Beauty of the Garden

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Walk Through the Botanical Gardens

Beauty of the Garden

Follow me and let's take a walk through the Botanical Gardens. Along the way stop for a few moments and take in the warm fuzzy feelings that the beauty of the garden can give to you. Recently, as most of you already know I have set my goals and focus on becoming a more serious photographer. I believe that each artist has a certain focus and places a lot of attention into that focus. Photography has reached the top of my own personal goal list, I know what I want to focus on and I know what I want to accomplish. But as with every goal, we must learn to take those baby steps and try not to run before we can walk. Read more at www.squidoo.com

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Kindred the Embrace

Kindred the Embrace-1996 Vampire Series

Kindred the Embraced was written by Aaron Spelling and it was a prime time drama that revolved around the lives of the clan based vampire society in San Francisco. The series although short lived was inspired by the role playing game Vampire: The Masquerade. Kindred the Embrace only aired seven episodes and it was said that the show just could not find its mainstream audience. That is really hard for me to believe because it actually had a very good story line. It aired April-1996 to May-1996. One of the Lead Actors Mark Frankel who played "Julian Luna" who was the Prince of San Francisco died in September of the same year. Read more at www.squidoo.com

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Chocolate Dippers

Okay, that is taking it a little overboard, but you get what I mean. I LOVE chocolate!! This is lens 2 of 30 for the challenge I am doing. I know the niche of dipping things into chocolate has been covered and I will post some of those links, but I had to write this page. Do you want to know why? When I was a teenager I had a few different jobs at once (three to be exact) and on the occasion when I could get a day off I would take a little bit of one of my paychecks and go downtown; at that time I was living in Colorado Springs. Even being that young I knew how important it was to treat yourself once in a while, this is how I treated myself: I would go to the Goodwill store and see if they had any ripped jeans that fit me, I would buy them and patch them up. (Yes, my hippie days) Than I would get me some chocolate covered popcorn from a vendor wagon. This was a HUGE treat for me. Nowadays, you see chocolate popcorn everywhere, but not back then. Since I am known for liking different food combinations, I thought I would share of my favorite things dipped in chocolate. Read more at www.squidoo.com

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I Dream of Chocolate

I am in the process of writing a new lens for that one challenge I am doing and I needed a picture of my introduction module. So I decided to take one and this was the result. I like it so much that I decided to make a few Zazzle products out of it for the other Chocolate lovers out there!! http://amplify.com/u/a19uuq

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Day-98 Two Coneflowers with Down Petals

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Zombie Costumes

This of course is a SquidBOO page and everyone that knows me, knows I am hooked on writing Squidboo lenses. This page is for a challenge called Monstrosity SquidQuest. If you visit comments and ratings are welcomed and appreciated. http://amplify.com/u/a19ssw

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Purple Flower Photography

What does the color Purple represent?

Purple has always been one of my favorite colors. Purple represents so many spiritual things and is considered to be the color of the Goddess. It is also the color that represents our crown chakra and it is the Reiki Master Symbol color. Purple is a mixture of red and blue. With red being the warmest color and blue being the coolest color it is believed to be the union of body and soul creating a balance between our physical and our spiritual energies. With Red being a color of focus, dynamic and active energy and blue being the color of calming and cooling energy, it is associated with imagination, inspiration and spirituality. Purple and violet represent the imagination and dreams, while spiritually calming the emotions. These colors enhance psychic ability and spiritual enlightenment, and because of the red being one of the colors in the mixture for purple, it helps keep us grounded. Image (c) 2011 WhiteOak's Photography Read more at www.squidoo.com

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Day-97 Appalachian Sunflowers

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Psychic Children are very Gifted

