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3How to Make a Gothic Graveyard Garden Indoors
A Gothic garden can be a mix of ghosts, vampires, zombies and haunted houses growing with creepy plants in a terrarium, window box or something more creative.
6How to Survive Alone in a New Town or City
Get out there, get involved and find your way around - those are the keys I have found to living or travelling in a new place, town or city.
3How to Compost Pumpkins After Halloween
Whether you make pumpkin pies or jack-o-lanterns with your pumpkins, after Halloween they have a thick rind which takes time and labour to compost.
10Create a Blogger Wiki to Promote Your Content
Create a resource, a wiki, to guide readers to your topical content. Make yourself famous by being the place to go to find out about your niche/ genre.
8I'm a Woman with a Moustache and I Don't Mind
I live with my facial hair and I don't mind it. I even have a bit of fondness for the facial hair It makes me feel connected to other women in my family who have far more facial hair than I ever hope (or want) to have.
11Pet Friendly but not People Friendly
Why are stores choosing pets over human customers? As an asthmatic person, allergic to animals, I don't understand the new pet friendly rules in retail outlets.
3Do You Have an Online Shopping Addiction?
It's easy to become addicted to shopping online. Finding new stuff, having it sent to you like a present. But, an online shopping addiction has a cost beyond the financial. Buyer beware.
5Why Should you Take a Digital Sabbatical?
When did you last have a day without the Internet? Can you take a day offline, no email, no phone, no TV? Take the time for a digital sabbatical - give yourself a break.
0How to Find an Office Chair for Large Sized People
For most large sized people the average office chair is not enough. A large person (big and tall) needs a better made chair, sturdier and with consideration for ergonomics.
7How to Make Friends as a Loner
Just because you prefer life as a loner doesn't mean you can't have some friends and enjoy being with other people, on your own terms and at your own pace. You might even find you like being social.
5How to Express What You're Thinking When You're Shy
People don't stop to listen, they interrupt, and don't hear what you say when you do manage to say something. As a shy person how do you express yourself and have your voice heard?
3How to Behave Like a True Princess
If you want to be treated like a Princess begin by acting like a Princess with poise, grace and pleasant manners.
2Life Tips for Mature Young Ladies
Mature is not an age, it's all an attitude. Mature is about being self confident, capable, tolerant and having common sense.
7How to Turn Your Room into a Home Office
A lack of space, a surplus of stuff and the need for a home office don't always work out so well. However, it can be done.
3Wreck Chasing: Urban Exploration of Planes, Trains, Ships, Cars and Trucks
Wreck Chasers is a name you can give to the people who like to find abandoned and derelict planes, trains, cars, ships and other transportation vehicles. A branch of urban exploration.
6How to Become a Contributing Writer to a Publication
A contributing writer usually isn't paid. This is a way to get experience as a writer and as a business person. Contributing is a good place to begin.
5Kinds of Personal Web Sites
Your personal website can be anything: a blog, an online journal, a photo blog, a podcast, a wiki community, a microblog, or your own hand-made HTML site.
0Sesame Street and The Muppets in ASCII Text Art
Sesame Street's muppets will always be a part of Jim Henson's legacy. Here are the muppets: Kermit, Miss Piggy, Bert, Ernie, Cookie Monster, Big Bird, The Count and others, in ASCII art.
4Rogue Taxidermy
The showmanship of oddities, mutation natural adaptation and displays of curiosity through use of taxidermy with animals. A creepy and odd hobby to some. Dark humour to others. Then there are those who just like to collect them and put them on display.
0How to Plan an Unbirthday Party for a Friend
The idea of the Unbirthday comes from Lewis Carroll in the Alice and Wonderland story. Any day, other than your real birthday, can be your unbirthday. So any day of the year can be a reason to celebrate you, or create an unbirthday party for a friend.
0Mantracker: Canadian Reality TV Series
The Mantracker TV series is a rough and tumble, rustic game of cat and mouse. Two people are left in the wilderness to find the finish before the Mantracker catches them.
3Red Green: Canadian Comedy TV Series
The Red Green Show started by comedian Steve Smith with a shoestring-budget, on public television. It was the story of a bunch of men, Canadian misfits centred around the Possum Lodge. Red Green, his nephew Harold, and the guys enjoyed doing what men do when women aren't around.
2Survivorman: Canadian Reality TV Series
The Survivorman series is based on stranding Les Stroud in a remote region of the world without food, water and little more than a pocket knife. His crew drops him off and leaves him alone to face the elements, find food, water and create shelter however he can.
8Happy Creepy Valentine's Day
Not everyone celebrates Valentine's Day. But, some people find the whole Valentine thing frightening, creepy and spooky too. Some people don't like Valentine's Day because it's scary.
4Sharks in ASCII Text Art
Painted, drawn, photographed or in ASCII art, there is something pretty spectacular about sharks with their smooth, streamlined looks and their purpose as predators in the oceans.
