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DIY Rainbow Fishtail Braid Macrame Friendship Bracelet
Friendship Bracelets are the hallmark of my childhood. They always remind me of summer camp, days at the lake, and making giggling crafts together with friends. It’s never too late to stop making these! A friendship bracelet makes a great gift with a personal touch, or you can just make one for yourself because it looks cool. This design features a rainbow fishtail braid. You may have put a fishtail braid in your hair before. This is a similar concept, with some slightly more intricate knots and a little more organization. The fishtail braid is much easier and faster than the macrame knot bracelets I grew up with. This project should only take…
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Modern Ways to Wear Turquoise Jewelry
Summer is the best time to wear turquoise jewelry, so if you have some of these bright blues already, don’t hold out! Pair Vintage Turquoise with Modern Clothing Cuts I personally love the way that vintage turquoise jewelry looks with more modern apparel. I loooove vintage jewelry. Growing up in the South, with many a visit to the Southwest, I collected a healthy habit for turquoise jewelry. We just to visit my grandparents in Santa Fe and pick up mementos from the Plaza downtown, where Native American artisans sell their wares. Turquoise is really one of my favorite stones to wear and feel free-spirited, taking me back to my youth.…
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The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up Book Review
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Organizing and Decluttering, by Marie Kondo, came highly recommended by so many friends and I have finally finished it! My boyfriend and I moved into a house together recently, and I started yoga teacher training almost immediately afterward. We unpacked all of the boxes right away, but it happened in such a rush that I still don’t know where many of my belongings are in the house. I have this dream of floating into this perfectly organized home, knowing where everything is, and just being creative in my space. I don’t know that life will ever actually be like that, but with Marie Kondo’s…
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DIY Seashell Candle
These seashell candles are everything I like out of a DIY – they’re easier to make than they look, smell amazing, bring a little charm from your personal travels into the home, and give these trinkets purpose. A few weeks ago on the beach, I found these giant clams. A huge storm had just flooded the shores, so there were seashells baked into the sand and just beginning to shift below the surface all the way up to the dune grass. The further away from the water I walked, the more undamaged seashells I found. These giant clams are so beautiful, with subtle opalescent purple, pink, blue, and white. I…
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Green Juice Recipe for a Healthy Happy Day
I love green juice. It is delicious and gives me energy. Have you ever seen those happy green juice people and wondered what that was about? This green juice recipe is your chance to get in on the action, and it’s very simple to make. There is, of course, the green juice debate. Is juicing good for you, or are you losing vital fiber and nutrients, by wasting and throwing away the substance of the veggies and fruits that you added into your juice. I’m not a nutritionist, so I’m not really qualified to take a position on either side of this debate. Most people will recommend that you eat…
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