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uclamsw: Calm Bottle (aka Glitter Jar) Goal: Anger management;...

Sun, 12 May 2013 18:33:43 -0700

Calm Bottle (aka Glitter Jar)

Goal: Anger management; Decreasing anxiety, fear, etc.; Aggression/anxiety physical release

Supplies

- Container: This is typically made with a glass mason jar, but since I often make these with children I use water bottles with smooth sides.

- One bottle of clear glue (not white glue that dries clear), corn syrup, or glitter glue. I like using regular glue so I don’t have to deal with the hot water since I make these in my office.

- Water: It can be room temperature if you use regular glue but should be hot if glitter glue is used. If the water is not hot enough then the glitter will become clumpy and separate.

- Glitter: I use mostly super fine glitter with a little regular sized. I sometimes add sequins, beads, shells, plastic jewels, etc. Glow in the dark glitter looks really cool if you can find it. Less (or even none) is needed with glitter glue bottles

-Food coloring: This is optional. Only use one drop or it becomes difficult to see the glitter.

- Strong glue or duct tape: This is used to fasten the lid to the container. I like using colored duct tape.

Directions

- Making a Calm Bottle (clear glue or corn syrup): Fill the bottle 3/4 of the way full with water. Then add the glue (or corn syrup) and glitter. The more glue you use, the longer it will take the glitter to fall. I usually use the whole bottle. Add 1 drop of food coloring, if desired, and then glue/tape the lid on.

- Making a Calm Bottle (glitter glue): Instead of clear glue you can use glitter glue. If you go this rout then mix the glitter glue in a bowl with very hot water before adding it to the bottle. If the water is not hot enough then the glue will clump up and not work. You can add 1 drop of food color and additional glitter is desired.

-Using a Calm Bottle: I definitely suggest making this with your client, rather than for them. It is fun to make, they can personalize it, it will mean more to them and they will be much more likely to use it. When your client becomes upset, angry, frustrated, anxious, etc., direct them to shake the bottle vigorously as long as they want as an aggression/anxiety physical release activity. When they are finished they set the bottle down and watch the glitter fall as they use their favorite coping tool and/or deep breathing exercise.

-Other uses: This is a common coping tool used for people who self-harm and is easily adaptable to many clinical issues. I have also used this as a coping tool + timer for kids who are transitioning into sleeping in their own bed or have trouble focusing and are taking long breaks during homework. It is a highly adaptable to numerous therapeutic goals.

fuckyeahvintageillustration: Poster design for the ‘Sunday...

Sun, 12 May 2013 18:29:35 -0700

fuckyeahvintageillustration:

Poster design for the ‘Sunday Inquirer’ (1893-1924) by William Addison Dwiggins.

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beautilation: Engraving by Max Ernst, 18th century

Sun, 12 May 2013 18:08:57 -0700

beautilation:

Engraving by Max Ernst, 18th century

"I had an auto-repair man once, who, on these intelligence tests, could not possibly have scored more..."

Sun, 12 May 2013 18:01:25 -0700

“I had an auto-repair man once, who, on these intelligence tests, could not possibly have scored more than 80, by my estimate. I always took it for granted that I was far more intelligent than he was. Yet, when anything went wrong with my car I hastened to him with it, watched him anxiously as he explored its vitals, and listened to his pronouncements as though they were divine oracles - and he always fixed my car.
Well, then, suppose my auto-repair man devised questions for an intelligence test. Or suppose a carpenter did, or a farmer, or, indeed, almost anyone but an academician. By every one of those tests, I’d prove myself a moron, and I’d be a moron, too. In a world where I could not use my academic training and my verbal talents but had to do something intricate or hard, working with my hands, I would do poorly. My intelligence, then, is not absolute but is a function of the society I live in and of the fact that a small subsection of that society has managed to foist itself on the rest as an arbiter of such matters.
Consider my auto-repair man, again. He had a habit of telling me jokes whenever he saw me. One time he raised his head from under the automobile hood to say: “Doc, a deaf-and-mute guy went into a hardware store to ask for some nails. He put two fingers together on the counter and made hammering motions with the other hand. The clerk brought him a hammer. He shook his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering. The clerk brought him nails. He picked out the sizes he wanted, and left. Well, doc, the next guy who came in was a blind man. He wanted scissors. How do you suppose he asked for them?”
Indulgently, I lifted my right hand and made scissoring motions with my first two fingers. Whereupon my auto-repair man laughed raucously and said, “Why, you dumb jerk, He used his voice and asked for them.” Then he said smugly, “I’ve been trying that on all my customers today.” “Did you catch many?” I asked. “Quite a few,” he said, “but I knew for sure I’d catch you.” “Why is that?” I asked. “Because you’re so goddamned educated, doc, I knew you couldn’t be very smart.””