0ASCII Text Art: Pentacles for Pagans
The pentacle is an important symbol for Witches, Wiccans and Pagans too. Here is an ASCII art gallery of pentacles. I've found artist initials for as many as I could. Please keep them with the ASCII art if you use the pentacles.
3Should You Get Her Jewelry for Valentine's Day?
You don't have to spend your entire pay cheque to buy jewellery. You do need to know some basics about your Valentine: her (or his) style, her ring size and if she actually wears jewellery, for instance.
4How to Choose Good Houses to Profit from Flipping
There is a science to house flipping. You must consider the cost of the original house price, factor in the money you will be putting into it and then the amount you will actually hope to get for the resale. If the math doesn't work out in your favour, don't buy the house.
0Year of the Horse: Happy New Year ASCII Text Art
Here are a selection of ASCII art horses to inspire you for the year long celebration of the Year of the Horse.
2Year of the Rooster: Happy New Year ASCII Text Art
Here are a selection of ASCII art roosters (and some chickens) to inspire you for the year long celebration of the Year of the Rooster.
0Year of the Monkey: Happy New Year ASCII Text Art
Here are a selection of ASCII art monkeys to inspire you for the year long celebration of the Year of the Monkey .
0Year of the Boar: Happy New Year ASCII Text Art
Here are a selection of ASCII art boars/ pigs to inspire you for the year long celebration of the Year of the Boar. Also known as the Year of the Pig.
0Year of the Ox: Happy New Year ASCII Text Art - ASCII Cows Too
Here are a selection of ASCII art oxes/ oxen to inspire you for the year long celebration of the Year of the Ox..
0Year of the Rat: Happy New Year ASCII Text Art
Here are a selection of ASCII art rats to inspire you for the year long celebration of the Year of the Rat.
0Year of the Goat: Happy New Year ASCII Text Art
Here are a selection of ASCII art rams, sheep and goats to inspire you for the year long celebration of the Year of the Goat. Also known as the Year of the Sheep or the Year of the Ram.
0Year of the Tiger: Happy New Year ASCII Text Art
Here are a selection of ASCII art tigers to inspire you for the year long celebration of the Year of the Tiger.
0Year of the Dog: Happy New Year ASCII Text Art
Here are a selection of ASCII art dogs, puppies and mutts to inspire you for the Year of the Dog, in Chinese astrology.
0Year of the Hare: Happy New Year ASCII Text Art
Here are a selection of ASCII art hares/ rabbits to inspire you for the Year of the Hare, in Chinese astrology.
1Year of the Snake: Happy New Year ASCII Text Art
The Chinese New Year begins on February the 10th, 2013. It's the Year of the Snake! Here are a selection of ASCII art snakes to inspire you for the year long celebration.
0How to Get Started Collecting Dolls
The easiest thing about doll collecting is to decide which dolls to collect. You just collect the dolls you want to keep. The dolls which have personal appeal to you.
3Street Art Dioramas: Another Way of Looking at Miniatures
Street art dioramas could be right under your foot and you might not notice. They are tiny, miniature people posed in the great, big, real world. Some are tiny people, some are model trains and some are buildings. All are varied ideas on the same theme of taking miniature art into the street, the outdoors, and posing to interact with the great big world out there.
6How to Cope With Cabin Fever
Cabin fever is an old phrase for people/ pioneers or settlers who would be trapped in their cabins during the winter months. They would become depressed, restless and irritable. Some did go crazy.
2Happy Birthday Laura
Tomorrow I will be 48. Forty-eight is no spring chicken. In two years I will be half a century in age. It's a daunting task to be me, let me tell you.
0How to Be Someone's Secret Admirer on Valentine's Day
You might want to be a secret admirer because you like someone or you might do it to perk up someone who has been alone awhile or feels left out.
3Apocalypse/ Armageddon Art for The End of the World
Why do we have a fascination with the end of the world, or at least the end of our own civilization?
4Make a Poinsettia to Wear
Make a poinsettia from paper, felt, yarn or anything else you can work with to create your own poinsettia Christmas pin.
4How to Have a Pleasant Graveyard Picnic
Cemeteries and graveyards are only as creepy as you make them. In fact, they are well landscaped with history and greenery. They are quiet places - great for bird watching, writing, solitude and picnics.
3How to Love from Afar in a Long Distance Relationship
The main problem with a long distance relationship is how alone it makes you feel, especially at a time of year when you see so many other happy, loving and together couples. Christmas, Valentines Day are the hardest holidays on people in long distance relationships.
2Make your own Crochet Purse
A crochet purse can be very practical and very romantic at the same time. Here are patterns and ideas if you want to try making your own crochet purse. Some are purses which you can buy too.
2Make your own Denim Purse
A denim purse has great looks, great style and does great when it comes to wear and tear. Wouldn't you like a denim purse, backpack, book bag, or some other denim purse sort of thing for yourself?
