Thins and Wreaths. (The Almond Thins are my all time favorite!!)