A friend of mine posted a link to a wonderful tutorial for a faux fur vintage style collar. This is gorgeous and looks like a great and fairly easy tutorial.
http://blog.caseybrowndesigns.com/2010/11/vintage-flair-make-a-faux-fur-collar/
See how beautiful this is...it looks pretty easy to make as well.
If you don't want to make one, she is having a giveaway for one.