You find them decorating absolutely everything and every new invention seems, eventually, to acquire a rose or two.
On my Facebook page this past week I have been making up silly little ditties around Herrick's first lines, after which my blog is named and altering them to illustrate this fact.
I started with this one
Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May
cover with egg white - beaten
And this same flower that smiles today
Tomorrow can be eaten!
Fabric of course may be the first thing you think of when searching for examples of decorative roses. They are everywhere and always have been, way back in time.
A friend of mine collects and sells beautiful antique fabrics and needleworks.
http://morgaine-le-fay.co.uk/?page_id=106
Roses crop up on a good deal of the fabrics and pieces she finds.
I have just acquired the most wonder printed fabric from Australia and yes- you've guessed it - roses are everywhere.
Roses adorn china of all kinds. I have many teacups and saucers, as you'll know if you follow my Teacup Tuesday posts on Facebook.
Embroidery is festooned with roses.
Think I've proved my point though.
We LOVE <3 roses don't we.
And not JUST for their beauty.
I'm going out now to smell the roses in my garden. This is my favourite one. Variegata di Bologna - the only stripe and blotched rose.
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
What a truly lovely post! So many pretty rosy things. I loved those gorgeous bags. Like you, I also adore roses, especially pink ones! I have a bunch of them growing along my front fence. Your little poem was very clever. I really liked that! xo
ReplyDeleteThank you for your very kind comments. I don't add to this blog any longer sadly as I was getting so few followers. However I still do Facebook so please go and find me there. Sue Newstead. I have a Gather Ye Rosebud page on there, Heartfelt and tow dog pages if you are into that sort of thing. I have long admired your wonderful creations and would love to know where we can buy them...if we can. Sue
DeleteHi again Sue! It's sad that you're no longer going to continue this lovely blog. I again enjoyed your rosey post. Thank you for your sweet compliment also. I think I'm the only person who is not on Facebook. I can't even keep up with my own blog and Etsy shop. Just the thought of adding something else to the mix is quite daunting! xo
ReplyDeleteHi again Sue! It's sad that you're no longer going to continue this lovely blog. I again enjoyed your rosey post. Thank you for your sweet compliment also. I think I'm the only person who is not on Facebook. I can't even keep up with my own blog and Etsy shop. Just the thought of adding something else to the mix is quite daunting! xo
ReplyDeleteThanks Beadeebabee
DeleteThere's no point in flogging a dead horse and I have lots of other things to do. Like you I'm a felt fan and my page on Facebook, Heartfelt, is keeping me quite busy.
I am a big fan of your blog...you don't add to it often enough for me.... ;)
I went to your Etsy shop...will you be adding some new products there. I should be very pleased to buy some of your work and I'd be honoured to own some.
Suex
Hi Sue...I couldn't find an email address in which to get back to you in regard to the question you left on my blog, but there is one more candy box heart in my Etsy shop. I know it's after Valentine's Day now, but just in case you're still interested! Hope you're having a nice week! xo Paulette
ReplyDeleteHi Sue...I couldn't find an email address in which to get back to you in regard to the question you left on my blog, but there is one more candy box heart in my Etsy shop. I know it's after Valentine's Day now, but just in case you're still interested! Hope you're having a nice week! xo Paulette
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