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Psychic Children

Psychic Children are very Gifted

Psychic Children I am creating this lens for a few different reasons. I just finished watching a show on T.V. about Psychic Children, and the one thing that kept going through my mind was, I wish someone would have taken the time to help me learn about my gifts as a child, instead of making me feel like a freak. Plus, I believe this is a very important subject because children are so attuned to the Spiritual World and Psychic Abilities when they are young. The problem is; they do not know what to do with these abilities and are unsure how to use them. Last, I believe children need to safe enough in the family to have open communication. Many Gifts are lost in children because they become afraid or unsure of what they are experiencing. They begin to wonder if what they seen were real or pretend is this good or bad, doubt is a horrible emotion to feel and unfortunately it begins at a very early age. Read more at www.squidoo.com

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Day-96 Rose-009

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Day-95 Torenia Flower and Buds

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Day-95 A Torenia Flower and Buds

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Avatar-The Movie

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Avatar-3D Animation

Avatar-The Movie

James Cameron's 300 million dollar, 2 ½ hour sci-fi fantasy movie was released in theaters, December 17, 2009. Cameron spent several years co-developing the 3D Fusion Camera technology that was used in the movie. This movie is classified as "hyper-real" since the facial capturing system took 18 months alone to perfect. What is an Avatar? An Avatar is an additional body produced to host a spirit/likeness/personality/soul without its own original life force. According to the examiner.com in Atlanta, the movie is exciting and yet has disappointed some people because of the story line. The one thing that everyone agrees with is how great the special effects are. They are saying the 3D version of the film is phenomenal!! Read more at www.squidoo.com

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Day-94 Petunia

RedGage 365 Day Flower Challenge. http://amplify.com/u/a19m6o

Who are Star People

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The Star People

Exactly, Who Are Star People

Often times when we are asked questions, we think carefully how to answer it. In my case when I am asked a question and do not know the answer right off the top of my head, I research until I find the answer. While I was doing my lens Psychic Children, I was asked questions that lead too me to writing Star Children, which lead me to this lens. I ordered Brad & Francie Steiger book called The Star People and through that, I have learned many things and wanted to share it with some of my loyal readers of my lenses. Buckle up, because I know for a fact, many of you are going to be floored! But the question remains: What is a Star Child and/or Star People? According to a fantastic site I found: Star children are children who have been sent here from all areas of the universe to help the earth and the people on it. They possess psychic, spiritual, and other extra sensory abilities. To Read full article please go to: Star Children Read more at www.squidoo.com

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Legend of the Witch Ball

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Witches Balls

Legend of the Witch Ball

Witch Balls are beautiful colored spheres of blown glass. They are created in a way that thin strands of material gather on the inside of the sphere creating somewhat of a web design. They are perfect for any home's décor, especially for the kitchen. I have two, one green one that hangs by my kitchen window and a new aqua blue that I plan on hanging in my living room. The Witch Ball is full of history dating back to the 18th century. The designs became very refined back in the Victorian Era. They are hung in the window for protection against evil spells and negativity. It is said that the beauty of the sphere attracts these spirits and their energy gets trapped inside the glass sphere, protecting your home and environment from harm. Read more at www.squidoo.com

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Crystal Children

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The Crystal Child

Crystal Children

Once back in the mid nineties when I was doing a reset job at a department store, I looked over and seen this beautiful child-she was so young I would hate to guess her age. She had the most beautiful eyes I had ever seen on a child. My supervisor was working this particular job with me and I told my supervisor that the child was an Old Soul. But I knew there was more to her than just being an old soul, she was unique and special. The funny thing about this is after all of these years I can still see her face in my mind. After reading Loreen Virtue characteristics of a Crystal Child I now know that the child I seen and connected to, was a Crystal Child. She had to be, when we locked eyes, it was as if she and I were talking on a much higher level. When her and her mother were leaving the area, the little girl smiled at me as if to say, we will meet again. I know that sounds odd but its the truth. Read more at www.squidoo.com

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Creepy, Spooky Halloween Treats

I will be totally revamping this page adding new recipes and such. Be sure to bookmark it and drop back by to see what may be brewing in this Spooky Halloween Kitchen of mine!! http://amplify.com/u/a19iwn