- Isaac Asimov

Never confuse intelligence with education…

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fuckyeahvintageillustration: ‘The Kingdom of the Pearl’ by...

Sun, 12 May 2013 17:35:26 -0700

The birth of the pearl

The pearl of the elephant

The pearl of the fish

The pearl of the boar

The pearl of the bamboo

The pearl of the cloud

The pearl of the warrior

fuckyeahvintageillustration:

‘The Kingdom of the Pearl’ by Léonard Rosenthal; illustrated by Edmund Dulac. Published 1920 by Brentano’s, New York.

A history and study of the pearl first published in 1919 and vividly enhanced by Dulac’s illustrations in 1920. The ten delightful water colours are in the artist’s characteristic decorative Oriental style.

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mrsmelchiorgabor: the year is 2053. a girl lays on her bed wearing vintage ugg boots. ‘I was born...

Sun, 12 May 2013 17:31:46 -0700

mrsmelchiorgabor:

the year is 2053. a girl lays on her bed wearing vintage ugg boots. ‘I was born in the wrong generation’ she sighs as she listens to taylor swift and cries over a one direction poster.

illustratosphere: Illustrations by Ellen Barkin Söderholm By...

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 02:00:45 -0700

Little Red Riding Hood

The Old Man and The Sea

illustratosphere:

Illustrations by Ellen Barkin Söderholm

By the same artist, see also

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materialworld: (via Favim.com) A history of the Dracula myth,...

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 01:56:21 -0700

materialworld:

(via Favim.com) A history of the Dracula myth, with cover by Edward Gorey

godlessprophet: Edward Gorey

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 01:54:11 -0700

godlessprophet:

Edward Gorey

icarusglass: alexander tinei

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 01:49:52 -0700

icarusglass:

alexander tinei

fuckyeahvintageillustration: Advertisment for ‘Biscuits de...

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 01:46:30 -0700

fuckyeahvintageillustration:

Advertisment for ‘Biscuits de Beukelaer’by Henri Privat-Livemont, ca.1900.

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Thu, 11 Apr 2013 01:44:13 -0700

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gyzym: sheafrotherdon: the look on their faces though. its...

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 19:38:07 -0700

gyzym:

sheafrotherdon:

the look on their faces though. its like “omfg, charles. charles, charles. THE HUMAN IS WAVING. WAVE BACK, HURRY.”

This is the best thing I have ever seen

Mothman illustration by mikrotom

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 19:35:07 -0700

Mothman

illustration by mikrotom

marcedith: …. “The Sensualist,” or, “Ihara Saikaku Koushoku...

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:54:38 -0700

marcedith:

…. “The Sensualist,” or, “Ihara Saikaku Koushoku Ichidai Otoko (Ihara Saikaku’s Life of An Amorous Man),” directed by Yukio Abe (1991)….

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Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:13:21 -0700

c0ssette: The Madonna of the Magnificat, Detail of the Virgin’s...

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:00:15 -0700

c0ssette:

The Madonna of the Magnificat, Detail of the Virgin’s face,1482.Sandro Botticelli.