This easy grilled romaine salad with bacon and ranch is perfect for a quick dinner. Grilling the romaine lettuce gives it a smoky flavor that’s so good with bacon and cool ranch dressing!
Ingredients
2 heads romaine lettuce cut in half
8 slices bacon sugar-free
1 cup cherry or grape tomatoes cut in half
1 cucumber chopped
1/2 cup Ranch Dressing
Instructions
Arrange bacon on rimmed baking sheet and place in cold oven. Set oven to 375 degrees and cook bacon to desired crispness, about 15 – 20 minutes.
Preheat grill to medium-high heat.
Place lettuce halves on grill, cut side down, and grill 3 – 5 minutes or until slightly charred but still crisp in the center.
Top grilled romaine with tomatoes, cucumbers and chopped cooked bacon. Drizzle with ranch dressing.
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Valentine’s Day is approaching, and if you plan to spend romantic moments at home with your partner, you must decorate the room. Valentine’s Day is an ideal opportunity to bring extra charm to your living space with a small investment and pleasantly surprise your partner.
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Decorating Valentine’s Day room is simple and requires little material and imagination. In this post, we will talk about Valentine’s day room ideas. You can easily decorate any room for Valentine’s Day and create a romantic atmosphere.
Image: Amy Detrick / Tonality Designs
To decorate your Valentine’s Day room, be inspired by the different ideas we bring to you below:
Use pink, red, and white in Valentine’s day room decorating. Hearts are always a hit when it comes to Valentine’s Day, and with love letters, you won’t go wrong. You can make pink, white, and red paper hearts and decorate the room with colorful ribbons. Arrange red, pink, or yellow vases with tulips, lilies, or orchids at key locations in the room;
The simplest way to decorate your Valentine’s Day room is with heart-shaped elements and details to place on your bed or around the room. Make a wreath of paper and decorate a window, wall, or table. Rose petals are also an interesting detail that brings romance and tenderness to the setting;
If you want a more intimate atmosphere, place white and red candles of different sizes throughout the room, paying particular attention to the position of mirrors that can further enhance the candlelight effect. Therefore, candles should be placed parallel to the mirrors as this will duplicate the effect. You can even surround the bed with flowers, candles, put a bottle of wine, or champagne and a few glasses. The candles will create the most intimate atmosphere possible;
Handmade table decorations and imaginative color combinations can also be very effective details in decorating a space, especially a table. Use pastel shades of pink, purple, and yellow to create a romantic atmosphere. For lovers of chic details and elegance, we recommend decorating the table in black, red, and white;
If you want a romantic and gentle atmosphere in your Valentine’s Room, be creative. If you want to enhance the impression, frame your favorite shared heart-shaped photos and place them around the room;
Put pillows with love motives on the bed in the room. Whether you use hearts or pillows with interesting lettering, they will bring Valentine’s Day love decor to your room. Heart-shaped pillows in pink, red or white can also be a great decoration. Decorate your cob with rose petals, apples, strawberries, or chocolates wrapped in red and pink ribbons. These small details will make an impression;
You can make a list of your favorite songs (the ones you both love), and that reminds you of your shared memories. And of course, the most important thing is to prepare a beautiful and original gift for your loved one. If your partner is an adventurous spirit, the dance course may be one of the more original gifts he has ever received.
Jeans are one of the favorite pieces of clothing for all of the girls, and all at home at least one pair of jeans that are old but that was your favorite but now it may be too old or out-dated.
If they still fit you and aren’t too worn out, chances are you can easily turn them into pretty, fashionable outfits for everyday use.
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There are many ways to recycle old jeans into new fashion. Here some unique and awesome ways to refashion those old jeans so you can wear them once again.
There is a lot you can do with an old pair of jeans. Add lace accents or even gems.…
Trust us: your old jeans have never looked so new.
1. Bleached Aztec Style Jeans, Source and tutorial via Mintedstrawberry.blogspot.com
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2. Easy Tie Dye Jeans, Source : Garotasmodernas.com
22. Turn Old Jeans into Skirt via Frugalliving.about.com
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23. Layered lace skirt from old jeans, tutorial via Mirtesen.
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24. Lace tights underneath ripped jeans via Ilbe.
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25. Upside Down Jeans Dress
First, undoing the inside seam and the one uniting the crotch. Then use the scissors to cut down the inside angle that normally covers the inside area in between your legs. You also need to undo the exterior seam from the bottom up of each crotch for the armpit area of your dress. Try the pants on like a dress, upside down, fixate it with some bobby pins, and start sewing with the sewing machine. Look at the pictures for more details.
