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If you are looking to create a special ambiance, start the path to seduction or just bring a smile of delight to your sweetheart’s face? One sure-fire way is with deliciously scented, silky rose petals.

You can pick up rose petals from your local florist shop or order prepackaged petals online. The prepackaged ones usually come with some other sensual items, like tea light candles, which can add nicely to the ambiance.

Of course the rose petals should be lusciously scented. Most will be, but if they are not as pungent as you would like, pick up a rose scented mist from your local bath shop or pharmacy. Make sure you purchase at least a few dozen so your rose petal surprise doesn’t look skimpy. Of course, if you’re making a trail down a hallway or up stairs, buy a few dozen more. Most of the time, eight or nine dozen will not cost more than ten or fifteen dollars – a very inexpensive, romantic treat.

Don’t feel that you always have to go with red petals, sometimes a pink, peach or even white can be a wonderful surprise. Take note of what you are putting them on and go with the color that will stand out the most, capturing your love’s immediate attention.

• Fill a pretty basket full with the aromatic petals. You need to know when your sweetheart will be coming in, listening closely for that key in the lock. Be positioned so that when they open the door, you are in position to immediately begin dropping rose petals at their feet as they step inside. You will continue to step back as you shower their every step with petals, as the king or queen that they are (remember Eddie Murphy in Coming to America? As a prince, he couldn’t walk a single step without rose petals leading the way!)

• Run a warm bath for your love, complete with romantic music and candles. Finish this glorious setting by sprinkling beautiful rose petals in the bathtub. They will be gently floating on top when your sweetie steps in to luxuriate.

• Take your rose petals and sprinkle them from your entrance door, down the hallway (or up the stairs) to the foot of your bed. Now there’s a silent invitation that your love will relish when they come home.

• A short while before you know that your sweetheart will climb into bed, take a few handfuls of silky petals, pull back the sheets and toss them lavishly into the bed. Put the covers back, making the bed up to look as usual. What a sweet surprise when your darling pulls the covers back to slide into bed!

• Put a dozen rose petals on the pull shade in your sweetheart’s car. When they pull the shade down to protect themselves from the sun or pull out an item kept there, they will be showered with the soft, silky petals.

• The next time you serve your sweetheart breakfast in bed, make sure you’ve decorated the tray, surrounding all the delectable edibles with some pretty rose petals.

• The next time you go on a picnic, along with the wine, cheese & grapes, take along some beautifully scented petals to spread on your throw. There will be nothing better than laying in your bed of roses as an alluring end to your day in the park.

• The next time you give your sweetheart a massage, add rose petals for a luxurious, aromatic ambiance. Depending on the surface, you can place bunches of petals in shallow bowls or baskets around the massage area, or simply spread them all over the surface.

• When your sweetheart is in the shower, take an opportunity to toss petals all over them. Reach over the shower rod or stall to toss the petals, instead of pulling back the curtain or door.

• Take the current book or magazine that your love is reading, open it up to the bookmark and place the rose petals inside. What a delightful surprise when they sit down to relax with their book and the petals tumble into their lap. Make sure your love will not be opening the book/magazine on public transportation.

You can create many special moments, enticing, enchanting, seductive moments. Using rose petals can bring an element of surprise that will be appreciated by your loved one. Use these suggestions as your “expressions of love” to and create many joyous moments together.

Jewel Kinch
http://www.articlesbase.com/relationships-articles/romance-and-rose-petals-10-creative-ways-to-use-them-103481.html

As evidenced by the continual parade of home makeover shows, the public has a ravenous appetite for redecorating. From our kitchens to our bedrooms and everything in between; not much is off limit from renovation. But luckily, changing the face of a room doesn’t have to break the bank; especially when it comes to a bathroom. For literally pennies, the purchase of a bathroom accessory can bring new life to your bathroom.

