With that being said, we should take our cue from flowers and just "be" beautiful.....

"Dress up to feed the chickens!" I want to be a woman of courage, discipline, fortitude, and integrity like the strong women in my family. It doesn't come to me as easily but I'm giving it my best shot!

Love to all of you,

Pearl

"Character contributes to beauty. It fortifies a woman as her youth fades. A mode of conduct, a standard of courage, discipline, fortitude, and integrity can do a great deal to make a woman beautiful." - Unknown

Beauty... is the shadow of God on the universe.

- Gabriel Mistral, Desolacion

Hi everyone,

Happy Fall! Isn't it crazy that it will soon be Thanksgiving? Where does the time go? Growing up, my ,artist, parents were not traditional in any way, so we never knew how we would spend the Holidays, but we were certain that it wouldn't be like the Cleaver's! One thing that never changed in our home, however, was the lesson of gratitude and generosity - especially during the Holidays. Everyday was a day to "give thanks" my father would say. "Everything we have is a gift from God - Even the hard times!" I know now that this is true and I thank my father for his dedication to grace and his beautiful imagination --- Sometimes imagination was all my parents were serving on Thanksgiving!! We all have so much to give and be thankful for. As we gear up for the Holidays we should remind ourselves to be generous, kind, patient, and grateful. We have so many blessings so "share","share", "share", with the world. It's all about LOVE - Thats it!

Love to all of you,

Pearl

P.S. "I love you John .... It's a beautiful life."

"Wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving."

- Kahill Gibran

Hi Everyone,

We are back from our show and what a fine show it was! Thank you to all of you who came to give hugs and kisses! Now it's back to the drawing board, creating winter wear for our warm climate. Even if I lived in Antarctica, I'd still wear lace! Some things a girl can't live without like lace and chocolate!! I know Marie Antoinette would agree.

Love, Love, Love, Pearl

"I consider lace to be one of the prettiest imitations ever made of the fantasy of nature; lace always evokes for me those incomparable designs which the branches and leaves of the trees embroider across the sky, and I do not think that any invention of the human spirit could have a more graceful or precise origin."

- CoCo Chanel 1939

"There are four questions of value in life ...... What is sacred? Of what is the spirit made? What is worth living for, and what is worth dying for? The answer to each is the same. Only love."

- Johnny Depp

Hi Everyone,

As most of you know, Johnny Depp, is playing the Mad Hatter in the new Alice In Wonderland movie, and I can't wait! Anyone who knows me knows that Johnny Depp is my most favorite actor of all times - I know we are related, he just doesn't know it. I plan to decorate his home in France someday, or maybe he will come decorate my home. What a blast it would be to hang out with him and his family talking about the unordinary!

We are finishing up on the last minute "beautiful wear" and then we are off "so we won't be late for our very important date" in Round Top, Texas. I sure hope to see all of you there having the most beautiful time ever. Just hanging out in the pastures with the cows in Round Top is awesome. Come to Texas!

Love,

          Pearl

Hi everyone,

It's that time of year I love - Hot tea in the early mornings on the porch with a cotton sweater, Ugg boots, and our two geese, Lilah and Arthur, of course. Summer is fading and it's bittersweet. Oh, how I love to swim in the river and play in the leaves. We are working hard on our " Victorian Fairy Wear" for the fall show at Marburger. Just thinking about the Warrenton / Round Top Antique Show gives me the butterflies! It is the show of a lifetime. If you've never been, I recommend it as therapy! Texas is gorgeous in the fall. Texas is "just" gorgeous, life is good, and we are all blessed. Hope to see you at the show - I'm off to make sweaters for the fairies!

Love, Pearl

"Faeries, come take me out of this dull world, for I would ride on the top of the dishevelled tide, and upon the mountains like a flame. "

- William Butler Yeats

Hi Everyone,

I wanted to share this amazing video I found of an elephant painting. I was in tears after watching it - Totally beautiful! It's one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen. Elephants are my favorite animal of all. I always dream about having a rescue elephant here on our ranch that I can dress up and ride around while we eat cinnamon covered bananas and lilac gum - drops. My elephant will be named "Happy" and we will paint too. 

The first step to animal conservation is bringing animals into people's hearts. 

Enjoy this amazing video! 

