Learning Web Animation

I am teaching myself Web Animation. I love the animated photos and banners that I see on the web, so I have been working on some for myself. Here are my first creations. I am having trouble adding the other photo of me animated. I cannot tell if the banner's image will be shown as the animation or just an image. I will continue to search for any information and tutorials on Animation that I can find on the web.

This one is My Logo Banner

This is a Animated Photo Image of me. The animations are not working on my blog. I will see if I can get them to work on Myspace or my website.

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Black Raspberry Vanilla

This is a free Gift when You purchase anything with our New Fragrance:

Black Raspberry Vanilla


This fragrance is so incredible it instantly became my new favorite.

The description of this fragrance is a luscious blend of Raspberry, Peach, Lemon, Strawberry, and Creamy Vanilla top & middle notes on a bed of flowers with a musk medley for the bottom note. That really doesn't do it justice. The depth of the scent is something you just have to experience. It's rich and full bodied, exploding with a luscious berry scent. This is our number one best seller...nobody can resist this scent!

This is a Limited Offer. While Supplies Last,

Use Coupon Code: FAVORITE when placing your order on our Website - VontriesAromas.com for anything regular size that you buy that has this scent.

Reg. Price is - $8.25

$3.25/Soap Deck and $5.00/HandCrafted Soap

Including but not limited to:(Roll-On Body Oils, Aroma Mist Dry Oil Spray, Mango Butter Body Velvet, Hand Crafted Soap, Foaming Bath Butter, Aroma Gel Crystals and our regular Hand & Body Lotion)

Sample sizes are not included in this offer.

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Mango Butter: A Natural Remedy for Dry Skin

Try Our Mango Butter Body Velvet to Prevent and Treat Dry Skin.

Mango Butter: It has very good emollient properties and lends a protective effect against the sun. It prevents drying of the skin and formation of wrinkles. It reduces degeneration of skin cells, restores flexibility and elasticity. Mango Butter is an exotic butter that is obtained from the kernels of the mango tree that is native to the tropics. It is a soft solid butter, with little to no scent. It is known for its high oxidative ability, wound healing and regenerative properties and UV radiation protective properties. It is also known to be used “as is” in it’s natural state to provide relief from the dryness of eczema and psoriasis.


Dry skin is common, it is often just a temporary problem, but it may be a lifelong concern. It happens more often in the winter when cold air outside and heated air inside cause low humidity. Forced-air furnaces make skin even drier.And although skin is often driest on your hands, arms, lower legs and the sides of your abdomen, this pattern can vary considerably from person to person. What's more, signs and symptoms of dry skin depend on your age, your health status, your locale, the amount of time you spend outdoors, and the cause of the problem.

If you have dry skin, you're likely to experience one or more of the following:
~ A feeling of skin tightness, especially after showering, bathing or swimming
~ Skin that appears shrunken or dehydrated
~ Skin that feels and looks rough rather than smooth
~ Itching that sometimes may be intense
~ Slight to severe flaking, scaling or peeling
~ Fine lines or cracks
~ Redness
~ Deep fissures that may bleed in severe cases

The skin loses moisture and may crack and peel, or become irritated and inflamed. Bathing too frequently, especially with Hot Water or Harsh Soaps, may contribute a great amount to dry skin.
Dry skin is often felt more than it's seen, but on some people it can be noticeable and embarrassing. For many African-Americans, dry skin is a special concern, since the flakes of skin can look gray or "ashy.

We are offering a Super Special December Deal on our ( 4oz )Mango Butter Body Velvet for only $10.00. click here to order Reg. Price $15.00

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I'm In A Nails Magazine Article

How to Send Good Energy When You're Having a Bad Day
Nails Magazine - December 2008 Issue (pg96)

As long as the sun rises in the East, they will be out there — bad days. We all have them. No, we can’t make all the bad stuff go away but we can keep it from affecting our clients. Prepare in advance to avoid passing on all that negative energy, and your next bad day may pass without any negative toll on your business. by Erin Snyder Dixon




Your alarm clock didn’t go off this morning, then the freeway ground to a halt, and you had to skip your daily morning coffee. You made it to work but only minutes before your first client. The day is off to a shaky start and getting worse by the minute. Today is not your day! You feel like crawling back in bed — not facing clients with a brave face.
Well, take a deep breath. No, really. Breathe in, and realize that you don’t need to plaster that brave face for the world. You can change the way you feel and send good energy all day long.
The truth is that your clients come to see you for more than nails and professional beauty services. They want an experience. They want an ear to bend. They want you — at your pleasant, well-prepared best. I know, your clients love you, they care about you, and you think they will be able to tell there is something wrong, no matter what you do. There are things we can do to insulate our clients from our negative energy as well as protect ourselves from theirs.
Think of energy like you would electricity. Some things like water or copper conduct electricity better than others. Our personal energy is much the same. It travels through touch, through tone of voice, and through our eyes and ears. Energy is mirrored in people. Ever notice when you commiserate with friends, you just find more reasons to be angry or hurt? So, what do we do to handle all these bad vibes? Practice your techniques ahead of time.


