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DIY Ring Cones. Share this image Share It Pin It I have a friend who constantly forgets to wear her engagement and wedding rings.

DIY Ring Cones

She takes them off to wash dishes, to shower, and before going bed. Because she doesn’t wear much jewelry, she often leaves home without them, only to realize they’re missing hours later. Order wooden cones here. Tape around the cone and don't worry about it being perfect. After paint has dried, remove tape. Yet Another 12 Mind-Blowing Documentaries To Watch On Netflix. 12 Free Ways to Watch Movies Without Breaking the Law. I love the excitement of the movies, the escapism, I even love the smell of that fake popcorn butter that is poured out of what appears to be a gallon jug of butter.

12 Free Ways to Watch Movies Without Breaking the Law

Yes, the butter comes out of a gallon jug. (Never watch that part.) But what I don’t love about the movies is the cost of a ticket. Drop-in: Yoga in the AGO Galleries. ← Back to Courses & Workshops Mondays, 6 – 7 pm (please arrive by 5:45 pm) No classes on holiday Mondays Thursdays, 8 – 9 am (please arrive by 7:45 am)

Drop-in: Yoga in the AGO Galleries

DIY VINTAGE STYLE FRAME. 20th December 2013 Recently my friend Luke Casey (the man behind my recent videos) gave me a print from his Ports & Portholes photography exhibition of amazing photos taken while he was travelling on a ship for 3 months.

DIY VINTAGE STYLE FRAME

50 DIY Gift Ideas. If you're anything like us you might have a few gifts still left on your to-get list.

50 DIY Gift Ideas

Why not create something homemade for those final few loved ones this holiday season. So we've put together another huge list of projects here from the blog that could a great, super personal gift. :) You could easily make these Sharpie mugs in less than thirty minutes. You can use your own personal photos to make a canvas transfer. Sew these mittens from an old or used sweater. 10 Ways To DIY Your Way Into Fall. Smitten studio // sarah sherman samuel » Blog Archive » DIY garment rack. We have a serious shortage of closet space around here and in the new house it is going to be even less, so I made myself a garment rack that I wouldn’t be ashamed to have out on display.

smitten studio // sarah sherman samuel » Blog Archive » DIY garment rack

Now my favorite items won’t get lost in the wardrobe abyss. Here are the supplies needed if you want to try this out for yourself. Supplies: 1: 1/2″ Steel conduit pipe. (if you buy it from a hardware store like Ace or Do it Best, they will cut them down to the size you’d like and also thread them for you) 2: Flat black spray paint 3. 2 floor flanges 4. 2 elbow joints 5. 24 wood screws 6. 4 casters (only 2 shown) 7. wood base (I used an old armoire drawer front but most any wood would work. Then all you need is to put it all together. 30 Quick And Cozy Projects To Make This Fall.

Pretty and fun: 101 in 1001. Summer Survival Bag. Sometimes it just feels like there’s so much to pull together every time I leave the house: cash, phone, ID, lipstick for me; diapers, wipes, toys, outfit change and snacks for Phoebe…and the list goes on.

Summer Survival Bag

But the truth is, being prepared goes a long way towards making me feel sane and organized, and I’m determined to make that feeling extend straight into summertime (with its own unique set of sand-and-sun related needs!) I’ve teamed up with The Honest Company for a series of summertime posts, and today we’re kicking it off with a peek inside my summer survival bag: 1. rattan tote. a new beach bag makes packing fun, and the tribal vibe of this tory burch number makes my heart skip a beat. 2. a hundred summers by beatriz williams. i love ya, iPad, but your glare in the sunshine makes physical novels a poolside necessity. 3. squared sunnies. retro and cool, these let me play movie star for the day. 4 . big dots beach towel. you know you need one, so you might as well make it show-stopping.

2 Cool New Ways To Cut Up A T-Shirt. Rosemary Mint Shaving Cream: Homemade Gift Ideas. How to make homemade shaving cream with coconut oil and shea butter that smells of a delicious rosemary-mint pairing.

