About Me

I'm a graphic artist, a child of the sixties and a Giant Squid. When I'm not on Squidoo, I'm drawing free graphics, blogging at Blogger, or publishing Pastiche Family Portal.

Coloring Fun for Adults

If you loved coloring as a child, or you want an interesting pastime that results in a work of art you can enjoy, why not start coloring again as an adult? You can stay inside the lines, or add to the pictures you find. You can color with crayons, col...

Pirate Clipart and Graphics

Avast, ye can find a treasure trove of free Pirate Clip Art and Graphics, plus pirate borders, animated graphics and web sets just waitin' to be taken for creative ventures. As long as it's for yer own use, most of it won't get you into the brig or o...

Baby Clip Art & Pregnancy Graphics

Are you looking everywhere for good baby clip art and finding not many baby graphics for free? I've found lots of cute no-cost clip art for baby showers, baby books, birth announcements, scrapbooks, invites and nursery decorations. Check out all thes...

Make Your Own Costumes, Masks and Face Paint

Kids (and adults) love costume dress up, masks and face painting, especially during Halloween or Mardi Gras. It's easy and inexpensive to make your own costumes and makeup using materials you probably have on hand in your cupboards and closets, or ev...

Fairy Coloring Pages

Coloring pages of fairies - Wee folk, magical ones, pixies, little people and fairy friends. This fairy lens is about coloring pages that feature fairies, elves, trolls, leprechauns and fantasy creatures from fairy land and fairy tales. Fairy colori...

Coloring Book Collections

There are thousands of free coloring book pages to print or download for children and adults. I've found some wonderfully artistic coloring books online and there are many web sites with free printable coloring posters for more advanced art enthusias...

Clip Art and Graphics - Free For All

This lens features the best free clip art collections online - links that take you to sites with many free graphics in sizes large enough to be useful for many crafts and general printed projects. You'll find top quality bitmap clip art and photos PL...

Paper Toys

Paper toys are popular with children and adults. The simple appeal of taking a flat sheet of paper and turning it into a toy with 3 dimensions is a universal past-time enjoyed by all generations. As a child I spent hours drawing and cutting out pape...

Fairy Clipart - Faery Graphics

Fairy clip art collections - Fairies, elves, wood sprites and wee folk are hard to find in the forest, but you can find fairy land clip art and graphics easily with the links and info in this fairy graphics and faery art lens.

Free Greeting Cards

You can find and print free greeting cards and note cards online for holidays, special occasions or every day notes. If you're crafty, you can design and make your own cards using word processing programs or hobby software plus scrapbook papers, card...

Clip Art Borders & Frames

Clipart borders and frames are one of the top free clip art searches online, and it's no surprise. Scrapbookers, crafters, bloggers, desktop publishers, web designers and paper craft artists are always looking for unique graphic borders to add to the...

Pirates Coloring & Crafts

Pirate coloring pages are great for relaxing fun, and they make a great basis for designing your own pirate party invites, decorations, pirate crafts and tee shirts. Make pirate coloring books and favors for your kids' next birthday party! Go all ou...

Best Coloring Ever-For Kids and Adults

There are hundreds of pictures and line drawings to color free on the Internet. You can find coloring pictures in full sheet pages ready to download without registration. For a little money you can join special clubs, buy coloring books and large for...

Star Charts for Kids

We all crave a gold star or reward badge that says "I'm special!" or "I did it!". Kids really respond to praise and encouragement-that's why star charts are an excellent tool for building positive behaviors and self esteem. Checklists help develop s...

Coloring Crafts

Coloring crafts are the easiest crafts for young children, and coloring crafts are often used for therapeutic activities. Start with a simple printed coloring page or a drawing you created. Make it a craft project: color it in, decorate it, make a c...

Vintage Graphics & Antique Clip Art

Old-time photos, vintage greeting cards, sheet music, antique advertising, and other paper items add a warm and nostalgic feeling to crafts and hand made gifts. Bits of printed art and headlines clipped from old posters, handbills, newspaper cuts, m...

Instant Gift Wrap

It's easy and fun to wrap gifts without buying expensive papers and ribbons. You can use supplies you have on hand, work with recycled materials or design ad print your own wrapping papers, small boxes, goodie bags, gift tags and enclosures with the...

Pastiche's Lensography

This lensography is a features my most popular lenses on Squidoo. My newest lenses - those just hatched - are featured at the beginning of this page. Of course, more unpublished lenses are on the way and they will be arriving soon. Join my fan club -...

St. Patrick's Day Clip Art

Decorate and design for St. Patrick's Day with free Celtic graphics and St. Patrick's Day clipart. Here's where to find all the best Irish clipart, Celtic graphics, St. Patrick's day borders - even some cool free Irish graphic goodies hidden by the l...

