thinnify:

Slimtastic Smoothies: 20 nutritious and delicious smoothie recipes

1. Banana: Blend 2 bananas with 1/2 cup fat-free Greek yogurt, 1/2 cup skim milk, 2 teaspoons honey, 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon, and 1 cup ice.
2. Strawberry Shortcake: blend cups strawberries, 1 cup crumbled pound cake, 1-1/2 cups skim milk, 1-1/2 cups ice, and splenda or stevia no calorie sweetener to taste.
3. Raspberry Orange:Blend 1 cup orange juice, 1 cup raspberries, 1/2 cup plain yogurt, 1 cup of ice and splenda or stevia no calorie sweetener to taste.
4. Honeydew-Almond: Blend 2 cups chopped honeydew melon, 1 cup almond milk, 1 cup ice, and honey to taste.
5. Strawberry-Kiwi: Blend 1 cup strawberries, 2 peeled kiwis, 2 tablespoons sugar and 2 cups ice.
6. Cherry-Vanilla: Blend 1 1/2 cups frozen pitted cherries, 1 1/4 cups milk, 3 tablespoons sugar, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1/4 teaspoon almond extract, a pinch of salt and 1 cup ice.
7. Grape: Blend 2 cups seedless red grapes with 1 cup concord grape juice and 1 1/2 cups ice.
8. Blueberry-Banana: Blend 1 banana, 1 cup blueberries, 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut milk, 1 tablespoon each honey and lime juice, 1/4 teaspoon almond extract and 1 cup ice.
9. Creamsicle: Blend 3/4 cup frozen orange or orange-tangerine concentrate with 1/2 cup cold water and 1 cup each vanilla ice cream and ice.
10. Spiced Pumpkin: Blend 1/2 cup each pumpkin puree and silken tofu, 3 1/2 tablespoons brown sugar, 1 cup milk, 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice, a pinch of salt and 1 cup ice.
11. Black Raspberry–Vanilla: Blend 1 pint blackberries, 1/2 cup raspberries, 1 cup vanilla yogurt and 1 tablespoon honey.
12. Banana PB&J: Blend 1 frozen banana with 1 cup soy milk, 1/4 cup each creamy peanut butter and wheat germ, and 2 tablespoons seedless strawberry or raspberry jelly.
13. Vietnamese Coffee: Blend 1/2 cup chilled espresso or strong coffee, 1/4 cup sweetened condensed milk and 1 1/2 cups ice. Top with chocolate shavings and/or chocolate syrup.
14. Pineapple-Mango: Blend 1 cup each chopped pineapple and mango, 1 cup coconut water, a dash of ground allspice and 1 cup ice. Sprinkle with toasted coconut.
15. Chocolate-Banana: Blend 1 banana, 1 cup chocolate ice cream, 1/2 cup milk, a pinch of salt and 1/2 cup ice.
16. Peanut Butter–Apple: Blend 1 chopped peeled apple, 3 tablespoons creamy peanut butter, 2 tablespoons flax seeds, 1 1/2 cups each soy milk and ice, and honey to taste.
17. Veggie: Blend 1 1/4 cups tomato juice, 1/4 cup carrot juice, 1/2 peeled cucumber, 1/2 celery stalk, 1/4 cup each parsley and spinach, and 1/2 cup ice.
18. Lemon–Poppy Seed: Blend 2 teaspoons poppy seeds, the zest and juice of 1/2 lemon, 1 cup plain yogurt, 1/3 cup sugar and 1/2 cup each milk and ice.
19. Strawberry-Maple: Blend 2 cups strawberries, 1 1/2 cups milk, 1/4 cup each maple syrup and wheat germ, a dash of ground cinnamon and 1 1/2 cups ice.
20. Apple-Spinach: Blend 2 cups spinach, 1 chopped peeled apple, 1/2 cup silken tofu, 1/4 cup each soy milk and orange juice, 1 tablespoon each wheat germ, honey and lemon juice, and 1 cup ice.

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MELTED SNOWMAN COOKIE TUTORIAL. PART 1 - THE COOKIE DOUGH

theskinnycode:

We need more veggies in our diet (and no matter what our crazy government says, pizza does not count as one of those veggies) and here are some great vegetable recipes to try this weekend. Make it your mission to try a veggie you haven’t before and learn to cook a vegetable you’ve had…

craftyscientist:

(via Thanks, I Made It: The Odd Couple: DIY Sparkly Embroidery Thread Necklace)

merrybrides:

This easy DIY Cutting board project is a great gift idea. My recommendation? Get a big pile of wood and make one for everyone you know — paired with a cookbook or a small culinary item, a homemade cutting board would make such a lovely gift for any occasion (especially a bridal shower).

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threadpaperscissors:

Floating Industrial Shelves Tutorial

Ahhhh I love Kara Paslay! Her whole house is amazing! I know I have posted most of her tutorials on TPS but you should go check out her blog anyway…amazingggg :)

alexandercurley:

Awesome Gift Wrapping Ideas!

toptumbles:

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truebluemeandyou:

DIY Lightbox. It may not be perfect, but this is the easiest tutorial I’ve seen using wax paper and a box - so it’s really inexpensive to build. Tutorial from The Dapper Toad here. Another good tutorial for getting rid of shadows I saw was covering cardboard with aluminum foil with the light on one side, foil on the side where the shadow falls. 

truebluemeandyou:

DIY Cameo Skull and other Macabre Jewelry. You know all those expensive Skull Jewelry pieces? Here is what you can make easily and cheaply from supplies from Etsy (all sellers had 100% positive feedback). I have worked with polymer clay ($.99 on sale) which is so easy to do and if in doubt look for a tutorial to tell you how to get the colors you want. You can always ask for “Food Grade” molds so you can make chocolate or whatever (but never use it for food once you’ve used polymer clay - and that goes for anything that touches the clay).

Clockwise from Upper Left:

• 25 30mm Round Victorian/Goth/Poe/Lovecraft/Skulls etc… Digital Collage Sheet Download for $3.90 from steamduststudios from Etsy here.

• 6pcs inner Size 30mm DIA Antique Bronze Cameo Base Settings Pendant Tray for $4.25 from IdaFindings at Etsy here. *To put the Digital Collage Paper images (with mod podge dimensional magic or similar product) or the 30mm Cameos into.

• Cameo Lolita Day of the Dead Skull Lady Silicone Mold (25mm) for $5 from MoldMuse from Etsy here.

• Cameo skull and dragon silicone mold for $4.95 

•  4 30mm Mixed lolita woman skull resin cameos for $4.49  from zacoo on Etsy here.