Dear Birds . . .

I have very HAPPY HAPPY news!  To get the whole story . . . please click on to "What's New" and "Our New Gifts Division."  I am designing 2009 Krinkles right now which I will be manufacturing myself!  I will be off to the Philipines soon to meet the painters and sculptors who work on the characters.  I plan to oversee the special care taken in the whole process!  This means alot of extra work for everyone, but it is very exciting to bring respect and person service to the Krinkles that we bring to the cards at the card company.

We are celebrating by offering more Krinkles on the website store . . . Some retired and some signed, changing all the time.

Also . . . check out our "Calendars" page for a sneak peek at our 2009 wall calendar . . . It is a tribute to canines and felines called "Reigning Cats & Dogs."

New cards are in the works . . . almost ready . . . and there is a new paper in our future.  I have finally found a nice, thick, environmentally responsible paper which we will begin printing on.  Eventually we will convert all out everyday cards.  That will be so nice!

We have a fresh layer of spring snow here which we all hope will begin the delicious conversion into a blanket of green.  We know it will happen but it gets hard to wait . .  and wait . . . and wait!

Happy Spring to you all,
Patience

Dear Patience,

I was so fortunate to stumble onto your lovely cards at my favorite shop "Paper Kicks" in Hallowell, Maine.  Your cards are so awesome and I can't wait for the next event or occasion to give one.  Thank you Patience for your LIGHT!!!

~ Norma 

Patience,

I'm SUCH A HUGE FAN of your work. I love your website.  Tomorrow is my birthday (1/25/08) so today I'm treating myself to an order from your website.  SUGGESTION: Please start working on a book of your works/bio.  In the fashion of a "coffee table" book; I would eat that up.  You are an amazing artist.  Thank you for making my life more fun with your artwork.  If you're ever in Atlanta, I would LOVE to meet you!

~ Laura
Atlanta, GA

Hello Patience,

I am a brand new fan of your work.  What caught my eye one day looking through the shelf of cards was the image of a Potato Lady.  Being one of the ladies who is not considered "Petite" any longer, I wanted to thank you so much for the funny/intelligent way of including a female image which was not "Barbie doll or Fairy-shaped" in your Potato Lady example.  We non-petite ladies want to be included too . . . showing we have grace, intelligence and a sense of humor.  I am framing that card and putting in my kitchen. Thank you Patience.

Here's hoping you can follow "Happy Trails,"
Pam

Dear Birds . . .

Happy Brand New 2008 to you!

Whew!  Marietta and I got the new catalogue ready just in time!  It is ready for you!  Inside are new cards, new categories . . . some yoga influence, some meditation & some humor.  I hope, I hope, I hope you will like everything!

Rebecca had a great idea . . . a Valentine sampler!  It is available only here so take a peek! (Online Exclusives)  We will also be offering some retired Valentine Krinkles . . . jeweled boxes to love bugs!

A bird suggested an Everyday mixed sampler . . . Good idea!  That will be next!

Let us know what you think of the new cards . . . especially the new correspondence/invitations!  It was 7 below ZERO here yesterday . . . I hope you are staying warm and cozy and staying in touch!!

I will be in Atlanta on January 11 & 12^th in the D56 Showroom . . . Maybe I will see you there!

Cheers & Chirps,
Patience

P.S. It has been brought to our attention that I somehow omitted EASTER on our 2008 calendar! I apologize for this and hope, if you bought one, that you will fix our mistake by noting Easter Sunday on March 23rd. SO sorry!

Dear Patience,

I am so happy to find your site. Your cards are exceptional, for the illustrations too beautiful for words, and also for the WORDS themselves! I am particularly grateful for the encouragement section. There are times when good words and fairy dust are in very, very short supply, and these cards communicate this with understanding and love.

Thank you,
Kathleen

Hi!

My name is Layne and I was hoping that Patience still did book signings.  I have recently graduated college and since I was 6 years old, after meeting her at Homer Elementary's 'Young Authors Day', I have collected her books and feverishly have stayed a fan.  

One of my fondest childhood memories was when I was 12 at an antique store in Skaneateles and Patience read Yoo Hoo Moon. Afterward she signed my copy of Queen of the May and luckily by sweet chance a photographer for the local paper snapped a picture that was then clipped out and filed away into a scrapbook.  When I was little I wanted to become an illustrator for children's books just like Patience.  However, when I grew into a teenager I wanted to become a fashion designer.  I studied design under Apparel and Textiles in college and always referenced my childhood collection of Patience Brewster books for color combinations, whimsy, and the honest innocence in her work.

