Wish Upon A Purple Star
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My 10 Purple Star Lenses
As if becoming a Giant Squid isn't enough, Squidoo awards your best lenses (pages) Purple Stars. If you see a lens that just "WOWS" you, send an email to purplestar@squidoo.com and nominate it!
Normally, you must be a Giant Squid to receive a Purple Star, but this year Purple Stars were awarded to non-Giants on the anniversary of the 1st Purple Star Awards. A contest was held and a Queen was chosen. See the details at Purple Star Day 2010.
Other Squidoo Awards are also discussed here. You can join us on Squidoo, too. We'd love to have you! Join here!
I had to increase the number in the title because this lens got a Purple Star today (5/28/10).
The Queen Of Purple Star Day 2010
April 16, 2010
Crystal's Purple Star lens was tweeted the most in the contest of Purple Star Day. She got to choose all the Purple Stars awarded the following week. Congratulations, Crystal!
A New Purple Star Opportunity
For All Squidoo Lensmasters

Squidoo has opened the Purple Star Awards to all Squidoo Lensmasters this Memorial Day Weekend! All you have to do is write a lens by midnight on May 31, 2010, publish it, and nominate it at purplestar@squidoo.com. That's right, you can nominate your own lens!
Full details and rules can be found on Squidoo Blog. Good luck and have fun!
Remember to honor the troops on Memorial Day!
Susan Wrote About Her Choices
New Purple Stars 6/4/10
Become A Giant Squid
Earn Purple Stars

I became a Giant Squid in January, 2010 and almost immediately received a Purple Star. The excitement was almost overwhelming. I was one proud lensmaster! So, how do YOU become a Giant Squid?
First of all, you need to be a member of Squidoo. Join here!
Now that you've joined, you need to get started writing lenses (pages). You'll need 50 great lenses to become a Giant Squid. The Squid Team has written this page to help you get started - Getting Started On Squidoo. It is packed full of information and answers to FAQ.
The lenses featured below will also help you write great lenses and show you what you need to do to join the elite group of Giant Squids.
Photo credit on this page to Steve Thompson's SquidArt Series.
Learn About Giant Squids
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My Purple Stars
My 10 Purple Star Lenses
Stars On Zazzle
Purple Ones, Too
See All My Lenses
Learn More About Purple Stars
From Megan Casey
More Purple Star Bragging
And Rightly So!
Nature Gives Us Purple Stars, Too!
Have You Written A Lens Highlighting Your Purple Stars?
Add It Here

If I haven't featured your Purple Star lensography above or if you just finished one, add the link here. Be sure to come back and vote for it!
Wish Upon A Purple Star
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Lens of the Day - LotD
Possibly the Highest Squidoo Award

If you write a truly exceptional page, you may receive the Lens of the Day award. It is regarded by many as the highest award Squidoo gives out. If you consider that there are over 1 million Squidoo pages and only 365 are given each year, then you would probably agree. (This compared to about 1000 Purple Star awards granted annually.)
Learn more about The Secret Life of Lens of the Day.
My Lens of the Day
SquidAngel Blessings
Another Squidoo Award