0Cloth Dolls, Rag Dolls and Doll Making
I think the best dolls are cloth (rag) dolls. You can play with them, cuddle them, sleep with them in your bed, they won't break if they fall out of bed and - best of all - you can put them in the laundry to wash them.
3Art Dolls and Dollmaking: Fashion and Costume Design
Wish you could be a fashion designer? Dream of being a costume designer? You can become an art doll maker and be a fashion and costume designer, in smaller sizes.
6Understanding What Life Coaching is About
Life coaches help you achieve goals and get past whatever is keeping you from taking action to reach your goals A life coach can help you focus on what really is important to you. A life coach doesn't focus on solving issues from your past but on taking action in the here and now.
4Merry Creepy Christmas
Not everyone celebrates Christmas. But, some people find the Christmas season frightening, creepy and spooky too. Some people don't like Christmas because it's scary.
4Use Broken or Old Jewels to Wrap Presents
You can repurpose and upcycle old/ vintage, broken, thrift store bought or found jewellery in so many nice ways. I really like this idea - using sparkling jewels to decorate presents, giving them extra glamour.
4What to do With Broken Books
Books get broken. Some can be repaired. Some aren't worth repairing but could be repurposed/ upcycled instead. Book art is nice to see but, I think it needs to be practical so we aren't just creating clutter but something useful too.
2How to Stay Positive About Menopause
Each time I read a title claiming to have a cure or remedy for menopause I laugh. There is no cure. Menopause is not something to be healed, it's a cycle of life for women. It's something that happens like birth, death and taxes. But, it doesn't have to be miserable.
0Cartography: Map Collecting and Map Making
Have you ever made a hand drawn map, simply a way to show someone how to get from here to there? There's something special about a real hand drawn map. It's the closest we get to feeling like an old fashioned, early explorer - before GPS.
0How to Make an Old Fashioned Map
No map is made perfectly. You just can't turn something round and bumpy into something flat and smooth. But, you can make your own imperfect, old fashioned maps.
3How to Add Romance to a Road Trip
Get away from the usual distractions, the every day stress and take a road trip with the one you love. Bring romance back into your relationship with some time alone, some snacks, a road map and a vehicle for two.
0How to Pack and Prepare for a Day Trip
I really enjoy a day trip. Just the day away. Day trips can be impulsive or planned in advance. Either way, you don't need to bring a lot with you or plan your life around the one day you're taking off.
8How to Write a Good Newsletter
Make money writing a print newsletter you can distribute in your local community. Once you have a basic product (the newsletter) get paid advertising to make money from it all.
0The 100th Year of the Grey Cup: Canadian Football League
November 25th this year (2012) will be the 100th year anniversary of the Grey Cup and the Canadian Football League (CFL).
0What to do in Barrie When it Rains
I didn't grow up in Barrie but I've lived here more than five years. I like Barrie, it's a small city north of the bigger city, Toronto, Ontario. But, Barrie has everything you need right here: art, culture, shopping, night-life, outdoor and indoor activities.
6Keep Your Poinsettia After Christmas
It is possible to keep your poinsettia alive into the Spring season when it can flower again for Christmas holidays the next year. I've done it successfully myself.
8Urban Legend of Poinsettias being Deadly Poisonous
Did you suddenly feel the need to gnaw on a poinsettia? Unusual but the odd pet or child will give the poinsettia plant a nibble. Luckily, the urban legend is untrue. Poinsettias are not a poisonous plant.
13Repurpose Jewels into Christmas Decorations
Repurpose sparkly brooches into Christmas decorations like the wreath or Christmas tree in a picture frame which I found.
6Make your own Unusual Christmas Tree
I love the Christmas tree with all the decorations, lights, fancy ornaments and traditions. Here are ways and means I've found to make your own DIY Christmas tree.
0West Rouge: On the Edge of Toronto
West Rouge is a neighbourhood located in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in the city suburbs of Scarborough. The area was once known as the town of Port Union.
0How to Safely Engage in Urban Exploration
You can be an urban explorer safely. But, it means setting limits on how far you go when you are exploring. You will also need to buy some extra gear and be prepared to carry it around.
2Musical Music Boxes
When did you first see and hear a music box play? I think the first I ever saw was one which had a golden Christmas angel who played 'Silent Night'. My favourite music box was not really a music box, it was Truly Scrumptious on Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
5How to Switch from Windows to Ubuntu
I'm very happy with Ubuntu. If you want to save yourself from buying Windows, trying to avoid catching viruses online and find yourself able to work faster (well, your computer will be faster) switch to Ubuntu Linux.
0Buffy the Vampire Slayer in ASCII Text Art
The world needs more Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I went looking for Buffy ASCII art but haven't turned up very much of it. Surprising, but maybe Buffy fans were more dramatic than geeky?
