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10 Clothing Fixes That Everyone Should Know. If you own any pieces of clothing, it wouldn't hurt to know how to fix them.

10 Clothing Fixes That Everyone Should Know

Here are the top ten basic ways to fix your wardrobe against any tears, stains, or just a bad fit. (Need help? Ask Rain on Facebook...) 1. How to Sew on a Button Peter Dazeley/Photographer's Choice/Getty Images Come on. 2. Rain Blanken Mending a seam is so quick and easy that it should never be a reason for tossing out your clothes. 3. How to repair a broken zipper. 4. Replace your missing zipper pull or just make a cool new one out of your favorite key chain. 5. Wine stains, grease stains, grass stains...vinegar can knock them all out! PicMonkey - Photo Editing Made of Win. Budget Savvy Diva. Homemade. Hand-lettered gold monogram moleskine notebook. HAIR COLOR HOW TO: Hair Chalking. Get ready to paint the town, I mean, your hair red....green, hot pink, or any color you like.

HAIR COLOR HOW TO: Hair Chalking

All temporary- to wash out at your next shampooing! Fun and creative, without the commitment! I'm gonna show you how to do HAIR CHALKING. This is not new, it's been around for a while, but I thought I'd do a "hair chalking" tutorial for you guys to inspire you and have fun with! So watch the tutorial below! I wouldn't normally put the red with the green and turquoise, but I wanted to see how the red would show up in my dark hair!

WHAT YOU NEED: 1. 2. Now let's see how it's done: TIPS: *The chalk might come off on your shirt- you can try misting the hair with hair spray to seal it in even more. I still cannot believe how how well this colored my hair! It is so fun! And if you sleep in it- wait til you see how pretty your pillowcase looks in the morning! Post below the pictures of your "hair chalking" or tweet them to me, I'd love to see!!! Turquoise hair tips, your kandee. 50 Recycled T-Shirt Tutorials. Teacup Cacti. _m2heldOyE91qam86bo1_1280.jpg (JPEG Image, 960 × 720 pixels) - Scaled (86%) _m39pxs5nj71r0eafco3_1280.jpg (JPEG Image, 1280 × 956 pixels) - Scaled (65%) TBDombrestain2. Nutella 'n Toffee Frozen Banana Bites. There is a tree on the edge of my house that has bugged me since I moved in.

Nutella 'n Toffee Frozen Banana Bites

It is planted too close to the house and it goes dormant (and therefore looks dead) for half the year. But then this spring it popped out with big beautiful leaves and I decided maybe it wasn’t so bad….that is until the pod appeared. About 2 weeks ago the tree sprouted a giant purplish pod almost as big as my head. It looked like something aliens would pop out of and I eyed it suspiciously. After a few days the first purple petal peeled off and instead of aliens, tiny little bananas popped out! Even though my little bananas are still too green to eat, I have bananas on the brain today.

After reading the recipe I decided to tweak it a little bit. These Frozen Banana Bites are very easy to make, but here are a few tips to make things go even smoother. So there you have it. Nutella ‘n Toffee Frozen Banana Bites Prep time: 15 minutes + freezing time Slice bananas into 1 inch slices and stab with a toothpick. The Lovely Plants - Part 2. I am a big fan of miniature gardens.

The Lovely Plants - Part 2

They allow you a lot of freedom in a very limited space to grow your gardens the way you want – Japanese tea garden, a traditional Italian garden, a mini succulent garden or whatever creative or unusual you can imagine. Being a lover of cacti and succulents, I have compiled a list of unusual plants that I am going to use in my next miniature succulent garden experiment. These plants are unusual as well as slow growing, so they can live together for quite a long time. STICKY SITUATION. Photos + design by Kristin Ess It’s really hard to get clean lines when it comes to putting stripes on manicures. I’m going to share a little DIY secret– nail polish on scotch tape.

You can cut a perfect line or triangle and get a fun geometric mani. Here’s how it’s done: You’ll need polish, scissors + scotch tape.Apply polish to your tape. When you’re done, apply them to a pre-polished nail with the sticky side down. _lx18c8KEhc1qafrtyo1_500.jpg (JPEG Image, 445x700 pixels) - Scaled (88%) IMG_1520.jpg (JPEG Image, 500x375 pixels) The Wealth of Nations - Book 1 : Adam Smith. The Age of Reason : Thomas Paine. Free amigurumi patterns - Page 11. Handmade Gift Ideas. _lvy66a6wR11qas1mto4_r1_500.jpg (JPEG Image, 500x683 pixels) - Scaled (88%) _lt4lswwSWZ1qkgl21o1_1280.jpg (JPEG Image, 578x768 pixels) - Scaled (76. P-15-16-2.jpg (JPEG Image, 1000x722 pixels) - Scaled (81. _lsgs2uBKb61qzf4plo1_r1_1280.jpg (JPEG Image, 739x609 pixels) - Scaled (97. Lettering Sketchbook : Linzie Hunter, Illustration & Hand Lettering. Cover Artwork. Client: Net MagazineIllustration, Typography2014 Poster and Font for 'Dirt is Good' Campaign.

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