All these silk roses are made with pure silk fabric and silk ribbon. Making real silk roses from scratch takes some time but it’s so worth the effort! Real silk roses look so luxuriant and almost like real roses! Besides, silk fabric and silk ribbon is perfect for DIY roses because silk is thin enough to be used double, drapes well and has a subtle sheen not unlike real roses. Continue reading 4 Ways To Make Real Silk Roses
All the following DIY fabric flowers are made without glue! And six of them are even historical tutorials! DIY fabric flowers are easy and fun to make: All you need to make ribbon flowers and fabric flowers are ribbon or fabric scraps. Continue reading 10 Ways To Make DIY Fabric Flowers
This Edwardian real silk ribbon rose looks almost like a real rose! To make this rose you’ll need silk ribbon in two shades of pink, green silk ribbon, wire and sewing thread. The silk ribbon rose takes some time to make but it’s so worth it! Continue reading Edwardian DIY Silk Ribbon Rose – How To Make Ribbon Flowers
‘Roses and buds, lilies, daisies, violets, “forget-me-nots,” dahlias, asters, sweet peas, pansies, carnations, sunflowers, in fact, a great many flowers, are possible of charming reproduction from scraps of silk and ribbon.’ (The Art Of Millinery, 1909)
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Avoid toxic chemicals and make a simple homemade lotion with just 2 ingredients: rosewater & glycerin. Rosewater glycerin lotion has been popular since the Victorian era.
Victorian and Edwardian ladies used rosewater glycerin lotion as everyday lotion before applying face powder and as mild face toner after washing their face. Continue reading Victorian Rosewater Glycerin Lotion
This delicious rose hip jam is so easy to make! And what’s best: You don’t have to remove the seeds and hairs!
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This rose jelly is made with fresh rose petals. It’s a stunning dessert, delicious and easy to make. Isn’t the color amazing? The Victorian rose jelly is made without artificial food coloring – it’s naturally colored with pink rose petals!
Victorian rose jelly is so delicious: sweet and sour, and it really tastes like roses smell. While fresh rose petals are bitter, rose jelly isn’t at all bitter! This recipe for all-natural rose petal jelly is from the Victorian era.
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Roses smell heavenly and what’s best roses are edible! Use fresh rose petals to make rose lemonade, rose ice cream, cake with rose buttercream, candied roses, rose syrup, homemade rose water or all-natural blush colored with fresh rose petals! Continue reading 10+ Recipes With Fresh Rose Petals
This rose cake is so decadent: Old-fashioned white cake with buttercream filling flavored with fresh rose petals and rose-scented icing! Continue reading Old-Fashioned White Cake With Rose Petal Buttercream
Homemade rose petal ice cream is so delicious! This creamy rose ice cream is dairy-free and flavored with fresh, organic rose petals. Rose petal ice cream is such a luscious, decadent dessert for hot summer days! Continue reading Rose Petal Ice Cream – Dairy-Free