Scent


Pat Bailey, of Legal Hair & Day Spa, in Steubenville, Ohio, spent eight years working in a hospital-based salon. “The majority of my clients were in the psychiatric ward. You had to be conscious of your emotions. That’s when I started using aromatherapy sprays. Lavender, clary sage, chamomile, and musk can all help with stress and anxiety. I started to notice that it helped them as much as it helped me.” She advises nail technicians to spray their area with a light scent that can ease stress. It helped so much that she developed a line of aromatherapy products and makes them available to her clients.





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Blue Sugar Soap Update

Here are the two photos to compare side by side. I took the first photo on day-(3) after this batch of soap was made. The second photo was taken on day-(8).

The color is much darker now then it was when this batch was taken out of the mold.

I will take a new photo next weekend to compare any changes. The fragrance is wonderful. I did test the lather and it did not discolor the wash cloth that was used.

Check back for more updates on my first Blue Sugar Soap.

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Why Does Your Head Hurt?

I found this fascinating quote today:

Most headaches are not caused by serious medical conditions. The most common classifications of headache pain are tension, cluster, and migraine. Another disturbingly common type of headache is the rebound headache, which appears to be the result of taking prescription or non-prescription pain relievers daily or almost daily. The good news is that there are a growing number of natural alternatives to treat headache pain. Aromatherapy is one of the choices a growing number of people are turning to for effective relief of primary headache pain.

Here is a list of some common Plants and Essential Oils that can be used for headache's :

Basil, Chamomile, Coriander, Cumin, Dill, Lavender, Lemongrass, Lime, Majoram, Peppermint, Rose, Rosemary.

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Blue Sugar HandCrafted Soap

Here is my first photo of my Blue Sugar Soap on (Day-3).
I made this batch on Saturday 11-08-08.
I removed and cut the log of soap on Sunday 11-09-08
The soap is made with a funnel swirl of blue colored soap and uncolored soap.
The whole batch was scented with Blue Sugar Fragrance. I noticed the first color change as soon as the scent was added. The soap turned a cream color. On day three both of the colors are getting darker. I will post photos of any more changes. Sphere: Related Content

My Blog Log

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Marketing

Today is day 1 of 15 days of Marketing with Jesica.
I will commit myself to this great information for the full 15 days. I will be here with updates on my progress.



Off now to finish my homework.
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I'm Back with New Photos

I have been taking pictures at Legal Hair & Day Spa.

Here is a few photos of my work.

Pat Bailey - Nail Tech

Legal Hair & Day Spa

2311 Sunset Blvd.

Steubenville,OH 43952

(740)264-4647

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This is YOUR time for reinvention and renewal. Take full advantage of it.

Watch your thoughts; they become words.

Watch your words; they become actions.

Watch your actions; they become habits.

Watch your habits; they become character.

Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.

When we walk to the edge of all the light we have and take the step into the darkness of the unknown, we must believe that one of two things will happen. There will be something solid for us to stand on or we will be taught to fly. ~ Frank Outlaw Sphere: Related Content

Carrots, Eggs, and Coffee

Carrots, Eggs, and Coffee
This one will take a minute or two to read, but please make the time. It will bless your heart and make you think. You will never look at a cup of coffee the same way again.
A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it andwanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose.
Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to boil. In the first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil; without saying a word.
In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then she ladled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl. Turning to her daughter, she asked, "Tell me what you see, Carrots, eggs, and coffee," she replied.
Her mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. The mother then asked the daughter to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard boiled egg.
Finally, the mother asked the daughter to sip the coffee. The daughter smiled as she tasted its rich aroma. The daughter then asked, "What does it mean, mother?"
Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity: boiling water. Each reacted differently. The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. However, after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak. The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior, but after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened. The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in the boiling water, they had changed the water.
"Which are you?" she asked her daughter. "When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?"
Think of this: Which am I? Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity do I wilt and become soft and lose my strength?
Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a breakup, a financial hardship or some other trial, have I become hardened and stiff? Does my shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and hardened heart?
Or am I like the coffee bean? The bean actually changes the hot water, the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavor. If you are like the bean, when things are at their worst, you get better and change the situation around you. When the hour is the darkest and trials are their greatest, do you elevate yourself to another level? How do you handle adversity? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?
May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human, and enough hope to make you happy.
The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; you can't go forward in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches.
When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling. Live your life so at the end, you're the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying.
You might want to let others read this message, those people who mean something to you (I Just Did.); to those who have touched your life in one way or another; to those who make you smile when you really need it; to those who make you see the brighter side of things when you are really down; to those whose friendship you appreciate; to those who are so meaningful in your life.
If you don't share these kind and meaningful words, you will just miss out on the opportunity to Brighten someone's day with this touching thought for the day!
May we all be lucky enough to be COFFEE. Sphere: Related Content

Disregarding Pretense

Love all that appears unloving until it resonates back into the love it was pretending not to be.

