26/06/2026
Did you know yellow roses symbolise friendship? True story- an ex once dumped me by arriving on my doorstep on Valentine’s Day armed with a bunch of yellow roses. ANYWAY…
Some more snipped paper offcuts for a June birthday, the month represented by roses and honeysuckle. And I really like these ones- finer detail, more accurate, really nice match with the frame.
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I cut up the beautiful marbled paper- either my own project offcuts or those unbelievably kindly sent to me by Munro and Kerr - with tiny scissors, a little knife, and a lot of patience. I try to match colours, find shaded shapes, get lines that match veins in leaves.
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The frames I ‘chuck’ them in are designed by me, cut by Kirsty Furniture , then bobbled and painted by me. They take ages.
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Since this was for a mother, I went with a pink rose: gratitude, joy, and admiration.
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Honeysuckle symbolises affection, lasting bonds, warmth, and nostalgic happiness.
Our local hedgerows are resplendent with both this and wild roses all over the shop. They are a perfect pairing and I’m now planning large vase versions of each.
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All in all, lots of work and thought and I’m quite keen on them, but I still just try to take photos of them to look like b***s and feel like a tit describing any of this 👍