10 Handy-Woman How-To Lenses

For the ladies that are "powerless with powertools," purplelady commiserates. While there, make sure to consider Habitat's National Women Build Week coming up April 30, sponsored by Lowes. Learn some new skills while you spend a day of your time in the effort to eliminate poverty housing.

Mrscleanusa, rather than linking you to her site with the answer to removing pet stains and odors, gives you the information right on the page. This lens is a great example of how to promote your business online: Share information. Then, share a few of your own site's links in case folks want to read more tips and how-tos, or learn more about you.

Hard-water stains and rings in a commode are not nearly as impossible to remove as they might seem. Let The_Party_Animal show you how to make quick work of it.

Laundry rooms can be just as inviting as the rest of the house. Join WritingforYourWealth and get some ideas for making the laundry room a functional—and even fun—place to be.

Popcorn ceilings are not only just plain ugly, but they are very hard to clean. Passionatehouseremodeler shows you how easy it is to take your ceilings from bumpy to smooth. Well, "easy" doesn't mean it isn't laborious, or that it doesn't take care and concentration, but the results will bring on plenty of oohs and ahhs.

If you don't already own one, Othercat will have you dreaming of a Dremel. I sure am, because I have a very special project that I am only going to trust to the "right" tools and accessories.

For sheer inspiration and love of beauty you have to check out the 2011 HGTV Dream Home lens from Christene. And she has them for previous years as well.

Plenty of before-and-after pix. Learn all about how Dkprincess6 and family can now enjoy a happy hardwood floor in the old Rambler they purchased.

A lot of folks would have been soon defeated by the purchase of a house that is steeped in "52 total childhood and teenage years" of living. But not Ramkitten and her hubby. They came; they conquered. And under budget, too.

This lens, taking a project and documenting it for others, is how it's done. Mulberry gives you what she learned through her wainscoting experiences.