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26. Ripped jeans
First mark the areas where you want the holes to be. Then make the scissors and start cutting out horizontal slits on the marked spots. and pull the threads and use a needle to loosen them up. Remove how many horizontal threads do you want and create the model of your choice then pull out all the blue vertical threads. Wash your jeans so the holes look more natural and you are done!
Photo via alamella.
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Here are 10 more ways to refashion those old jeans (picture tutorial):
The Valentine’s Day cards you’ll find in stores are adorable and full of sweet messages, but they’re often geared towards school children. As much fun as cartoon hearts are, your adult valentines might appreciate something a little more creative or witty.
Check out these creative Valentine’s Day card ideas that are appropriate for adults but still playful enough to brighten their day.
1. Candy iPod
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Crap I’ve Made shows you how to make an “iPod” and “earbuds” from a box of candy, a printable template, and two chocolates!
2. Don’t ever change
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Using this old yearbook sign off like Jacolyn Murphy did makes for a witty but casual Valentine that’s perfect for coworkers and acquaintances whose day you want to brighten.
2. Goldfish cracker valentine
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Together with a cute pun, Tammy Mitchell Designs‘ goldfish cracker idea lets your valentine enjoy a yummy snack without feeling obligated to eat junk food!
3. Orange juice valentine
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BHG has the perfect Valentine for your friends who are dieting or have dietary restrictions! A delicious bottle of orange juice on their desk in the morning, coupled with this cute DIY label, will start their day off right.
4. Burt’s Bees valentine
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Who doesn’t need a chapstick at work sometimes? PIzzazzerie recommends that you give your friends Valentines they can actually use and tie them into the holiday with the phrase “bee mine”. Get it?
5. Googly eye valentine
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Rae Ann Kelly‘s googly eyed valentine idea is silly enough to make your coworkers smile but still casual enough for the whole office.
6. Bookmark valentine
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Simple DIY bookmarks, like these ones by Thirty Handmade Days make for a friendly gesture that your coworkers or friends will appreciate.
7. Pencil valentine
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No matter what industry you work in, your coworkers could probably use a spare writing tool! Check out Smitten Design‘s owl on a branch idea.
8. Banana valentine
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Tracing heart shapes lightly on the outside of a banana makes them show up in the peel! Give them to coworkers as a healthy snack with a cute note, like Dream a Little Bigger did!
9. Secret note spool valentine
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For your more special adult valentines, try writing a note and wrapping it around a vintage thread spool. Earnest Home Co. shows you how to do it.
10. Chevron heart necklace valentine
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Your group of girlfriends will appreciate these adorable necklaces more than they will a cartoon kids’ valentine made of paper. Get the instructions on We Can Redo It.
11. Origami hearts valentine
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Omiyage Blogs shows you how to make a cute but classic card using paper folding techniques.
12. Vodka valentine
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If your Valentine’s Day is a “girls’ night out party”, these little vodka valentines are the perfect favour! Check out the ones Freutcake made.
13. Prop valentines
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Warm Hot Chocolate‘s prop valentine idea will give any stuffy office party a bit of silly fun!
14. Anatomically correct heart valentine
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Is your boyfriend a pre-medical student? He’ll get a kick out of Assemble Shop‘s anatomically correct heart valentine!
15. Watercolor paints valentine
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Warm Hot Chocolate reminds you that sometimes the perfect valentine is something your friend or date will actually use! Try giving your artist valentines miniature paint sets.
Did you give your friends or coworkers a hilarious or adorable adult valentine? Tell us how you did it in the comments section!
Looking for a quick and easy Easter craft? Look no further than making a pom pom bunny for your little one.
Or gift it to a friend, they are nothing but adorable.
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We featured this finger pom pom tutorial before because it’s so simple, yet so much fun. I mean imagine with these pom poms we can make a rug blanket and these super cute Easter bunnies.
Here’s all you need:
yarn
scissors
your fingers.
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Read the full Make Pom Poms Tutorial via ‘Adventures Of A DIY Mom’
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Pom Pom Easter Bunny Craft Tutorial via Mom On Timeour
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Pom Pom Bunnies Tutorial via ‘IKat Bag’
You may also like : Make this cute bunny with a knitted square or any other fabric square .
