Top 10 Places To Visit In Malaysia

Among the Top 10 Travel Destinations in Malaysia that travelers must go are:

1.Penang – Mostly populated by Chinese community, travelers could find incense and temples everywhere in Penang. The ‘must-do” items includes visiting the Kek Lok Si temple, Penang Hill, Snake Temple, trying out full varieties of our local Penang foods, sightseeing world heritage architectures, sun-bathing at the beautiful Batu Ferringhi beach as well as exploring the ‘spicy’ little Indian street;

2.Cameron Highland – The hinterland at highland where you can visit tea plantations in the cool air, sipping tea at cafes, viewing flowers and cactus plantation, as well as trying our local steamboat lunch and dinner. You can also play a round of golf there too. Please check out my photo travel guide to Cameron Highland too;

3.Taman Negara – With the thick rainforest surrounding you, try jungle trekking, tracking elephants with your leech-proof boots. kayaking and overnight at Kenyir Lake. Fishing and exploring the National Park at Endao Rompin;

4.Pulau Redang, Perhentian, Kapas or Tioman – These east coastal islands are best for snorkeling, scuba diving, photographing live corals and sunsets! You can also witness turtles laying eggs at sea shore if you are lucky

5.Sarawak and Sabah – Climb the massive Mt. Kinabalu, visit the mythical Borneo where you can see wild Orang-utan and off course, taste plenty of fresh and cheap seafood! Off the shore of Tawau is the famous Sipadan “scuba diving heaven” Island;

6.Melaka – The historical city with many ancient architectures and cultures inherited from the Portuguese, Dutch and Spanish. Travelers could learn more on the local Papa and Nyonya community and its culture. Plan a short trip to Melaka to take colourful travel photos;

7.Langkawi – Big island with all sorts of activities to explore includes the Eagle Square, grand Perdana gallery of art by our previous premier, Tun Dr. Mahathir;

8.Kuala Lumpur – The capital city of Malaysia. The heaven for entertainment, shopping, drinking, and people watching. Travelers need at least 3 days to visit tourists spots such as the Petronas Twin Tower,Batu Caves, Tasek Perdana with Birds Park, Orchid Garden, museum, zoo, royal palace, chinese temples etc. The best way to explore the city is by utilising its Integrated Railway System to connect to most travel sites;

9.Putrajaya – A new government administrative district where you could visit the lake, botanic garden, mosque and also to appreciate the grand architectures with nine bridges reaching the district surrounded by a man-made river (or canal?). Check out my Travel by photos to Putrajaya, and

1. Genting Highland – Need me say more? The 1-stop entertainment, hotels and the only casino in Malaysia, all on top of a mountain over 5,00o feets from sea water level called Genting Highland.

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15 Best Ways to Prevent Acne: Avoid Breakouts With These Tips!

Do you suffer from acne breakouts? If so, you’ve probably spent countless dollars on acne creams and gels that promise to help clear your skin. The bad news is you’re probably wasting your money. The good news is, there are ways to prevent future breakouts that won’t cost you a penny.

Acne breakouts often occur because of changes you’ve made to your daily routine. Maybe you’ve started using a different laundry detergent, shampoo, face cream or soap. These are often the biggest culprits of an acne breakout. If you want to keep your skin clear and radiant, avoid breakouts by following these 15 simple tips…

1. Choose Acne-Friendly Makeup

The makeup you use (and how much you use) has a big impact on the health of your skin. It’s quite ironic that the products you spend a lot of money on to keep your skin looking good, could potentially be clogging your pores and encouraging the pimples you’re trying so hard to hide.

If you’re prone to breakouts, look for products that say “non-comedogenic” on the label. This means that the product is specifically designed not to clog your pores. Clogged pores are one of the leading causes of breakouts. Many dermatologists will also recommend lightweight or oil-free products with a “non-comedogenic” label, which is– which means that makeup won’t clog your pores. Also, avoid heavy, greasy products that contain ingredients like mineral oils and cocoa butter, which can spur pimples.

2. Change Your Pillow Case Weekly

Forget the bottle of acne cream you’ve been purchasing every month, changing your pillow case is a proven method for preventing breakouts. All of the sweat, dirt and makeup from your face is seeping into your pillow every night. Particularly if you don’t wash your face before heading to bed, basically you are sleeping in all of the dirt, oil, and debris that collected on your face all day.

