Scarf Turned Camera Strap {SCARF WEEK}

You guys!!! It’s day two! Can you believe it?!?! I really can’t. I am SO. EXCITED. about this week still. I can hardly contain myself! I seriously can’t get enough of seeing Rob Lowe in a pink scarf. It’s pretty much the best!

So, today I bring you another repurposed scarf:

I’m going to make this tutorial as short and sweet as possible – and full of pictures. It’s super simple, so let’s get to it. First, here’s what you’ll need:

The camera is for us crazy bloggers who need to take pictures of all of our projects. Because I made this strap for my main camera, I used my old point-and-shoot to photograph the strap once it was finished. Takes me back to the old blogging days, before the PEN was in my life!

To get started, take out two of the split rings and follow the below instructions:

At this point your camera strap essentials are finished, but it looks a little messy, a little boring, and unfinished like this:

Not exactly pretty, right? So next you get to pick whether you want to use ribbon or vinyl. I picked vinyl for two reasons: the first is because it happened to match the green on the scarf oh-so-well! The second? You’ll see!

I cut strips of vinyl about 1/8 of an inch thick and used super glue to attach the end to the strap.

Now you just wrap it around, hiding the stitching and leftover fabric and attach the other end with more super glue. This thing isn’t going anywhere!

Now you get to attach your brand new strap to your camera! This is where the split ring comes in handy – attaching and removing this strap is easy peasy!

Oh so why did I pick the vinyl over the ribbon? Well I made these super cute tassel keychains a little while ago and ended up using one of them to embellish the camera strap a little!

And that’s it! All done! This strap is already lighter and more comfortable than the last one I had which was slightly bulkier, and this is WAY cuter! Am I right?

So what do you think? Would you try this at home? Or maybe for a friend? It might make a sweet gift for a budding photographer in your life! I know Luther sure loves it…can you tell?

Want More Scarf Week Inspiration?

Remember, I’m not the only one sharing a slew of scarf tutorials this week. Here’s the

dream team in case you missed their grand introduction on Sunday:

And here are the four projects we have each created that are hitting the blog­o­sphere today:

Scarf Turned Camera Strap by The Learner Observer | T­Shirt Yarn Scarf by The Thinking Closet 

Celery Stamped Scarf by Dream a Little Bigger | Make Your Own Tassel Scarf by Tried & True

 

Giveaway & Link Party Reminder

Our special Scarf Week Giveaway is still alive and well; we’d love for you to skedaddle over to Sunday’s post to garner your entries! Remember, two winners will each take home $135 in crafty prizes; it’s quite the haul! May the odds be ever in your favor….

Enter the Rafflecopter widget and/or link up a scarf­related project of your own to enter to win one of the two prize packs. This giveaway ends Thursday night, August 14th, at 11:59 p.m. E.S.T. So, don’t delay!

Today’s Sponsor

A big thank you goes out to today’s sponsor who helped make Scarf Week possible:

 

Consumer Crafts is your one­stop­shop for all things crafty! With over 12,000 items on their site (including jewelry making supplies, kids crafts, and scrapbooking material), Consumer Crafts is sure to have whatever suits your interests. You definitely have to check out their great prices because they aren’t joking when they say “creativity made affordable!”

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How cool is it that we had two tassel projects on the same day? That wasn’t planned, just so you know… Just an awesome coincidence!

Tomorrow I have a really fun project for your feet! I’d show you a sneak peak, but I don’t want to give too much away… The suspense is real, folks!

See you tomorrow!