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Feng Shui for the Kitchen

Using Feng Shui in the Kitchen

As I have mentioned on several of my lenses, my kitchen is the "Heart of my Home". I have learned that the kitchen is the heart of many homes, which I only find to be amazing. I really wanted to write this lens to share more ideas from Skye Alexander's book which I will highlight in this lens again, but I wanted to share a few of my own ideas as well. Since I have been keeping house (which has been many years) the one place in my home that always seems too remain balanced with good energy is the flow of the energy in my kitchen. I love kitchen gadgets and I am a pack rat (did I just say that?)! But somehow, some way I always keep my kitchen flowing with a warm gentle energy. One of many things I do is hang a lot of wind chimes throughout my home, especially in the kitchen. And I love dragonflies so I have them fluttering throughout my kitchen as well. But before I get into too much here let me just say that doing Feng Shui is easy, does not have to be expensive and helps with the health, prosperity, and wealth in your home especially the kitchen. To begin, start with one thing at a time. Read more at www.squidoo.com

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Emotional Power Within

We are Goddesses

Finding Our Place of Power-What in the world does this mean? First I am not sure if "Power" can be described in the sense I am speaking about. The experiences you go through can explain "Power" because it is the things you go through that makes you create the inner power you have. When you find your place of power it is the same as finding the inner God/Goddess part of yourself. It is reaching that part of you and being able to handle situations and experiences that you have gone through and coming out of those experiences with an understanding of what the experience meant. To me: the journey of you finding your place of power lies within the strength you used during your experiences and the understanding of the lessons you were taught. We gain power by going through unexpected struggles, loss, betrayal, disappointments; things that make our reality spin out of control. The process we go through handling these situations is how we reach our place of power because we learn how to recapture our inner balance. Read more at www.squidoo.com

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Feng Shui for the Bedroom

Feng Shui brings Harmony

Feng Shui-(Pronounced fung-shway) was rooted in the Chinese spiritual tradition Taoism and the teachings of Confucius, and literally means "wind and water". This has been practiced for more than 2,000 years and the goal is to direct chi through your environment so its movement resembles a gently flowing stream. I recently purchased a wonderful book which I will highlight below. I have always been interested in Feng Shui and have incorporated a good many of the techniques throughout my house. Although, I feel I have so much more to learn, I did want to share a few things I learnt in this book. I was not sure if I wanted to do this lens on the kitchen (which is my favorite part of the home, and here is actually the heart of our home) or the bedroom. I choose the bedroom because surprisingly enough, the way things are arranged has a lot to do with the flow and harmony of your relationship. Read more at www.squidoo.com

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Indigo and Star Children

I just shared this page the other day but wanted to share it again because I just added the characteristics of a Crystal Child and a poll. If you take a look and can relate please take the poll. I also decided to write a separate page about Crystal Children highlighting Loreen's book. I should have it done within the next couple of days. http://amplify.com/u/a19ao6

Nikon 40mm Macro Lens

If you could ask for one thing that you would love to have from Santa this year what would it be? This is a SquidQuest lens that talks about the one thing I would want for Christmas from Santa, what is your's? http://amplify.com/u/a197b6

Dragonflies Love Fairy Gardens

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Fairies can be Dragonfly's too!

Dragonflys love Fairy Gardens

One of the most magical things for me is to watch a dragonfly. I will often sit quietly and just stare at it. When they are around, I am filled with the same feeling as I get when I am watching a butterfly. The way they move and glide through the air reminds me of how a Fairy would flutter around a flower garden. I love to challenge myself with new art projects. Imagination is such a wonderful tool we are given! As I was making one of my little Inspirational Fairies, I wondered what if I could make one that has a body like a dragonfly. After many attempts, I did it! I have only made two of them, one was adopted and the other lives in Colorado waiting to be adopted. Her name is Happy, because whenever I looked at her little face, it just made me feel like a child (Her picture is below). This lens has done a complete turn around from the time I first created it. And as time goes on, I am sure it is will change again. So what are your thoughts, do you believe Fairies can be Dragonflies too? Read more at www.squidoo.com