If you don’t wash your pillow cases regularly you’re basically planting your face on a pillow of sweat and dirt for 8 hours. Not only will your face stay oily, but the potential for clogging your pores with excess dirt is also very high. Washing your cases will give your face the fresh rest it needs at the end of the day.

3. Moisturize

If you’ve turned to acne products to control your outbreaks (which most of you probably have), the importance of moisturizing becomes a key component in keeping your breakouts at bay. Most acne products contain ingredients that dry out the skin, thus, moisturizing immediately after is critical. Make sure you hydrate your skin with water before applying the moisturizer.

Daily moisturizing is an essential part of keeping acne at bay by clearing away excess oils, dirt, and makeup that collect on your skin day and night. This is why morning and evening cleansing and moisturizing is important. If the acne treatment your dermatologist prescribed contains benzoyl peroxide or other drying ingredients that can zap your skin of the moisture, a light moisturizer that contains glycerin or hyaluronic acid will aim to keep moisture locked in your skin to prevent redness, drying, and flaking.

4. Review Your Shampoo

Have you noticed that you’ve been breaking out a lot more than usual lately? You might want to check your shampoo. Shampoos and conditioners with a lot fragrance and chemicals can irritate skin and cause breakouts on your forehead, jaw, neck and back.

Considering using non-fragrance products (or all-natural products) and always make sure you rinse the shampoo out of your hair completely before washing your face in the shower. Organic products without added chemicals, oils, and fragrance may also provide a lightweight wash and a natural smell without causing breakouts. Make sure to wash your face after rinsing your hair to get rid of lingering shampoo and conditioner residue.

5. Stop Touching Your Face

You might notice that people who touch their face often are prone to breakouts. This is because the oils and dirt on your hands are constantly transferred to your sweet visage. This might seem like common sense but keeping your hands away from your face is harder than you think.

If you’re sitting in class or at work, chances are your head is resting on your hands and your fingers are running up your cheeks. You might also twist your lip or finger your chin, leaving those areas prone to breakouts. The more you touch, the more irritation and breakouts can result. Keeping your hands and fingers off your face will keep it clean and healthy and help eliminate future breakouts.

6. Check Your Laundry Detergent

Much like shampoos, laundry detergents can be a huge culprit when it comes to breakouts. If you’re experiencing more breakouts than normal it could very well have to do with the ingredients in your detergent. Many soaps contain harsh chemicals and fragrances that can irritate skin (especially when you use towels to dry your face).

What’s worse is that a full cycle might not completely wash away laundry detergent residue. Especially if you don’t have a soft water system, you may get traces of soap on your face and body every time you put on and remove clothing. Try switching to a non-fragrance detergent or one with more natural ingredients and see if you’re breakouts start to fade.

7. Go Easy on the Makeup

This may be hard for some girls (especially those in high school) but lightening up on the makeup will almost certainly help control your breakouts. Not only are the ingredients in most makeup products bad for your skin but applying makeup means touching your face, which can lead to a breakout.

If you must wear makeup, try adding a dab of liquid foundation to an all-natural moisturizer, which will help hydrate the skin instead of drying it out. Also, choose to go makeup free when you can. Wash, cleanse, and moisturize your face in the morning using lightweight products and leave your face without makeup so your pores can breathe easy for a few hours.

8. Stay Out of the Sun

A little bit of sun has been known to reduce breakouts but too much  can cause damage to your skin and prompt a breakout. If you’re planning a weekend at the beach, be sure to load up on sunscreen and moisturizer–these will help keep your skin hydrated and protected from the sun which will equal less breakouts this summer.

However, like moisturizer, choose a lightweight sunscreen specifically for use on your face. These “face” specific sunscreens often don’t contain added oils, fragrances, and chemicals that will put a heavy layer on your skin and clog up your pores. Remember, when you use heavy products and sweat, you often trap perspiration, oil, and dirt under beauty products and block the pores, which causes acne.

9. Exercise 

Exercising daily will not only help you look and feel better but it will also help reduce the frequency of your breakouts. Working out increases the blood flow through the body which will keep your skin looking healthy and radiant. Plus, when you workout, you perspire more regularly, which means you eliminate dirt, toxins, and chemicals a lot more efficiently.