Love to all of you,

Pearl

"I want to learn more and more to see as beautiful what is necessary in things; Then I shall be one of those who makes things beautiful."

- Friedrich Nietzsche 

Hi Everyone, 

My beautiful grandmother, Louise, went on to her next journey ( on those rollerskates, no doubt). It was a good life well lived. I am so grateful for all the cool things she taught me. It's not often that you meet and know a character like her!

Thank you grandmother for the amazing perspectives you shared with me and all the adventures, as if we jumped out of a Mark Twain novel. I will so miss our conversations and hot tea. Please put in a good word for me up there!

Love, Robin.

"Perhaps our eyes need to be washed by our tears once in a while so that we can see life with a clearer view again."

- Alex Tan

Hi beautiful women,

If it was over ( life as we know it, that is ) would we be satisfied that we "lived" life, really "lived" life? Sometimes I tell myself "this is it", today is all that is left! Do I need to mend some fences? Do I need to tell someone that I love them or say I'm sorry? As I approach 46 ( next month), I know I need to live less afraid, love less afraid, and go for it! What am I saving life for? You know how you save your "good" pair of shoes for church? When it's all said and done, those shoes sit perfectly in their box without a scratch. Well, not me! I want to use this body, soul, and spirit until it's tattered to perfection like an old piece of Victorian velvet. I'm on my way to put more laugh lines around my eyes while I love, live, laugh, give, cry, listen, and embrace fearlessly! 

Love to all of you, 

Pearl

Then and now... Some things never change!

Hi everyone,

As the Magnolia Pearl crew and I are (already) creating for the Marburger Farm Show in September, I am reminded of how time flies! It seems the older I get, the faster it flies which motivates me to work harder at being the best I can be. I think the purpose of life is to help God make this beautiful world a better place for all who are here and, of course, to be happy. Sometimes happiness is a challenge, and then I make a gratitude list and realize, wow, I am so blessed and grateful. Most often times, we are so blessed that we easily forget all that we have to "sing" about from the roof-tops! Just go outside (right now) and shout "THANK YOU" to the Heavens!! Your neighbors will think you are crazy, but who cares?!!!!!

Love to all of you,

Pearl.

"I am a little pencil in the hand of a writing God who is sending a love letter to the world."

- Mother Teresa

Hi Everyone,

John and I wanted to share the photos of our sweet, little wedding featured in Romantic Country Magazine now in stores until Sept. I only waited twenty-two years for John to ask me to marry him, so you can imagine what my heart was feeling! What a perfectly beautiful day!!! Thank you to all of our friends and family for making it so sweet and special. Thank you God for the "awesome" love!

"Happy summer" - Ahhh, how I love summer; the fireflies, the crickets, the soft flowing river, and star gazing in the warm grass!

Love, Pearl

"Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under the trees on a summer's day, listening to the flowing water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time."

--- John Lubbock

"I have spread my dreams beneath your feet ; tread softly as you tread on my dreams" W.B. Yeats

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Hi "beautiful" women,

Being in the fashion business, I talk to women (lots of them), everyday, and I have learned that few women "know" that they are beautiful. Our society does very little to foster "true" beauty. In fact, it seems to do just the opposite and that has got to change. Beauty is so many things that words can not describe. On a small note, beauty to me is: the laugh lines around our eyes and all the scars that show we've used our bodies like a favorite pair of shoes. Beauty is the silver that streaks our hair like shooting stars from the heavens and weathered hands that show all the holding, mending, healing, planting, soothing, and love given to others. We are all beautiful, blooming children of God - Know that! 

Love Pearl

Hi Everyone,

Something that I feel very passionate about is animal conservation. I'm especially passionate about whales and dolphins. My hero, Steve Erwin, was the dearest animal advocate of all times, not to mention one of the most beautiful people ever. I will forever miss him. An amazing organization, The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society named their conservation ship the "Steve Erwin" after their hero. They continue to do wildlife warrior work saving God's most amazing creatures risking their lives while "living" for what they believe in. Steve Erwin knew there was a wildlife warrior in all of us. We are all connected and I can't imagine a world without wildlife or whales. You can help support this amazing organization by visiting their site @ www.seashepherd.org/support-us

If even only by spreading the word, the whales are forever grateful. They will sing us to them.

Love, Pearl

PS -- I love you Steve Erwin.

