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10 Unusual Perennial Flower Garden Ideas

Perennial flowers are always a source of joy in the garden, They flower for a long time and keep going year after year, with very little work. Perennial flower garden ideas, really make your garden grow

50 Things You Can Recycle

You've heard of people recycling everything from printer paper to your old jeans, but you can recycle nearly everything in your life. If it can't be reused, then it most likely can be recycled instead. Car batteries and tires? Yes, those can be recyc...

A Day of One Hundred Squid Angel Blessings

On the occasion of publishing my 250th lens, I've decided to celebrate with a one-day Squid Angel bless-a-thon. Blessing a hundred lenses in one day is probably a lot like 5-minute dating, but I've been an Angel twice and can spot winners pretty quic...

A walk in the Park.

I know you like pictures . And I enjoy taking pictures and sharing photographs with others. These pictures are of insects, animals, and are seasonal in nature. The fall and nature pictures were taken while walking in local Ohio parks and rural areas...

Basic HTML for Squidoo

Before you start reading all this, you may want to open Advanced HTML in a new tab, because you'll be wanting to check it out as soon as you've finished this!

You can use basic HTML in a few of the lens modules.

Mostly used to create hyperlinks (the...

bdkz's Best Squidoo Tips

Welcome! I'm Bonnie, lensmaster bdkz. I'm a Giant Squid & RocketMoms Organizer here on Squidoo. I have created over 400 lenses, been "Lens of the Day" twice and have had 15 of my lens in the Top 100. I have been with Squidoo fo...

Best Raw Food Recipes

A lot of people have asked me to post some of my favorite raw food recipes, so I've decided to oblige.  These are just a few of my favorites.  I'll try to add more when I can!

Pineapple Mango Salsa

This is my fave.  I eat this by the b...

Caravan Trading Group Authentic Egyptian Hookahs

Ahlan wa Sahlan!  Hello and welcome to the Caravan Trading Group's hookah lens! We are Ali and Carleen, the proud owners of the company that brings more authentic Egyptian hookahs to the U.S. than any other. Ali's family has been in the hookah...

Cool Recycling and Salvage Crafts

Today's focus on the environment means that more people are getting into recycling. But with a bit of imagination you can make beautiful and unique products out of your waste.

'Upcycle' bits and pieces of garbage into decorative items for your home,...

Dressage, not Stressage!

May this lens bring you insights and food for thought: whether a newbie stepping for the first time into the dancing world of Dressage or whether an accomplished professional maintaining the rhythm into it, I dearly hope that what so many horses have...

Eugeniusz Tytyk - An Auschwitz Survivor, My Father, My Hero

Polish Patriot, Auschwitz Survivor, Fantastic Dad - Great Role Model For Young Generation

This lens is about my father - Eugeniusz (Eugene) Tytyk. I created it as my appreciation for his love and to honor his sacrifice as a young Polish patriot du...

Fall Flowers - A Stroll In Our Yard - October 2008

Fall is in the air and we are enjoying the blossoms of our Confederate Rose, Angel Trumpets and Ageratum. Our yard has been neglected lately due to the drought and we did not have our usual beautiful bloomers through the summer but now that fall is h...

Fashion Handbags - Recycle With Style

Fashion Handbags are a joy, but you want something different from everyone else - without it costing the earth. At Handibags we give you just that, all our Handbags are unique, one-off creations and we make everything from recycled fabrics so it does...

Flowering Shrubs for Shade

In my last garden I had two big trees growing quite close together. This meant they provided shade over about a quarter of the garden. Luckily it was partial shade so it wasn't impossible to find shrubs and other plants to grow nearby.

The bigger pr...

Free Hugs Campaign - The Many Benefits of Hug Therapy

The Free Hugs Campaign began as one person's attempt to make a difference and reach out to others to brighten their lives. Juan Mann describes his inspiration as follows:

Standing there in the arrivals terminal, watching other passengers meeting the...

French to English Translation

Being a translator has its rewards. I don't mean just the financial rewards (it can be a lucrative livelihood), but knowing a second language is like having a second brain. I'm sure translators in the Squidoo community agree with me and are passionat...

Fresh Tips for Print on Demand Products

Since starting up my print on demand stores I can't get enough tips and tricks on how to run a successful store. Unfortunately many of the lenses and sites I have come across feature links to sites and blogs that haven't been updated in months and ye...

Funky, Chic and Cool Laptop Bags

Whether you like classic style, fashion chic or funky function, there IS a perfect laptop bag for you. Below are reviews of the laptop bags I've tested as well as links to some other laptop cases, sleeves, briefcases and totes that I like. The mo...

Gothic Bedroom Design

Do you want to sleep in a Gothic castle?  Do you love the medieval look?  Take a look at my Gothic Bedroom Design ideas, options, and how-to advice for designing your own Gothic bedroom.  You'll...