More efficient perspiration in addition to hydrating more often will also prevent acne. As you drink more water and perspire, sweat is cleaner and clearer, which will also help prevent pore blockage, oily skin, and acne breakouts.

10. Reduce Stress

Staying calm and happy has actually been proven to help control breakouts. Acne often appears when someone becomes stressed out or worried about something (perhaps you’re worried about breaking out) and tends to spread faster in these circumstances as well. The best thing to do is to keep calm and try not to sweat the small stuff. In doing so, you’ll feel and look better.

In fact, dermatologists at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, suggest that acne prone individuals experience acne flare ups when they are exposed to stressful situations. And although emotional stress won’t trigger breakouts, stress potentially worsens an existing skin disorder.

11. Eat Healthy

An unhealthy diet has always been linked to acne. While many studies fail to prove a direct link between the two, doctors and health experts agree that maintaining a healthy diet can go a long way in preventing breakouts. Also, you may not know it but you might have a small allergy to some foods (dairy is a common one) which can spark an immune system response staring with acne or skin problems.

Reducing the amount of dairy you eat, along with unhealthy foods like greasy burgers, french fries, chips and soda will undoubtedly help eliminate your breakouts. Plus, if you touch your face after eating particularly greasy, oily foods, your skin will inevitably breakout.

12. Quit Smoking and Drinking

Hopefully, this will be an easy one for most of you out there (because hopefully you don’t do either of these things to begin with) but if you do smoke or drink you should seriously consider quitting. Smoking and drinking dehydrate the skin, making it much more prone to breaking out.

Plus, touching your face when your bring a cigarette to and from your lips will leave oils and dirt on your face to potentially clog your pores and cause pimples. Eliminating these bad habits from your daily routine will help your skin stay clear and your body stay healthy. A win/win, don’t you think?

13. Drink Water

We mentioned this in an earlier slide but drinking water is an easy (and cost-effective) way to keep your breakouts at bay. Drinking water not only hydrates your skin but it eliminates all of the unhealthy toxins from your body–some of which may have been the cause of your earlier breakouts.

Consuming at least 8 glasses a day will keep your skin looking radiant and glowing everyday. And combining healthy hydration with regular exercise will prevent breakouts by eliminating excess toxins and oils via perspiration. Your skin will become healthier, less oily, less dry, and less prone to pimples as a result.

14. Clean Your Phone

Most teenagers spend countless hours on their cell phones every day. What you probably don’t know is that this little cellular device is one of the newest causes of acne breakouts. Why? Because all of the dirt from the face of your phone (the phone you’ve been touching with your filthy fingers all day long) seeps into your face every time you press your phone to your head.

Your makeup rubs off on the face of the phone and is then transferred back onto your face the next time you use it. To prevent breakouts, clean the part of your phone that touches your face regularly and that will, in turn, keep your face clean as well.

15. Sleep on Your Back

This is another cost-efficient and effective way to keep breakouts from happening. Sleeping on your back means that your face is free from the fabrics on your pillow and free from your fingers and hands. When you sleep on your stomach, your face a pressed up against the fabric of your pillow which can irritate the skin.

Likewise, when you sleep on your side, half of your face is either pressed against the pillow or pressed against your hands which you’ve placed in between your pillow and your face. Keeping your head from being touched by anything during the night will help breakouts from forming – and it doesn’t cost you one single cent.

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Choosing Healthy Foods

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Choose food that contains minimal amounts of unhealthy fats. Unhealthy fats include both trans fats and saturated fats. These fats will raise your LDL cholesterol, and elevated LDL cholesterol often correlates with an increased risk for heart disease.

• Foods that are high in trans fats include foods made with "partially hydrogenated oils," such as shortening or margarine. Baked goods, fried foods, frozen pizza, and other highly processed foods often contain trans fats.
• Foods that are high in saturated fats include pizza, cheese, red meat, and full-fat dairy products. Coconut oil is also high in saturated fat, but may also increase good cholesterol, so it's okay to use in moderation.

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Eat healthy fats in moderation. Poly-unsaturated, mono-unsaturated and omega-3 fats are all good lifestyle choices.These good fats lower your LDL cholesterol and raise your HDL cholesterol, which correlates with decreased risk for heart disease.

