rose filled trencher ~

 Good morning!  I thought I would pop in today to share one of my favorite Christmas gifts!  I have been on the hunt for the "perfect" dough bowl / trencher forever!  I see them all the time when we're out antiquing, but generally, they are well out of my price range, and I had never found "the one".  My criteria included it's size - it had to be big in scale, it's patina - it had to be weathered and worn and authentically old, it's condition - it did not have to be perfect, it's color - it had to be raw wood not stained or painted, and of course it's price - it had to be affordable!

The day before Christmas, we popped in to Heritage Square Antique Mall where our booths are located with the in-laws to do some browsing.  I had seen this trencher tucked into the corner of a booth a while back and we decided to pull it out and see if it passed the test.  The vendor happened to come in as we were looking it over and offered a great discount to us.  I loved it so Mickey decided he would get it for me for Christmas!  :-)

 

I have left it empty because I almost could not bear to cover any of that wood.  But I've been gussying up this place for Valentine's Day and I thought I'd fill it with soap roses from the dollar store.

 

 

 The soap roses are available at Dollar Tree and they are perfect for simple sweet romantic {and cheap} Valentine's decor.  I bought twenty packages in white and a soft muted pink.  I used all ten packages of the white to fill my trencher.

 In addition to being pretty, they smell good too!

You can see it's cracked and worm-holed and beat-up but it's raw simplicity is just right.

It's the perfect addition to my dining room.  I look forward to getting creative and filling it with various things for the changing seasons.  

I have used the pink dollar store roses in other parts of the house, and I'll plan on sharing those ideas soon.  Until then....

~ keep dreaming ~

Polly

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