Favorite Recipe YouTube Channels

I've been trying to eat mostly vegan lately, which means I'm trying to avoid consuming animal products. I thought I'd share some of my favorite vegan YouTube channels. Even if you're not vegetarian or vegan, these channels have a lot of good healthy cooking and nutrition ideas that anyone could try:

Healthy Vegan Recipes

This was the first vegan YouTube channel I found. It's focused on making healthy meals and has a lot of nutrition tips.



EcoVegan Gal

This channel is similar to Healthy Vegan Recipes. It's mostly focused on health, but has a lot of great recipes and tips for vegans. I really like her cleanse series:



Cooking with the Vegan Zombie

This channel uses humor and storytelling in their videos which I really like. The theme of the videos is that there is a zombie invasion in a post apocalyptic world. The videos tell stories while giving good vegan recipe ideas:



By the way, I'm part of the EtsyVeg team on Etsy. If you're vegetarian or vegan and have an Etsy shop, you should join the team.

Art Journaling Tutorial

Art journaling is is a method of journaling using illustration and artwork instead of just writing. It is not about creating a perfect picture, but allowing you to be imperfect and express yourself. I discovered art journaling online around 2008 (about the same time I opened my Etsy shop). Art journaling allows me to play with pictures and not just use words which can be harder for me because I think visually a lot.



Here are some tips to get started art journaling:

- Art journaling is all about expressing yourself so just experiment until you find what works best for you. Remember, you don't have to show your journal to anyone so don't worry about it turning out a certain way.
- Use different materials such as paint, glitter, fabric, decorative paper, etc. You can keep a box or folder where you keep things you find that you might want to use in your art journal (e.g. magazine cut outs, photographs, receipts, etc.).
- Play with using both text and photos/images.
- If you don't know what to journal about, journaling prompts can help get you started. Google "art journaling prompts" or "journaling prompts" for a list of ideas for what to journal about.
- Set aside time to art journal to help stay consistent. For example, you might decide to make an entry every night or every Sunday.
- If you need inspiration for art journaling, you can google "art journaling" to find a bunch of helpful blogs and photos. Flickr also has a lot of art journaling groups where people post photos/scans from their journals.

You can see some of my art journaling on my Flickr. If you need a journal to get started in, I sell some journals in my shop that would be perfect for art journaling. Do you art journal?

More Paid to Click Websites

Last week, I did a blog post on paid to click websites. Paid to Click websites are sites that pay you money just for clicking on links, usually a couple of cents per website. Here are some more Paid to Click websites you can try out to make some money:

WordLinx
WordLinx is set up very similar to NeoBux. You click on ads to earn money, but you can also buy referrals which will help you make even more money.

YouData
YouData lets you fill out surveys to determine your interest and then gives you revelant ads. You click on the ads and get a little money. I got paid from this site right away. I just wish they showed more ads.

Clicksia
You can earn money on Clicksia by clicking ads, referring people and signing up for offers.

Have you ever used any of these websites? Did you find them effective?

St. Patrick's Day Items

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Here are some holiday inspired items on Etsy:

St. Patrick's Day Owl Greeting Card



St. Patrick's Day Green Shamrock Four Leaf Clover



St. Patrick's Day Cat Bow Tie



St. Patrick's Day Felt Flower Wreath




What are you doing to celebrate St. Patrick's Day?

St. Patrick's Day Inspiration

St. Patrick's Day is tomorrow. Here are some St. Patrick's Day ideas to get you in the spirit:

Cupcakes



I found these two cupcake ideas. The first one is traditionally green while the second cupcake is inspired by a rainbow with a pot of gold.

Green Outfits



Wear your favorite green outfit on St. Patrick's Day. This dress is from Revolve Clothing.

Green Makeup



Green makeup is perfect for St. Patrick's Day. You can find tutorials on YouTube here and here.

St. Patrick's Day Nails



Any shade of green nail polish will get you in the holiday spirit.

Check back tomorrow for some St. Patrick's Day inspired items on Etsy. Do you celebrate St. Patrick's Day?

Some of my Journal Entries

I uploaded some new journaling pages from my journal:









You can see more on my Flickr. Do you art journal?

Happy Pi Day!

Happy Pi Day! Pi Day is a holiday celebrated on March 14th to celebrate the number Pi (which is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter, approximately 3.14). Here are some items for math lovers:

Mini Math Journal



Math Lover's Congratulations Greeting Card



Rounded Pi Day Math Script Collage Greeting Card



You can see more math related items in my shop. Do you celebrate Pi Day?