"Be kind whenever possible, it is always possible".

-Dalai Lama

As I sit and acknowledge the coming of Memorial Day, the day we released my beautiful, Father's ashes into the Medina River some years ago, I also think about the countless souls who, so bravely, gave their lives for our freedom and our amazing country. I am so truly grateful. I feel that it is equally important to "LIVE" for what we believe in as well. I know, for me, that takes bravery. To walk the path of Godliness, love, and integrity with creativity, humor and compassion is a big task but I am practicing daily. I am blessed for the opportunity. Love to all of you.

Pearl

P.S. Next time you see a disabled Vet. shake his or her hand and hug their neck. Love heals.

Yesterday was Mother's Day,

the celebration of our birth mother. In reflecting the life and passing of my birth mother, I realized I'm not an orphan and that everyday is a celebration, for me, of my other Mother, EARTH, and what a mother she is! As I sit in the sunlight eating from our garden with the butterflies kissing me, I feel embraced while the birds serenade my worries away. Wherever you live, take time to sit quietly and let your "other" Mother embrace you with her perfect love. We can celebrate Mother's Day everyday by loving our beautiful Mother Earth - she so appreciates it. Wow, I'm blessed that the universe found me!

Love, Pearl

"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed."

-Albert Einstein

Hi all, Is the sky falling????

Well if it's not one thing, it's another and the media has turned everyone's home into a circus! We can't sleep worrying about the economy. We can't eat worrying about the "swine" flu, on and on.... It's true that there is plenty to worry about. It has always been that way and always will be. However, for every perceived "disaster", there are a trillion miracles! For some strange reason we seem to be hard-wired to obsess on the negative- scary stuff. I'm Challenging myself and friends to take time to practice meditating on the power of God and the goodness that surrounds us. It is everywhere. So much is always going beautifully. Be peaceful in your heart and mind if even for only a moment. The more you do that, the more that positive energy expands. I want to trust in the Divine Power that gifted all of us with this amazing experience and not be locked into fear. When I'm in fear, I miss the moment of pure love and perfection.

Love to all of you,

Pearl

" Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier."

-Mother Teresa

The Earth is our beautiful mother and she needs our love more now than ever before. John and I are redesigning our lives daily to reduce our environmental "foot print". Some of our small contributions are using less plastic, recycling, organic gardening, supporting organic gardeners, kissing all the flowers, and using environmentally-safe cleaning products. We hope to have our home solar powered someday. I'm encouraging all the people I love to take one small step towards healing our Earth.

"The Moon, the Sun, the stars, the flowers are crazy-beautiful"!

Love, Pearl

"I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; We must apply. Being willing is not enough; We must do".

- Leonardo da Vinci

Hi Everyone,

My favorite children's book in all of the world, "Where The Wild Things Are" has been made into a "beautiful" movie - out in October. I'm so excited.... I can't wait! I cried just watching the trailer! There's a "Wild Thing" in all of us - never lose it! I've included the trailer for you - get some kleenex!

Love, Pearl

SUPPORT WILDLIFE!!!!!!

Hi everyone,

Happy Spring to all of you! John and I got "hitched" in Round Top, Tx. @ the Hawcreek Church on March 27th. The ceremony was beautiful and simple with a strong presence of "God's sweetness." Love is the grandest gift of all. The wedding will be featured in Romantic Country Magazine, Summer 2009 (This June). Love to all,

Pearl

P.S. A special "Thank You" to Binky Morgan. I love you.

Hi Everyone,

We are happily preparing for spring like all of the "very busy" birds in our yard. And I know just how they feel. John and I are looking forward to seeing all of you at the Marburger Farm Antique show March 31st. - April 4th. Round Top, TX. is so beautiful in the spring, I can hardly wait! I like to sit under one of the many giant oak trees and breathe in the scent of all the gorgeous flowers amongst the sea of antiques! See all of you soon.

Love, Pearl.

Hi everyone,

Speaking of violets, it's almost spring, my favorite time of the year, and we are working super hard to get ready for our "Big" spring show @ Marburger Farm, March 31st - April 4th. When I sit on my porch sipping hot tea, I listen to the birds singing as they know nothing of the economy and the sorrows of the world; or do they? I think they know that God is optimistic if he made the sun shine yet another day. I'll take my cue from the birds and sing as long as the sun continues to rise and shine.

