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Melting Pot Florals Day 6 Ink Roses
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Day 6 Ink Roses

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Day 6 Ink Roses

$50.00

This artwork was created using acrylic ink and it measures 9”x12”.

The artwork will ship within two weeks.

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I love Octobers!!!! When I don’t have time to create, I will go in nature (backyard) and invent whimsical captions for my photos. The serendipity of how the leaves fall and land is so interesting to me. I may be the only one and I’m ok wi
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Be 
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Softer
Gentler
Kinder
Open
Accepting
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