Art - Free Camping Clip Art

I found these cute camping clip art sites. I must admit I will probably never use them since I don't go camping. I don't go because mosquitoes will cross state lines to get to me and I can't handle doing without showers. I hope someone will love these and put them to good use. There are lots of nice ones at each site.

http://dir.coolclips.com/Sports/Recreational/Hiking_and_Camping/Tents/

http://www.bry-backmanor.org/campclips.html

http://www.simpsoncity.com/houses/cam1.html

Writing - Interesting Site

This site - Writing Fix - is a site for teachers with lesson plans for classrooms. I looked at it and it can be slightly tweeked to apply to any writer. Just visit and look around. The address below takes you to a prompt generator. Below are three of the random prompts I saw.

http://writingfix.com/classroom_tools/dailypromptgenerator.htm

"Too white?  Too black?  Too gray?  Write about a place you once visited that was too much of one of those colors."

"Who do you suppose starts a 'legend'?  Think back to something or someone from your youth that might have been worthy of 'legendary' status...at least from your child-like point of view.  Write about it, using a 'legendary' voice."

"What might come from the mouths of babes? Write a humorous piece of fiction where a baby's first word is a little surprising."

Crafts - Halloween Decorations

Cute ideas for Halloween. Many other holiday decorations to look at and print out from this site -

http://www.marthastewart.com/clip-art-crafts

Pumpkin Light Catchers

 


Owl Invitations















Pumpkin Party Favors

Recipe Site - Halloween Recipes

www.tasteofhome.com

Recipes and pictures found at this site. Many more recipes here. Explore and have fun.

 Boneyard Cookies

Bewitching Ice Cream Cones

 Flying Broomstick Cats

Autumn Leaves

Writing Exercise - 5

As usual, I'm giving you five elements. Use at least three and write something.

Have fun !!!

A fountain

Two guns

A bowl of fruit

A closet

A street corner

Fun Fact of the Day - Kleenex

This information came from this site. To learn more - please visit.

http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/kleenex

Kleenex is a brand name of Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.  It is an invented word - used since June 12, 1924. Kleenex products are manufactured in 30 countries and sold in more than 170 countries. It is made of a material originally called “Cellucotton”  that was designed during WWI. It was used in gas mask filters as a replacement for cotton - which was in short supply.  It was first marketed as an easy way to remove cold cream. Customers began writing letters to the company suggesting it’s use for colds and hay fever. It’s marketing changed to include the slogan “Don’t Carry a Cold in Your Pocket” and they began marketing it as a disposable handkerchief. 

The antique ad  (from Life Magazine – 1943) was from this site -

http://graphic-design.tjs-labs.com/summary-by-product.php?sort=B  This is a site for antique ads. It is well worth a visit.

Art - Stencils

Free Halloween Stencils

http://www.spraypaintstencils.com/holidaystencils/stencilindex.html

 I can think of several different things you can do with these. I hope you like them. Check out the site. There are many different types of stencils to look at and print out.

Art and Crafts - Flower Book

I took a wood carving class last fall. I got this book to practice my carving. It is full of pictures like on the cover - 100 designs. I think it would also be great for painting, sketching, and colored pencils.

Treasury of Flower Designs - Susan Gaber
           Publ - 1981

Craft Site - Quilting

You can register at this site and buy the patterns at a inexpensive price but I like to just look at the patterns  for ideas. There are many pages of patterns to look at for free.

Hope you enjoy the site.

quilt block library

http://www.quiltblocklibrary.com/search.php

Art - another Halloween Clip Art Site

I found another good one tonight. Have fun and make something cute.

http://free-clipart.net/

several nice frames for stationary or for teachers framing papers

 Some cute costumes

I thought this was cute.

Several pumpkins, vampires, skeletons or bones, witches, and ghosts

Recipe Site

Recipes for High Tea

With the holiday season coming so quickly, these recipes will come in very handy for parties over the next few months.
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Included are - finger sandwiches, cookies, cakes, candy, fruit recipes.

The picture is from their site. LOTS of recipes to choose from. Look around and have fun.

http://whatscookingamerica.net/HighTeaRecipes.htm

Writing Site

 


http://www.refdesk.com/









I like this site. It has all kinds of links to other interesting sites. Some of the sections on this site include –


Fact of the Day


Site of the Day

Thought of the Day

This Day in History

In the News

Article of the Day (I have a connection to this on the right side of this blog)

Today’s Birthday

Today’s Picture

Word of the Day

Plus many, many more.