9Happy Living Alone
You can be alone and like it, even be happy to be alone. It's not about what you don't have but about liking what you do have and spending your time well.
2How to Make Christmas Morning a Hit
Christmas morning sparkles, shines and... gets pretty chaotic without a few rules and a plan. With a little work ahead you and your family can have a wonderful, comfortable Christmas morning, even in a house with excited children.
4Polishing Silver: The Easy Way
Polishing silver is easier than you might thing. You don't need to buy silver polish or rub and rub and rub. Baking soda, boiling water and aluminium foil will get the job done.
0What is a Vagabond?
Historically, vagabonds were pretty tough, anti-establishment characters who lived as homeless drifters by choice. Modern vagabonds tend to be people who live off the grid or those who travel the world from out of a backpack.
6How to Catch Ghosts at Home
How do you explore your own home when you think you might have paranormal, ghostly activity? What really works to find ghosts and protect yourself from them, before or after they have been found?
0Dinosaurs in ASCII Text Art
Prehistoric animals in ASCII art, text art. As you look at this collection (gallery) of dinosaurs in ASCII art, think of them not as lines on a page but real creatures who lived, breathed, ate, slept and were much more colourful and lively than we will ever know from the fossils that remain from them.
2Home Keeping and Homemaking as a Profession
The world needs homemakers. Whether the person who looks after the children and the home is a man, woman or a couple, it's a vital role. It's a profession really. I wish it was given more credit and taken far more seriously than it is.
2Castles in ASCII Text Art
Castles created in ASCII text art. Castles are fun to make with ASCII Art. The shapes suit text characters. A lot of it is plain up and down and side to side. There aren't many circular shapes.
1Paper Dolls: Cut Them Out and Dress Them Up
Paper dolls can be standing fashion dolls with clothes and accessories you hang on the doll by tabs. Paperdolls can also be a chain of cut out dolls, all holding hands. Pretty different, but the same name.
4Alone for the Holidays
You can be happy being alone over the holidays, even your own birthday. Avoid being alone if you want. Or enjoy being alone if you want a break from being social.
2Preserve Flowers by Pressing or Drying Them
My Grandmother pressed the flowers she was given in the pages of her diary. I've always been fond of vintage romantic notions like this. So, I have to be careful when picking up my own old diaries/ journals lest the old pressed blooms slip out from the hand-written pages.
6Recycle a Christmas Tree in the Garden
Don't be intimidated by a real tree versus an artificial Christmas tree, you can keep it alive and plant it again. Your Christmas tree doesn't have to become abandoned at the curb.
0How to Make Coffee Without a Coffee Pot
There are going to be times in your life when you want to make coffee but you don't have a coffee maker. I've had this happen when I'm travelling or moving to a new home. A few times I've had to use my own ingenuity to brew coffee in my own unique way.
2Vintage Bling: Charm Bracelets
Did you ever get a charm bracelet? So nice to have something special, a cultural tradition which also preserves memories from your life and the events in it. Plus, it's shiny and pretty too.
2Vintage Bling: Mood Rings
Why wear a mood ring? Why not. Mood rings can be a mystery, a mood indicator, vintage fashion, or just colourful and a conversation starter. Mood rings were created in the 1970's, they use chemicals and temperature changes to indicate the mood of the ring wearer.
1How to Role Play a Dragon
Dragons are mystical, mythical, monsters... or are they? How do you play a dragon in a role play game (RPG)? Is your dragon a great gamer or on the sidelines? Have you ever designed your own dragon?
2When is Daylight Saving Time in Toronto, Ontario?
In Toronto (and the Ontario area) Daylight Savings Time starts the second Sunday in March, every year.
0Lisa Kelly: The Ice Road Lady Trucker
I admire Lisa Kelly of the Ice Road Truckers reality TV series, from the History channel. She's taken this season off from the show and I just don't find the Ice Road Truckers very interesting to watch without her.
5What is the GTA (Greater Toronto Area)?
I grew up in the GTA, before it was known as the Greater Toronto Area. The GTA is a large area around the city of Toronto which has become included with the city, although the area is outside the city limits.
0How to Make ASCII Art Pictures with Keyboard Keys
I like to make ASCII art. I started in 1998 and I still take time to type out a picture now and then. Usually, the holidays inspire me to get creative with the keyboard. Making art is a nice change from using the keyboard to type out word and sentences.
3I Miss The Gilmore Girls
On the surface, the Gilmore Girls was about a single Mother and her daughter. The Mother ran a hotel/ inn and the daughter went to high school. But there was so much more to the Gilmore Girls. If you never watch you won't know what a gem it was.
3How Do you Make Emoticons (and Smileys)?
Emoticons are text based faces made with standard keyboard text. They can be used to convey emotion and feeling in email and other online communications. There are thousands of emoticons to choose from. They've been around for 30 years.
