By Chelsea Reed
The cold weather outside may be frightful, but your skin can still be delightful. Beat the skin winter blues with a few tweaks in your skincare routine. Then your skin can glow from the inside out in time for the holidays! (more…)
By Chelsea Reed
By Chelsea Reed
Glassmaking is an art as old as the recorded time of man. Made by melting sand to 2,900 degrees fahrenheit, glass is shaped into many things. From windows to cooking ware to smartphone screens… it’s very useful. Beautiful, too! To make a variety of colors, different metal additives are added to the pure glass.
Let’s take a look at art that glass can be transformed into!
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By Cindy Reed
Collagen protein is found abundantly in the human body. The word collagen is derived from the Greek word kola, meaning “glue.” Collagen is the foundational “glue” that helps hold the body’s flesh and connective tissues together. Collagen is found in hair, nails, skin, muscle tissue, blood vessels, and bones. Tendons, cartilage, the digestive tract, heart, kidneys, gallbladder, and other organs also contain collagen. Collagen gives our skin elasticity and strength. It even plays an integral part in helping our bodies replace dead skin cells. (more…)
By Cindy Reed
I don’t know how I missed it! I’ve traveled to the Outer Banks of North Carolina so many times… weekend getaways … family vacations … holiday celebrations. Just like any traveler, I enjoy digging my toes in the sand on the expansive natural beaches, exploring the lighthouses, and shopping just about what I thought was every unique shop on the beach. (more…)
By Chelsea Reed
Sometimes it’s just essential for us to go back and observe the masters, and the etchings by famous artists are no exception. These pioneers of art paved the way for new art styles to be made possible in both etching and painting in the art world. Etchings even transformed the book printing industry by allowing it to spread new ideas to larger numbers of people. While many more famous etchings are out there, we’ll focus on five today for the sake of brevity. Let’s take a look.
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