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Celtic Tree Moon Calendar

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Celtic Tree Calendar

Celtic Tree Moon Calendar

n Celtic lore, trees were not merely sacred static objects, but warehouses of memories-repositories of knowledge. Trees were here to maintain earthly wisdom with their longevity. As with our legends that speak of each us being born with a certain Animal Medicine Animal Spirit Totems it is also said that our birthdays are represented by a certain Tree Medicine this is referred to as a Tree Moon. The Celtic Tree Calendar is a calendar with thirteen lunar divisions. If most people used a fixed date for each month instead of following the waxing and waning lunar cycle, that would make the calendar fall out of sync with the Gregorian year because some calendar years have 12 full moons and others have 13. Read more at www.squidoo.com

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Homemade Chocolate Candy

Is there anything better than chocolate?

This is lens one for the SquidQuest Challenge The Quest is to make 30 new lens with a new niche plus make a lensography to carry all of these pages. Well, I decided I would do my niche on Candy. WHY? Because I believe I am one of the biggest candy-addicts and when it comes to chocolate I am a major Choco-holic!! (Plus I am trying to make it to the 250 club) My plan is to write 30 different type of candy pages hopefully with recipes. I hope to put somewhat of a healthy kick in the recipes but I cannot promise that will happen. Read more at www.squidoo.com

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Herbal Tea Recipes

Herb Tea as an Alternative Healing Method

Herbs have been used by Medicine People for centuries in different towns and villages. Many of the townspeople would travel miles to visit the medicine person known in their community for healing. Apothecary and mid-wifery used herbs all of the time. Women would gather herbs during certain times of the day to and make potions (teas) for magickal uses and healing purposes. There is so much information available for Folk-Lore Myths and remedies that several people could write a squidoo lens and never touch the surface of Herbal Healing.

I learn something new daily about using herbs. For me herbs are very magickal in every sense of the word. But they are so much more than magickal...they are a sacred gift, given to us from the Divine to help heal us. I am a proud tree hugger, if I could hug all of the herbs in the world, I would do that too! I believe in herbs, I trust them, I love them! When I am not familiar with some, I do a lot of research...that is why I mentioned in my disclaimer to ALWAYS research the herbs you are not familiar with. Read more at www.squidoo.com

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Halloween Wedding Garters

A page in the Halloween Bride series http://amplify.com/u/a18jk1

Crystal Healing

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Crystal Healing Methods

Crystal Healing

This Lens will be about different ways to use to crystals as an alternative healing method. I have always believed in the healing properties of crystals, but exactly how do you use them for healing? I will hopefully answer that question or at least get you interested enough to do further research. I am going to only speak about a few crystals beginning with malachite which is one of my favorite healing stones. I was given my first piece of malachite by a woman that I was taking a crystal healing class from. As we sat there talking, she told me that she had a vision of me sitting among other women wearing a head piece (like a crown) and the middle stone was a piece of malachite. Read more at www.squidoo.com

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Corpse Bride Toys

A Dark Romantic Tradition

What is there not to love about this movie? It has romance, parts are sad, parts make you smile, it is eerie, yet it has a lot of feelings. Just knowing that Johnny Depp is the voice of Victor is enough to keep you hooked on watching the movie!! Set in a 19th century European village, this stop-motion, animated feature follows the story of Victor, a young man who is whisked away to the underworld and wed to a mysterious Corpse Bride, while his real bride, Victoria, waits bereft in the land of the living. Though life in the Land of the Dead proves to be a lot more colorful than his strict Victorian upbringing, Victor learns that there is nothing in this world, or the next, that can keep him away from his one true love. Read more at www.squidoo.com

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Crystals Gifts from Mother Earth