2Historical Barrie, Ontario, Canada
I've been living in Barrie, Ontario for less than 10 years but I'm fond of the city to the north of the big city, Toronto. I'm always interested in history. Finding out more about Barrie's past is all part of volunteering for the Barrie Historical Society.
3Moustache Growing Month: Movember
Movember is about growing a moustache and making donations for men's health, especially prostate cancer.
3Happy Birthday Smiley Face: 30 Years of Emoticons
When did you last see or use an emoticon? Celebrate 30 years of emoticons by adding one to your next email, your next blog comment or forum post.
3For the Love of Russian Matryoshka Nesting Dolls
I'm a long time fan of the Russian Matryoshka nesting doll. The Russian doll sets appeal to me as something feminine, historical and cultural. They're pretty too. I've found all sorts of doll sets in various themes and mediums - not just the standard wooden doll any more.
5Crazy Quilting: Repurpose your Sewing Scraps
Crazy quilting is another way of creating patchwork quilts. Crazy quilts don't use a pattern (traditionally). They are the ultimate in scrap quilting. Crazy quilts are often heavily embellished too. Some use ribbon embroidery.
0How to Write a Holiday Greeting Card
Do you get stuck with nothing new to write when you sign all those holiday cards you want to send out? I've got some ideas to help you get your Christmas cards signed, sealed and delivered.
0How to Write a Christmas Newsletter
Have you ever written a holiday newsletter for your family and friends? It's extra work to send it out in the mail, hand made with that personal touch. But Christmas is the time for a personal touch, to connect with the people we care about.
8How to Use (and Enjoy) Pinterest
Pinterest can be a lot of fun, a good way to share ideas (especially about art, crafts and style). By far, Pinterest is mostly women. Join in and start sharing and getting your own fresh ideas. New posts frequently.
0Buying and Selling Ads at Project Wonderful
I've been running Project Wonderful on my blog(s) for the past several years. It's not uncomplicated for someone just starting out but the help you will get from the site is great and quick to arrive in your email inbox. So don't be intimidated. You can be selling ad space on your blog or sell your ad to other bloggers.
8What to do With Your Old Cookbooks
Cookbooks are filling shelves at the thrift store. People are finding it simple to search for recipes online, instead of referring to a cookbook. But, I think there is life yet for the old cookbook.
6Just a Little Anti-Thanksgiving
People get into some big rants about being anti-Thanksgiving due to old history about native peoples, being thankful to god and turkeys born on farms as food. I have my own reasons for not liking Thanksgiving all that much.
5Clean Up Your Hoard
It doesn't take much to have piles of stuff around. The trick is to keep it controlled. Moderate how much you buy, put your things away when you are done with them and don't keep more stuff than you need around you.
4What to do with an Old Typewriter
Imagine the typewriter, lonely, feeling obsolete and forgotten... what ideas can you think up to reuse an old writing machine?
3Wolf and Werewolf ASCII Text Art
Wolves and the legendary werewolves have been howling at the full moon in art and fiction for centuries. Here are wolves created in ASCII text art. Not all of them are howling, but most are.
0Cookie Cutters: Become a Cookie Designer
Making cookies is a great thing to do around the holidays. But, you can make any kind of cookie you want to design all year round. With the right cookie cutter, some icing and a little know-how you can become a creative cookie designer.
0Vintage and Modern Art: Love Is...
Love is... a treasure you give away for free. Both of these Love is... based cartoons are created by someone in love who later married the one they love. One couple ended sadly. The other are still young, still in love and still newly married. Read them to remember what love is about and how nice it feels to treasure someone else in your life.
2Create Paper Snowflakes for an Indoor Snowstorm
When did you last make paper snowflakes? Get paper, scissors, a pencil and maybe some glitter - start folding and cutting. If you make enough you can have a paper snow storm.
2Pot Holders: Make Them, Collect Them and Use Them
I bought myself pot holders from the department store. I loved the colours, that's why I picked them. But, the colours faded after a couple of washings. Disappointing. It would be smarter to just make my own I decided.
1Make a Teapot Cozy (Cosy)
My Grandmother was a tea drinker. She liked old teapots, fancy teapots and vintage teapots but then she would put them on the stove to warm up her tea and, in the end, each pot would end up cracked from the heat. So, she ended up with a lot of broken teapots. She could have used a teapot cozy. I know she had at least one. My Mother would knit them for her.
0Cut Flowers: Flowers for the Cemetery
What kind of flowers do you bring to the cemetery? Which will last, what colours are 'right' and which flowers will the cemetery groundskeepers accept or not accept?
1From a Seeker of Culture, Atmosphere and History
There is something special about getting away. First you have that flash of horror at being adrift in a new place. But, once you get over that the adventure starts. It's only when you travel that you can really be free, reinvent yourself, try something new and waste a day doing nothing, guilt free.
