victorian flower fairies
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Fairytales & Roses
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From Beauty and the Beast to Briar Rose, roses are more than beautiful blossoms — they are tokens of love, enchantment, and even danger. This post explores their role in fairy tales, mythology, and folklore, from Villeneuve’s 18th-century classic to Apuleius’s Cupid and Psyche and Cicely Mary Barker’s enchanting Flower Fairies.
Telling Roses 