Amethyst

choose to do this Lens as another alternative healing method-crystals. There are so many different ways to use crystals, hopefully I can give some good examples of different ways to use them. I am going to give a brief explanation on Amethyst, Quartz and Rose Quartz because these are three of my five favorite crystals. I started with amethyst because very seldom will you ever see me without wearing one, I believe in its healing properties that much. Its color ranges from deep purple to pale lavender. It is the presence of manganese in clear quartz that produces amethyst. Additional amounts of iron content vary the purple colouration. Read more at www.squidoo.com

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Shirley Temple Movies

Shirley Temple Black

f I EVER had to talk about someone who felt like a hero to me as a child, it would have to be Ms. Shirley Temple. Her movies always took me away and drew me into hers. It did not matter what she was experiencing, I experienced it with her. The most important thing was I was able to spend the time with her. I was glued to the television!! As strange as it sounds, when I was younger I use to have the blonde curls and big brown eyes just like Shirley Temple. People would always tell my mother that I looked just like her. Too bad, there are no pictures of me when I was a child or else I would post one. Anyway, lets talk about Shirley Temple movies, what is your favorite one? I honestly could not choose because for me they are all my favorite! Read more at www.squidoo.com

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A True Fairy Tale

Every fairy lover should see this movie!

Everyone knows how I feel about honoring the Child Within. One day while my husband was flipping through the channels on the television, he stopped on this movie about Fairies. I love fairies, I believe in them and when I watched the movie; A True Fairy Tale, I fell in love with it! Supposedly, the movie is based on factual accounts. It is about two young girls that somehow had the ability to take pictures of fairies. This caused a huge stir throughout England during the First World War. The girls thought it was quite normal and were excited about having photographic proof that fairies truly existed. But soon the publicity attracts unwanted attention~ Read more at www.squidoo.com

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Day-85 Pinxter Flowers-Wild Azaleas

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The Color White

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Purity of White

The Color White

ust for fun, you should do a Google Search to see if Black and White is considered colors. A lot of folks say they are not, and a lot of folks say they are. They say black is the positive of all colors and white is the absence of all color. Black is the absence of light, color does not exist without light, white is a balance of color in light. So basically they are shades or tones. A bit confusing I know, but to me personally, I consider them colors. But really this page is not about that, I wanted to write about the purity of white. White has never been a color I have been drawn too. Before doing my photography, when I looked at white flowers all I could see was the dingy brown color they turn. Since I am somewhat tom-boyish for me to wear white clothes is a nightmare. That was proven again over the weekend in North Carolina; I had a hair brain idea to wear white shorts which did not remain white for very long while doing some photography at the botanical gardens. Read more at www.squidoo.com

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Haunted Georgia

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Hauntings in Georgia

Haunted Georgia

Why are so many people drawn to spooky, haunted things? Have you ever thought about it? Why do we pay the money to go to haunted houses on Halloween? Why do we love to watch spooky movies, especially if they are based on true events? Oh, my goodness when I went to see "Texas Chainsaw" and read it was based on a true story, I freaked! Did I watch the movie yes, have I re-watched the movie? Yes! The truth is, Georgia like all other states has a lot of ghost stories, especially in the mountains and South Georgia. The old gothic feeling of Savannah is a must see. Oh, and I promise you will see or feel a ghost while you are there! I know you will find some interesting things on this page and hopefully you will share some of your own experiences in the guestbook. Read more at www.squidoo.com

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BPD-Can it be Cured?

Borderline Personality Disorder

There is a lot of information on the internet that talks about the causes and the effects of Borderline Personality Disorder. I wanted to do a lens that speaks more about The Cures for BPD. Many say it can never be cured, some say they have healed and in a way that could be considered to be cured. If there was more information about ways to help take the edge off of an attack, and more information about DBT I believe that could be more of the focus of this terrible disorder instead of focusing on all of the signs. The problem with BPD is; it takes using many different methods to cure some of the emotional effects that caused you to be BPD in the first place. I am hoping this lens will help others to find information that may be able to put them on the road to recovery. Image (c) 2011 WhiteOak Read more at www.squidoo.com

