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Pauline's Jewelry Box | Classes & Favorite Books
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November 24, 2014. Today was the final day of my chasing and repousse' class at the Des Moines Art Center this semester; and I'm happy to say I was able to complete 2 pieces! For those not familiar with chasing and repousse', both are metal-working techniques in which malleable metal is shaped by hammering. Repousse' involves hammering from the back to raise the design, while chasing is used to refine the image on the front by sinking the metal. And here's the pendant I created . . . One of the things th...
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Pauline's Jewelry Box | Treasure Hunting in Wisconsin 2015 -- Part 1
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What I Wore on Thursday - August 13, 2015. What I Wore on Wednesday - July 29, 2015. Treasure Hunting in Wisconsin 2015 - Part 1. August 9, 2015. During July, I spent 12 days in Wisconsin - visiting my home town, family and friends, and camping - and treasure hunting along the way for things to use in making jewelry. I also visited my old church and grade school. It was funny how little some of the classrooms and lockers had changed from what I remembered as a child! I love that the village has preserved...
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Pauline's Jewelry Box | What I Wore on Sunday, June 21, 2015
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What I Wore on Wednesday - July 1, 2015. What I Wore on Sunday, June 21, 2015. What I Wore on Sunday, June 21, 2015. June 21, 2015. On Sunday, I wore this fabulous dress that I found yesterday at a garage sale while Steve and I were out walking with Belle! I didn't buy the dress at first because it's a bit big for me, but thankfully, Steve talked me into going back for it after we got home from our walk and it was still there! With my new dress, I wore one of my newest charm bracelets. On Sunday, I wore ...
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Pauline's Jewelry Box | Good Guys 24th Heartland Nationals -- Rat Fink Sightings!
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What I Wore on Wednesday - July 8, 2015. What I Wore on Wednesday - July 1, 2015. Good Guys 24th Heartland Nationals - Rat Fink Sightings! July 5, 2015. On Friday, July 3, Steve and I attended the 24th annual Good Guys Heartland Nationals at the Iowa State Fairground. The weather was perfect and we saw some really great hot rods, custom cars and rat rods! We also spotted several Rat Finks! The first Rat Fink we spotted was this Surf Rat on the back wondow of a rat rod truck. Charm bracelet made with offi...
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Pauline's Jewelry Box | Treasure Hunting/Favorite Finds
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Who Can Resist Electronic Resisters? August 30, 2016. About a month or so ago, my husband Steve and I stopped at Found Things in its new location in downtown Des Moines. I always loved Found Things when it was in East Village, so was excited to check out Marsha's new digs on the west end of downtown Des Moines. Last week, I dumped out the jar and started playing around with them. Here's what I've come up with so far . . . Next, I decided to try a bracelet . . . For the pendant, I used an old pinback butt...
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Pauline's Jewelry Box | What I Wore on Wednesday - July 1, 2015
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Good Guys 24th Heartland Nationals - Rat Fink Sightings! What I Wore on Sunday, June 21, 2015. What I Wore on Wednesday - July 1, 2015. July 1, 2015. Today's Dorothea's Closet Vintage outfit, in honor of July 4 this Saturday, is this really fun vintage red,white and blue dress - I especially love the blue and white gingham "apron" and the bright red buttons! With my red, white and blue dress, I wore 3 pieces of my jewelry that feature bright red to go with the dress's buttons and belt! I spent 12 days in...
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Pauline's Jewelry Box | What I Wore on Thursday - August 13, 2015
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2015 Iowa State Fair. Treasure Hunting in Wisconsin 2015 - Part 1. What I Wore on Thursday - August 13, 2015. August 14, 2015. On Thursday, August 13, I wore this lovely lavendar 1940s seersucker dress with rhinestone buttons, as well as a fun 1960s hat and woven wicker purse! I got all 3 at Dorothea's Closet Vintage over the last couple of years. Seersucker is a "puckered" fabric. According to the Fashion Guild, the name "seersucker" is derived from the Persian word for "milk and sugar" -. 5b3223a5-c1d5...
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Pauline's Jewelry Box | Custom Work
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Charm bracelet for flower child of the 60s. April 6, 2014. Custom work represents both challenges and rewards. It's been my experience that the rewards far outweigh the challenges. I made this custom charm bracelet for a retirement gift. The recipient was a "flower child" of the 60s, so the group wanted some of the charms to reflect that period of her life. She was also very interested in natural healing and T'ai chi, so they wanted the bracelet to reflect that as well. For more about ordering a custom p...
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Pauline's Jewelry Box | What I Wore on Wednesday - July 22, 2015
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What I Wore on Wednesday - July 29, 2015. What I Wore on Wednesday - July 15, 2015. What I Wore on Wednesday - July 22, 2015. July 31, 2015. I spent 12 days in July in Wisconsin, and on July 22, I wore this fabulous 1940s peasant blouse when my friend, Pam, and I went to Red's Pub and Grill, just south of Algoma, Wisconsin. With my 40s peasant blouse, I wore a necklace made out of tagua nut beads that I got earlier that day, as well as 2 pieces of my hand-crafted jewelry. To see more fabulous vintage clo...
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