Green Tomato Chutney

When I moved to the UK from Kansas, one of the first food dishes I was introduced to was chutney. Specifically, the green tomato chutney passed down through the generations from my husband's great-grandmother.

Every summer, my husband's mother and f...

HERBAL TEA RECIPES - make your own delicious herbal tea for keeping healthy and even to cure what ails you!

GREEN TEA and other herbal varieties have healthifying, therapeutic and even curative qualities, and many elderly and even centigenarians attribute their longevity to the drinking of certain herbal recipe teas. So, let's see what we can learn about t...

How To Create An eBay Stores Lens That Sells!

Are you confused about this new thing called Squidoo? Wouldn't you prefer to be selling your product rather than spending time here creating a lens? What the heck is a lens anyway? You are not alone, but don't fear because that's why I'm here.

After r...

How To Get Deep Links with RSS Feeds

There are a number of online syndication services that will display an RSS feed as a web page. These will typically contain deep-links to pages on to the originating website, which is a valuable source of backlinks.

I originally wrote about thi...

How to Make the Trendiest Shots in Town

Hi, I have been bartending for over 15 years servin' up drinks in some of the trendiest establishments in 3 major North American cities.  Shots are always a staple in nightclubs, most having their own in house shot recipes.  Along the way,...

HOW TO PAINT A CONSTABLE CLOUD STUDY

Some painting tips for the newbie landscape painter who wants to learn how to paint John Constable skies. Why would you want to do that? Go and take a look at the paintings. Best painted skies ever. English summer mornings, windswept cumulus, mare's...

I Love Calendars! The History of Calendars plus Great New Calendars, Planners and More

Wall calendars, desk calendars, pocket calendars, perpetual calendars, and even electronic calendars.  Who would have thought that something so much the same on the inside could have so much variety on the outside! 

Not only do they help re...

I Love Lilies

My best friend doesn't like lilies. She says the look of them and their scent reminds her of funerals. I know what she means but I love them anyway. I love the way they look, the myriad of varieties as both cut flowers and garden plants and I love th...

It's almost time for Valentine day! Are you ready ?

St. Valentine's Day falls on February 14th each and every year. If you are still looking for a valentine day present, stop here and check my advices!

Jungle Theme Bedroom ~ Ideas and Inspiration

If you're looking for ideas, inspiration and decorative items for a Jungle Theme Bedroom then this page will provide all you need. As an Interior Designer I know first hand the types of problems parents face when seeking the right designs and furnitu...

Learn to Crochet Quickly & Easily!

It is a well-developed craft from fine-thread lace-like pieces to heavy-weight afghans.

Crocheting is a great way to relax in today's busy world. At your own leisurely pace you are able to make some beautiful crocheted pieces that can keep us warm i...

Leukemia and Lymphoma Cancer

This is an update on my son, Jason, and his attempt to run 26 miles to help find a cure for cancer. He made it!!

Yesterday, 10/11/2009, in British Columbia he ran 26 miles in 5 hours and 25 minutes. Holly, his wife was there to support him. The rest...

Mail Art

This lens is my attempt at pulling the various strands of the mail art movement into one cohesive resource. Mail Art, or Postal Art, is many things to many people: sending art randomly to friends, swapping art covered envelopes with other artists and...

Meena Keshwar Kamal

Meena Keshwar Kamal, called Meena or Martyred Meena, was an Afghan activist who fought for democracy and the rights of women. She was assassinated by unknown forces in 1987 at the age of 30.

Menopause: You Need Some Laughter!

It is no fun being a cantankerous hell-on-wheels! Especially if you aren't used to it! Well I knew something was wrong when my usual charming self found it okay to flip the bird to someone that ticked me off on the highway - thank goodness I don...

Munstead Wood - a great garden

For garden designers, Munstead Wood is one of the most famous gardens in England. It was the home of Gertrude Jekyll who is renowned as a plantswoman. She created ways of planting which were very innovative in their day - and the garden at Munstead W...

Nature's Herbal Pharmacy

Nature's herbal pharmacy is so vast, do we really need all those prescription drugs? Many of nature's remedies can be found growing in waste land, pastures and along the edges of cultivated fields, just waiting for the discerning herbalist to harvest...

NineMillion.org

 9,000,000 children are refugees right now.

There are 20.8 million refugees and other people in need of protection. Most of these people have fled persecution or conflict at some point in their lives.

You might not be able to change the world, but...

Oh Rubber Ducky!

What bathroom would be complete without a lovable rubber ducky? Even the Queen of England is rumored to have her very own rubber ducky!

Here you'll find pictures of rubber ducks, rubber ducky trivia, rubber duckies for sale, and more.

Queen Production, Breeding Programs and Producers

Queen production is considered one of the highest arts of the beekeeper's trade.  Any beekeeper anywhere can manipulate a colony to produce a queen using the knowledge that honey bees are ready to rear emergency queens at a moments notice.

The qu...

