Everything's Coming Up Roses

You love the roses - so do I. I wish
The sky would rain down roses, as they rain
From off the shaken bush. Why will it not?
Then all the valley would be pink and white
And soft to tread on. They would fall as light
As feathers, smelling sweet; and it would be
Like sleeping and like waking, all at once! ~George Elliot

  Roses are simply a part of life for the lover of gardening and antiques, Shabby Chic, vintage and romantic styles. Both of my grandmothers grew exquisite roses and I loved smelling the different varieties in their gardens. I absolutely love roses but our property is mostly heavily shaded which makes growing them a challenge. I was lucky enough to inherit an old- fashioned variety from the previous owner which gets just enough sun to survive. It had been neglected for years, but I have been able to nurse it back to vitality with careful pruning. 

After a heavy rain I went out to take some cuttings. The bumblebee is back to enjoy the roses too!

 Our rose bush blooms in large clusters of small flowers which look so pretty in all kinds of containers. I love them in this blue Ball canning jar with some antique lace loosely tied around the rim. Simple vintage beauty.

I couldn't pass up this old basket because I loved the robin's egg blue paint just swiped here and there. It was just $5 and I can use it  for lots of different things, such as sorting socks. Nah!

I  found these vintage rose trays 3 for .25 at a yard sale.

I played around with the display when taking pictures. First I added this sweet little garden book.

 I bought the book at a yard sale last year for a quarter. It has wonderful vintage botanical graphics inside.

Next I used my favorite antique English tea cups that I borrowed from my updated summer mantel display which is shown in the picture below.

Summer mantel using second hand treasures

$5.00 for all of this gorgeous antique Steubenville Ivory china which is now in the center of my mantel where my large ironstone pitcher was displayed. Those tiny roses are so elegant.

I love combining mismatched sets with similar colors and themes. It keeps things interesting.

I don't know much about these tea cups except that they are stamped "Made In England." What I do know is that I only paid a quarter for them, and I love them!

The handles are especially dainty.

I moved my large ironstone pitcher from the mantel to the ledge in the dining area along with the rest of my pitchers and creamers.



Ah, ironstone and roses...



And while I'm on a rose kick I want to show off some beautiful rosey jewelry. This lovely vintage-inspired ring and earrings set was made by Amanda Clark of Ruby's Pocket. Check out her etsy shop on my side bar for gorgeous hand made jewelry and vintage jewelry upcycles.

I found this amazing pendant at the flea market for $1.00. I have a simple upcycle idea for it already.

Aged to perfection with Instagram.

More rose motif beauties for sale in my antiques booth

My porch is about the only spot I have that is sunny, so I was so happy to find these little miniature roses at the garden center. I even had this wonderful rose planter at home waiting to be filled.

Of course roses are magnificent dried as well and always look romantic.

Thanks Rachel Ashwell for giving a name to the second-hand decorating style so many of us had already been using for years and giving us lots of  "Shabby Chic" inspiration. Speaking of inspiration, its almost time for all the weekend linky partys. See you there!

Everyone have a safe and Happy Memorial Day Weekend!

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