.............no these are the real thing after they've faded and dried.
Do you dry your rose bouquets? I know I've told you before that I've been adding mine to this "JARDIN" pot for some time now. The latest ones were these pretty white fresh looking blooms standing in the silver jug............................
As soon as the blooms were fully open and before the petals started to drop, I removed the bunch from the water, stripped the leaves and tied the stems with string. I hung the bunch upside down near the hearth (we burn a log fire nightly during the Winter) and after a few days the blooms were dried.
Different species of the rose apparently decide to live their second life in different ways. Some do not really open, instead their tiny buds stay tightly closed. Others open partially and happily display their ruffled edges. The white ones opened fully and look more like creamy linen fabric. They remind me of flowers created for pins or hat decorations. I love the way the roses look once dried........faded and vintage.
Dried White Roses
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Mary, they do look fantastic! I really thought they were made out of paper for a moment until I read the whole post. They're beautiful!! I'm gonna have to get some tips on how to dry roses from you, they're simply amazing. Wish you';re feeling better dear, have a great day! Hugs, Vanessa
ReplyDeleteI was thinking of you yesterday when my yellow roses started to droop a little. I think I am going to start drying them too. Yours are just beautiful!
ReplyDeleteAre you getting snow yet? We are getting it right now and are suppose to end up with 4-6 inches by tonight. They say it is heading east.
Hugs,
Penny
These roses are so gorgeous to me Mary!! Thanks for the drying tips, I think I can do that right now to my Valentine's roses! Have a wonderful day sweetie...hugs and love, Dawn
ReplyDeleteyep...almost love 'em more dried than fresh!
ReplyDeleteRene
Oh Mary! I have been saving roses for years now. From all the bouquets my children have given me. I love the look, the emotions they conjure, and I thank you for this post today!!!
ReplyDeleteThose white roses are so beautiful dried! I've never tried drying flowers.
ReplyDeleteThey are beautiful. I love them and they do look like paper roses. I will try this on some of my roses later this year.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know you could do this with roses! I love the open white ones.
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ReplyDeleteThose are beautiful! I'm going to have to try that!
Anna
Those roses are just gorgeous! I used to dry roses that I was given. I used to have the top of a bookcase filled with dried roses but then it got to be too messy.
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I love to dry roses, and so does my daughter. They always look so pretty when dried, but I must admit I've never done white ones before and yours are gorgeous!!
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Ulrike
I use to keep the petals after the roses dried out and kept them in a bowl. They did not make the last move! I will have to start over again.
ReplyDeleteSimply stunning! But impossible in a tiny 1-bed flat with only central heating, I'm afraid. I'll just have to drool over yours, and BUY some. These are so gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteHi Mary, I too dry my roses. Those white ones dried so beautiful. They look amazing.
ReplyDeleteWhen do you go to Africa? What a great trip to plan. I am happy for you.
I am taking a bloggy break for a week. spring cleaning and projects I must do. I reposted for the week. It was kind of fun going back looking at my posts. Boy, did that time go fast. This May it will be two years.
Have a wonderful week.
Hugs xoxo, Jeanne
First of all, thanks for stopping by my blog and leave a comment.
ReplyDeleteOver the years I collected a big bunch of roses, in all colors, from wedding bouquet, birthdays gifts and funeral wreaths....all of them are sweet memories....
Do you buy your roses or get them from your hubby? My husband has not given me roses for years now, but my sister still does on my BD and last year I received some wonderful light tan/pink roses that dried beautifully.
ReplyDeleteI had the good fortune of finding your little corner of the world today. Lovely, lovely, blog. The roses are gorgeous. They reminded me of my dream last night, petal droppings everywhere. I am off to the market to purchase a large bunch for my kitchen. Thank you!
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