Love of Roses...

 I have been enjoying going out to garage sales

 this year...

 

I've found some gorgeous new treasures...

 

the below painted roses are on the top

 of an amazing antique cheese dish

I'll share with you in a minute...

 

 

As a young girl,

I would sit and watch my grandmother paint roses...

 

she was a talented China Painter

 

I believe this sparked both my love of

Beautiful China

and my

Love of Big Fluffy Roses...

 

I have Pinterest boards dedicated to

Painted Roses & Beautiful China

if you are interested in seeing them...

 

and of course a couple boards of Roses too...

My Roses

and

Roses

 

 

big and fluffy roses...

 

this is David Austin's

Charles Rennie Mackintosh...

 

I just picked up this clock at a garage sale...

 

such a pretty face...

 



 

she whirled right into action...

 

a sweet creamer

with garlands of sweet blue flowers...

 

like I need another creamer!

they seem to be one of my weaknesses...

 



 

Faded Roses...

 

 

here you can see more of the creamers

floral garlands...

 



here is the better look

at the cheese dish

 

I promised you...

 

isn't it amazing?

 



I am going to love it for a little while...

 

and then I will be selling it in my Etsy Shop

that I am in the process of building...

Bella's Rose Cottage on Etsy

 

I will also be

giving my Instagram Readers

a heads up of item going into my shop...

 

so if you want first crack at my Etsy Items

you can watch for my presale announcements on Instagram...

here is the link...

 



 

I couldn't resist this dreamy shot of the Cheese Dish

reflected in my old mirror...

 

Have A Great Day My Friends!

 

Thanks for stopping by,

I love the time we spend together...

Blushing Lucy's Crown....

 Blushing Lucy...

 

is the last Rose to fully flourish in the garden,

always a pleasant delight as the others wane...

 

 

I don't know is this is her true name,

but it is the one I was told by the old Rosairian I bought her from...

 

to Blush...

the uncontrollable telltale sign

of a hearts fluttering......

 

there is no doubt Lucy is a true beauty...

 



 

but,

she is also an uncontrollable rambling wild child...

 

which endears her to my heart even more...

 

untamed,

as all hearts should be...

as she runs freely along the lattice

and twines a crown around my fair statues head...

 



I realize I must make Lucy

a true crown...

 

a crown of roses for her hair

simple grandeur...

 

queen of the fairies...

 

 

 

 

 

may you find simply grandeur in your day too....

 

Keep Your Crown Straight and Enjoy Your Day...

The Loss of Abundance...

They say

that Summer does not start here

 in the Pacific Northwest until the Fourth of July...

 

as we greet Summer

we say ado to the Spring Garden...

 

the abundance of Roses,

fades...

 

they still bloom on,

but nothing compares

 to the grandeur of the first flush of Spring...

 

 

the Charles Rennie Mackintosh Rose

a David Austin Rose...

 

as if,

he isn't beautiful enough to look at,

the classic old rose scent is divine...

 

 

Blushing Lucy

is a late bloomer...

 

her show has just begun...

I will share more of her with you this week...

 

 

the soft filtered light of Spring...

has made way for the bright clear light of Summer...

 



Feverfew...

 



 

Russian Verbena,

six feet tall and proud...

 

the first Garden Phlox

beginning to pop...

 





 

leaning lazily

along the picket fence

on a Hot Summers Day...

 

the first Coneflowers too...

 

I started a nice collection

last year I am eager to see the

new varieties

in their mature state...

 

as the heat rises,

sit back,

dip your toes in the waters of contentment...

 

Happy Summer!

may your days be filled with abundance...