Rosemary Mint Shaving Cream: Homemade Gift Ideas

Great for personalized Christmas gifts or just to pamper yourself. 44K+Around the same time that I started washing my face daily with the Ginger Coconut Oil Body Scrub I had concocted in the kitchen, I also had the revelation that post body scrubbing, you could shave your legs without using shaving cream. Shaving cream and I are lifelong enemies. I have to buy some pretty expensive slathering lotion for it to do its job without leaving me looking like I had a run-in with a barbed wire fence, and I, frankly, am complaining about it. <--me complaining.Shortly thereafter, my husband, who sports a perpetual 5 o’clock shadow (you don’t believe me, just click, click, and click), was distraught when said expensive shave cream ran out, leaving him standing in the shower, the water streaming down with nothing but bar soap and a dull razor to do the job.

Notes: 100 DIY Ideas for the 3-Day Weekend. 13 Ways to Make a Freelance Living. By Colin The Internet has provided freelance writers with a whole new set of prospects for selling their skills.

13 Ways to Make a Freelance Living

But while traditional markets will always be the main source of freelance writers’ income, it is possible to increase earnings in other markets using a little imagination and ingenuity. Here you will find fourteen markets that are always on the hunt for freelance writers able to produce quality, original writing, on a reliable basis. Scan the job boards often enough, and these are the types of jobs that consistently pop up, many of them with excellent compensation packages. 1. Magazines are the bread and butter of the freelancing writing industry. Wherever your expertise may lie, write about it, and target these markets first. 2. Newspapers are stuffed with columns, reviews, commentary, and articles on subjects that affect every aspect of contemporary society.

Getting published as a freelance writer in a newspaper is hard going, though, so start locally. 15 Side Gigs To Make More Money - And Then We Saved. Marching out of debt requires a lot of energy, there’s no doubt about it.

15 Side Gigs To Make More Money - And Then We Saved

As we discuss here on And Then We Saved, working towards a debt-free lifestyle is not just about reducing your spending. It’s about creating additional income for yourself by getting resourceful… or let’s just go there – downright scrappy. The key is to find ways to monetize the activities that you naturally enjoy doing. Take the “free” out of your free time by sharing your passions to help benefit others and earn extra cash. 15 Side Gigs to Make More Money…

17 Things To Do Today To Make Yourself Proud In A Year. It’s been said that if you can change one bad habit, you’re likely to change another. This list will show you how being responsible pays (literally). Setting goals + making things happen ( + another free resource ) - CREATE LIKE CRAZY. This morning, in my email to the CLC insiders on the new email list ( get on the list right here or in the sidebar under “become a clc insider” ), I talked a bit about goals. Goals are important for so many reasons. They’ve become important to me recently in allowing me to get through my long list of ideas and actually make them happen. Like I said in the email, I decided to make a change because I realized I was always busy but not always getting the important things done. To make this change happen, I first made a master list of everything I wanted ( and needed ) to get done. Then, I put them in order of priority. Marilyn’s Library. Marilyn Monroe’s Personal Library Photo by John Florea (Sources: The Personal Property of Marilyn Monroe, Christie’s, 1999; The Unabridged Marilyn; others cited)

Canada's Design Museum. Monoprice 108320 Enhanced Bass Hi-Fi Noise Isolating Earphones, Silver: Electronics. Five Best Earbuds. I tried a bunch of different high end buds recently trying to decide which was my favorite. I gave all of these a shot: Shure SE535: Great fit, but the rolled off highs were annoying...the treble isn't as clear as you'd like it to be, and the bass is lacking. Osheaga. 30 Creative DIY Ways To Show Off Your Plants. We like it wild: bottle gardens. As much as we love to garden, sometimes there just aren’t enough hours in the day to do it all. If there’s a way we can shorten our to-do list, we’ll take it. This week’s project, a no-fuss recycled windowsill herb garden, has knocked watering the plants off our list. Self-watering planters like these aren’t a new idea; we remember our own childhood craft books that taught us how to poke holes through Dixie cups or invert two liter plastic bottles to grow our own little bean garden.

This grown-up version is much better looking and works great for small herbs and plants. 28 Powerful Questions for a Happy Life. “Keep your head clear.

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Art Spin. Chocolate Tour - Tasty Tours Toronto / Walking Food Tours of Sweets, Chocolates, Pastries, Cupcakes and other Yummy Treats. Most questions about the tour can be answered on this page or the FAQ. Spoon ring tutorial. - StumbleUpon.