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Nutritional Cooking

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Health and Nutrition

Nutritional Cooking

This is something that I have been very aware of since I was diagnosed with High Blood Pressure. It seems that the biggest majority of people who are diagnosed with HPB also are told that if they lose weight it will increase the chances of lower their Blood Pressure. Losing weight is harder than just a saying it, trying to do it and actually doing it. I do not believe in diets. I am sure there are diets that are affective, and I am sure some people have great results from them. If you do a Google Search on diets there were 22,000,000 results. So out of the 22,000,000 you know people have had to have results! I have often heard that losing weight is more than just losing it, the objective is keeping the weight off. I am a firm believer instead of dieting, people that focus more on changing your eating habit have better over results. Read more at www.squidoo.com

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Day-84 Turks-Cap Lily

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Day-83 Hibiscus Tears

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Grandfather Mountain

North Carolina Mountains

This week (July 4th Week) my husband and I are taking a weekend trip to North Carolina. On one of the days of our mini vacation we will be visiting Grandfather Mountain. We have been searching for some new places to go and shoot some photography so we have planned to combined several different things into a mini vacation of 2 days. Can we do it? Yep, we can.. on one of the days we will be vising and doing some photography in North Carolina's Botanical Garden, and the other day we plan on spending in Linville where Grandfather Mountain is located. Read more at www.squidoo.com

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Halloween Wedding Dresses

Although I wrote this page for a blog called the Halloween Wedding Bride (links are on page) it could still give you some ideas if you are planning your wedding. I have several lens in this series. http://amplify.com/u/a17vn4

Five Simple Chicken Recipes

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Chicken Recipes

Five simple chicken recipes

hate cooking more than anything during the summer time. The weather is hot and when you cook; the stove causes additional heat. Yuck! So what I have done is created a way to take care of a few problems with one handy trick. Bulk cooking my chicken!! From my other lens, I am sure by now the message of me being pretty frugal is nothing new. I watch for sales very closely at our local grocery store. Here in the south we have a store called Ingles, and by me watching their sales, I pretty much have a grasp of the schedule they use for certain sale items such as chicken. I am SO particular about my chicken; I only eat boneless, skinless chicken breast that has not been fed hormones. Tyson is the brand I usually get and when it is on sale, I can spend ten dollars and get five meals from that batch of chicken. So, what I am going to do is list five recipes we eat regularly and how I make cooking dinner fast and easy without adding additional heat to my home and most important the meals are pretty nutritional. The only sodium you will find in my meals is the hidden sodium in foods, but even that is monitored pretty closely. Read more at www.squidoo.com

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Inspirational Water Bottles

WhiteOak's Inspirational Prints on Water Bottles

This is another page of my products that are listed on 3dRose and Amazon. I choose the water bottles because of the eco-friendly concept of them. Having and using a reusable bottle serves so many important purposes. The Water Bottle holds 21oz and is 8 inches tall and 2.5 inch in diameter. Reusable water bottles have become very popular and are used for many different purposes including, exercising, gardening, walking, hiking and traveling. These bottle comes with an image on both sides and it is dishwasher safe. The images on these water bottles are prints that I created from a photo I took. I took the photo into another computer program and added a few different effects and soon the effects became my personal signature. Read more at www.squidoo.com

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Day-82 Pink Daisy with Rain Drops Mousepad

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Borderline Personality Disorder

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BPD-Borderline Personality Disorder

Borderline Personality Disorder

his lens is dedicated to helping to provide information for online and offline resources for Borderline Personality Disorder. I know there are many places that provide very good information already but I still wanted to provide another list of resources. What is Borderline Personality Disorder? Borderline Personality Disorder is a mental illness that causes intense mood swings, impulsive behaviors and severe problems with relationships and self worth according to WebMD. People with this disorder often have other problems such as depression, eating disorders and/or substance abuse, just to mention a few things. Read more at www.squidoo.com

