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"Love" Postage Stamps

I'm obsessed with "love" stamps. It started with a Zazzle shop that's a collaboration with my 3 kids, who provide artwork. We create Ts, bags, mugs, even custom Keds--and give 1/2 of all we earn to  Save the Children....

1920's Womens Fashion

1920's ladies fashions typically featured brighter and more vibrant colors than fashions from the previous decades. Following on from the depressing circumstances of the Great War (Now known as World War 1) and the post-war recession, most peopl...

1940's Fashion

An exploration of the influence of WWII on 1940's fashion. Styles, trends and history

Men's 40's fashions, 40's wedding dresses and more!

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Advanced HTML for Squidoo

The techniques shown here aren't much more advanced then what's in the Basic HTML tutorial. The code being used isn't any more special. But the results and presentation can appear to be more sophisticated. Hence it being the Advanced HTML tutorial. F...

Antique English Embroidery--- Centuries Of Excellence

 

By Sharon Stajda,

The art of embroidery was practiced many centuries ago and is still practiced today. It would be highly unlikely that today's collector would be able to find or purchase much that was made prior to 1650, simply due to lack...

Autumn Beauty

Autumn in America is a beautiful time of year. I have experienced the beauty of autumn in many parts of America and each has it's own special glory.

I have seen the beautiful colors of a cool crisp autumn in Maine, the spectacular Aspens in Colorado...

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...

Best in Knitting Art, Techniques - The Weird, Wacky and Wonderful

We'd like to introduce you to innovative groups we come across, interesting knitting art, new techniques and yes, weird knitting.  Alice in Stitches would like to foster all textile and fiber arts and this lens will focus on the knitting world.

P...

Bob Hope: Thanks for the Memory

Artist: Bob Hope
Words and Music by: Leo Robin & Ralph Rainger
Arranged by: Gordon Jenkins
Originally from the film: Big Broadcast of 1938

Thanks for the Memory

Thanks for the memory
Of candlelight and wine, castles on the Rhine
The Parthenon and m...

Building a Basic Herb Garden

No matter were you live, you could create a basic herb garden. A basic herb garden is not hard to create. Do you want a container herb garden or are you looking for something a bit grander like a kitchen garden or a backyard herb garden

Chartreuse: More Than Your Average Color

And I suppose yellowish-green would work. But I prefer the fancy, French version of one of my favorite colors. "Chartreuse" just sounds so ... sophisticated. So unique.

Which it is. Chartreuse isn't a color you see coming and going, th...

Crochet Beverage Holders

Crochet pattern online for pop can/beverage holders.
Links to crochet instructions for pop can/beverage
holders and for crocheting water bottle holders.

Pop can and water bottle holder gifts to order

CSS Codes: Easy Tutorial and Quick Reference Guide

SHORTCUTS! Jump to how-to section on:

• Margins and padding around paragraphs


• Indented first line


• Colors of text and paragraphs


• Squidoo color codes


• Borders of paragraphs


• Troubleshooting spacing glitches


• Aligning Text and Images


• Text formatting (bold,...

Depression Cakes: Eggless, Milkless, Butterless Baking

Depression cake got it's name from a cake that was typically made during the Great Depression. This type of cake is also good for people with certain food allergies, because they are usually made without milk, eggs, or butter.

I will give some recip...

Directory of Squidoo Lens Directories

This page is a work in progress..because there are always new directories popping up.
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here are an increasing number of sites for the lensmaster to use as tools for getting more traffic, self-promotion and interaction with other Squidoo members.

It...

dlgray's Photographic Art Gifts

My husband Barry and I love to travel. He enjoys taking the photographs and I love making Zazzle products with the photos. We use lots of floral images and other nature and travel related items. They are very colorful, and some, with my favorite quo...

Eco Friendly Gift Wrapping

By wrapping with an eco-friendly flair you can save money and the environment. And the icing on the cake? Your gifts are stylish and one of a kind! The possibilities are endless; check out some of my ideas ...

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...

Getting Started With Squidoo

Squidoo is the popular publishing platform and community that makes it easy for you to create "lenses" online. Lenses are pages, kind of like flyers or signposts or overview articles, that gather everything you know about your topic of interest--and...

