HYACINTHS FOR THE SOUL

Saturday, January 31, 2015

Inspire Your Heart With Art

~ Inspire Your Heart With Art ~

January 31, 2015

Celebrating the positive impact art has on us and

exploring ways to further incorporate art into our daily lives.

Art by Patience Brewster ~ patiencebrewster.com

Those who follow along here at Hyacinths know

my heart has needed some inspiration of late.

Image - patiencebrewster.com

Do you know this pretty lady?

Meet Patience Brewster,

a creative, talented soul who is the artist

behind the whimsical, delightful designs

for Patience Brewster, Inc.

Dash Away Donna ~ Austin Four Seasons Hotel ~ 2010

As an elementary teacher,

I first knew Patience Brewster as an author

and illustrator of children's books.

She is also the artist behind the charming

ornaments and figures many of us know as Krinkles.

My own Dash Away Donna hangs on our

Christmas tree along with other Krinkles each season.

I was delighted to read the story behind the

Dash Away Reindeer on Patience's Blog here.

Queen of Hearts by Patience Brewster

Patience Brewster, on a personal mission

to inspire others with her work,

has indeed inspired my heart today.

Patience's enchanting figure was the "arrow" that inspired

my Queen of Hearts tray for Valentine's Day.

Now my heart is telling me I just may

need to add another Queen of Hearts.

Queen of Hearts by artists
~ Mary Engelbreit ~ Debra Schoch ~
~ Allen W. Cunningham ~ Lib Cummings Meade ~

A bit of royalty to reign over

the festivities for the month of February.

My heart is inspired!

Thank you, Patience Brewster.

You were my valentine muse this year!

Pillows ~ Hand-Stitched by Me!

Patience Brewster Queen of Hearts ~ available here

All 270 Patience Brewster ornaments here.

Patience Brewster Valentines here.

Come back next week

to see more.

I'll be joining

Laurie's Annual Valentine Party.

You can read more about Patience Brewster here.

I'm truly inspired by Patience's story

and think you will be too.

Tell me ~

What inspires your heart?

Joining

Pink Saturday @ How Sweet the Sound

Amaze Me Monday @ Dwellings

Masterpiece Monday @ Boogieboard Cottage

Make It Pretty Monday @ The Dedicated House

Inspire Me Monday @ My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia

You're Gonna Love It Tuesday @ Kathe With An E

The Scoop @ Cedar Hill Ranch

Inspire Me Tuesday @ A Stroll Thru Life

Wow Us Wednesday @ Savvy Southern Style

Centerpiece Wednesday @ The Style Sisters

Cottage Style Party @ Lavender Garden Cottage

What's It Wednesday @ Ivy and Elephant

Share Your Cup Thursday @ Have a Daily Cup of Mrs. Olsen

Home and Garden Thursday @ Delightsome Life

Feathered Nest Friday @ French Country Cottage

Simple and Sweet Fridays @ Rooted in Thyme

Home Sweet Home @ The Charm of Home

Show and Tell Friday @ My Romantic Home

Say G'Day @ Natasha in Oz

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

A Winter Weekend

Musée d'Orsay

The Musée d'Orsay is

without doubt one of my favorite

destinations in all of Paris.

Can one ever see these incredible

works too many times?

I think not,

so I made a recent trip to see

Faces of Impressionism

before it leaves Texas the end of the month.

You can read about the exhibit here.

It will be at the Kimbell in

Ft. Worth though January 25th.

The weekend in Dallas was wet and cold,

but it was warm and cozy

inside my friend Susan's beautiful home.

She had her table set with adorable

snowmen and snowy glass trees . . .

Along with white

candles and red berries.

Charming metal branches with rosy red berries

were scattered down the center of the table.

The oversized stems, often referred to as

buttermilk goblets, are family pieces from

Susan's paternal grandmother and added more

sparkle to the wintery tabletop vignette.