Bella's Rose Cottage

Jan 14, 2014

My Menagerie...

The quiet days of winter...

days spent curled up

with magazines...

in this pretty picture
from Tea Time Magazine...

the milk-glass

just looked so fresh and springy

to me on a dreary day...

it started a mild obsession...

I made a trip to a local charity shop

a few days later

and found this pretty piece...

I am smitten

with my new bright white vase,

it's so cheerful...

I couldn't resist bringing these sweet guys home...

Valentines Day is coming

and I know they will take center stage...

for now

they are tucked into my china cabinet...

I have a thing for mirrors with candles,

so romantic...

so I picked this one up,

it will fit right into a little nook

in my sitting room...

I'll share it's make-over soon...

a perfect shopping day

ends with Roses...

I found these for a steal!

seven dollars a dozen...

(photo source Tea Time Magazine)

I used some dried Hydrangea

for my

glass menagerie knock-off...

I do think for a true menagerie,

I will need at least a few more pieces :-)

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Jan 7, 2014

After Christmas....

The days after Christmas

always seem to move so slowly...

life becomes much more simple,

I feel quiet and content...

Christmas Roses hung to dry
on the kitchen chandelier...

simple,

perfection...

I bought these blooms

the same time as the roses,

they are still holding up well...

they are

Moon Glow Carnations,

in an amazing color...

quilts on laundry day,

it's hard not to just climb under them

while they are still warm from the drier...

the dogs agree...

a candle seems to always to burning...

a bright point of light

on a gloomy day...

right after Christmas...

I kept out only clear glass

and Mercury Glass,

enjoying the stark wintry feel...

today, I stared tucking in dry blooms,

from last years garden...

craving a pop of color...

a dried Lavender Peony,

faded...

my Pink Peonies...

dried vivid...

I was surprised last week

to see these bulbs

already popping up in my Dresser Planter...

but, more surprises today

to find my early Crocus are poking

their heads out from beneath their blanket of leaves...

so early,

the Camellia

dripping wet and loaded with maturing buds...

the small stirring of the garden,

keep my heart happy...

nothing in the garden

will move fast,

we have yet to have snow...

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Jan 6, 2014

Diamond Dust Candle Jar Tutorial...

Last year

I made one of these

Diamond Dust Candles...

I loved it so much

I made four more this year...

and thought maybe

you would like to make some too...

a perfect way

to add a little sparkle

to cozy winter nights...

they are beyond easy...

a perfect way to recycle

those candle jars

we all have tucked away...

I first saw this idea on Pinterest,

I have seen it done with glitter,

and it looked lovely also...

but I chose to use Diamond Dust,

which is amazingly sparkly...

the small jar of Diamond Dust

is around six dollars

and I had half left over

after making four jars...

all you need is white glue

and a paint brush...

cover all sides of the jar

with a nice thick coat of glue,

and sprinkle / pour

the Diamond Dust On...

catch the extra on a paper plate

and reuse on the next one...

I tried rolling the jar

in the Diamond Dust

and the glue will coat the Diamond Dust

and take the sparkle right out of it...

so sprinkle...

at first they are opaque...

when the glue dries

all that sparkle will look gorgeous!

now just drop in a tea light,

and your all set...

we could all use a little after Christmas Sparkle...

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