5Made with Crochet Granny Squares (Free Patterns)
I taught myself to crochet granny squares. I made lots of them. I used a lot of coloured yarn but then I stopped. I never did start doing anything with them all. I've still got some of them around. So this is my quest to get back to crocheting and to make something with the granny squares I already have.
3Make your own Crochet Flower Bouquet
Crochet flowers can look delicate and lacy or striking and bold. Use your crocheted flowers to decorate other projects like sweaters, teapot cozies or purses.
2Would you Have a Living Wake?
A traditional wake was meant to celebrate the life of the newly deceased. A living wake should be the same. Bring everyone together to remember and to celebrate while the guest of honour is still able to partake, enjoy and share memories too.
0Bone China Bouquet: Delicate and Romantic
I collect bone china bouquets. They are delicate, fragile and romantic.
4How to Be Really Good Friend
It's great to 'be there' for a friend. But, what does it mean and how do you do it?
6Paper Flowers Never Die
Paper flowers are more than rolled up newspaper or cut up bits of paper stuck together. There is a trick to getting the right look and shape to form flowers. But, you can use a variety of paper from tissue paper, crepe paper, newspapers to toilet paper even.
4Make your own Ribbon Flower Bouquet
I often see yards and yards of ribbon at the thrift store. Someone needs to find a use for all of that ribbon. Flowers would be a great way to repurpose ribbon. There are so many varieties of ribbon flowers too. Have a look at ribbon embroidery too.
6Be Creative with Ribbon Embroidery
Ribbon embroidery is mostly about flowers. Now all of it though. It's usually very feminine looking but I've seen some ribbon embroidery used in creative, unusual ways too.
4Make your own Button Bouquet
There is something about buttons. People create all kinds of interesting things with buttons. I knew there would be a lot of button flower ideas. What a great way to make yourself a colourful, simple and cheap bouquet!
3Make your own Fabric Bouquet
There are a lot of different fabrics which can be used to create flowers. Fabric flowers are good for people who can't have real flowers around for some reason, like allergies.
5Make your own Brooch Bouquet
Once upon a time brooch bouquets were a wedding thing. Not any more. Make your own brooch bouquet from any jewellery for any occasion.
2For the Girls Who Wear Glasses
My Dad used to get red marks on the sides of his nose from his reading glasses. I never had that problem until recently. It was very sore. I wanted to know why I suddenly had this problem, what it was and how to fix it.
5Coffee Cozies and Coffee Sleeves to Make and Use
Coffee cozies and sleeves will give you a greener option to the disposable coffee cup wraps that keep you from burning your hand on a hot mug and keep your coffee from cooling off too quickly.
5Pincushions: Make Them, Collect Them and Use Them
Pincushions are functional, decorative and the best way to keep your sewing pins from winding up in various odd places around the house. If you don't sew you could collect hat pins and use a fabulous pincushion to display them.
0Paranormal and Urban Fantasy Authors I Have Liked
Paranormal romance and dark fantasy writers I like to read. Sharing a list of my favourites and hoping to get great recommendations for new writers to try.
8Can You Go a Day Without a Cell Phone, or are you Addicted?
I'm anti-cell phone, mostly because it's a bit lonely in a world full of people who seem to talk to imaginary friends - people who text but can't spell.
5How to Become a Pixel Artist
Pixels are everywhere in web graphics, digital art and digital photography. But, pixel art breaks it down to the level of creating with the pixel on a by one one basis. You can make anything with pixel art, if you have enough patience. Start small!
0What to Write When Someone has Died
From my experience after my Dad died I found many people did not know how to express sympathy or condolences. It's actually not as complicated as they were making it. The best condolences were honest and simple words.
6Dolls in Cakes: Restore and Repurpose Dolls
Have you ever made a cake around a doll? Of course, it doesn't work quite that way. But, if you feel like being creative next time you're making a cake give the doll cake a try.
0Rephotography: Then and Now Photography
Rephotography takes an old photograph, sets it in the modern location at the exact same lace and taking another photograph of the whole thing - merging the then with the now.
8Toilet Roll Doll: Restore and Repurpose Dolls
Toilet roll cosies can come in different shapes and forms but I've always liked the pretty doll who covers the toilet tissue roll with her wide skirt.
14How to Work Around Phone Phobia
I don't like answering the phone or making phone calls. The best way I found to handle it is to just keep answering the phone (sometimes) and making the phone calls I need to make, with some planning ahead.
2Use CAPTCHA and Word Verification to Make Art
Word verification and CAPTCHAs really annoy me. I tend to avoid any sites that expect me to use them. The only use for word verification is CAPTCHA art.
3Ghost Signs: Faded, Painted Signs on the Sides of Buildings
Before there were billboards advertising was painted on the sides of buildings. Now those old ads are ghost signs, faded, weathered and forgotten.
4The Abandoned Olympic Sites
What happens when the athletes, coaches and tourists have left the Olympic villages and sites? Some are sadly abandoned and derelict.