Easter Coloring Pages

Sure, Easter is about Coloring Eggs, but it's also a fun time to color pictures of bunnies, eggs, lambs, springtime, renewal and the religious symbols of Easter. Grab your crayons, colored pencils and markers and lets color Easter pictures and crafts...

Clip Art Crafts

It's easy and fun to design your own clipart crafts for friends and family with free graphics, borders and clip art photos or pictures. Sometimes the biggest challenge is finding the right graphic ... this Squidoo lens will make it easier to find an...

Wedding Coloring Books

Romantic coloring pages of hearts, flowers, love birds, butterflies and marriage themes are perfect favors to hand out to children at Weddings. You can buy special wedding theme coloring books, or you can make your own from free printable pages and c...

Easter Clip Art

Grab your Easter Bonnet and follow this bunny trail to find the best Easter clip art on the web. Peter Rabbit and I searched far and wide across the global Internet to find the best free Easter graphics and spring time clip art to gather into this le...

Christmas Crafts - Decorations, Gifts, Giftwrap and More

Gifts and ornaments from the heart have more meaning, and especially so at Christmas. You don't need a lot of cash, just invest a bit of time and some materials you have in the craft bin or the kitchen and you can craft unique gifts and ornaments mad...

Sixties Art - Op and Pop and Psychedelic

If you experienced music in the rain, bell bottoms, neon colors, dizzying patterns, genuine tie dye and hair, lots of hair - you're probably a member of Woodstock Nation. I love the art and graphics from the Sixties and this lens pays homage to popu...

Wedding Graphics & Printables

Wedding clip art, graphic borders and bridal printables for invites, shower favors, save the date cards, programs and scrapbooks. Free wedding printables and wedding planners to help you organize your wedding, bridal shower, honeymoon and newlywed li...

Christmas Clip Art

Here is the best way to find free, good quality Christmas clipart and New Year graphics. Use free Christmas graphics to make your own holiday greeting cards, gift tags, tree decorations, Christmas stickers, stamps, gifts and tree or window ornaments.

Valentine Coloring Pages

This lens is filled with love pictures - Valentine coloring pictures. Make a Valentine card or decorations for your Valentine party using a coloring page. Design crafts from Valentine coloring pictures, or simply have fun with crayons, markers, pain...

Masquerade Costumes and Masks

Do you lust for scaring the willikers out of the neighbors, break out of your work-a-day conservative style, or perhaps become a mysterious exotic guest behind an elaborate mask? Perhaps you want to immerse yourself in days past - wearing period cos...

Valentine Clip Art

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St. Patrick's Day Coloring Fun

St. Patrick's Day coloring fun - pictures to color in, posters to colour, Ireland flags and St. Patrick's Day coloring cards - even pages you can color with your computer for St. Patrick's Day! In this St. Patrick's Day coloring lens you'll find lin...

Yummiest Chocolate Cake Ever

Hattie's Chocolate Cake is the best home made chocolate layer cake in the world. Rich, dark, moist and toothy chocolate cake, made from scratch with a secret ingredient - just a hint of coffee ... mmmmm This heavenly chocolate cake recipe was given...

Free Fonts & Type Tools

Do you love fonts? I like to play with type and lettering. Visit this lens to find the best free font sites plus learn how to do cool things with type. Look good in print and on your blog or web page with free fonts and type tools. Do check Terms of...

Funky Junky Decorating

Whatever name you give it, decorating a room, office cubicle, apartment, flat or home and garden with second hand furnishings and accessories is economical, challenging and uniquely satisfying to those who are into eclectic design. You'll find uses f...

Valentine Crafts and Gifts

Show your feelings and express your sentiments for Valentine's Day. If you love the holiday, dress up the house, make or buy a thoughtful card, sweet treat or gift, or just let friends know you care. If you don't like Valentine's Day, you can whip...

The Tooth Fairy Legend - Childhood's Favorite

The Tooth Fairy is a wonderful night stealth creature who leaves little gifts and even money for children in exchange for their lost baby teeth. For parents, the arrival and loss of a child's first tooth are important milestones. A baby's first toot...

Bookmarks and Bookplates to Collect and Make

Bookmarks hold our place between the pages of a book or magazine - gently keeping track of where we left off reading. Bookplates are small labels pasted inside the cover of a book to identify the owner or library owner of the book. This lens provides...

Halloween Graphics & Clip Art

Here's the best place to find Halloween clip art collections for printing, scrapbooking or web publishing. Check out hundreds of no-cost Halloween clip art graphics, borders and animations you can snag or print to use for for Trick or Treat bags, pa...

Award Certificates for Home and School

The Squidoo Guide to Printable Awards and Achievement Certificates for kids and adults will help you find and create achievement certificates, student and employee awards, school diplomas, special effort citations and recognition documents complete w...

