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‘tiny happy’ was a journal of my handmade life from 2006-2025.

rose-red

August 11, 2010

I made some differently-sized zip cases for my shop update today, and realised afterwards that they make a rather colour-coordinated collection. I seem to do that every week- subliminal colour groupings.

We have two big camellia trees outside and little K likes to pick the flowers and bring them in for me. Almost always without stems. But we found a good display solution- a pudding bowl of water. I love tree-roses.

We've also made jam drops today, from this recipe. Bottled strawberry jam from last summer. It's been patiently waiting all winter for me to open it.

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17 responses to “rose-red”

Jessicah

August 11, 2010

Oh I wish the lady who lived in our house had planted those beautiful red camelias. We have about 10 trees, mostly various shades of lurid pink. I can’t bring my self to plant another, but envy the neighbourhood gardens who have the ruffly red variety you have pictured above!

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tinyhappy

August 11, 2010

ha!
i hope youre enjoying your new place, jessicah.

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heather smith jones

August 11, 2010

Oh I see a little bag with the fabric like the one I got from you! Such great patterns.
Your camellias are so pretty too.

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Miss Smith

August 11, 2010

Those jam drops look so yummy. Your little purses look lovely too.

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Sarah S

August 11, 2010

Yum, jam drop bikkies. I made a batch in the weeknd – my recipe is a US gluten-free version, which (rather oddly) has crushed up plain chips to provide the crunch…anyway, they taste good as I suspect your ones do.

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Margaret Oomen

August 11, 2010

the fabrics and pouches just seem to make me happy
a good way to head off to bed soon

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Jacilyn

August 11, 2010

What a beautiful collection of rose-red items. Love the fabrics on your little bags.

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Francesca

August 11, 2010

Did you use my pastry cutter:)? “Jam drops” is the pretties of names for cookies.
PS I’ll reply as soon as something special comes to mind.

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by night

August 11, 2010

beautiful combination of rose-red. I do the same with flower with no stem. Otherwise they’re just to sad to watch dry out on the table

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louana

August 11, 2010

I love red and those jam drops look yum! Eloise often picks camellias too, never with stalks, we put them in a bowl too. Love the shop update.

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Sarah Couling

August 11, 2010

🙂 YUM. I have tons of roses on my farm and we never pick them. It’s a shame really I should start picking some. Cause they soon die and It’s hard to get out to look at them everyday. But if you’ve got them indoors you get to look at them more. I’m going to put some on the kitchen table we spend a lot of time there. Thanks Mellisa. xx

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Eunhwa

August 11, 2010

So lovely… my mom would save blossoms without stems just like you have in a small dish filled with shallow water. Sweet!

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Lisa

August 12, 2010

Flowers are gorgeous & I have always loved your bags!
Funny with color isn’t it. When the kids were smaller & I actually dressed them… we’d all go out the door coordinated… unintentionally and usually unnoticed until mentioned by someone else.
Best wishes on the show….. ~*~

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Bluebird7777777

August 12, 2010

Beautiful red !

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Hadley

August 12, 2010

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!

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Paula

August 12, 2010

loving the lopsided jam drops 🙂

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Michelle

August 19, 2010

Thanks for the tip about the extra 1/2 cup flour. I have made these recently and mine also spread too much. This time they were nice and round and high – just like mum used to make!

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