12How to Be a Divorced Woman
How I stopped feeling like a wounded wreck and got on with my life again after my divorce.
2Happy and Single: The Modern Spinster
How to be a new, modern spinster and enjoy your own company while being happy living alone.
2Happy Thanksgiving in ASCII Text Art
Happy Thanksgiving in ASCII Art. Whether or not you do anything for Thanksgiving, it's nice to give thanks for the people and things we appreciate.
2Doctor Who in ASCII Text Art
ASCII art created for Doctor Who. Includes the Tardis, the daleks and K-9.
5Ghosts, Spirits, Phantoms and Spooks in ASCII Text Art
Ghosts, spooks and spirits in ASCII text art.
4Vampires (Sexy and Spooky) in ASCII Text Art
Vampire bats, vampire teeth and vampires in ASCII art.
2Circus, Carnivals, Fairs with Jugglers, Fortune Tellers, Ferris Wheels, Roller Coasters and Carousels in ASCII Text Art
Circus, carnivals, fairs with jugglers, fortune tellers, ferris wheels, roller coasters and carousels in ASCII art.
0Happy Anti-Valentine's Day
Celebrate Anti-Valentine's Day when you're single and alone, lonely or just missing someone that you used to know.
0How to Be a Candystriper (or Candy Striper)
I was a candystriper/ candy striper twenty years or so ago. I'm glad I volunteered. Have you wondered what candystripers do?
4How to Choose the Right Camera Bag for You
Buying a camera bag is simple enough. But, there are important things to consider for protecting your camera and making sure the bag stores it well.
8Dungeons and Dragons for Game Grrls (and Women)
I was a girl Dungeon Master in the early 80's. I loved playing D&D and never knew women players were anything out of the ordinary. Now, I don't think women playing Dungeons and Dragons is surprising. Grrls are geeks too.
6Glamorous Camping: Glamping
From beginning in Africa with luxurious safari camping, glamping has become all about the girls enjoying the great outdoors with vintage campers, make up and high heels.
0The Delightfully Wicked Dandelion in ASCII Text Art
Do you look down on every dandelion or have you noticed what a sunny disposition these so-called weeds really have? This post is about dandelions, with dandelions in ASCII art as a feature.
0US Independence Day in ASCII Text Art
Happy Independence Day to the US. Here are US flags and eagles with flags for the 4th of July holiday.
0Ladybugs and Ladybirds in ASCII Text Art for the Summer Gardeners
Celebrate the coming of Spring with ladybugs created in ASCII art.
1Digital Camera: Zoom, Focus, Pixels and Batteries
I've suddenly decided to look for a new camera. My current camera is great but my nephew could use it this summer. Meanwhile, I could find something new, with updated features for my photography needs.
2Happy Canada Day ASCII Text Art
Happy Canada Day! Here is a collection of Canadian ASCII art for Canada Day.
0Genie or Genii from the Lamp or Bottle in ASCII Text Art
Genie in her magic lamp or bottle or just a few genii, all in ASCII art.
0Darkly Creepy Gargoyles in ASCII Text Art
I love old buildings with all the trimmings, like gargoyles. Here are a collection of gargoyles created in ASCII art.
4How to Share your Photographs on Flickr
I've been using Flickr for years. It's simple and makes it easy to share your photos and get feedback from other people who share your interests.
6Anti-Father's Day
I didn't like my Dad and he didn't want me. I think of him on Father's Day but I don't feel bad now that he's gone. I wrote this post for other people who won't be thinking all happy thoughts on Father's Day.
0Robots and Aliens in ASCII Text Art
Here are a collect of ASCII art robots, androids, aliens and UFOs.
0Fairies or Faeries, Elves and Pixies in ASCII Text Art
Elves, pixies and fairies/ faeries in ASCII art.
18Why Aren't You Writing for HubPages?
There are good reasons to write for an online network, article writing. Here are ten of them based on my experience writing for HubPages.
0Garden Gnomes in ASCII Text Art
When you try to create a garden gnome in ASCII art the challenge is to keep it looking like a garden gnome and not let it turn into a clown, an elf or Santa Claus.
0Centaurs in ASCII Text Art: Very Sagittarius
Centaurs are usually shown as the archer for Sagittarius in astrology. Just as often centaurs are drawn with a spear, sword or nothing at all. Here are the ASCII art centaurs I collected from online, a variety of poses, looks and styles.
7Big Eye (Eyed) Girl: Vintage Art
Big eye girls are vintage art. Started in the late 1950's by Margaret Keane, there are modern artists who continue the big eye art tradition.
8The Legendary, Virginal Unicorn in ASCII Text Art
Pure, delicate and graceful unicorns created in ASCII text art.
3How to Choose Great Guest Bloggers
Don't be fooled by self serving guest bloggers. Don't give your blog space to someone who doesn't care who you are and what you blog about. Pick your own guest bloggers and pick them well.
