Greetings Creatively Green . Thank you
so much for inviting me to your platform.
I am going to share with you my Geraldine
Mermaid Sock DIY. Please follow the
step-by-step instructions provided in the 7 videos located on my YouTube
channel linked below.
Materials needed:
·
Single pair of knit fabric socks,
· Mountain Mist or Morning Glory Fiberfil,
· Doll needle
· Upholstery thread
· Gesso
· Paint
· Hair weave
· Performance stretch fabric
· Tulle
· 16 gauge wire
·
Plastic doll joints
I truly believe that mermaids exist. They are
the antagonist in my Jungle Beauty Goddess Books series. In my fantasy fiction
series, JBG Afar created mermaids.
The mermaids write a proposal to Afar and her
sisters requesting dominion over planet Earth for the following reason:
“Solution: We, the merbeings /mermaids/merfolks, are on the side of the Jungle Beauty
Goddesses. We want to preserve the natural beauty of Earth and all of its life
forms that are capable of adapting to Earth’s natural environment causing the
least amount of damage to the cosmos.
We will not use or create industrialized products or services, technology,
or substances that will destroy the Earth’s natural resources. The Earth, as it
is, without alterations, machines, or chemicals creates the prime and ultimate
living conditions for our species.
Summary:
We are the natural evolutionary heirs to planet earth bequeathed by the
hands of destiny.”
~~~
The history of mermaids is the
tale of the cultural imagination of human existence with a complex, mysterious
relationship with aquatic beings that are bi-species-- half human and half
fish. Maybe the mermaid is an archetype created at the subconscious level of
men who fear women as being powerful, enchanting, mysterious beings who control
the fate of innocent men who travel the seas. Her fishtail body represents her
chastity that cannot be penetrated physically, psychologically, or emotionally
by male dominance. Although, many researchers ponder whether or not mermaids
are real, young girls and women all over the world seek mermaid spells and
magic potions that will turn them into a mermaid. In 1493 Christopher Columbus reportedly wrote in his journal logs about a real mermaid sighting of three creatures that appeared to be half human and half fish. Some people say that Columbus was most likely referring to a manatee or dugong that can resemble human woman by the way they carry their young while swimming. Did you know that a mermaid was actually mentioned in the bible? Dagon the Babylonian Merman God of grain was mentioned in 1 Samuel 5: 2-7. According to legend, Dagon taught humans how to harvest the land. The actual meaning of his name Dagon means grain.(Virtue, Doreen, 2012)
The word prefix of the word mermaid “mere” comes can be traced back to the Indo-European root mori or mari which means “sea.” The word mermaid comes from the Old English word mere, which means “sea” or “lake,” and maid, which means girl or woman. Linguistically there is also a link to the prefix “mer” and mother. According to Doreen Virtue in her book, Mermaids 101,”The root mer and its derivatives mar, mara, and mir, The words for “mother” and “sea” are related in French (mere and mer), German (Mutter and Meer), Italian (Madre and mare), and Spanish (madre and mar). Virtue implies that there is an ancient connection to human’s roots to the ocean.
Hans Christian Anderson’s depiction of the mermaid in his famous book the “The Little Mermaid” has stereotyped mermaid culture, mermaid beliefs, mermaid values, and mainstream portrayal of the physical appearance of mermaid beauty that most people will perceive as truth in reference to these aquatic goddesses. Just like humans there is a plethora of mermaid types that live in the lakes, oceans, seas, and rivers around the world. Do you think that a mermaid would give up her voice and the ability to ever see her family again in exchange to live with a human male? What characteristics would the human male have that the merman would lack? Why would the mermaid see another species as being superior to the likeness of her own family that loves her?
I hope you enjoy making Geraldine, Sock Doll
Mermaid.
YouTube Videos to Geraldine Mermaid Sock
Rag Doll Pattern Instructions:
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Part 7
Dirty Ball
Jungle Beauty Goddesses
Book 3
Cassandra George Sturges
Jungle Beauty Goddesses
Book 3
Cassandra George Sturges
Genre: Fantasy, Fiction, Mythology Erotica
Date of Publication: November 10, 2019
ASIN: B08192Q5HZ
Number of pages: 150
Word Count: 44,790
Book Description:
The Jungle Beauty Goddesses: Dirty Ball- Book 3 is a story about love… the familial love and loyalty of family and the unbreakable bond between the seven sisters… and the power of love and how it plunges, crashes, and melds beings of different realms and realties. The Jungle Beauty Goddesses Series has been coined “Nubian Mythology a Modern Creation Story.” All life is created by sexual energy—this story is not meant to be erotic—it merely captures the sensuality of the universal powers and enthralling forces that make us human, frail, mortal, and vulnerable.
Excerpt
1
When her sobs
turned into whimpers, he picked her up and carried her to their bathroom to
take a bath together. The bathroom walls were red, with red and orange tile
floors made out of ruby and carnelian gemstones. The red garnet fireplace was
lit; and the deep, brilliant orange flames softly glowed throughout the room.
Pink roses and candles surrounded the orange Jacuzzi. The steamy, hazy orange
light filled the room accented by pink bubbles. The room smelled like a floral
garden with hints of sandalwood and frankincense.
Nebula wrapped
her arms around Dematter’s neck. He gently loosened her arms from his neck and
sat her down on the red velvet couch in the bathroom. He bunched her long,
black, wavy hair into a ponytail and wrapped a red rose around it to hold it in
place. Dematter kissed the trail of tears on Nebula’s cheeks before kissing
each eyelid. He kissed the tip of her nose. His tongue traced her full lips,
before parting them with his tongue. Nebula’s tongue met Dematter’s with
eagerness. They kissed. He removed his tongue from her mouth, sucked her bottom
lip and said, “Nebula, look at me. You are the love of my life. I would never
do anything to hurt you or our children. Believe in me again. Love me again.”
Nebula buried her face on the side of his neck. Dematter could feel her warm
tears rolling down his back. Nebula couldn’t talk. She hugged Dematter as tight
as she could to let him know that she still loved him—wanted him—and needed
him.
About the Author:
Cassandra George Sturges is the author of “A Woman’s Soul on Paper,” “Success and Beauty is an Attitude,” “The Illusion of Beauty: Why Women Hate Themselves and Envy Other Women,” and “Why Racism is a Mental Illness.” For many years, she was an advice columnist for Today’s Black Woman Magazine and is currently a full-time psychology and sociology professor at a college in the mid-west. She is a high school dropout who graduated with her General Education Diploma and eventually earned five college degrees including two masters and a doctorate degree. In her late forties, she began making life-size fabric sculpture, cloth dolls that turned out to be the main characters in her Jungle Beauty Goddesses coming of age, modern creation Nubian Mythology fantasy fiction, sensuous, romantic series. She is the mother of two adult children, a grandmother, and for over 20-years has shared her life with her twin flame.
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I appreciate getting to hear about your book. Thank you for sharing!
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