BEADED LOCKED HAIR BEADS

I had my locktechian help me take pictures of my hair being washed with the beaded beads still in.
To demonstrate the strength of the thread I use.

On this picture she's twisted beads in my hair with pipe cleaners.

JESUS CALLING

Do EVERYTHING in dependence on Me. The desire to act independently-apart from Me springs from the root of pride.  Self-sufficiency is subtle, insinuating its way into your thoughts and actions without your realizing it.  But apart from Me. You can do nothing: that is nothing of eternal value. My deepest desire for you is that you learn to depend on Me in every situation. I move heaven and earth to accomplish this purpose, but you must collaborate with Me in this training. Teaching you would be simple if I negated your free will or overwhelmed you with My Power. However, I love you too much to withdraw the godlike privilege I bestowed on you as my image bearer. Use your freedom wisely, by relying on Me constantly. Thus you enjoy My Presence and My Peace.

John 5:5 Ephesians 6:10 Genesis 1:26-27

From the book Jesus Calling by Sarah Long

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SOY MILK DOES IT CONTAIN ENOUGH CALCIUM?

Calcium fortified soy milk cantains 300 mg of calcium,the same as a cup of cows milk. But not all soy milk is fortified, Read the label. Source Miavita"

OPIOID ADDICTION WORKSHOP

 The workshop was held at St Paul Baptist Church, 3101 The Alameda.

After the prayer said the speakers began.

The speaker Ms Tina, started with “do you have to have that Starbucks coffee or you don’t feel right?

Do you have to have the latest purse or do you have to go to the barber shop on a certain day, or you don’t feel right? That’s being addicted to something.

Most people in Baltimore associate addiction with Heroin addicts around Lexington market, and elsewhere, and you may not want to go anywhere near them.

Opioid addiction goes across all sociable and economical walks of life. She’s seen people with money and others that we would not think would become addicted to opioids.

 People may start out trying to relieve extreme pain, or psychological pain. First they may take one pill more than prescribe, then two because the feeling isn’t right, the next step is not being able to do without it.

The Ms Tina’s co-speaker showed us how to administer the nasal spray called NARCAN, this spray is for bringing someone back from an overdose.

We were told how to manage a person’s head and to place our shirt tail or some other cloth over the person’s mouth.

There was a great deal of information given, to help anyone, and their families.

Learn the acts bmoreincontrol.org 410-433-5175

IS TOFU A GOOD SOURCE OF CALCIUM?

Many kinds of tofu are excellent sources of  calcium,but not all. If tofu is processed with calcium sulfate-as most are- it will have about 260 mg of calcium per cup. This calcium is absorbed by the body as the calcium in milk. But tofu processed with NIGIRI  has little calcium.

AVOCADOS LUSH AND BUTTERY

Lots of people know Avocado as Guacamole, but did you know that lush and buttery tasting food can help with lowering cholesterol?  Now, Avocados are high in fats but it's the good fats. Even good fats are highly caloric so moderation is the key. Some people ask "how do you know when a Avocado is ripe. One way is to look at the skin when you first purchase it, is it green or black. Green means that it's not ripe, and green going to black is ripe. Another way is when the skin darkens press the skin,if the flesh yields the avocado is ready to eat. Let me know what you think.

OPTICAL ILLUSION GOING FURTHER

Here's another piece in my "BEGIN DAWN" collection. A pendant that's 2"x 2" square, and opened in the center.

And here I made a bail or hanger of a square folded then added the triangle.

Girl put your necklace on!

Here is what I happened upon sewing two warped squares together on one end. Almost like origami someone pointed out to me.

ILLUSIONS WITH SEED BEADS

COLOR EXPLORATIONS

I love designing jewelry with seed beads. So one day I was sitting and thinking what other unique ways I could use those tiny seed beads.

It came to me that I’ve always had an attraction to color blends when it came to fabrics and yarn, so why not try creating color movement in my bead work. 

Of course I can’t buy every color of bead that might be needed. Lucky for me, I found a book called The Beader’s Guide to Color by Marge Deebs, which seems to be sending me down the right road for what I'm trying to achieve.

Based on the information I found in this book I am learning to design optical Illusions using seed beads. There is some struggle because of the bead finishes, such as matte surfaces that can appear darker and the beads with shiny surfaces can appear lighter. The effect that I am looking for in the finished piece is the illusion of movement.
I call it,BEGIN DAWN!!

Here is a sample of my first piece. Tell me what you think.