AubreyRose ~ Designed by my son, Zed

TickledPinkPetals is new to the Ebay community but, I've been hand-sculpting bread dough roses for the past twenty years. It began as a hobby for me when my children were babies and now that they're grown, they've persuaded and convinced me to share them with others.

When asked, "what are they made of " ... people are always quite surprised when the answer is 'bread' .. It's actually dough, that begins with a loaf of bread. First I remove all the crusts *fast forwarding*  and a whole bunch of "other" stuff ~ and when it's done, it's basically back to flour form. Someone once said, "then why not just use flour"... "Ahhh grasshopper, but then I could not call them "bread dough roses" now could I?

The next question asked, is usually - "can I eat them?" .. and the answer is "no"... unless you like the taste of glue and paint!

*i've found, not many people do!*

The composition of each rose, really is bread! When I began, the blooms were quite small, and with many years of practice and much tweaking of the dough formula ~ my blooms have blossomed into what many people say are quite, realistic. I've worked very hard to attain and achieve that resemblance.

The next question asked is, "how long do they last".. and I tell them, I still have my very first buds, blooms and blossoms ~ so they do last quite a long time, with normal handling. 

 Recently, I was asked; "do they mold and what do you seal them with to prevent this?" .. "No" they do not mold, or mildew in any way... And I don't use a 'sealer' of any kind.  These are completely 'dried' and 'hard' to the touch. I refer to them as resin-like roses, and someone recently commented, "they appear porcelain-like" ...  There is an 'acidic' element that I add to the dough that prevents any and all breakdown of the rose over time. Family members still mention ~ after 10 & 15 years, they still have the rose I gave them ~ And I'm so 'tickled' and impressed after all this time, but think... "wow, my roses have evolved and changed so much, in that time!"

When asked about cleaning, all that is required, if ever... would be a light dusting with a blush brush or small paint brush. Immersing in water is not advisable as these are water soluble, due to the glue mixture. These roses will definitely bloom for years to come!

Thank You for stopping by my page today!

Please check back again soon ~ My roses are always blooming, The garden gate is always open ~ and you are always welcome!

I would also like to say "Thank You" to all of you who've been so kind and generous with your warm words, wonderful comments and heartfelt compliments about my roses...  Your kindness is 'truly' touching!

~thankyou~

Have a Beautiful Day!  ... Gina  

 "Once I had the rarest rose that ever deigned to bloom
cruel winter chilled the bud and stole my flower too soon" 

                                                             For Zeth ~       ..  Annie Lennox