There are many ways in which to utilize a bathroom accessory. For some, luxurious hand towels that coordinate with the overall colors of the bathroom can pull the room together. For others, the use of complementary artwork can give a bathroom a sense of cohesiveness. But no matter what your taste - or budget - a carefully selected bathroom accessory can have a significant effect in a room that’s often on the small side.

Often, when you’re dealing with a smaller space, big change can be a relative term. In a bathroom, the addition of a beautifully constructed soap dish that adds color and whimsy can affect enormous change in the room. So when it comes to choosing a bathroom accessory, look for items that will carry the largest visual impact.

A bathroom accessory can fit into a number of different categories. There are those accessories that are chosen to fit into an overall theme; many homeowners will often use a theme in a child’s bathroom - such as princesses, fish, sports, and fairies. There are, of course, also themes that lend themselves to an adult bathroom - such as garden, floral, and country. In these cases, you will often find retailers that offer a line of themed accessories - including shower curtain, rug, towels, soap holder, toothbrush holder, cups, tissue holders, and much more.


There are more overall looks for a bathroom than any one person could possibly dream. If there’s a particular premise that sparks your interest, chances are that you will find a bathroom accessory to complement it. In some cases, people choose to use a bathroom accessory to denote a particular holiday. Christmas towels may hang on the towel rod during the holiday season; decorative pastel soaps may sit in the soap dish during Easter; red towels, red rug, and festive hearts may decorate a bathroom for Valentine’s Day; the possibilities are only limited by your imagination.

Others may use a bathroom accessory of one kind or another to create a “feel” within a space. For many tub enthusiasts, the bathroom is a place of refuge and calm; a place where they can soak their day away and relax in a soothing environment. In this case, many choose to create a spa-like environment in their bathroom - using such accessories as candles, soft fluffy towels, and beautifully scented soaps, bath oils, and lotions - for pampering at a moment’s notice.

Ultimately, your bathroom is only what you make of it. It can be a utilitarian space that meets your basic needs. Or - with the addition of thought, attention to detail, and a well chosen bathroom accessory - it can be a private space reflective of your personal style.

Riley Hendersen
http://www.articlesbase.com/home-and-family-articles/sprucing-up-a-bathroom-with-a-bathroom-accessory-121450.html

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First, it’s important to note that hummers are migratory birds. Where you live will determine what time of year you’ll see the birds. Humming birds are migratory birds, so you will not be able to see them all year round, even if you have nectar in your Humming bird feeder. You will generally start to see humming birds in the spring once the weather is warm and then through out the summer.

Want to know how to attract beautiful Hummingbirds to your garden? Give them the food they like nectar. Nectar placed into a Humming bird feeder will draw Hummingbirds. Hummingbirds will eat more than twice their bodyweight in nectar, so having Humming bird feeders placed throughout your garden will help in their search for more food. There are a large variety of Humming bird feeders that you can choose from, that will decorate your garden nicely.

Essentially Hummingbirds need the nectar to power the insect eating machine that they are. The nectar provides the calories that they need, while the soft-bodied insects and spiders provide the protein. Banana peels that are overripe are good to set out to attract the flies for your Hummingbirds. I have a box of bananas and within a short period of time, I am inundated with flies.

Now back to the Hummingbird feeders.

Perky Pet Humming bird feeders offer endless designs for you to choose from. Some models come in the shape of strawberries or apples. Their body shape is bright red, which helps to attract the birds attention as Hummingbirds love the color red. Its shatterproof and holds about 48oz. of nectar. If your Hummingbirds prefer one style over another, its probably simply a matter of familiarity. If you change feeders, it may be in your best interest to hang the old one empty alongside the new one. I would recommend the HummZinger and similar well-designed basin feeders for their ruggedness as well as their ease of maintenance.

You then have the Hummingbird Oasis feeder varieties from Perky Pet. These Humming bird feeders have a built-in ant moat that is between the feeding ports and the rod. With 6 feeding stations each has an individual perch and yellow flower feeding port.