Gift Coupons for Every Occasion

Pressed for time or money and need a show-stopping gift? Want to let a friend, student or loved one know you noticed their achievements? Give a gift certificate, IOU, favor check or a whole book of coupons, promising future fun, special favors and fa...

Halloween Coloring Fun

Make fun or frightening Halloween crafts and decorations with printable Halloween coloring sheets, posters, masks to color and color in crafts for Trick or Treat party fun.

Pennsylvania Dutch Country

This lens provides you with regional information and resources to plan a trip to Pennsylvania Dutch (Pennsylvania Deutsch) country. Any vacation visit to Southern Pennsylvania simply must include a tour of the farms, valleys and byways where the Amis...

Clip Art Lensography - Pastiche's Graphics Lenses

This Squidoo lensography features Pastiche's lenses on free clip art, graphic borders, and downloadable fonts for blogs, web pages, scrapbooking, flyers, school projects or crafts. Searching for free clip art can be frustrating and time-consuming. I...

Valentine's Day

Vintage or new, handmade or store bought, Valentine cards  are one of the most popular cards exchanged throughout the world. You can make or buy a card in just about any style - romantic, funny, silly, or even anti-Valentine's greetings. Valenti...

Cheesy Party Lights

Make a hit with cheesy kitschy strings of party lights for your next backyard bash or use them to decorate your flat, home or dorm. I love wacky strings of cheesy party lights. I havemany different sets: skeleton lights with moving bones, tin star l...

Stickers, Stamps, Seals & Labels

Labels, stamps, bumper strips, decorative seals, peel-n-stick notes and funky stickers - how could we live without these little bits of self-adhesive paper? They're fun for crafts, perfect for labeling gifts and packages, essential for political cam...

St. Patrick's Day

Everybody's Irish on St. Patrick's Day - at least it seems like that in the USA. No matter where you live, you can celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a parade, a party and Irish food! Celebrate all things Irish with St. Patrick's Day crafts, gifts and c...

Sweet Bouquets - Candy Crafts - Edible Arrangements

Anyone can give a bouquet of flowers or a box of candy as a gift. Why not give an incredible edible candy craft bouquet or an arrangement made from sweet treats (candy, cookies, fruit)? Flowers are Fun, but edible Gift Bouquets made from candy, frui...

Christmas Coloring Fun

Christmas coloring pages and coloring craft sheets will keep the kids occupied in the hectic days before the holidays. Print out Christmas and New Year pictures to color and decorate with crayons, pencils, paints or colored chalks. Use Christmas col...

Holiday Crafts on Squidoo

Who doesn't love holidays and crafts!? I do, and I write about them all the time - holiday crafts, decorative crafts, kid crafts and crafts for adults. So, to make it easier to find holiday crafts on Squidoo, I've built this lens to highlight the bes...

Easy Easter Crafts & Gifts

Easy to make and easy on the budget crafts for Easter keep kids busy and decorate the home. Paper crafts, fabric crafts, crafts from recycled items, crafts from natural objects, even crafts and Easter gifts straight from the kitchen. Need a quick bas...

Baby Boutique - High Style, Earth Friendly Fashionable Clothing

Fashion for kids and babies reflects the latest trends in pop culture as well as tried and true classic designs. Stylish clothes for children make a statement about individuality, just as they do for adults. Clothing made from organic and sustainabl...

Image Factory Graphics

Image Factory Graphics shirts, cards, drink ware and posters make great gifts for family, friends or (of course!) yourself. At the Image Factory Graphics shop on Zazzle, you'll find something for everyone on your gift list. They've got funky fashion...

Web Publishing Goodies

Find the best free web publishing templates, comment codes, fonts, blog widgets and free graphic images for use on your lens, blog, web site, personal page, MySpace site, eBay store or any other online community page. Check out the tips for designin...

Lee Hansen

Thank my Dad for confusing the issue about my name. He was a forward-thinker and an engineer, so he named his first born - a daughter - Lee. Not Leigh, or Lea, or even Leah. EL-EE-EE. LEE. Dad's strategy worked a little earlier than I needed it. Ima...

Genetic Bill of Rights

DNA testing helps prevent disease, improve law enforcement and make our lives better but there's also a dark side to genetic sciences, research and DNA data collection. Do you know what's going on in the technological world that could change your wo...

Giclee Art Prints

Giclee (to spray, in French) is the process of printing artwork reproductions, one at a time, by means of high quality large format ink jet printers. A giclee print may be created from original digital artwork, or from scanned or digitized images of...

Dobush Farm - Sensible Horse Training

Dobush Farm is as close to heaven on earth as a horse and rider can get. Located in Southern Vermont, on the outskirts of Springfield, Dobush Farm lies snuggled up close to Okemo Mountain. The century-plus farm is surrounded by old pasture, farm fiel...