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Winter is coming, time for a new look or great Christmas gifts for your friends and family! While your looking at your closet and throw away the old clothing that doesn't fit you anymore, but there always a sweater or shirt that you LOVE or is from someone special and you just can't throw them away? We find an solution for you!
DIY/Upcycle Sweater Hats
Pocket Hand Warmers Fleece Hearts Eco Friendly by WormeWoole
Just need to microwave for 25 seconds and it will keep you warm for few hours! GREAT Christmas gift!!! ONLY $12-100 plus shipping. For other styles & colors of hand warmers -> Click HERE.
Did you know that a teaspoon of honey (local - raw is best) and a 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon will usually knock out a cold within a day or two?
Take twice a day for 3 days for best results. Both honey and cinnamon are antiviral, antibacterial, and antifungal. Also knocks bladder/kidney infections, reduces sugar levels, blood pressure, acts as a pain reliever for arthritis. And much more!
White Teeth & Big Smile:
You want white teeth before your date night, prom & wedding? Try to use a little toothpaste, mix in one teaspoon baking soda plus one teaspoon of hydrogen peroxide, half a teaspoon water. Thoroughly mix then brush your teeth for two minutes.
** Remember to do it once a week until you have reached the results you want. Once your teeth are good and white, limit yourself to using the whitening treatment once every month or two.
35 Life-Changing Ways To Use Everyday Objects:
1. Use banana to fix your DVD/CD
2. Eat marshmallows to soothe a sore throat.
** There's a scientific explanation behind this.
(You can also use marshmallows to separate your toes during a home pedicure.)
3. Use newspaper as an odor absorber.
**You can put it in Tupperware, or the crisper bin of your fridge, or in a purse with any lingering leather smells.
4. Use mayonnaise to erase water stains from wooden furniture.
5. Use fabric softener and vinegar in a spray bottle to release wrinkles from clothing.
6. Use hand sanitizer to dissolve ink stains.
Learn more other ways to make your life easier, click HERE.
Oranges helps keep colds away, lower cholesterol prevent and dissolve kidney stones, and reduce the risk of colon cancer. But what happened what you finish eating it? Apparently oranges burn like candles when you need any oil. There no messy wax, and no wick required. Definitely give this a try and see if you can turn your messy smelly room into something fresh and clear!
Orange Peel Candles
Holder for Charging Phones & More
Made from lotion bottle.
You can use this to hang anything you want, can be a pencil holder on the wall, toothbrush holder and more.
BAM! Light out! Time to change a new lightbulb, have you ever think about re-using that? About use it as a small vases in your house or near the fireplace?
** TIPS: Add a few drops of vodka and a teaspoon of sugar to make cut flowers last longer.
Still don't know what to be for Halloween? Don't sweat it: here are some great costume ideas that even come with detailed make up tutorials to help you out!
Tim Burton Character
Tim Burton has made many popular dark and romantic characters in his movies, from Jack and Sally (The Nightmare Before Christmas) to Victor and Emily (The Corpse Bride). And of course let's not forget Johnny Depp as Edward Scissorhands and Sweeney Todd. So if you want to channel you're inner dark and eccentric beauty, now is the time!!
We all know that every day is Halloween for Lady Gaga, but most of us only get one day a year, so make it count by dressing up as your favorite Pop Star -- Lady Gaga loves all her little monsters!
This is probably one of the newest and most unique costume ideas of 2012. Get your sweet and scary on with this costume inspired by the Mexican holiday, Dia de los Muertos!
Have too much of those wine or beer bottle at home after a party?! Some of them you can't even recycle or get your 5 cents back? Now you can turn them into something useful! Like a "Wine/Beer Bottle Tiki Torch", "Wine/Beer Bottle Vases" and more Wine/Beer Bottle Vases Ingredients: 1 empty wine/beer bottle 1 top plate connector/ceiling flanges (3/8″ size) 1 1″ split ring hanger 2 screws to fit and hold the top plate connector ** (you may also want drywall anchors if you are not mounting directly into studs or another material) 1 piece of 3/8″ threaded rod, cut into 2 1/2″ pieces. 1/2″ double sided foam mounting tape ** (optional – if your bottle’s neck is smaller than 1″)
Wine/Beer Bottle Tiki Torch
Or learn more about how to make your own Wine Bottle Garden !!! Share with us if you have more ideas what you can make out of a wine/beer bottles! Thanks for visiting! Enjoy your weekend!
Do you have any of those old picture frame or white/chalk board that you don't use anymore but you don't want to throw them away?! It's time for some DIY project, turn them into something useful for your dorm/room! Ingredients: 1 old picture frame, white/chalk board 2-3 small baskets/ storage bin/ plastic holders optional: 1 metal board 1 spray paint (any color you like) ** any decoration you need to make it look nice, don't forget to add you own style in it! simply just cut pieces of adhesive magnetic stripes and stick on the back of the bin/basket/plastic holders. If you don't think is going to be safe because you have too many hair spray or brushes. You can screw them on the picture frame or white/chalk board instead of using magnetic stripes! Use: For the ladies, you can put make up, brushes, jewelry and more.
For the guys:
you can put all your tools, school supplies and more.
Final product:
Bonus: Uniqlo Wake Up an innovative new social alarm app that aims to make waking up every day an enjoyable experience. The alarm music, which is automatically created based on the weather, time, and day of the week !!!
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