• Choose oils such as olive, canola, soy, peanut, sunflower, and corn oil.
• Fish are high in omega-3 fatty acids. Choose fish including salmon, tuna, trout, mackerel, sardines, and herring. You can also get omega-3s from plant sources, like flaxseed, plant oils, and nuts and seeds, although your body doesn't process the fats from these as effectively.

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Select foods that are low in both sugar and highly refined carbohydrates.Minimize your consumption of sweets, soft drinks, sugary fruit juices, and white bread. Choose whole fruits, freshly-squeezed juices, and whole grain bread instead.

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Eat a variety of different whole foods instead of eating processed foods.Whole foods offer a balance of healthy carbohydrates, proteins, fats, and other nutrients.

• Eat fruits and vegetables for their high vitamin and mineral content. Try to eat plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables, rather than canned ones that often contain added sugar or salt.
• Choose lean meat, beans and tofu for their protein content.
• Enjoy whole grains such as whole wheat bread, whole wheat pasta, brown rice and quinoa.
• Eat low-fat dairy products. Skim milk and reduced fat cheeses will reduce your fat intake while ensuring that you receive enough calcium.

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Incorporate organic foods. Shop at a natural food store or buy food from your local farmer's market. Organic foods are not more nutritious for you, but they don't contain as much pesticide residue or food additives. They are generally more eco-friendly, too.

• If price is a factor for you, consider buying only certain foods organic, such as apples, berries, stone fruits (peaches, nectarines, etc.), grapes, celery, bell peppers, greens, potatoes, and lettuce. These foods often have much higher pesticide use than other produce when grown conventionally.

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Tips Friendship Forever & Ever

Do you ever been hurt because of the friendship problems friend who was too honest, stab your back or forgot your phone number the millisecond she found a boyfriend? Then you know all about the emotional fallout when someone breaks the friendship code rules that usually go without saying yet cement a friendship for life. All the bitter sweet memories you’ve been through together watching girl movies, great holidays, dancing the whole night, shopping in your bored weekends it’s the way you behave through thick and thin that really keeps a friendship going. Arghhh I really miss that happy moment. Well, as time goes by, when we’re getting older life change and everyone follow their own future, staying far away, so the friendship promising was left behind.

How to nurture your relationship even both of you stay far away? And distance is not a good reason to end your friendship that likely to last for many years. In any friendship, cold and harsh things come and go to see how stronger that relationship bonding either you or your friend making mistakes, fight and lastly forgive each other. But what if one of you breaking the most critical friendship rules and makes a permanent damage to your friendship? Here are some tips to consider if you want to nurture your relationship with your best bud. Follow this rules and your friendship will become closer and stronger through the year.

1 Avoid unsolicited advice. First thing to understand; Never give an advice or opinion if you’re not asking for it no matter how close you are. One important thing to know being a friend doesn’t give you license to act like a life coach. So don’t tell your friend what to do how to improve her career, find a boyfriend or get a new lease on life. Remember, no one wants to be lectured about their worst habits even myself  – it makes them feel hopeless, embarrassed and says in big neon letters you’re getting on my nerves . It’s better ask your friend what she thinks would help her life, instead of telling her what she should be doing. At least this will make her feel you have her support while prompting her to come up with her own solutions.

2 Give her space. Feeling fear or jealousy often happen in a close friendship. Your best friend has made arrangements to go out with her sister/work colleague/boyfriend this weekend and you’re not invited. You feel like she’s cheating on you and suddenly find yourself acting quiet and sullen. This feeling always happens to some people because their fear to be replaced when they realize that someone close to them has other significant relationships that can be threatening. Just a boyfriend and girlfriend can benefit from quality me time alone close friends can benefit from quality time with other less intimate friends. Then when the two of you get together again, you’ll have even more to talk about and your friendship will feel fresh and replenish.

3 Don’t just remember her birthday. Even you and your close friend are busy with life; try to remember important dates or events she’s got coming up. Note down together in your daily reminder, so you won’t miss like the job interview, or her coming big presentation. Showing her that you’re interested in what is going on in her life is one of the nicest gifts a friend can give. Making the effort to remember and ask her about those important events is the ultimate in thoughtful follow-through and will nurture your relationship by reminding your friend how much she matters to you and features in your thoughts.