Where to hang your feeder? A new humming bird feeder may be found sooner by hummingbirds if it is hung over or near a garden of hummingbird plants. My feeders are near WINDOWS, where I can watch and enjoy them: one is in a living room window, another outside the kitchen. But, as a word of caution, ensure that your window has a blind or drawn curtain behind it to prevent your Hummingbirds from flying into the window.

Here’s the recipe for artificial nectar (syrup):

Use one part ordinary white cane sugar to four parts water.

Store unused syrup in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.

The fastest recorded wing beat rate was about 80 per second, on a tiny Amethyst Woodstar, and the slightly smaller Bee Hummingbird - the world’s smallest bird - may have an even faster rate. Truly a remarkable bird of creation.

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Allan
http://www.articlesbase.com/pets-articles/humming-bird-feeders-90754.html

Sometimes the constraints of security in a business place give rise to the use of hidden cameras, still or video, to record the activities of individuals without their knowledge. So that the subject is not aware that he’s on camera, the apparatus may either be concealed or disguised as an object of art or placed behind an object so that it could not be detected while it’s whirring.

Concealed or spy cameras have turned into a commonly used device even for surveillance to keep up the security of a Household. If they have to be kept concealed, so that a burglar breaking in may not see it and destroy it first, they are carved into objects of day to day use such as clock radios, plants, cell phones, or integrated with such as smoke detectors. The use of hidden cameras is as wide commercially and industrially to strengthen the security network.

Wired or wireless a hidden camera can be installed suited to one’s requirement. In their wired state, the hidden camera is often to an electrical appliance such as the television. On the other hand, a wireless hidden camera is capable of transmitting signals to a receiver within a small radius so it could be placed anywhere and doesn’t have to be connected to any appliance.

Besides fighting crime, hidden cameras are also put to efficient use in a place of work to nail down a person being disloyal to the organization. In such cases a hidden camera is discreetly planted in his area of work, cabin etc and footage taken there could incriminate in case he is caught red-handed.

Hidden cameras are not too big in size and so it is never too big a problem where to install them. They could be tucked in easily even in a pen stand, a clock on the wall, beneath the curtain rod. The important thing is to install it in such a way that from the given angle it is able to record the scenario in its entirety.

While installing hidden cameras in a place of work, pragmatism must be exercised and it should not be an objectionable or obscene intrusion of an employee’s privacy in the name of security concern.

Andrew Stratton
http://www.articlesbase.com/electronics-articles/hidden-and-watching-140701.html

Cleaning you bathroom tub can be the worst thing to do when maintaining your bathroom. It is also important to regularly clean your bath tub so that you prevent rusting to happen. That is why it would really help to know how. Read through the article and know easy tub cleaning tips for an unforgettable bathing experience.

Using a bucket, pour hot water inside your tub. Spray your choice of cleaner at the top of one side of the tub. Leave it to run down to the bottom for a couple of seconds. You can also use a cheap shampoo in place of your cleaner. This works beautifully and what’s more is it’s got a fresh smell so you don’t have to hold your breath when you use chemicals (bleach and concentrated vinegar both have strong scent!).

However, if you want the smell of shampoo and the effectiveness of bleach, you may use natural cleaning products. Not just that, they are also safe to use and do not have any health hazards.

After spraying the surface, scrub them using a sponge or a rag. Never use a steel wool when scrubbing (unless you want your tub to get scratched!). Scrub until clean. Follow this by rinsing the tub with hot water. Feel the tub for any roughness. Scrub that area some more because obviously, it is not clean yet. Also clean the door.

If you have shower curtain you also have to clean this as this is home to molds and mildews. You can do this by taking off the curtain from its rod. Then slip it into your washing machine together with your cleaner or detergent. Spin it for a couple of minutes. Hang it in place and leave it draping to dry.

