{"id":396,"date":"2009-05-06T15:16:55","date_gmt":"2009-05-06T15:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/freshliving\/2009\/05\/how-to-make-flip-flops-from-a-yoga-mat.html"},"modified":"2009-05-06T15:16:55","modified_gmt":"2009-05-06T15:16:55","slug":"how-to-make-flip-flops-from-a-yoga-mat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/freshliving\/2009\/05\/how-to-make-flip-flops-from-a-yoga-mat.html","title":{"rendered":"How to Make Flip-Flops from a Yoga Mat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks to my friend Jenn at <a href=\"http:\/\/tinychoices.com\/\">Tiny Choices <\/a>for sending this neat idea over. I&#8217;ve been wondering what to do with my no-longer-so-sticky mat. It&#8217;s also a good option if you&#8217;ve just ditched your <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenyoga.org\/matArticle.html\">PVC mat<\/a> for an eco-er one but don&#8217;t want to toss it completely. <\/p>\n<p>Here are the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Make-Flip-Flops-from-a-Yoga-Mat\">step-by step instructions for making flip-flops from a yoga mat<\/a>&nbsp;to accompany the entertaining, instructional video, below. <\/p>\n<p>And here are<a href=\"http:\/\/life.gaiam.com\/gaiam\/p\/50WaystoReuseYourYogaFitnessMatBestidea.html\">&nbsp;50 other creative ways to reuse a yoga mat<\/a>, from protecting car seats from enthusiastic dogs to lining kitchen shelves.<\/p>\n<p><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/aAFoNy2-nF8&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" width=\"560\" height=\"340\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\"><\/embed> <\/p>\n<p><strong>What creative thing have you done with an old yoga mat?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks to my friend Jenn at Tiny Choices for sending this neat idea over. I&#8217;ve been wondering what to do with my no-longer-so-sticky mat. It&#8217;s also a good option if you&#8217;ve just ditched your PVC mat for an eco-er one but don&#8217;t want to toss it completely. 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