About Me

My passion is sharing knowledge - as simply as possible.  You can see how on www.flaminglacer.com - and find out why I go by this weird and wonderful name!

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How To Squidoo

How To Squidoo is becoming one of the hottest topics in the world of Web 2.0.  This lens is all about providing you with the tools to make the most out of Squidoo, whether you want to use it as a money making tool for yourself or your favourite...

Healthy Eating Recipes

Healthy Eating Recipes always used to be boring - they had a reputation for being tasteless, stodgy and quite frankly, not very nice. I still have bitter memories of Buckwheat filled cannelloni served with an Apricot Dressing - it was vile! But times...

Quilting Questions Answered - The Basics of Quilting, Patterns, Frames, Machines and Books

Quilting and Patchwork using fabric, wadding, thread and not a little love is both an Art and a Craft which has delighted mankind for millenia as well as keeping us warm and cosy. We Quilters browse our books, search out patterns, source supplies, vi...

Custom T Design - and More....

The perfect T Shirt design is the one you create for yourself and that is exactly what you can do with Custom T Design. There's a great range of T Shirts, Sweatshirts, Sportswear - and more - for everyone. If you are looking for high quality clothing...

Squidoo - The Best Website Ever!

Squidoo is, to my mind the best website on the net.  Why?  More reasons than I can think of - so this lens will always be a work in progress.  There is so much to enjoy and admire.  The whole principle behind Squidoo is one of the...

Barbie Collecting for Fun and Profit - Tips and Advice

The Barbie doll was invented in 1959 by Ruth Handler (co-founder of Mattel), whose own daughter was called Barbara. Barbie was introduced to the world at the American Toy Fair in New York City. The doll was intended to be a teenage fashion doll. Th...

Flaming Lacer's Lenses - and Why I've Got That Name!

This is where you can find my lenses in one place and browse to see which one you want to visit first, then think about where to go next... Let me know what you think of them - suggestions are always welcome in the Guest Book. I am also deeply ho...

Make Money Online

There are many and varied ways of making money on line - this lens is here to give you some ideas and pointers - it will be ever changing as we come across anything good that we think worthy of your attention.  LensRoll us or make it a Favourite...

The Silver Lining to Every Squidoo Cloud and Tag

You've created a wonderful lens with lots of wonderful information - now you need to get people to look at it.  This was the dilemma I was faced with when I created my first lens, SquidU told me there were all sorts of great things out there - g...

Quilting With Friends

Among my many hobbies, passions, obsessions - call them what you will - is Quilting.  I love Monday afternoons because that's when I go to my Quilting Group and we sit together, sew and natter about this that and nothing much at all.   Then...

The Marketing Mavens and The Thirty Day Challenge

This lens is to showcase the work of The Marketing Mavens.  We started off as a group of disparate souls working on the Thirty Day Challenge as Team Thousand Chances - if you don't know about the Thirty Day Challenge, read on and all will become...

How To Squidoo -Tip of The Week

What's going to happen to the old Tips of the Week came the plaintive cry!  So a new home had to be found and this is it.  This is where the step by step guides from How To Squidoo come when they have done their tour of duty.  You can...

The Traveling Wilburys

The Traveling Wilburys is a band formed by the sons of Charles Truscott Wilbury Snr (though they were half-brothers, Mothers somehow never got mentioned!) along with their Sidebury Cousins.  Who was the mysterious Charles T Wilbury - "Some...

Golf Tournament Gifts

Golfers are no exception to the rule that you want to remember a special event - and what better way is there than a special Golf Tournament Gift to remind them of that wonderful day when they won for the first time! Why should you give people a gift...

$7 Offers - Can You Resist a Bargain ... That Makes Money?

The $7 Secret Report has created a whole new way of marketing ebooks - harnessing the power of affiliate marketing to bring you a huge range of information products at an affordable price.  Now Jonathan Leger has taken his work with that report...

Sharing Good Wines

I have always loved good wine - it touches so many emotions and senses that it would be cruel to deprive yourself!  One of the greatest pleasures for me is to share a bottle (or two) with good friends.  That is what this lens is about, shar...