Rangoli - Indian Art of beautifying the floor

The original name of rangoli is Rangavali, which means- ranga=color, avali=line in Sanskrit. It is more commonly called  Rangoli. It is called Alpana in Bengali, Kolam in Tamil. 

Most houses in India, especially in the Southern par...

S Is For Sloth

Sloths are nocturnal, South American mammals known for being especially slow-moving.

Secret Language of Flowers

Flowers, plants and herbs have been used to communicate feelings and represent human sentiments since ancient times. Literature and culture are filled with references to plants and their hidden meanings - the secret language of flowers.

For example...

Spiritual Quotes and Wisdom Sayings

This lens has links to websites and books with wise quotes from various spiritual traditions to uplift your life and inspire you to kindness, patience, inner strength and a better life in general.

Squid Etiquette

Squid Etiquette is all about what to do and what NOT to do on Squidoo! It is a very different How To Squidoo than you have probably seen before.

In our enthusiasm to not only publish our first few Squidoo lenses but also get traffic, we may forget...

Squidoo Tips: How To Get Your Lens #1 On Google

Every lensmaster dreams of the day that they get listed highly in Google, the traffic just flows in and best of all its targeted, people are coming to your website because they are interested in what you have to offer. But getting there is a long and...

Staycation -- Everyone Should Try One

By now, no doubt, you know what a staycation is. Although this word has been around a long time, it really came into fashion in the year 2008. When I hear it, it is a word which still makes me smile. Why?

Interested? Travel down the page to Part 1 of...

Surfing New Zealand Photographs

New Zealand is located at the bottom of our Earth, in the south-western Pacific Ocean, and it takes a long time to travel from far off lands like States side or Europe to Aotearoa, the 'land of the long white cloud'.

As most surfers want to know if...

The Coolest Blogs Featuring Squidoo Ever

Blogging is good...and the some of the best Lensmaters on Squidoo have started one! I have complied the a Directory of The Coolest Blogs Featuring Squidoo Ever. Lensmasters really know how to promote a good thing, check out these super cool blogs!

I...

The Forgotten 80's

Welcome to the realm of the forgotten 80s. A celebration of the fads that never made it to any cable TV 80's lovefest. These are the 80's trends you forgot. At times, it tends to slant towards the girly end of the spectrum but that's only because I l...

The Old Time Radio Flier 15 "THE PHIL HARRIS - ALICE FAYE SHOW"

 

The intention of this lens and others I propose is to bring awareness to the almost forgotten media of American theatrical radio. To bring something old and new, in this technological age, to those who pass by and take the opportunity to liste...

The Princess And The Pea

The Princess and the Pea is a Danish fairytale first published in 1835. It was told and written by by Hans Christian Andersen. It has been extremely popular over the years, especially with girls, and has been adapted many times in books, movies, tele...

The Ten Thousand Bulb Challenge

The Glasgow Guerrilla Gardeners have decided to make Spring 2010 the most colourful ever but we can't do it without flowers. To help us achieve our goal we have decided to launch the Ten Thousand Bulb Challenge. Our primary aims in creating this lens...

The Zulu Principle

Yes you can become an expert in a Niche in a very short time. Today with all the resources of the Internet and Squidoo at hand it is even easier to become an instant expert in a specialist subject.

Use the Zulu Technique when preparing for an importa...

Tips on How to Get Your Squidoo Lens Noticed with More Traffic

One of my lenses http://www.squidoo.com/baby_kids_freebies made it into the top 100 and it took it just 43 days to get there.

Here are some tips on what I did:

* Be sure to have at least four modules (so your lens gets featured on Squidoo)

* Add...

Twitter Applications List You'll Ever Need

Welcome to Twitterapps! - I have 275 Twitter applications at the moment

Twitter applications can be called by different names. They are sometimes called as "twitter tools", "twitter add-ons" and the likes. But whatever the name they are called, they...

Ultimate Frisbee

Ultimate frisbee is a game of endurance. Skills like catching, throwing, running, and even short bursts of diving are needed to be a successful player of the game!

My guides below are going to help you achieve success in playing ultimate frisbee and...

Vegan Cake Recipes

Ok, Fellow Vegan Cake Lovers...I've been searching, baking, and tasting since the beginning of my Vegan Days for "I can't believe it's Vegan" cake recipes, and what I'm about to share with you are my choices for the bestest vegan cakes so f...

Vegetarian and Vegan Health, Recipes and Living Tips Revealed

If You are interested in Vegetarian, Vegan or Cruelty-Free Living; Or maybe you're new to Vegetarianism and looking for ideas or recipes on such things . . . Then you've come to the right place to find out more with our Inside...

What Is Wifi? A Guide To WiFi For Beginners

Many moons ago I started hearing all this talk about WiFi and how wonderful it was, and when I asked someone "What is Wifi?" I was given a complicated explanation that left me with more questions than I started with. I mean, what the heck i...