1700 Monthly Viewers!!! Celebration

1700 Monthly Viewers!!! Wonderful- Hey There thanks for all the support I am taking off the blogger training wheels and moving the blog over to nancytranter.com/blog. There is a time delay redirect so if your topic is not showing use the search bar on the new blog to find that post.

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Master The Art Of Making Blue Violet Eye Cream With These Tips Secrets Of A Wild Harvest

Feed your skin the best all-natural eye cream with the beauty of wild violets.

They are both edible and medicinal and come up in the late winter or early spring. Foraging for wild violets is easy as they grow almost everywhere! Wild violets are an edible and medicinal flower, and easy to spot! Learn how to identify and forage for wild violets, and the many ways to use them in the kitchen and in herbal medicine.

I started wild harvesting last year on my property which is at the base of the Marlboro Mountains, sometimes called Marlborough Mountains, its a group of hogbacked mountains arranged in a 25-mile-long (40 km) ridge extending from Newburgh, New York, to just south of Kingston, New York. Considered to be part of the Ridge and Valley Appalachians. They  are known for their sweeping views of the region. Today, due to a decline in agriculture (the orchards) at the base and logging in the mountains, the area is reverting rather quickly to a more natural state. An abundance of violets sprung up everywhere on the path in my woods.

This recipe is great for tired, puffy, or irritated eyes or just for day to day makeup removal. The Greta Breedlove recipe is very popular its from the book The Herbal Home Spa.
The blue chamomile essential oil is expensive so you could treat it as optional. Its high in Azulene an anti inflammatory agent extracted from chamomile flowers and its very soothing to the delicate skin under the eye. Its not crucial for the recipe but its a great addition when you can afford the indulgence. This is a great lotion and moisturizer for dark eye circles. It's also a vitamin C eye cream. The best eye cream for sensitive skin.

125ml fresh violet flowers

125ml fresh violet leaves

300ml of almond oil

125ml fresh horsetail

30ml beeswax pastels

10 drops E vitamin

10 drops blue chamomile essential oil (optional)

optional use Optiphen for preservation at 0.3 to 1.5% percent of the total weight in oil-based products. Add the Optiphen when your project is 176 F or below. Higher temperatures can degrade the preservative.

Yeild: Approximately 30 1/4 ounce containers

To Make:

1) Gather the flowers and leaves and place them on a towel to wilt overnight

2) In a double boiler, steep the leaves, petals, and horsetail in oil over low heat for 5 hours

3) Strain the flowers and leaves from the oil completely

4) Pour the oil back into the double boiler and add the beeswax

5) Melt the beeswax completely then remove from stove

7) Add vitamin E and blue chamomile essential oil

8) pour into dainty 1/4 ounce (7g) containers or jars

Great For:
1) Contains vitamin c for dark circles
2) Best natural eye cream for dark circles
3) Contains vitamin A eye cream

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source: wikiwand.com, The Herbal Home Spa: Naturally Refreshing Wraps, Rubs, Lotions, Masks, Oils, and Scrubs (Herbal Body) Paperback –  by Greta Breedlove, Brambleberry, 

Creating Graphic Designs For Film & Television What Work for Graphic Designer is Like

When most people think about work for a graphic designer, they envision working in marketing or advertising, doing websites, logos, and creating promotional materials for print or digital.

Being a graphic designer for film and television, I would be creating graphic designs on everything from props to set pieces, to the typeset on a dove tail banner. A graphic designer on a TV or film production is responsible for creating any graphic pieces outlined in the script. They also create promotional materials, like movie posters and digital content.

In my case working with Paramount, Touchstone, and Warner Brothers on multiple films I entered the set design department as an independent contractor and answered to the set designer. I worked remotely which was really something in the 2000's. I study historical periods to ensure the designs that are created are as real as possible. The idea is to achieve total immersion for the audience and for the actors on set, who use these prop pieces to get into character.

In a nutshell it's about moving the plot forward, and creating a compelling atmosphere through carefully designed visual solutions. 

Graphic Design work for film, includes The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001), Finding Forrester (2000), The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001) for a full list of production work graphic designs website nancytranter.com

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