What's in a name? that which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet
Looking at other crafters, their blogs, websites, facebook names you come across some wonderfully unusal names. Some may be just random, some specific to their craft or something more meaningful.
The name change from Cheshire Cat Crafts to Painting Red Roses (on etys Painting My Roses Red) still has the Alice theme - childhood, fantasy, quirky and fun as well as relating to a more meaningful tone. Roses are a symbol of St Therese, someone my mom found great comfort in and by carrying on crafting as mom did the name ties in with these things close to our hearts.
Experience has shown that St. Therese's "shower of roses" is both figurative and actual. As she was dying in the convent infirmary, Therese could look out and see the rose bushes blossoming. She loved roses. She had thrown rose petals as a Child before the Blessed Sacrament. As she reflected on her quiet, hidden, and gentle life ending, she believed in faith that God had great things in store for her. She believed that her mission was only beginning as she entered the fullness of life with God. She explained: "After my death, I will let fall a shower of roses. I will spend my heaven doing good upon earth. I will raise up a mighty host of little saints. My mission is to make God loved..."
One does not pray for roses. Therese's message is about simplicity and love in the ordinary events of life. Trust in Therese is important, and when she wills, roses or their fragrance may appear. The stories are remarkable how roses have shown up in the lives and experiences of people, especially in the darkest times. The ordinary and constant way these roses and graces have shown up in people's experience is extraordinary. It is important to always maintain the rose of confidence that our All-Loving God hears and responds to our needs, according to the mysterious ways of His Love.
http://www.littleflower.org/abouttherese/learn/FAQs.asp#7th