Also scrub and spray the tub, the showerhead (This is also susceptible to rust, so always make sure to clean it properly just as you clean other items in your bath!). Soap containers, towel rack and all items that you haven’t washed needs to be washed too! Rinse these items twice with hot water also for you do not want to leave soap and dirt residues on these. Be careful with the hot water for it can and might burn you!

Check the tub’s drain. If you see a puddle of filthy water dirt residues, you might want to open the drain and de-clog this using a plunger and a solution of white vinegar and water. Just pour the solution over the drain and leave it there for a few minutes to ensure that impacted dirt and other stuffs will be dissolved. And lastly, never forget to wash the outside of the tub.

Here are additional tips which can guarantee you a neat tub:

• If you are using chemical cleaning products, open the window or turn on the fan to ensure proper ventilation. Remember these chemical products are very caustic and emit a strong scent. However, you do not have to worry with this if you use natural cleaning products!

• Climb into the tub if you want to clean the tub much better. This will even prevent accidents caused by slipping.

• The most practical for you to clean your tub is right before or during your shower. You do not have to worry about getting yourself wet!

Markus Skupeika
http://www.articlesbase.com/home-improvement-articles/clean-your-bathroom-tub-effortlessly-with-the-help-of-natural-cleaning-products-681511.html

If you’re getting tired of how your bathroom looks, one of the simplest things you can do is change your shower curtain. If you really look at your bathroom the shower curtain usually takes up the largest space in your bathroom, so make sure you choose something that coordinates with the entire bathroom. Many people get the inspiration for decorating from the accessories they pick out for their bathroom, for instance if you choose a shower curtain this could the inspiration and you would use the colors and designs from the curtain to decorate your bathroom.

These are no more the less noticed accessories of your bathroom but have become one of the most important items for your shower area in the bathroom. They can make suggestions on what style of shower enclosure would be appropriate for your particular bathroom design as well as room size. When redoing your bathroom there are many shower stalls to choose from.

Many people when decorating their bathrooms seem to overlook the curtain hook, they come in many different shapes, colors and styles these days. If your looking to refurbish your bathroom but money is tight an inexpensive way is to get a new curtain rod and shower curtain and this will change the entire look of the bathroom. Many people like to have a specific theme in their bathroom décor and try to find a shower curtain to fit in with this.

The new modern innovative curved rods are able to expand the space in the shower space by at least 18% to 33%. Installing curved shower curtain rods are easier than you think, most of the time they come complete in a package, the consist of four tile screws, four, some tile anchors and if needed sheet rock screws, so all you need to do is follow the instructions and your curtain rod is installed in no time. When you remodel or paint your bathroom make sure that the colors and design match your curtain rods, everything should flow and coordinate.

There are many different styles of shower curtain rods available. Shower curtains are great because it allows you to bring in color and design which is not permanent and can be removed at any time if you need to plus it shows off your sense of style. There was time when there were not many choices of curtain rods or shower curtains.

There are many different models of curved rods, you could choose from chromium-plated or steel tubes these change your bathroom look instantly. To save money you can use your existing curtain rods and re-do them by painting them or decorating them. Well, you might have never thought about using shower curtain rods as your decorating ideas or inspiration.

Instead, simply hang it up in its regular place on the shower rod and let it drip dry. The popular materials for shower curtains are vinyl, fabric, terry cloth and plastic and most require a liner, which hangs from the rod and goes inside the bath or shower; the purpose being to keep the water inside and offer a degree of protection to the shower curtain by keeping it dry, thus giving it durability. If you don’t have a lot of money and you are working on a budget there are many ways to spruce up your bathroom, take for instances the bathroom rod and shower curtain, you can change these and create a whole different look.
This style of rod is not suitable for really heavy fabric, so if velvet is your thing you may look into installing a rod that has to be mounted securely in the wall.

David Fishman
http://www.articlesbase.com/home-improvement-articles/shower-curtains-can-change-the-look-of-your-bathroom-121387.html