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Don’t eat less—eat smarter. Try these ridiculously easy food trade-offs to banish your gut for good By: Emily G. W. Chau Photo Credit: Thinkstock food swaps intro You can beat belly fat on a full stomach—as long as you choose the right foods. Eat your way to a six-pack. Rolled Oats or Bran Cereal for Breadcrumbs You traded Wonder Bread for wheat and nixed white rice in favor of brown, but there are plenty of other, less obvious, swaps you can make to increase your intake of whole grains. Bing: Burn belly fat! Avocado for Butter This may sound a little adventurous, but you won’t taste the difference: Switch out half of the butter in a cookie recipe for mashed avocado. Cauliflower for Rice Cauliflower is the low-carb dieter’s go-to food. Learn the secret to eating carbs without gaining weight. Spinach for Iceberg Lettuce When it comes to weight loss, any kind of vegetable gets the green light, but if you really want to ditch that spare tire, choose dark leafy greens over iceberg lettuce.
Felt Slippers
Homemade slippers of thick wool felt make a heartwarming (and foot-warming) gift. Felt is the ideal fabric to work with, since it won't unravel when cut. Felt Slippers How-To1. Use our templates. 2. 3.
Negatives Candle Holder
Poor, neglected photo negatives. Ever since digital photography has come into play, these photographic beings have lost their heyday and are quite the endangered species in the photography world. Well, neglect them no further—time to use those negatives for something positively enlightening! Brighten up their lives—and yours—by using them to make a lightbox-esque candle holders! It’s a super simple and fun way to dress up your candle lights for these lovely summer nights! How to Make a Film Negative Candle Holder! p.s. Why So Negative? Since they’re transparent, photo negatives are best viewed with some sort of light behind ‘em, and candlelight works perfectly to illuminate the different photos found on a negative roll. So why leave your photo negatives to the dust bunnies when they could be showcased using just a few additional materials? It’s a quick and easy way to personalize the rather plain glass candle holders—and makes a neat conversation piece, too! And hey—no negatives?
DIY Marbled Glassware
When graphic designer and artist Joanna Bean Martin shared with us her technique for marbling the bottoms of glassware with nail polish, we couldn’t wait to try it ourselves. Who knew it would be such an easy way to add color and pattern to your next tablescape or party? Remember, the brighter and bolder colors you use, the more the glasses will radiate and glow. You’ll need:flat bottomed glasswarevariety of colorful nail polishclear nail polisha disposable plastic containernail polish removerpainters tapetoothpicks Mask off the bottom of the glass with painters tape. Fill a disposable, plastic container with water. Layer the colors one on top of the other. Submerge the bottom of the glass into the polish. Allow to dry completely before applying a layer of clear polish. Once everything has dried, remove the painters tape and touch up with nail polish remover and a cotton swab. Your glowing glasses are finished! Bottoms up!
DIY Project: Ombre Dip Dyed Party Skewers | Somewhere Splendid
July 13, 2012 DIY Project: Ombre Dip Dyed Party Skewers The ombre madness here at Somewhere Splendid continues! Today, I’m sharing how to kick your barbeque skewers up a notch for a more festive touch. They turned out so lovely, I was thinking they’d be great for any of the numerous pastries and sweets on a stick you see on dessert tables. wooden barbecue skewersglass cupswaterfood coloringpaper towels Fill three glasses with water: the first, mostly full, the second, two thirds full, and the last, one third full. Choose your colors. Repeat the water coloring with the other two glasses. Dip the barbecue skewers, point up, in the base color glass. When you’ve achieved the look you want, set them aside to completely dry, then enjoy at your next party or barbecue!
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Wednes-DIY Home Décor: The Light Bulb Vase
This week we’re sharing some of the blog’s greatest hits! These are some of our most loved posts by you, our amazing readers. Don’t throw away those old light bulbs just yet! What you need: A light bulb (any shape or size will work!) Step One: First you need to remove the little silver layer on the bottom of the light bulb. Step Two: Now you have to remove the black cap from the bottom of the light bulb. Step Three: Once the black glass was removed it was really easy to get the little glass tube and wiring on the inside of the bulb out – I simply tapped it with the pliers and it broke right off. And now you have your empty lightbulb! Step Four: Add flowers and water, and hang with the gardening wire! Now I want to make more! Be sure to check out our new DIY Projects category for more DIY Inspiration! Follow FP Julia on twitter. Trending on FP.com: Maxi dresses, high waisted shorts, maxi skirts, crop tops, high waisted skirts, Jeffrey Campbell Shoes, lace shorts
Solar-Powered Mason Jar
This is one of those ideas that seemed like a really simple one UNTIL I started working on it. It actually turned out to be a bit harder than I anticipated…but in the end I was very happy with the results. So I hope you will hang in with me while I attempt to show you how to make one of these fun mason jar luminaries. I’ve been wanting to do something like this all summer long. It was time to take action! The reason my seemingly simple project turned out to be more complicated than I anticipated centered around the fact that the size of the light was smaller than I anticipated and didn’t “fit” the mason jar opening. After searching and searching…I found a tip on The Happier Homemaker that at least got me pointed in the right direction. After a few different configurations…here is what I came up with. You’ll need 3 paper clips, and then you’ll want to shape them so they each end up like this. Then you’re going to use those paper clips to suspend and balance the light on the rim of the jar.
Ebbs & Flows
Silent World With some clever camera trickery, artists Lucie & Simon have captured some of the world’s most populated cities completely devoid of any human activity. The result is a series of unimaginable, apocalyptic-like photos – honestly eerie yet […] À la Plage From St.