Greekgeek's Top Ten Squidoo Tips

Psst! Want some free Squidoo secrets?

At the risk of losing some footholds in the top ranks on Squidoo, here are my Top Ten Squidoo Tips!

I've already taught you How to Get Your Lens Found using proven techniques such as SEO.

I've given yo...

Hiking In Ouray, Colorado

Spending our vacations with packs on our backs is not unusual for my husband, Steve, and me. In fact, that's how we spent our honeymoon, when we went for a five-day hike in the Grand Canyon, where we'd met a few years earlier.

Several months...

House Plant Care Guide

How much water do I give my plants? This is a question I hear quite often. Proper plant care requires the knowledge of knowing how much to water and feed your plants and when to feed your house plants. To get the best results from house plants also r...

How to Make Envelopes

An envelope is only a folded up, glued piece of paper. That's it. If you can unfold an envelope (to use for a pattern), then you can make your own. But I'm taking it a step further by making really neat, interesting and one of a kind envelop...

HTML Borders Backgrounds

Have you seen sharp looking lenses formatted with HTML borders and backgrounds and wished you could do the same? There are already plenty of EXCELLENT how-to-HTML lenses available, so I thought I'd do something a little different.

There are two main...

HTML Tips for Color

Color can be applied via HTML tags to fonts, borders and backgrounds.

squidoo.com/basichtml and squidoo.com/advancedhtml show how to implement these colors.

This lens however isn't going to show how the code is applied, but is a repository for the...

Hungarian floral patterns

If you happen to travel to Hungary then you might want to visit an area famous for its folk art and paprika production . Kalocsa is 120 km far from Budapest , the capital - it is in the South by the Danube .
The tradition of wall painting and embroid...

Inspirational Poems, Prayers, Quotes, and Scriptures for Moms and Dads

Being a good parent often requires long hours, gray hairs, and lots of prayer. One of the hardest parts about the job is that you usually have to wait for years and years to be truly appreciated for what you do. Along the way, however, children do wa...

Loom knitting

Loom knitting has been around for hundreds of years, but recently there's been a dramatic increase in popularity. Particularly with the release of the Provocraft Knifty Knitters which are well-made and affordable, you can make all kinds of great knit...

Loom Knitting

Loom knitting is becoming very popular. It is so easy anyone can do it, even kids. There are many different kinds of looms you can buy. Round looms, long looms, oval looms, etc. Even if you have never knitted before you can easily knit a hat in under...

Love This Lens Widget

One of the (many) secrets of getting a good Lensrank is the star ratings that other Lensmasters can give to your lens. Getting them to actually visit your lens is hard enough, yet sometimes they leave without clicking on the stars at the top.

This w...

Making Your Own Envelopes

Among paper crafters, making cards is very popular, but how often do we make our own envelopes to go with them?  Not only is making envelopes easy to do, but it's inexpensive as well, requiring only a few basic supplies.  Here are some reso...

Marvelous Christmas Songs And Carols

Christmas songs are certainly some of the fondest memories a lot of us have from our childhood. As a child, we never question these things, we just listen to them and grow to love them.

This lens will take you by the hand and guide you into the marv...

Mary Engelbreit

Mary Engelbreit is a graphic artist and children's book illustrator who launched her own magazine, Mary Engelbreit's Home Companion in 1996. Mary Engelbreit began her career by designing and creating greeting cards.

I have loved ME for many years...

Maya Angelou - An Inspirational Poet.

Maya Angelou - A Biography, With Accompanying photographs and a selection of her inspirational poetry.-

My Favourite CSS Tricks on Squidoo

The basic tools provided by Squidoo will do pretty much everything you need to get your content out to your audience. But sometimes you want to format it a little differently, and this is where inline CSS comes into play. Here I show some of the tric...

Mystery Shopping in UK, US, Everywhere: Is it worthwhile?

This question crossed my mind several times 2 years back, before I decided to dive into the mystery that is mystery shopping. Like so much else in my life, this also became one of the things I researched on the internet, day in and day out. What is m...

Needlework Samplers

The rich history of needlework samplers is hinted at in commercially produced patterns of today but often they are seen as nostalgic decorative pieces. Their historical role has been as a method of recording information. Samplers, are always a record...