Quilting 101

This lens and it's companions Quilting With Friends, The Quilting Emporium, Quilting Questions Answered, will tell you all you need to know about Quilting - the techniques, the patterns, the supplies you need, all the 'how to' questions you can thin...

How to Avoid Information Indigestion

    It is so easy to get 'Information Indigestion' by hitting the Search button! What we aim to do is provide you with a resource that distills information gathered from across the internet into manageable chunks.  www.flaminglacer.com...

Hallowe'en Games

Ghoulies and Ghosties and THINGS that go bump in the night!  What do you do when you get home with all those goodies from your Trick or Treat expedition - time to play some games while you munch on all that loot.......and where do you find games...

Gourmet Chocolate

I am definitely a chocoholic.  My problem is ... I prefer really fancy gourmet chocolates rather than a standard Hershey bar.  The kind with green tea ganache or even one filled with a curry-chocolate blend (don't knock it til you've tried...

The Doohickey Warehouse

If you have read my Silver Lining Report you will probably have come here just to check and see if it exists, if you have found it any other way then you have my admiration for indulging your curiosity! So what will you find here - quite simple! My...

The Lens I Am Building

Please feel free to browse - sometimes there will be something here and sometimes not - it all depends on what I am working on at the moment!!!

Thanksgiving Party Games

Thanksgiving is a time to celebrate all the good things in our lives.  For me, the two things I am most thankful for are family and friends.  When we get together for family celebrations and parties  I love playing games.  There a...

Spectacular Shirts

This lens is undergoing redevelopment - please bear with me until it is finished!

The Quilting Emporium - Quilting Fabric| Quilting Pattern| Quilting Machine| Quilting Frame

Quilting Supplies - Everything You Need to Make Your QuiltOne of the most important things for any Crafter, and especially a Quilter, is their 'Stash'.  What is the 'Stash' - well it's all those glorious pieces of fabric that you can't resist, t...

The Golden Compass

The story of Lyra and her quest to prevent freedom of choice being stolen from mankind brings together all the elements of an adventure, a quest of epic proportions with true friendship at its heart

Tricia Smith

Who is Tricia Smith - well, I have two alter ego's and it's up to you to decide which of the three is the real me.  You can find out about the other's at Hi, I'm Flaming Lacer and Grumpy Old Women - when I get them finished (not long now!) ...

Hi, I'm Flaming Lacer....

Who is Flaming Lacer - well, I have two alter ego's and it's up to you to decide which of the three is the real me.  You can find out about the other's at Tricia Smith and Grumpy Old Women - when I get them finished (not long now!)  In the...

The Best Chocolate Ever?

Chocolate, probably the best taste ever.  How can you decide which is the best chocolate ever?  I am addicted.  They forgot to put the 'full' meter in me where chocolate is concerned. I can eat chocolate anytime, anywhere, anyhow. ...

You: The Best Gardener Ever

Each and every one of has it in us to be a great gardener.  It is one of the most satisfying hobbies ever - though in my  case it can be said to be something of an obsession!

Pillow Talk - News and Views for Lacemakers

 I have been obsessed by thread and fabric related crafts for many years, lacemaking being my main obsession but closely followed by Tatting, Embroidery, Quilting, Sewing, Box Making.....perhaps it is easier to say that if I don't do it, it's on...

The Best Golf Stuff Ever

I love Golf - playing, watching, reading, anything and everything.  It is one of the few sports where everyone can play at their own level and enjoy it.  You can spend as much or as little time and money on it as you want.  The options...

Family Party Games: The Best Party Games Ever

One of the best things about the holidays and parties when I was a child was all the holiday party games we would play together.  Yes, we would watch the TV - though not as much choice as we have now, but the most fun was when we all sat down an...

My Garden: The Best Garden Ever

My garden is where I find peace, harmony, beauty and tranquility. It's where I grown our food and watch the beauty of Mother Earth unfold