Taken From:Ho'oponopono Friends Digest #331 May 10,08


Thank you.
I love you.
Please forgive me.
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Watch What You Say!

You will notice that those who speak most of prosperity, have it. Those who speak most of health, have it. Those who speak most of sickness, have it. Those who speak most of poverty, have it. It is Law. It can be no other way... The way you feel is your point of attraction, and so, the Law of Attraction is most understood when you see yourself as a magnet getting more and more of the way you feel. When you feel lonely, you attract more loneliness. When you feel poor, you attract more poverty. When you feel sick, you attract more sickness. When you feel unhappy, you attract more unhappiness. When you feel healthy and vital and alive and prosperous—you attract more of all of those things.
Excerpted from a workshop in “The Law of Attraction, The Basics of the Teachings of Abraham” on Saturday, July 1st, 2006
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You Should Love Your Body

How to Love Your Body
Posted on February 18th, 2008 in Weight Loss Tips, Weight Loss Motivation, Relaxing Weight Loss, Weight Loss Strategies, Awareness, Thin Mindset by Jim
Do you love your body?
Most people don’t. As a matter of fact, studies show that a majority of people hate their bodies. Stop for a moment and think about that. What do you think the result of that habitual hate is? Do you think it creates motivation? Do you think it’s a wake up call to change? Or do you think that it perpetuates feelings of depression and failure?
So, why do people hate their bodies? Usually, it’s because they don’t look the way they think they should. But the question that needs to be asked is, what should they look like? What is the “perfect” weight? This is an important point because our ideals that we compare ourselves to are a big problem when it comes to our body images. We live in a culture that is constantly holding up ideals that are not real.
We see a model on a magazine cover and think, “I should look like that.” But what we don’t see is how the model had 5 people doing hair, makeup, and clothes design. We don’t see the perfectly placed lighting and fans. We don’t see the photo editing that removes any “imperfections.” What we finally get is literally a cartoon. Something that is not, and never could be, real. Now, what I just described is ONE PICTURE; now multiply that by 3,000, which is the average number of ads we are exposed to EVERY DAY.
So, what is the result of all this? Sure, we ignore it, but it is so pervasive that these ideas of unreal perfection begin to creep into our collective consciousness as reality. And this is where the problem starts because the balance disappears. Soon we find that we have no representations of people that are “normal” and beautiful. More and more actors and actress we see seem to have had plastic surgery and it becomes the acceptable norm. But it can’t be.
You need to love your own body, and you’re going to start right now because you deserve it. Let’s start simply by talking to yourself (in your head) and say the words “I love you, body.” It probably feels a little weird. That’s a natural response to doing something new.
Now, I want you to love all the things that work perfectly for you. If you’re reading this, then I’m going to assume that your heart is beating, your eyes are seeing, and your lungs are breathing, so start there. “I love you, heart and lungs, for keeping me alive all these years.” “I love you, eyes, for letting me read this incredible article.” And so on.
Now, if you feel silly doing this let me point out something that is really silly. It’s looking at a picture of a model with contacts and saying to yourself “I wish I had eyes that color,” or looking at a body that has been slimmed down with Photoshop and feeling bad because you don’t look like that. That doesn’t make any sense.
Now, back to your body. What about your legs? Never mind the shape of them for a moment, think about them differently and say, “I love you legs for giving me mobility.” How about your hands? Can you say something nice about them?
The purpose of this is to genuinely appreciate and love your body. It’s a way to build up self esteem and focus on what is truly important. You can go through other things you love about your body like hearing, smelling, tasting, being able to dance, sing, type, smile, etc.
Now, what about body weight and shape? You can love your body no matter what the scale says or what size clothes you wear, and at the same time you can also want to slim down. I can tell you from direct experience that the biggest mistake people make in weight loss is that they try motivating themselves by beating themselves up. That will not work for permanent weight loss. If you hate your body there is a good chance that you will unconsciously keep the weight on. You need to begin by loving yourself and your body.
It’s easier to do this when you realize that your goal weight and size are a means to an end. The weight isn’t what’s important; it’s the feelings you’re going to experience at that weight that are important. Will you feel sexier, happier, more confident, healthier? Why do you want change your body? You’ll find that focusing on these feelings is one more tool you can use to motivate yourself. This is also important because you don’t just reach a certain weight where everything instantly changes. It’s a process. If your main motivation is to feel more confident, then begin thinking about ways to feel more confident now. Don’t wait.
Love and hate are very powerful emotions; one is a force for creation and one is a force for destruction. If you want to permanently create a new shape for your body, make sure you choose the force that can make it happen. It makes all the difference in the world. Sphere: Related Content

I'm Back

Hello World

I started this blog 2 years ago. I will now use it to keep the world updated on the things going on with Vontrie's Couture.

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