These last lazy days of summer make me long for the Jersey shore... (not the show - the actual beaches and ocean : ) Memories of my childhood combing the beach for shells, and making those same memories with my children are among my favorite. We always put some sand in a jar with our shells to remember our times on the beach. (My husband calls them free souvenirs : ) And, since I am land-locked here in the Midwest (sorry, Lake Michigan just doesn't can't count) I had to improvise...with cookies : )
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I flooded some shells and starfish with white, and then added some detailing, also in white. I should have used a 0 or 00 PME tip on these, but was using bags with a #2 tip, and forgot to use a coupler... Anyway, after they were dried, I dry-brushed some pearl dust on them - a little dab'll do ya... nothing too difficult...
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It's very hard to photograph pearl-dusted details without a flash, and there were lots of shadows with it. But that's ok, I never claimed to be a photography expert!
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(...but I'm working on it...)