1How to Be a Great Guest Blogger
You want to write a guest post for another site? Here's how to showcase yourself as a competent guest poster and get your post selected by almost any blog owner. (Even a few jaded blog owners, fed up with offers for guest posts, like me).
6Bookshelf Lust for Book Hoarders, Keepers and Collectors
I have too many books. I know I have too many books but I still keep bringing more of them home. Like lost souls.
0Quantity and Quality for Traffic and Readers
How are you reaching people who will really read what you have written?
5Women, Friends and Friendship: Are you Still Looking for a BFF (Best Friend Forever)?
It's getting harder to find time and energy to connect with other women these days. We have our own lives, our own projects and still have to get laundry done, pay the bills and find ourselves taking the odd nap. But, there is a real need for women to connect. I think, it's part of who we are and what makes us great.
8Simple Keyboard Shortcuts Everyone Using a Computer Should Know
Browser shortcuts save you time while you are looking at websites. Using the shortcuts on your keyboard can be simpler than right clicking the mouse, you don't need to be as precise. Also, on sites which disable right clicks you can still use the keyboard shortcut to open new links or copy text.
0Uncluttering your Blog: Keep your Clutter Bug in Check
Limit the clutter on your blog before it becomes a problem. Give yourself room to write and give your readers space to read.
7Street Photography: Fashion Photography of the Ordinary
Street photography gives us a look at ourselves, in our current time and (with vintage photos) our past.
5The New Drive-in Movies: Guerilla Drive-ins, MobMovs, and Backyard Cinemas
The old drive-in movie theatres are becoming rare. The new outdoor movies are mobile movies (mobmov), guerilla drive-ins and backyard cinemas.
0Olympic Games ASCII Text Art: Olympic Rings and the Olympic Torch
It's another Olympic year, for London, UK this time. Best wishes to all the athletes. Here are some ASCII art Olympic logos to use on your sites, forums and email.
7Happy Birthday When You're Alone
You have a birthday once a year, every year. Don't be in denial, be proud, celebrate yourself. Age really is just a number, it's all about how you FEEL. Choose to feel good.
2Using the Thesis Theme for WordPress
I bought the Thesis Theme Framework for WordPress in 2009. Now, in 2012, I'm looking forward to the next version of Thesis (2.0). I continue to be a Thesis fan.
2Curating Content Using Scoop.it
Become a content curator using Scoop.it online. Sign up and begin collecting content for your niche, hobby, passion, etc. Turn yourself into an authority on the topic by showing and sharing what you know and find along the way.
3Snip.it: Showcase the Content Important to You
I've been enjoying Snip.it for half a year. It's a great place for me to focus my interests and thoughts. I store content I want to read later, I share content I've found to be useful and I find content and ideas shared by others on Snip.it.
4Fireworks and Victoria Day (a Canadian Holiday Tradition) in ASCII Text Art
What is Victoria Day to you? Do you know who Queen Victoria was? I've been thinking about the woman behind the lost tradition of Victoria Day here in Canada. (May 21st this year). I created new ASCII art in celebration of Victoria Day and found a few others to go along with this post. Sadly, there wasn't anything created just for Victoria Day, other than my own.
2Web (Online) Games for Writers
I should be a good writer and not procrastinate but for some reason games of destruction give me a boost and inspire me to write. I also like word games online. If I found a game which had both I'd have a really hard time getting back to writing.
3Women are Running Computers with Ubuntu Linux and Loving It
People feel intimidated by Linux but it's been a liberating experience for me. I love it for being simple to use and dependable. I don't miss MS Windows, even after one year of Ubuntu (no Windows on my computer at all).
2Find ASCII Art for Holidays and Events
Send ASCII art to family and friends for holidays and events. Here are galleries by ASCII artists and collections of ASCII art in general.
2What to Do with Your Old Postcard Collection
Postcards are a lost art I've read. I don't think so. They are actually one thing still worth sending through snail mail. I've collected a lot of postcards but I don't really want to keep them all now. It's a shame to just put them out to be recycled along with all the other paper.
1Carmageddon for Game Grrls (and Women)
Carmageddon is a video game which you can win by racing, demolition or road rage carnage. It's not for kids. Adults should see it as dark humour and don't take the digital mayhem too seriously.
2Daffodil Day: Canadian Cancer Society - Have an ASCII Text Art Daffodil
Everyone has someone they think of during Daffodil Month/ Day. I think of my Grandmother and this post with ASCII art daffodils is for her.
2ASCII Text Art for Sending a Thank You: Friendship Appreciation and Gratitude
I've posted this ASCII art collection for anyone who would like to send a Thank You to friends and family, co-workers and assorted others. So many people come into our lives and give us something to be thankful for.
0ASCII Text Art for Graduations and Congratulating Graduates
Share this ASCII art with your own graduate. There are so many things you can take on and then accomplish and graduate from.