Nothing Says You're Special Like A Handwritten Hello

When was the last time you received a letter in the mail from a friend? Do you remember how it brought a smile to your face? What about the last time you sent one yourself? The Handwritten Hello is not so common anymore, so be unique, send a letter.

Omega-3 Is Best for Brain Health

Eating oily fish such as sardines, mackerel, salmon, herring etc. provides our body with essential Omega 3 fatty acids. A high level of Omega 3 in our body can boost learning abilities and help prevent memory loss.

Here's how it works:

Majority of...

Pino Zurzolo - Painter

Painting and abstract art are for me expressions of a beauty that we all have, yet the artist is the one who can bring that to a canvas. Much like the musician, who creates sounds and melodies, the painter must search deep inside himself for a messag...

Raggy Style Quilts

Hi!

I custom make rag style quilts.   What started as a hobby has turned into a really fun, full time endevor.  I can't call it a job as they are just too much fun to make.   All of my quilts are made to order based on my cust...

Reflective Paint

Back about ten years ago, I had a very small project that I wanted to do, and it required reflective paint. My search for reflective paint was highly frustrating, though. Even the Internet couldn't help me find it — because there wasn't any.

I...

Seascape Photography

I have always been fascinated by the sea, so seascape photography has been a wonderful hobby to pursue.

I am continually mesmerized by the beauty of the ocean. I love the way it never looks the same. The beauty of the waves, the reflections of the s...

Small Cross-Stitch Patterns

There are many beautiful cross-stitch patterns out there - intricate, detailed, elaborate, tons of colors. But really - who has time to complete something like that? If your goal is getting your projects done, you've come to the right place! I've col...

Some of My Favorite House Plants

House plants were always a notable part of my life. No matter what my age, no matter where I lived. Whenever I visit my memories, I always see a certain plant in its perfect space in my parents' home, where it thrived and made our living space more...

SquidU's Lensmaster Lounge: Help for New Squids

Newbies! Need help with Squidoo? Choose "SquidU" from "Squidlinks" up top to visit Squidoo's members discussion forum, aka The Lensmaster Lounge.

SquidU contains many kinds of resources to help you learn Squidoo. The Lensmast...

The Art of Loom Knitting Hits New Heights

Very little is known today about knitting looms, however, in recent years there has been a renewed interest in the crafting market. Many lives have been touched by knitting looms--those whom couldn't grasp knitting with needles have turn to knitting...

The Beauty and Benefits of Violets

Don't go looking for roses and walk, unseeing, past the violets. It's hard to imagine how anyone can resist a posy of sweet violets, viola ordorata, so appealingly delicate with their velvety purple petals and clean, sweet perfume.

Apart from their...

The Bookplate Lady Tells About ... Bookplates

Bookplates have saved me in recent times. If it weren't for Bookplates, I might be working the streets, or welcoming people at a major budget department store nearby.

Bookplates first saved me in the 1970's, as a single mom, working in a bookstore i...

The Origin of Counted Cross Stitch

The 1980s saw an increasing rise in counted cross stitch as a popular leisure time activity. This was due partly to the re-discovery of this simply yet engrossing craft in the 60s but a major contributing factor was the extensive choice of fresh, new...

The Text/Write Module for Anything!

I love the Write module. It's really one of my very favorites... you can do anything with it. It is one of the easiest ways to make your lens stand out.

It is the primary carrier of your best content, originally written information or stories, and it...

The Top 10 Motivational Quotations

Each of the following motivational quotations on T-shirts has been, at one time or other, the number-one seller at GrowWear.com. The quotations are displayed here on light-pink T-shirts. If you're interested in a particular quotation, just click on i...

This group was awarded the Great Group Award

This lens was started because I just got tired of all the groups out there that just aren't great. So this is dedicated to groups that ARE great.

These groups are ALL great - but within the collection I would advise anybody to join especially th...

Who Are London Cockneys?

When you hear of Londoners, you probably think of Cockneys but not everybody who is born or lives in the capital city is a Cockney. The tradition has been that it only applied to somebody born within the sound of Bow bells.

There are traditions and...