Well, hello! I've missed chatting with everyone. Funnily enough, last week's Blogger outage coincided with a bit of a creative blackout in my own little brain. So I took a hint from the Universe and gave myself a timeout to rest, recharge and take a few deep breaths.
Martha Stewart
And as I inhaled I was rewarded with the sweet smell of spring. The lilacs are in bloom all over our neighborhood, and when I took the time to take a walk, the air was spiked with their lovely velvet purpleness.
Elle Decor
Lilacs are one of my favorite flowers, they remind me of my Grandmother, who had hedgerows of them circling her home and always brought me a huge bouquet every year on my birthday.
Carolyne Roehm
I can't get enough, really. They speak of spring and lengthening May days to me. I wish I could live in a lilac-tinted world and be wrapped in their deep purple fragrance from head...
Brian Atwood
To toe.
Girl's Guide To Paris
Diptyque
Elle Decor
Mary Cassatt "Lilacs in the Window"
House Beautiful
Lanvin
Martha Stewart
Elle Decor
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My Illustration
Claude Monet "Lilacs Grey Weather"
House Beautiful
Victoria Magazine
Victoria Magazine
My Illustration
Where do you look when you need a charge to your creative batteries? It seems to me that nothing inspires more than a little natural beauty. What do you think?
Victoria Magazine
Happy Monday, everyone. I hope you have a beautifully inspired week. And if you crave another hit of lovely purple, please hop over to visit Sue at
The Zhush. She always celebrates Monday with the perfect pop. Enjoy!
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I think we're all smart to listen to the universe when it sends us signals!
ReplyDeleteLoving your lilac lovliness....and hope you continue to incorporate your illustrations into your posts!!!!
xo Elizabeth
Loving all your lilac inspiration including your charming illustrations! Sue is a great source for purple passion and if you're craving lavender - hop on over to little augury - she is a dévotee did days and days worth a while back of heady ingenuity.
ReplyDeleteaaaahhhh lovely post and i am out to cut a bouquet in the garden!
ReplyDeletecant wait to see you... cheese, lobster and lillet soon! xoxo
oh i looooove lilacs too. I really liked that two tiered flower centerpiece pictures. Very nice =)
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So many beautiful lilacs...can almost smell their delicious scent!!
ReplyDeletelove all your images especially the illustrations...they are gorgeous :))
ReplyDeleteAn absolutely charming post! Lilacs are such a deliciously delicate fragrance ~ nothing quite like them.
ReplyDeleteAll the images are lovely ~ but my goodness, you have captured the delicacy of the lilac itself in your own illustrations. {Especially the one with the little sofa.}
Jeanne, this is an absolutely gorgeous post for all of the senses. I actually think I can smell the lilacs in my neighbors back yard just from reading this! I need to go and pick a bouquet for my house. And the colors are stunning! I've been wanting to add lavender/lilac as an accent color in my bedroom for sometime. This is just the inspiration I needed. Thank you. xoxo.
ReplyDeleteJeanne ~ look at your lovely paintings, they are so sweet! Reading your post, I can almost smell the fragrance. I love the lilacs too...just the best fragrance! My white liliacs have bloomed, but not my purple...I think I shall go cut a bundle.
ReplyDeleteI so agree, natural beauty is great way to recharge...have a good week.
I have never seen that Monet before - just beautiful. I can almost smell all those yummy lilacs through my screen :)
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Beautiful! All those lilacs remind me of my childhood in the midwest where we would pick heaps of lilacs from bushes along the side of the road. The smell is heavenly! It's been at least 25 years since I've seen a lilac bush in the wild but I'll never forget that smell. Thanks for sparking my memory!
ReplyDeleteHello, visiting from Happy Homemaker blog! Your illustrations are lovely. I also really like the Mary Cassatt painting!
ReplyDeletevery very beautiful!!!!! those photos are beautiful!!! have a nice friday!!! greetings, angie
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