Well worth the visit. Have fun.

Fun Fact of the Day - Ishtar Gate

I saw this and found it to be a very interesting tidbit of information to know. I hope you do, too.

The Ishtar Gate was a gate to the inner city of ancient Babylon. It was constructed in about 575 BC, by order of King Nebuchadnezzar II. It was considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World - until the 6th Century AD - when it was replaced by the Lighthouse of Alexandria. Parts of the actual gate are reconstructed in various museums around the world. (see picture at left)




This information was gotten from this address – if you would like to learn more and see even more pictures - please check out this site.



http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/ishtar+gate

Writing Exercise - 4

I'm giving you five more elements, pick at least three and write something.

- a coin purse
- a flower arrangement
- a dark stairwell
- a triangle shape
- a skunk

Recipe Site

I was in the mood for lemons today so I searched for some interesting recipes. I found this site with just what I was looking for.



http://www.pillsbury.com/

Lemon Stampers

  Lemon Cream Hazelnut Squares

  Lemon Cheesecake

 Berry Lemon Squares












I saved these all to my MasterCook program. Don't they look wonderful???

These pictures are from their site, so please go there and check them out.  If you try these, please let me know how they turned out.

Art - Halloween Clip Art

I have been exploring sites for free Halloween clip art. I found some good clips at each of these. I hope you will check them out and do something interesting for the holiday. Have fun.


     http://www.artwizzerd.com/

  http://www.christmas-graphics-plus.com/   (Halloween section)


 

 http://www.hellasmultimedia.com/


 







 http://www.rats2u.com/


 




  


http://www.spookysites.com/

  http://www.webweaver.nu/















office.microsoft.com – (Halloween section)

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/images/results.aspx?qu=halloween&origin=FX101741979

This was not my favorite site. You have to dig deep to find the gold here but there are some good ones if you look.

Old Movie Review - Arsenic and Old Lace

I have been down with a nasty cold. After a short spell of sitting around feeling sorry for myself (as everyone is prone to do when feeling under the weather), I decided to get out some DVD movies I ordered. I've known and liked this movie for a long time but only just bought it for myself a little while ago.
My thoughts - I love it. It's about family secrets. He's a writer and writes a great deal about being anti-marriage. She's a preachers daughter, who lives next door to his two maiden aunts. They get married one afternoon. She goes home to pack for the honeymoon and he runs next door to tell his aunts the news. He finds out ALL kinds of  family secrets during a very long and stressful day. The movie is funny, slightly spooky, and very cute. No matter how bad you think your family is, you will probably feel much better about them after seeing this movie. <smile>

Writing and Art - Halloween Fonts

Halloween is right around the corner and I was looking into assorted ideas for the holiday. I came across this site -    http://www.halloweenfonts.com/

It has a big collection of spooky and silly looking fonts. I hope you check them out and have fun.

You can download for free in zip format. They have such fitting names as - Agatha, Barbed Wire, Blood of Dracula, Cauldron, Creature.... well worth the visit. They show you the names in the font, so you can tell if you want that type.

Writing Exercise - 3

I'm giving you a new idea to work with.

Google the word "horoscope" and pick any page they list.

Take any horoscope group and pick your favorite. This doesn't have to be your own horoscope.  Take the one you like and write a story using the information given. Any page will give you, at least, 12 choices. Pick any of them that look promising. If you are feeling really creative, write all 12.

Have fun writing.

Fun Fact of the Day - Dogs

I have a big magazine collection - totes full of all kinds just waiting for me to read or reread. Today I had a chance to look at some older ones. I learned several new things but the one I'm going to share is about dogs. I didn't know this before I read it.

You can't feed dogs -
     Chocolate - effects the central nervous and cardiovascular systems.
     Grapes or Raisins - effects their kidneys.
     Onions or Garlic -  can cause anemia.

I found this in the magazine - Quick and Simple - Nov. 21, 2006.

Genealogy - Clip Art

I found a great site for Genealogy Clip Art. It has several pages of assorted subjects that were fun to explore.

http://www.jsmagic.net/kith

A very common sight at our local genealogy society.

Aren't these cute? A small sample of what they have to offer. Just perfect for adding to a genealogy page. Check it out and let me know what you think.