Squid Angel blessings are one of the Squidoo awards that help your lenses climb in standing. The Squid Angels are a volunteer group of lensmasters that read new lenses and give their "blessings" to those they like. Blessings have been referred to by many phrases like spreading some angel love, sprinkling you with angel dust, or just plain, blessings to you.
I love to get Angel blessings. It warms my heart to know they feel my lens is a good one. I have a lens dedicated to all the SquidAngel blessings I have received. As of this writing, I have 50 of my 145 lenses that have been blessed. Many of them have been blessed by more than one angel.
I hope you will visit SquidAngels Have Blessed Me.
I Was A SquidAngel
See The Lenses I Blessed
Share Your Thoughts
Thanks For Stopping By
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Wednesday_Elf
Feb 8, 2011 @ 12:34 pm | delete
- Hi Beth. Stopping back by to tell you that this lens has been 'featured on' and 'lensrolled to' my "SquidAngel Blessings by an Elf" lens. :-)
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Margo_Arrowsmith
Jan 29, 2011 @ 10:16 am | delete
- Great idea. I think I will do one also! I have 13, that is respectable!
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Chinajoy
Dec 15, 2010 @ 9:58 am | delete
- I am seeing stars...my favorite color...purple :-)
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kt_glasses Dec 5, 2010 @ 9:37 pm | delete
- Very nice lens! I haven't received a purple star yet, but I work hard to get one someday.
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TeamSTM
Nov 28, 2010 @ 4:27 pm | delete
- It's a Badge of Authenticity, I Want one!!
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23squidoo
Nov 21, 2010 @ 4:42 pm | delete
- Awesome purple star lenses noted here. Thanks for the run-down!
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awelldressedbullet
Sep 26, 2010 @ 11:31 am | delete
- You look great in Purple Beth! :-)
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crosscreations
Sep 24, 2010 @ 11:57 am | delete
- Beautifully PURPLE tribute, you angel you...I just got purpled again! What a nice surprise, made my day! Best to YOU!!! :-)
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Wednesday_Elf
Sep 24, 2010 @ 8:35 am | delete
- Hi Beth. I was looking for some information on the Purple Star Program - perhaps a Purple Star Headquarters (?) - and found this page. First, congratulations on your Purple Stars. Second, is there a Squidoo lens or site that lists ALL Purple Star winners? I just received my 2nd Purple Star (and am honored), plus my Purple Star recommendation just received a Purple Star (makes me proud). You've done a dandy job explaining the Purple Star program here, plus several other Squidoo honors and awards well worth striving for. Therefore, I'm 'sprinkling' a bit of ~~SquidAngel dust~~ over this! Let me know if it turns out to be a 'Purple' dust :). Well done, my dear.
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ElizabethJeanAllen
Sep 17, 2010 @ 4:47 am | delete
- The purple stars are fun to get. I picked up two new ones this week.
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SnoopyGirl1 Aug 20, 2010 @ 9:11 pm | delete
- Such a beautiful lens my dear. I have really gotten into taking photos of flowers this summer. Congratulations on you purple star!
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WindyWinters
Aug 19, 2010 @ 11:57 am | delete
- Congratulations on #10. Hope you are having a wonderful summer!
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Pukeko
Aug 19, 2010 @ 8:00 am | delete
- Fantastic lens. The purple star looks great on it.
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ElizabethJeanAllen
Aug 12, 2010 @ 5:47 pm | delete
- Nine purple stars is a great reason to be proud.
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OhMe
Jun 25, 2010 @ 8:28 pm | delete
- This is such a fabulous lens and you should be very proud!
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sandyspider
Jun 17, 2010 @ 10:24 pm | delete
- I just love that purple star flower. Wonderful tribute to the Purple Star Program.
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skiesgreen
Jun 8, 2010 @ 11:04 pm | delete
- Lovely tribute lens. *-*Blessed*-* and featured on Sprinkled with Stardust and added to my special awards lens charity-lenses-for-summer-sunshine-giveaway
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BevsPaper
Jun 5, 2010 @ 6:58 am | delete
- What a wonderful tribute to the Purple Star Program and the recipients!
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Susan52
Jun 3, 2010 @ 7:04 am | delete
- The purple star program has just grown and grown! Thanks for featuring me above as Queen of the Purple Star Weekend! It's a lot of work choosing 20 of the very best lenses on Squidoo, but I'm having a blast!
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paperfacets Jun 2, 2010 @ 4:44 pm | delete
- Balloons and confetti for your Purple Star this weekend. I am adding this to my Purple star list.
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bethd821 Jun 2, 2010 @ 8:01 am | delete
- Thanks to everyone for your kind comments!
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Sylvestermouse
May 31, 2010 @ 12:14 pm | delete
- Beautiful! I love your purple star flower! Congratulations on all of your well deserved purple stars! I must say though, you shine brighter than any of your stars :)
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bethd821 Jun 2, 2010 @ 8:00 am | delete
- Cynthia, you are too kind! Thank you!
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WindyWinters
May 29, 2010 @ 10:01 pm | delete
- Congratulations on your Purple Star! Love those new purple star flower designs! :)
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vallain
May 29, 2010 @ 9:51 pm | delete
- I love reading about lensmasters' successes. Well done!
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mbgphoto
May 29, 2010 @ 4:38 pm | delete
- Congrats on your purple star. Love those Zazzle flower purple stars too!!
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partybuzz
May 29, 2010 @ 1:45 pm | delete
- Congratulations on your purple star! I love your new "natures purple star". :)
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ShirlW
May 29, 2010 @ 8:57 am | delete
- There a whole lot of purple going on here! Congratulations on your Purple Star - well deserved.
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GrowWear
May 28, 2010 @ 8:15 pm | delete
- Congratulations again for your purple star, Beth!
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WindyWinters
May 28, 2010 @ 2:32 am | delete
- Awesome! Congratulations on all of your Purple Stars! Best Wishes in the Summer Charity!
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EverythingMouse
May 27, 2010 @ 6:07 pm | delete
- What a wonderful positive lens. It is a very nice honor to receive purple stars
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ohcaroline
May 27, 2010 @ 12:30 pm | delete
- There's a whole lot of purple love here. Very enjoyable.
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Joan4
May 26, 2010 @ 9:28 pm | delete
- Well done! and very encouraging to everybody! Yes, Nominating this one in the Summer Sunshine!
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bethd821 May 26, 2010 @ 9:49 pm | delete
- Thank you, Joan. I appreciate your support.
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Norma_Budden
May 26, 2010 @ 8:08 pm | delete
- Thanks for featuring my lens, Beth. I have to look into more of these lenses - the remaining RM challenges as well as the charity-drive lenses. I'm just trying to think of something that may stand out which would be interesting enough for me to create...hmmm.
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bethd821 May 26, 2010 @ 9:48 pm | delete
- I'm sure you'll come up with something unique.
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OhMe
May 26, 2010 @ 1:51 pm | delete
- Wow this is great and would be encouragement to anyone thinking they might want to become a Giant. Nominating this one and featuring on Squidoo's Summer Sunshine Award Nominees. You showed a lot of SquidLove with this lens.
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bethd821 May 26, 2010 @ 2:00 pm | delete
- Thank you so much, Nancy! I wanted to do something to give back to Squidoo since it has done so much for me.
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