P.S. John and I will be getting married soon so I wanted to share this song. Love, Pearl

Hi everyone, I always find it fascinating that flowers bloom whether we see them or not. They are beautiful for beauty's sake not for the sake of the ego. We are all flowers, so bloom whether someone is watching or not because it's your birth right from God. And, to bloom without ego is "our" gift to God. Happy Valentine's Week To All. Love, Pearl.

-Mahatma Gandhi

"A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave."

- Gandhi

I want to be brave, so I will go forth and love, love, love! It's St. Valentine's month - A great month to stand for something you love and believe in. Love to all of you , Pearl.

"When I admire the wonders of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in the worship of the creator. " -- Gandhi

Click Here to view the slideshow of Robin and her Grandmother.

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Hi Everyone,

With the new year comes the time for renewal of our soul. Are we living our life's purpose? For me, self change is one of the only things "I" have control of and that has been part of my "awakening" as I mature. Most often times it's the challenges that remind us of the simple beauty all around us. The challenges keep us focused, grounded and hopefully grateful. Wayne Dyer once said, "Music is the silence between the notes". If we change our perspective, we can change our lives. And then, we can change the world. Let's do it!!!! My grandmother, Louise, is at the "jumping off" place --- we didn't think she would make it until Christmas. She said she wanted roller skates for Christmas, and I thought, how perfect,--- Santa would bring her some skates to skate up to Heaven. She's still here with us, and it's nice to kiss her soft face. I Wanted to share this slide show of us. Love, Pearl

Hi Everyone,

 Happy New Year! I believe it's going to be the best year ever!!!

This is the year to attract beauty, love, peace, and abundance into our lives --- It's all out there for the claiming. We live in the greatest time on the greatest planet ever!

What a gift this year is.

I found this picture of this awesome swing -- I've got to make one! Until then, I'll swing in this one in my imagination sipping chai tea, whistling Somewhere Over The Rainbow.

Love,

Pearl 

Merry Christmas Everyone,

 For me, Christmas is about "love," gratitude, humility, giving, and compassion. Just a smile and warm hug to a stranger can be a beautiful gift - so many don't have that. Sometimes we forget that it is the birthday of Jesus. In honor of that, trying to be more "Christ Like" at this time is the truest gift. We all need one another. 

May you have the best Christmas ever!

Love, Pearl

My Grandmother and I were visiting recently, and she reminded me that- “We are each of us angels with only one wing, and we can only fly by embracing one another.” One of our favorite quotes by:

                                             -Luciano de Crescenzo

Happy Holidays everyone,

These are trying times for so many and it's hard to predict our future - that's a given. I do know for sure, however, we live in the greatest Country on Earth and we are all blessed with so much in one way or another. If we stay focused on all that we are grateful for, the negativity of the media won't rob us of our happiness. God is good. There's plenty of abundance in this life. I'm grateful to be alive, and sharing this experience with all of you is "awesome"! Thank you.

                                                                                                   Love, Pearl

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Hi everyone,

We wanted to share our Magnolia Pearl Calendar for Love - 2009 with all of you. The profits from this calendar go to our local, no-kill, animal shelter (C.C.P.A.L) in Bandera, TX. This is a project we are proud of because it's truly feeding many sweet animals that would otherwise go hungry. Not to mention, the shelter tries to find homes for each and every animal. Every critter needs a bed to jump on! 

PS --- This song by Natalie Merchant is dedicated to our dog, Humphrey, who loved going to the river with us more than anything. John and I go to the river often and always feel Humphrey's beautiful spirit there with us. The river definitely feeds my soul!

Love, Pearl

Adopt a pet! Adopt a child!

 On behalf of all the wonderful animals, I'd like to thank everyone who has supported our calendar. We have received so many heartfelt calls and orders.

It always makes me glee when the world comes together through compassion to help those who are in need. God bless all of his children ---furry ones too!

Love,

Pearl

Hello beautiful people,

We are leaving for Round Top in just a few short days. We hope to see you at our booth with Country Living Magazine for the first book signing on Sept. 30th. For everyone on the Gulf coast, you are on our minds and in our prayers. May God bring us lots of sunshine and an awesome rainbow!

