Cookies and Birthdays

Cookies for a Birthday party…sure why not! I have been to Birthday parties with cake and cookies.

My favorite type of cookie is Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies. For one thing I am addicted to chocolate. I could and have eaten the entire bag of chocolate chips by themselves. Felt bad afterwards, but Oh…so good going down. This time around I saved the chips for the cookies. Find the recipe on the lens listed above.

These cookies also make nice looking Zazzle products.

Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies by Sandyspider
cheap coffee mug with zazzle

Can’t believe that it has been two years on Squidoo, I joined on July 4, 2008. With thought in mind, it was time to celebrate with birthday cards. Vintage greeting cards are remade in print on demand shops like Zazzle. These are designs or photos that stem back usually in the early 1900s. Unless of course you happen to have the actual vintage postcard or greeting card, vintage cards have become more popular over the years. Personally, I love the old fashion look.

Celebrate my Squidoo Birthday, I have the cookies and you can bring the cake at Vintage and Modern Birthday Cards

Need a card to bring to the party? Here is one that I like.

Vintage Bright Birthday by Sandyspider
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Catching Up with Lenses

Some many lenses have been made since this blog update. Here are the latest lenses that haven’t been added here. Even non-Squidooers are welcome to sign the guestbook. But it you happen to stumble upon this and not a Squidoo member, then there is no better time to sign up. Squidoo is the best place to promote your, business, Zazzle, write and be heard. Best of all it is free to join. Be part of Squidoo Here!

Internet Activity Tee Shirts

T-shirts or tee shirts, which ever way you prefer to call them are the most popular apparel worn by people of all ages. Even your pet can wear a t-shirt.

It is so easy to become lost on the internet with the Social Networking, chat rooms, etc.

Internet ADHD by Sandyspider
Get tees on zazzle.com

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Name That Flower

Orange Upside Down Flowers by Sandyspider

This is where you can tell me the names of the flowers shown on this lens. I have taken pictures and collected many different types of flowers. Some I actually do know their names, like the tulips in my yard, our hibiscus, roses, and the neighbor's lilacs. In general I am bad with flower names. Join me here on this "name that flower' game article.

Look at the many different flowers on Sandyspider Gifts: All Occasion Flowers and Botanical Gardens you will see the product names as "Yellow and Purple Flowers" or "Yellow and Red Stripe Flowers". Most of these I have seen all my life. Going through Green Bay Botanical Garden, the camera snap away, but I failed to write down any names.

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Collection of Six Patriot T-Shirts

Fallen But Not Forgotten by Sandyspider
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T-shirts for Memorial Day, Independence Day, Veterans Day or any time of year to show your patriot support can be found custom made from a print on demand store like Zazzle.

Many shirts from Sandyspider Gifts are vintage design, dating back to 1908. Though modern t-shirts are found as well, including the patriot shirts to other designs.

Zazzle is the best online store to customize any type of t-shirt. A ladies t-shirt shown here can be ordered for a baby, kid or mens t-shirt. Several different styles to chose from too, even hoodies. T-shirts on this page can be found on
Patriotic and Fireworks - T shirts product line from sandyspider.

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Mackinaw Mill Creek Camping in Michigan - Click Here to Read About It

Where to stay when visiting Mackinaw City and Mackinac Island, Michigan? If you are adventurous and love camping like we do, the best place to stay at is Mackinaw Mill Creek Camping, located in just outside of Mackinaw City. This campground is rated as Michigan's number one tourist destination to stay and have fun at. Read more by clicking on the link above and see how we stayed in a cardboard cabin.

RocketMoms Session 7 With Sandyspider

Here we go with another round of RocketMoms for Session 7 with the talented group of women on Squidoo who happen to be moms and making a living online. Read the collection of lenses made for this challenge.

RocketMoms Gone Wild by Sandyspider
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Cheryl Paton: Talented Artist - Click Here to Read More

Having the privilege of knowing Cheryl Paton through Squidoo and the RocketMoms, she is a talented writer, artist and Zazzler.

In May 2010, talented artist Cheryl Paton (aka CreativeArtist on Squidoo) posted a portrait offer in RocketMoms for the first three people to respond to her request.

See the portrait that Cheryl made of our daughter on this page with the link above.

Necktie Gifts

Neckties come in all different colors and designs. Online print on demand, custom made ties such as Zazzle, can show off the wild man or go for a more traditional look.

We have become a more casual society. Ties are not always the requirement to wear to work or business meetings. But neckties are still around for the fashion conscious man and sometimes women.

Flowers of Botanical Gardens Blue Pattern by Sandyspider
Design ties at Zazzle

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Patriotic and Fireworks Gifts

In the sprit of patriotism, we often buy products with the American flag on the gifts and cards, mugs, hats, mousepads, keychains, buttons and refrigerator magnets. On Zazzle many other countries proudly display products with their countries flag to show their patriotism.

We celebrate holidays with fireworks. In the US, we have New Years Eve, Memorial Day and Independence Day. England, Australia and China are just a few of the countries around the world who celebrate holidays with fireworks display.

Celebrate American Flag by Sandyspider
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Please be considerate and do not copy any of these pictures. They are all copyrighted and have a digital thumb print on file.

Sandyspider on Squidoo Facebook Page

Sandyspider on Squidoo is a Facebook fan page. Squidoo is about lenses (article writing). 