Now, I am struggling in New York to earn experience and become a fashion designer-and-like Patience my degree has qualified me to work every other job but.  But, I haven't given up and continue to build my portfolio in romantic pastel figures labeled in calligraphy (which I also started to practice in the 4th grade when my grandmother mentioned that as one of Patience's techniques), and whimsically sewn garments with calligraphic seams, embroideries and fabrics.

Thank you for being a part of my life and introducing me to graceful depictions of Princess Abigail, Sylvie of the May, and the Merbaby; they are my most confident and elegant of muses. 

Sincerely,
Layne

‘Tis the season!  How we love to hear about your traditions & decorating!  Your happy descriptions of your homes and stores make us want to see and share your efforts!  If you send me pictures at birds@patiencebrewster.com I’d love to send you a little surprise for all the pictures we have space to post!

I need to mention calendars . . . They are almost gone, so if you need one, now is the time!  A sneak preview for you birds . . . Next year’s calendar will be a tribute to our beloved four-legged friends.  Its title is “Reigning Cats and Dogs.”  As I fill my home with greens and I pull out my old toys and my children’s hand made ornaments, I have a half a century of memories flipping through my mind like pages of a book . . .  This year, my husband and I made a donation and helped dig and plant a courtyard garden in our son’s high school.  It is truly an effort of blood, sweat and tears from the young students who labored over it to the many family, friends and community.  Our daughter, Marietta, designed a t-shirt in her brother, Holland’s (Herm’s) memory . . . You can view it by clicking on “online exclusives.”  Proceeds from the sales of this t-shirt will help the Environmental Club keep this beautiful spot as vital, healthy and blooming as our memory and thoughts of Holland.

At this time of year we thank our friends at the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society for their wonderful work supporting science and research which is bringing us so much good and hopeful news for our health and well-being in the future.  I hope you will look for the limited edition ornament I designed for their benefit.  It is called “Hope Rides the Wings of a Dove.”  This is a charity so dedicated to its goal to patients’ comfort and to finding a cure.

I will be counting my blessings this year, thankful for a warm, safe and loving home.  I send to you my best wishes for peace, peace, peace and love in the New Year!

To a Merry Christmas . . . A Happy Hanukkah.  To Merry & Happy Celebrations all over the Globe!

Cheers,
Patience
December 2007

Dear Patience,

The Christmas cards I ordered from your website have arrived and they are just as whimsical and wonderful as I knew they would be!  Since I couldn't make a choice of just ONE design, I ended up selecting FOUR!  I'm sure all my friends will wonder where I found such delightful cards with their charming, unusual greetings -- no "Seasons Greetings" there!  Thank you so much for sharing your abundant talent with all of us!

~ Nancy
Sonoma, CA

Dear Birds,

I feel so lucky to be looking forward to heading home to my family in Plymouth, Massachusetts for Thanksgiving.  Brewsters have been gathering there for at least twelve generations and almost four centuries.  My sisters, sister-in-law, my brother, nieces and cousins are all fantastic cooks so the traditional food is bountiful and incredibly delicious.  My sister’s pies are something to dream about.

Then we have the long drive home . . . possibly to snow . . . and the next holiday which shall remain nameless until after Thanksgiving is fully digested!!!

With deep gratitude and in peace,

Patience

Dear Patience,

Hello! So glad you have a website! I was first introduced to your work in June of 2007 in a little, privately owned bookstore in Park Rapids, MN, called Beagle Books. (They have a real beagle in the store. Her name is Kallie, and she, as hostess, gently greets everyone who comes in.) The store has many wonderful books, plus two revolving card racks and a shelf filled with your cards and other items. One item was the "Pencil" note pad. I stopped in my tracks when I saw it because I had just joined a journaling group called "The Pencils". It hardly semed possible that there could be a notepad with a beautiful, stately Pencil on it - but there it was! It was the only one left on the shelf and I grabbed it. Joy!

From that time on at every meeting of the journalers, everyone has received a sheet of  the 'pencil' notepad on which to write her inspired words, but, as time has passed, the notepad has gotten thinner and thinner. What to do? I don't live near Beagle Books (3 hours away), but I truly want more sheets of 'pencil' paper. I also bought some Patience Brewster greeting cards at Beagle Books, so I checked the back of one to see if there might be, maybe, possibly, I hope - I hope -I hope, a website....Yes!

And now, I have ordered some "Pencil" notepads, a calendar, a few cards and a catalog. I am set for a while. Thank you for having these products available on line. I thank you, and "The Pencils" journaling group thanks you, too.

Sincerely,
Teri

Dear Patience,

Now that I have discovered Patience Brewster Cards at my local pharmacy, I may never buy any other card again.  They are absolutely exquisite!  Thanks for your talent.

Susan