 Peace and love,  Pearl

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Hi everyone,

The Magnolia Pearl crew and I are working hard to finish the fall line. We are also working on the fall video. Here is a slideshow with just a few of our new things. FYI, we have moved to tent "A" at the Marburger Farm Antique show Hope to see or hear from you soon. 

Love, Pearl

Hi everyone,

 John and I with the help of our "Magnolia Pearl" crew are already getting geared up for Fall.

Our book will be n stores on August 31st, and we will do our first book signing @ the Marburger Farm Antique Show on September 30th.

We just finished a photo shoot with Country Living Magazine --- They photographed our "Magnolia Pearlized" Airstream and Rose Royce art car. The story will be in the March 09 issue.

Hope to see you at the book signing this fall!

Pearl

Hi Everyone,

We wanted to share this beautiful painting of Humphrey and me done by Bonnie Woods in San Diego, CA. Bonnie, an amazing artist, gifted us this painting in memory of Humphrey.

Bonnie, what a fine gift straight from your giant heart. Humphrey would be proud--we are.

Thank you so much.

LOVE,

Pearl and Johnny

Dear friends,

 Our beautiful, best friend, Humphrey of 16 years has left us for his next journey. He loved to fish, so we are sure he's fishing on this special, sunny day. If you ever doubt that there's a God, the love and perfection of a dog will mend that -- Only God could create something that "awesome"! 

Thank you God!

Humphrey, you were the best dog and family ever. We will miss you so.

"May you run and never tire"!

Love,

Pearl and Johnny

Hi Pearl here,

 We are excited about our journey to the Warrenton / Round Top Antique Show -- The greatest show on earth!  It's like going to summer camp for us in that we see friends from all around the world that we don't see any other time. Beautiful people, beautiful Texas and beautiful antiques!

We always get excited about our show @ Marburger Farm and have included our new video of the Magnolia Pearl booth set up -- What fun! See you at the show.......

Love,

Pearl

Hi everyone,

 wanted to share some of the photos from our fairy party with Country Living Magazine as well as the photos from their shoot with us featured in the April 08 issue. For more pictures of the party, go to their blog @ www.countryliving.com/robinbrown Thank you Country Living for the beautiful lay-out and continued support! We are blessed to have so much love.

John, the Magnolia Pearl crew and I have just completed our art car, "Rosie" a 1958 Rolls Royce,

Silver Cloud 4X4 completely covered in hand painted roses and decked out Magnolia Pearl style from bumper to bumper. We will have Rosie the "Rose Royce" pulling the Magnolia Pearl Airstream at our spring show @ Marburger Farm in Round Top, Texas April 1-5. We should have pictures of Rosie  soon!!! Thank you so much for all the kind and generous comments on our blog. We hope to see you at the show.

Love,

Pearl 

Hi,

I thought I would share these photos of me and my grandmother Louise - A gypsy, Mae West!

She was an antique dealer when I was young, and I worked in her store at an early age fine tuning my eye for the "good stuff", as my brother, Thovas, calls it! She's in her 90's and sharp as a tack. At our visit yesterday, we talked about God, estate sales, carved ivory, tattered oriental jackets and Mexican Food ---- some of the "Good Stuff"!!!! I love old people, old stuff, and old souls! Pearl

Hi everyone,

 thank you for sharing this blog with me. I've added a beautiful song by Aradhana Silvermoon, "Peace Within" that I think will inspire you. Speaking of inspiration, did you see the movie, August Rush? Wow, what a great movie and soundtrack! John and I are always so busy we rarely go to movies these days, but we had to see that one. If I have spare time, I prefer to be in the garden or with the birds and sunset -- God is a genius!

John and I are "Magnolia Pearlizing", from top to bottom, a vintage Airstream that Country Living will be shooting soon. I'll post a " sneak peek" when the exterior art is finished. What a project - tons of work, but a complete blast! There's never a moment without an art project at our home.

PS --- Look for our "fashion", garden photo shoot in the April 08 issue of Country Living magazine.

Pearl 

Hi Everyone! Pearl here. I'm so excited about our new blog - a place to talk about the things that make my heart and your heart sing. On that note, most people know that I LOVE lace. I'm working like crazy on my vintage, one-of-a-kind lace line and having a blast doing it! To see more pictures and what I've been working on lately, click on the link at the bottom of this page.