4 Forgive and forget. You must remember when your best friend, somebody you trust and love betray you or fighting because of misunderstanding or argue about some things which really make you annoyed about all the bad times. But how about yourself? Chances are you’re not saint either. Do you realize sometimes you may hurt her feelings accidentally or do something else that gets on her nerves? Let’s hope not. Human is not perfect. Remember that you and your friend is only human and sometimes do a mistakes. For a friendship to work, you need to cut each other some slack and accept sometimes she’ll slip up. Every time you think about something upsetting your friend has done, view the incident from distance, without feeling anything about it. Meanwhile, think loving thoughts about your friend and visualize times she has supported you or made you laugh and happy times you had spent together.

5 Boost her ego. Does your friend look fantastic in that new dress? So, tell her. Has she propped you up through every agonizing breakup you’ve ever had. Though we spend much of our time with our best bud with girl talk, at a deeper level, we hang out with friends because they make us feel good about life and good about ourselves. Take every opportunity to tell a friend how great she is. Don’t skip on detail instead of just saying Thanks for listening. It’s means a lot to me. Hope you know I’m always here for you in the same way. Boosting a friend’s ego is a win-win situation. Your friend will not only appreciate the fact you don’t take her for granted, but your praise is likely to encourage her to praise you in return so you will feel better about yourself too.

6 Stay close when her life change. These situations always happen to a married woman especially when she gets married earlier other than her friends. Some woman think that a married person are likely to changes, so don’t want to keep in touch anymore. Otherwise, they’re still the same. So, if your close friend is married, it doesn’t mean you friendship is end. Try to understand and give support to her new life and this could bring your friendship closer than before. If you want to maintain friendships you need to be flexible and realize that life doesn’t stand still. When a friend undergoes a life change you may feel as if you’re being left behind. But give her support through the change and your friendship will have a whole new dimension new things she can share with you and new things you can learn from what she’s going through.

7 Know when to lie. Well, everyone’s lying. Hehehehe I didn’t say you have to be a liar all the time, but in certain situations, you have too. When your friend in tears because she think her boyfriend dump her because her bad attitude or has had a haircut from hell, or feeling sad because she’s gained weight, you’ll be the first one she turns too. If she asks you straight out what you really think – take a deep breath and lie as well as you can. If she’s already feeling down, a full-frontal reality check will only make things worse. Instead she needs comments that will encourage, buoy her up and minimize her fears and regrets. What if she keeps pressing the point? J You know what to do. Just tell her the truth. Maybe that’s really what she wants for you to give her plenty of reasons to buck up, stop worrying and feel better.

8 Be a good listener, don’t just talk. People always say that, good listener is a good friend. When you catch up with your friend, does she get a blow-by-blow account of your day, your new perfume and the lipstick you just bought before you even bother to ask her what’s new? Then do you actually invest in what she’s saying or do you find a way to bring the focus back to you, you, you? If so, this could be the kiss of death to longevity in the relationship. Few things are more boring than a person totally absorbed in themselves, their life and their own strong opinions. To be a good listener is not easy. We all have to work hard on it; and the easy way to do this is to verbally respond when a friend tells you something, so that she’s sure you’re listening. Take an interest; ask how she’s feeling now and what she thinks she might do. This is called active listening and it’s the foundation on which long-lasting friendships are built.

9 Never bitch behind her back. We all know it’s really hard to forgive if someone we trust that very close to us stab and talk bad behind our back. It’s like you betray the friendship. And once you did it, even a little gripe could seriously damage trust. If it ends up doing the rounds she’s bound to hear it and will feel stupid and let down that her best friend has been bitching behind her back. Then a throwaway comment could become a watershed moment that permanently damages the friendship even though it was not a burning issue in the first place. So, if you best friend really overstep the mark this time, try to talk face-to-face with her and tell her you’re not happy or comfortable with what’s going on. Try to have a good conversation and solve the problem in peace without scratching each other.