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A bunny from a square
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Ever since we were kids, we’ve loved the Valentine’s Day tradition of giving everyone in the class a little card to let them know they’re appreciated. Each year, we used to spend hours writing the names of all the kids in our class on cute, gimmicky little cards filled with hearts and silly love puns.
Now that we’re adults, we help our kids do it, but you can probably guess the difference between the ones we handed out then and the ones we help our kids with now: elevated crafting skills.
Check out these absolutely adorable DIY Valentine’s Day cards that are perfect for creating with your kids and probably a little more unique than the rest of the cards the kids in their classes will find on their desks on the morning of February 14th.
1. Tootsie pop butterflies
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We love how many different kinds of candy are available in bulk around Valentine’s Day, even though Halloween still takes the cake when it comes to sweet seasons. That’s part of the reason we love the idea of actually make a kids’ Valentine out of candy! Eat, Craft, Parent guides you through the process of transforming a Tootsie Roll lollypop into a butterfly thanks to a couple of paper wings.
2. Curly paper hearts
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These curly little paper hearts look adorable as a garland like How About Orange has them here, but you can also use that same technique to make just the hearts themselves and then glue them to the front of cute construction paper Valentine’s Day cards! The kids they give them to will love how textured and 3D their cards are.
3. Tootsie pop roses
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Did you love the idea of making a Valentine out of Tootsie Pops but your kids gave out butterfly themed cards last year? Then here’s an alternative idea from Skip to My Lou! Grab some brightly coloured cupcake liners covered in cute patterns and layer them just like the tutorial says to make them into flowers! The Tootsie Pops will be the delicious centre.
4. Picture pop Valentines
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Oh, are you still stuck on the Tootsie Pop idea but you still haven’t seen the one that just quite takes the cake for you? Then grab your camera and your kids and take some silly pictures! Juggling With kids suggests doing a mini photo shoot where your kids are holding one fist out, making little cuts above and below their fist, and sliding a lollipop through so it looks like the picture is holding the treat out to whoever they give the Valentine to.
5. Crayon heart Valentines
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As if the fun of making a Valentine’s Day card wasn’t enough, this awesome hands-on crafts from Chef Messy shows you how to make a little rainbow crayon that each person getting a card can actually draw with! The tutorial shows you how to break and melt down old pieces of crayon and mould them into a cute heart shape.
6. Celery stamp flower Valentines
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Have you ever done vegetable stamping crafts with your kids before? Whether your answer is yes or not, we think you’ll want to try it after seeing these cute little flower-shaped paint prints by Woo Home! The way the celery stalks curve when you cut the leafy end off looks like a pretty flower if you dip them in paint and print them flat on a page and the design looks great on big Valentine’s Day cards in scenarios where you can’t give everyone a big bouquet of flowers!
7. This Much Valentine
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Have you and your kids ever folded paper accordions? We used to make those for all kinds of crafts when we were little, but we hadn’t thought of using them in Valentine’s until we saw this cute idea on A Day in My Life! Glue a traced paper hand on each end of your paper accordion so your kids can show each person in their class just how much they care for one another.
8. Crayon shaving hearts
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Perhaps your kids want to make a Valentine for their teacher that’s a little different than the lovely construction paper creations they made for all their classmates? Then try making something decorative that can be hung up instead! These crayon shaving hearts look almost like a piece of stained glass, letting the light shine through ever so slightly if you hang them in the window. Check out how they’re made on Skip to My Lou.
9. Yarn wrapped hearts
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Whether you use them as embellishments for your Valentine’s Day cards or make them into cute little brooch pins like 2 Little Hooligans did, these little yarn wrapped hearts are practically too cute to pass on making. If you’re a knitter or you’ve built up a stash trying to teach your kids to crochet over the last couple years, they’re also a great excuse to use up any red or pink yarn ends you might have lying around.
10. Heart puppet Valentines
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Kids love to play with things no matter the season, even when they’re in school. Their awesome imaginations can turn just about anything into a toy, including a Valentine’s Day card! That’s why we thought these heart-shaped little finger puppet Valentine’s by Disney Family were such a cute idea. Simply cuttong two holes near the bottom instantly makes the heart a character, especially if you add googly eyes and a smile.
11. Puzzle piece picture frame
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We love the idea of giving everyone in the class a Valentine’s Day card because it’s good to spread joy equally and make everyone feel included, but there’s no harm in spoiling your very best friends a little. Your kids might want to make something a little extra special for the friend they’ve known the longest or spend the most time with. Try something fun like this little puzzle piece picture frame by All Kids Network that would make great locker decor.