I haven't add my last few lenses on here, but this is one of my newest lenses. This has my Facebook page for   Sandyspider on Squidoo and a list of all my lenses. My Squidoo Facebook Page and Plexography

A plexography is a collection of lenses in the form of links. My Facebook fan page is about promoting my Squidoo lenses and Squidoo. It tends to make a full circle.

I'm a Giant Squid belonging to the 100 club. Sandyspider can be found on Zazzle, Squidoo, Hubpages, eZine, Redgage, Squidoo Club, and more.

Follow the links above to be in my Squidoo fan page and read my plexography.

Make a Lens a Day

Not keeping up with this blog, at the end of 30 days I had made 12 lenses. Making 30 a day was a little hard to do. Though lensmaster vallain made the 30 in that time frame. I congratulate her.

I have added a plexo to when I do follow any of the assignments afterwards. You can even vote which lenses you liked the best. Visit the lens Make a Lens a Day and Not Go Insane To see what lenses I have made. I even added a few Zazzle products that were used within these lenses. Below are a few shown.

Arch Rock, Mackinac Island by Sandyspider
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RocketMom Session 3 Graduate

Oct. 12, 2009 is the RocketMoms graduation day for Session 3. Unfortunately I missed out on Session 1, but was lucky enough to be invited for Session 2. RocketMoms is a social network club from Squidoo. This club has the smartest, brightest and most creative women. I am proud to be part of it.

Rocketmoms is an invite-only club. To qualify you have to be a mother, step-mother or grandma and a Squidoo lensmaster.

Each session contains several weeks of intense lessons. They have us grow into better writers, lensmasters and learn how to make money online.

When I agreed to continue on with Session 3, I decided to be a part-timer. But since I don't really do anything part-time, I finished all 8 of the assignments. Working with the RocketMoms has helped me achieve my Giant 100 Club statics.

Session 4 will begin Oct. 26, 2009 on how to make money on our Holiday lenses. I can't wait.

Thank You Squidoo and Fans

Thank you Squidoo, this is my anniversary date of joining Squidoo, July 4, 2008. On that date, Squidoo was just another social network; one more avenue to advertise, get traffic and network with other entrepreneurs. It had not cross my mind that this was a real community and a unique club of some of the smartest, brightest people on the internet.

When I joined Squidoo, I had just started a website that April 2008 ebooktreesaver.com. It came with a pre-made template which I modified. Not knowing much about HTML, it took a bit to figure it out.

Though, Squidoo is a different type of sea creature when it comes to HTML and CSS. Learning what works from the expert lensmasters has actually helped me with my blogs and websites.

Here is a special acknowledgment to all the lensmasters who have not only shown how to add a HTML or CSS script to your lenses. But those you have shown how to add widgets, special text, images, banners, free spacers and all the other Squidoo goodies that can help make your lenses shine. Many of these experts are included in my resource guide lenses.
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Giants 100 Club

One Oct. 5, 2009, I became a member of the Giant 100 Club in Squidoo. What does this mean to me? This mean that I get to share this privilege with other lensmasters who have created 100 plus of tier best lenses.

Before Sept. 30, 2009, I applied for the 100 Club and kept my fingers crossed.

As a member of this special group I must keep up a high level of lenses, help out the newbies, and give out answers to questions that about Squidoo that I have an answer to.

According to Squidoo: THE GIANT SQUIDS
What about the 100 Club?
For existing Giants only
The 100 Club is open to Giants who have been accepted to the program and have hit 100 great lenses. You can't skip straight to the 100 Club--you've got to start as a regular Giant first.

100 Club Giants get a few extra perks, like a turboboost for their single favorite lens, and special access to Seth and Megan and the Giant Squid Organizers for chats and such. Not to mention the pride of having 100 great lenses

Squdoo Badges and What They Mean

My badges so far:

In July 2009 I became a Giant Squid. Along with being a Giant Squid and beyond comes the stars. Squidoo lens Squidbadges explains this badge and stars as follows:

"Giant" badge: Giant Squids are distinguished by their exceptional skill for making top-notch lenses, and lots of them. Whenever you land on a Giant Squid's lens, you know the person behind it is passionate about the topic and is hard at work making the lens worthy of your time and attention. Giant Squids have 50 or more really great lenses, and they get quite a few perks for all their hard work. This is just one. Learn more about what it takes to be a Giant.

Gold stars: This shows that a particular page is a certified gold star lens, which means it's the best of its kind on Squidoo (or shows some serious potential for getting there.) When your lens gets a gold star, it also automatically gets a little LensRank boost. Not bad. For now, only Giant Squids can get gold stars on their lenses. But turn that frown upside down: All lensmasters are welcome to join the Giant Squid challenge and earn their way in!

Purple stars: They're heeeere. Bow down to the purple star. Only a few purple stars are given out each week, to exceptional NEW lenses created by Giant Squids. Read all the goods and news about purple stars.

To my surprise...my recipe lens Garden Fresh Tomato Recipes earned a purple star.

I wonder if my first recipe lens Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup would of taken a purple star if I had been a Giant Squid at the time that it was published. It is a recipe that I have had created from my head and finally written it down. We also created a video on how to make the soup. I think it is worth a LOTD.

The last three badges are as follows:

December 2008, I won 3rd place in the "Home for the Holidays Contest" with Christmas Tree History and More.

June 2009, I wrote my 50th lens with My Dog Turned 50.

June 5, 2009, I took on the Rocket Mom challenge. Eight week course to work among the smartest women on the web, working together to make Squidoo lenses.