10 Stay connected. Other than you veryyy busy, losing your phone or don’t have a credit, what’s the best excuses you can use instead of just picking up the phone and calling a friend back? If you’re really desperate, it’s ok by send a sweet SMS to her to remind that you still in touch with her. You also can make a short call and you’ll catch up properly later. Your friend will feel special and needed even though your phone was only short and sweet.

There are other ways to nurture a friendship as well. Saying something thoughtful when a friend has had a bad day or sending her a card to say I’m here for you when she’s split from her man will reassure her that she’s special to you. In the long-run she will not only reciprocate by giving you support when you need it, but her closeness will improve your self-esteem, when she feeds back to you how important you are in her life.

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15 Easy DIY Wall Art Ideas You’ll Fall In Love With

A very easy way of changing of a room or space is with wall art. The term DIY Wall Art can refer to a variety of different things. Explore the possibilities and find the option that best suits your home. Choose the idea, the materials you want to use and determine whether or not the project would complement the space you’ve chosen to use.

1.Glazed Wall Art.

For this project you only need a few things, the most important of which is the glue or “pour-on” glaze which will give the piece this shiny effect. Measure, cut, seal and allow your creation to dry for a day or two before you display it.

2.DIY silverware silhouettes.

Here’s a project perfect for the kitchen or dining room. Make food-related art such as these metal silverware silhouettes. You need templates, something to cut through the material you’ve chosen and some paint.

3.Framed wallapper.

There’s more than one way in which you can use wallpaper. If you have some leftover pieces you can use them to make beautiful artwork for your walls. Pick a frame from an old photo, mirror, etc., cut the wallpaper to size and display it.

4.Messages and song lyrics DIY project.

For this project you’ll need a painting. We suggest using a cheap one or one you no longer need or like. Cut out letters and glue them to the painting. Compose a combination or words you wish to use, cover the whole piece in paint, let it dry and then peel the letters off.

5.Make your own DIY wall art.

Doilies may seem like something only grandma would use but there are ways in which you can incorporate them in your own home without creating an outdated look. gather some canvas, paint, scrapbook paper and some doilies and get to work. 

6.Abstract wall painting.

Creating an abstract painting is not difficult. Of course, an artist would be able to take to a whole new level but we’re going to focus on a simple project for now. Try to make the design seem random and don’t spend too much time thinking about the meaning behind the image. Such a piece would look nice in the dining room or in a large space.

7.Canvas map wall decor.

Something as simple and as cheap as a map can be turned into a wonderful piece you can display in your home. If you have kids, then the decoration will also be educational. So take your old maps out of storage and put them to good use.

8.Zig Zag fold chevron paintings.

Who would have thought that these simple chevron paintings would look so great in the dining room. They’re very easy to make and all you need is a canvas, tape and some paint in the color of your choice.

9.DIY Wall Art From Toilet Paper.

A creative mind doesn’t let anything go to waste, not even the empty toilet paper rolls. In fact, there are lots of ways in which you can repurpose these things. For example, make beautiful wall art to display in your home. Cut them, glue them to make them look like flowers and glue them to a canvas.

10.Slatteed wood map art.

If you’re the patient type, then you might enjoy this project. You can basically use a map, in this case a map of Canada and transfer it on these thin pieces of wood to create a slatted wood map. You’ll need framing l;umber for the slats, wood stain, nails and acrylic paint. 

11.My best friend wall art.

A nice project for the week-end can be making a nice piece for your best friend. Remind your friends how much you care about them and make something they can display in their homes in a very special place.

12.No paint artwork.

This is a very simple project which doesn’t require any paint. You’ll basically be using two white panels and some leaves you’ll hang with wire. It’s a very clean and simple look, perfect for modern spaces.

13.Meg Wall Art.

If you wish to introduce some nature-related features in your home, you can try this project. These are basically just some thin branches displayed on the wall above the bed with special clamps that go through the wall. 

14.Cd case diy wall art.

CD’s have become a thing of the past so you might as well try to re-purpose them. You can use the cases to make some interesting-looking wall art. Divide an image into several individual squares to match the CD case dimensions. Print them and use tape to attach them., then mount the cases on the wall.

15.Paper silhouette art.

This is a very interesting project, more personalized than you’d think. Take photos of your friends and family and cut out their silhouettes out of black paper. Then arrange them in photo framed on white backgrounds and decorate a wall with them.

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