Back In The Zazzle and Squidoo Work Groove

Vintage Hungarian Embroidery on Black iPad Mini Covers by caseNpoint
Browse Hungarian Cases online at Zazzle.com

I had to take time off of my usual projects to post every single day in my Advent blog, and of course, get ready for Christmas. We had a nice one, thanks, and I didn't even go through the usual utter exhaustion.

Now I am producing lots of new stuff on Zazzle and playing around with different styles and designs. I sure hope I find my "voice" sometime this year. One of the things that fascinated me was the vintage Hungarian embroidery and folk art style. So I worked on that along with some chevron designs.

 I had to step away from Hubpages and Squidoo for awhile. They require so much concentration just to keep up this past year and I needed a break. But I recently made a few new pages.

For Squidoo, the classic format:
 Perennial Garden Book List as a review of really helpful, well-written garden books on the topic of perennials. A subject close to my heart.


 For Hubpages, garden writing, also:
 Everything You Need To Know To Build A Rock Garden. An ambitious title, I know, and the first time I have tackled that subject in garden writing.

 Save Money With An Arboretum. A different perspective on visiting public gardens.

 Lemony Kossuth Cookies. This was my first attempt at a recipe hub. I went with my mothers favorite Hungarian cookie.

 So those are some of the newest things... and I have been trying to get ilona1.com and myreflectingpool.com up and running, too. I think I might transfer this blog to one of them.

Another new creation from my Zazzle endeavors:

Orchid And Extras Wedding Binder by ilonagarden
Look at more Orchid Binders at zazzle

I used the new Pantone colors for 2014. This one is Radiant Orchid, although I may have brightened it up a bit. The contrasting color is the Violet Tulip, which almost looks like blue violet here.