12. Heart shaped pipe cleaner pencil toppers
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Are you looking for something very quick and simple to tape to each child’s Valentine without having to break the bank or buy lots of supplies? Try making these super simple but totally fun little pencil toppers featured on Pinterest! Simply bend and fold the pipe cleaners into a heart shape and then spiral the tails down the end of the pencil so the hearts wave around in the air when the kids write.
13. Decorated paper bag Valentines
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Perhaps your kids’ class is pretty small and you know that none of the children have food allergies so you’re safe to send wrapped treats to class? Buy a set of miniature brown paper bags and let your kids decorate them with drawings, stickers, and whatever else they like and then fill each bag with some candy. Woo Home‘s baggy Valentines turned out adorable and yours will too!
14. Cupcake liner heart ribbons
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We talked about cupcake liner roses already, but that’s not the only kind of cupcake liner Valentine’s Day craft you can make with your kids! If that doesn’t appeal to you, try making each child in the class a little achievement ribbon instead. They’ll get to wear the sparkly hearts with pride all day knowing that someone though of them. See the idea in more detail on Urban Comfort.
15. Cupid’s arrow Valentines
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Did you like the idea of giving each child a fun pencil to write with in class but you don’t have any pipe cleaners left? Then try dressing the pencils up like little Cupid’s arrows instead Mommy Enterprises shows you how to attach a pointed end and a little feather-shaped tail, and they even have a free printout for you in case you’re not comfortable free-handing shapes!
Have you made other Valentine’s Day cards with your kids that they loved creating and giving to their family and friends? Tell us how you did it or link us to pictures of your work in the comments section!
Because of its bright and elegant, white has become classic color in kitchen design. All-white cabinets are almost everywhere. However, going overboard with white will make your space look too bland and let you feel the kitchen lacks some life. The white cabinets are already there, so if want to bring in some color and uniqueness to your kitchen, see the brilliant ideas below:
#1. Marble Countertops:
As nature’s gift, marble captures attention in any space, including kitchen countertop. Marble with its inherent warmth, adds a sophisticated element to the space. It also comes with rustic and luxury side. With its beautiful gray veining, it makes your space no longer monotonous. Image via: bostondesignguide.com
#2. Brick Walls:
The exposed brick walls is striking element of the interior and create a rusitc or modern look. Because of the original color of the brick, the walls are usually dark. So when paired with white cabinets, they can keep your white kitchen from being too stark. Image via: instagram.com
#3. Bold Colored Island:
The island usually is the center of a kitchen. Painting your kitchen island in a bold color is great way to add some pizzazz to your white kitchen without a significant commitment.
#4. Pantry Door:
You have chosen your cabinets and the island already, and now thinking about the rest of your kitchen? Well, if you’re lucky enough to have a pantry room not small, paint the door in a dark color.
#5. Kitchen Windows:
As one of the most classic colors of all time, black in window frames contrast beautifully with the white cabinets.
#6. Wooden Floor:
If you still love the white cabinet look, you may try effect of the white and wood mix. White keeps your space bright, while the wood can bring it warmth. A dark wooden floor will be a good choice. Image via: shegaveitago.com
#7. Colored Wall:
Colored wall through painting or porcelain tiles will bring the white kitchen cabinets to a new height. It is a fun way to break up the all-white cabinetry and add your personality to your kitchen.
#8. Exposed Wooden Beams:
If you want to bring some rustic feels to your all-white kitchen, the ceiling is a space you should not miss. Besides of wooden floor, decorating the ceiling with exposed wooden beams is a brilliant way to add a certain warmth and charm to your space. Image via: squarespace.com
Today we’re experiencing turning a classic cylindrical lampshade that looks boring into this cool-looking paper plate lampshade that you could put in your bedroom or living room. How you may ask? By adding 50 paper plates, here’s how you do it.
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What you will need:
To do this first you have to mark 2 lines in the middle of a paper plate, leaving a distance of about 1 cm. Crease this plate along the lines. Then mark lines on yet another paper plate in an identical way.
Reduce the second paper plate along the lines. Now glue this semi-circle plate to the half of the first creased plate. Repeat these measures with yet another creased plate and semi-circle plate and put together far more.
Glue the first plate to the lampshade. Glue the second plate to the lampshade and join the plates with each other. Repeat this phase right up until all the lampshade is covered.
How do you like your DIY paper plate lampshade now? Enjoy crafting!
