This recent sunny weather has really encouraged the roses in my garden to bloom beautifully, and that got me thinking about the long standing connection between roses and jewellery design, which dates back to ancient times.

I've listed a few rose facts that I hope you'll find as interesting as I did. 🌹

The ancient Greeks and Romans believed that roses were associated with their respective goddesses of love, Venus and Aphrodite, and used them to embellish their jewellery. In the Middle Ages roses were a popular motif in jewellery, and were often used to represent the Virgin Mary or other religious figures. 

Queen Victoria was a well known rose enthusiast and she often used the rose to embellish her gemstone jewellery collection. As a result, Victorian jewellers also used the rose to create amazing and intricate rose themed items incorporating pearls, diamonds and gemstones.

These lovely moonstone and pretty crystal earrings also feature a decorative rose embellishment, and are available on the website.