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Tuscan Rose
the south
I am a jewelry maker, artist and designer
Interests: Tribal and ethnic jewelry, Journal art, bookmaking, found junk, old garden roses, copic markers, vintage paper, digital art, fabric art,
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earrings using shells that I found while walking on the beach available on Etsy - click here Continue reading
Posted yesterday at Patty Van Dorin
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The white cabinet was fine for many years but I was tired of the white and it didn't fit in well with the the room I am using it in. New paint and I like it. Dark paint is hard... Continue reading
Posted 2 days ago at Patty Van Dorin
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A refashioned flannel shirt that I have distressed and patched. neo-grunge distressed, patched and mismatched collars Getting some of these shirts listed in my etsy shop as time allows and this one has a bit of paint stenciling along the... Continue reading
Posted Jun 7, 2013 at Patty Van Dorin
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yellow ochre on blue cashmere sweater should have taken my favorite sweater off before painting in my journal Continue reading
Posted Jun 6, 2013 at Patty Van Dorin
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repeating circles journal page Continue reading
Posted Jun 6, 2013 at Patty Van Dorin
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gathering old t-shirts to repurpose **In 1977 there were 170 Elvis impersonators. By 2002 there were 85,000. At that rate of growth, by 2019 a third of the world’s population will be Elvis impersonators. Continue reading
Posted Jun 6, 2013 at Patty Van Dorin
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who would have thought that two peach trees could produce so many peaches I have been canning and freezing but the tree is making more fruit that I can keep up with the neighbors are sick of peaches so far,... Continue reading
Posted Jun 5, 2013 at Patty Van Dorin
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This past weekend, I have been working on my yearly studio destash. I have been filling flat rate boxes and envelopes There are boxes of fabric, ledgers, clip art and collage papers. click here to go to my etsy shop... Continue reading
Posted May 27, 2013 at Patty Van Dorin
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my new bicycle perhaps an embellished purple basket maybe lime green Continue reading
Posted May 24, 2013 at Patty Van Dorin
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found rose first blooms on a rose started from a cutting I think it may be a seven sisters climber Continue reading
Posted May 23, 2013 at Patty Van Dorin
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This was such a fun project, I didn't want it to come to an end. My original plan was to quickly make this jacket but it was such a pleasure to work on, that I pulled out all the fine... Continue reading
Posted May 20, 2013 at Patty Van Dorin
Posted May 17, 2013 at Patty Van Dorin
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When my local thrift store has their $1 sale, I look specifically for clothing with good buttons to reuse. I found these daisy buttons a couple of months ago. The buttons were cute, the jacket they were on - not... Continue reading
Posted May 15, 2013 at Patty Van Dorin
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this season, I my attention is drawn to vintage patterns, mostly the 60's era this 1961 Vogue is my latest I am thinking of a summer weight linen but I am still undecided as to fabric this project may warrant... Continue reading
Posted May 9, 2013 at Patty Van Dorin
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cleaning my studio, a pile of tiny fabric scraps started to accumulate before long, I forgot all about cleaning and this fabric panel formed it is made by sewing small scraps of fabric onto a base cloth which I then... Continue reading
Posted May 8, 2013 at Patty Van Dorin
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everything in my Tuscan Rose etsy shop is on sale for $20.00 or less from now until May 20th everything sorry no special discounts or fancy packaging click here - Tuscan Rose etsy shop Continue reading
Posted May 8, 2013 at Patty Van Dorin
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Ceylon tea mint lemon cardamom Continue reading
Posted May 7, 2013 at Patty Van Dorin
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journal page -spray paint -monoprinting -packing tape transfer -markers and ink Continue reading
Posted May 1, 2013 at Patty Van Dorin
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spray paint is my favorite medium it can be a bit of a challenge when working small like in journal pages perfect weather for a good messy spray paint day outdoors spray paint stencils and masks monoprinting wet paint manipulation Continue reading
Posted Apr 29, 2013 at Patty Van Dorin
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Still stuck on making blouses, especially with vintage patterns. Sometimes I find the pattern first and then look for fabric and sometimes the fabric comes first and I look for just the right pattern. a grafitti inspired fabric **from EOS**... Continue reading
Posted Apr 23, 2013 at Patty Van Dorin
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Getting coffee grounds from Starbucks is a competitive sport in my area. It's a great item for anyone who gardens and I love Starbucks for this offering this recycling program. Today is rainy and a big storm is moving in... Continue reading
Posted Apr 14, 2013 at Patty Van Dorin
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The flagstone path is finished. A big project as it wraps around the house and goes down a couple of the flower beds. Now the fun part can start, more planting and moving of plants, the good stuff. The roses... Continue reading
Posted Apr 4, 2013 at Patty Van Dorin
My favorite address was a little beach cottage on Captain Hook Lane in Jamacia Beach where most of the streets were named after pirates, mermaids and sea lore
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Her twin sister who was separated at birth works at my post office, here in the US.
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That's my motto - Make Stuff and then Make evener More Stuff The altered military bag that I worked on today. What I had intended to use on the front flap wasn't working. Then, I remembered some fabric journal pages... Continue reading
Posted Mar 27, 2013 at Patty Van Dorin