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Haunted Myrtles Plantation

Okay, I understand it is only July and Halloween and spooky pages do not start showing up until later, but paranormal activities happen every day of the year not just at Halloween. Since I happen to write a lot about the paranormal, I thought I would go ahead and share this page today. Haunted Myrtles Plantation.. have you ever been there? Have you ever heard of it? http://amplify.com/u/a17s8j

Day-81 Opening Hibiscus Bookmarks

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Inspirational Wall Clocks

WhiteOak's Photography Inspirational Prints

Often when I am out doing photography, certain flowers or objects will bring an inspirational word to my mind. After this happened a few different times, I decided to start creating Inspirational Floral Prints. I take one of my photo's (the one that reminded me of an inspirational word) and by using another computer program I add several different effects to it. I found after doing several different pictures that I was using the same effects so decided to make them my signature mark (so to speak). Thanks to Lensmaster sandyspider I was introduced to a place called 3dRose and was able to submit some of my photography and in turn they place the photos on products and list them on Amazon. This is all new to me and I am sure I have a lot to learn. Read more at www.squidoo.com

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Spirit Bear Totems

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Spirit Bear Totem

Bear Medicine

When it comes to Native American Spirituality, the respect for everything in nature is great! Native American Spirituality see's medicine in all forms of life, the tree people, plant kingdom and animal kingdom; just to name a few. The Great Bear holds strong healing medicine. Although bear has not came to me in a journey to announce it is part of my animal clan, I have always known it is with me because of the path I walk. If you have read my page: http://amplify.com/u/a17orv

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Burning Black Candles

Black Candles

t is almost Halloween, and you are beginning to see Halloween decorations in the stores including black and orange candles. Many people who burn a lot of black candles throughout the year will stock up and purchase as many as possible. One of the main problems is many of the stores only get a small supply of black candles in. Why do you think this is? Often burning black candles has a negative connotation. Many people associate them to witchcraft, evil and darkness. However, when someone wears a lot of darker colors including black it is not considered evil or dark at all, but instead sensual and sometimes exotic. What about decorating your house hold with black items? During Halloween it is part of the custom to decorate in black and orange. Often decorators will decorate certain rooms such as the bedroom and/or bathrooms in total black because it is very stylish. Yes, burning black candles away from Halloween is often considered to be bad. It is associated with mourning and grief, and yes black is worn a lot at funerals and some cultures wear black for a certain period of time when mourning someone they have lost. Black is a very mysterious color perhaps that is why many people chose to not burn black candles. Read more at hubpages.com

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Day-80 White Phlox Flower Bookmarks

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What you'll see on your blog or website White Phlox Flowers Bookmarks Postcard by WhiteOaksPhotos Create a Post card with zazzle.com Read more at www.zazzle.com

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History of Dogwoods

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Dogwood Photography

History of the Dogwood

For years now the one flower that I love to photograph is the Dogwood Blossom. For me it is one of the most amazing flowers with such a unique texture, coloration and beauty. My photography of the Dogwood Blossom has changed a lot throughout the years. But again, so has my camera. The one thing that remains is the beauty I seen in them. The Dogwood Tree has a very long history; they say at the time of the Jesus' Crucifixion, the dogwood tree was comparable to the size of the mighty oak tree. Because of its firmness and strength it was used as the Cross that Jesus was crucified on. Although there are no direct accounts of this, it is known that dogwood trees did grow in the areas surrounding Jerusalem during this time period. Read more at www.squidoo.com

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Flower Photography a Zazzle

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Flower Photography at Zazzle

Photo's of Flower's

Since I have decided to divide my art lenses into separate catagories, I decided to devote one full lens to just flowers. To me flowers are some of natures born miracles. Have you ever really looked at a flower upclose? Have you ever paid attention to its soft velvet texture, its wide range of colors and the magic of how the middle of a looks? I am only asking these questions because these are somethings I have always been enchanted by. A flowers scent can be beautiful, it can smell sweet, my favorite is the scent of the moonflower that is very enchanting to me. Enjoy my photos and just think with spring here, it may encourage you to take pictures of your garden. Read more at www.squidoo.com

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