Hello Ooh La Frou Frou Girls!
This week is the second post in our
series of holiday fun ...
series of holiday fun ...
and since this is the home of the
Ooh La Frou Frou illustrated City Girls,
we decided it would be very appropriate to
feature the fabulous holiday windows
Ooh La Frou Frou illustrated City Girls,
we decided it would be very appropriate to
feature the fabulous holiday windows
of a New York City store
each week leading up to Christmas!
This week ...
each week leading up to Christmas!
This week ...
it's the windows of
one of New York's more sparkly stores ...
one of New York's more sparkly stores ...
Tiffany & Company!
We can't talk about Tiffany & Company
without thinking of a certain
illustrated Ooh La Frou Frou girl ...
If you're new to Ooh La Frou Frou,
Tiffany is one of the eight
illustrated city girls that star in the
Tiffany is one of the eight
illustrated city girls that star in the
Ooh La Frou Frou Collection card line and its blog ...
Tiffany loves Audrey Hepburn style,
so, of course, she loves all things Tiffany & Company.
Are you a Tiffany?
If you are, you may have seen a little of yourself
in the glamorous Summer City Girl notecard
that we introduced earlier this year ...
in it we see Tiffany being rather "Audrey"
peering in Tiffany's window...
Ohhhh, and by the way ...
~ speaking of notecards ~
if you think the excitement of winter
ends with the holidays, oh noooooo, darling ...
the Winter City Girls
will be romping through the snow in the city
long after the holidays!
To brighten your winter days, the
Winter City Girls Notecards
will be coming your way approximately
the end of January!
the end of January!
Ready for a little fantasy?
Let's imagine for a just a moment that YOU are
Ooh La Frou Frou girl Tiffany ...
you live in the city
in a fantasy townhouse that
looks suspiciously like Audrey Hepburn's townhouse
of Breakfast at Tiffany's
~ only it's better ~
because your door, trim and awnings are
Tiffany blue
(how pretty would that door look with greenery
and sparkling lights around it?) ...
If you were Tiffany, your holiday
cookies just might look like this ...
And how would you decorate your
Christmas tree?
I would think a city girl like Tiffany
might start out with a
Christmas tree?
I would think a city girl like Tiffany
might start out with a
Tiffany blue one ...
And I imagine that she wouldn't be putting
just any old garland on it ...
just any old garland on it ...
I think that
maybe just maybe
the garland would look more like ...
this?
this?
... and ...
perhaps some strands of these? ...
perhaps some strands of these? ...
... and since the tree decorating
started out so glamorously,
regular Christmas ornaments just wouldn't do ...
how about these for ornaments?
... and as a finishing touch, we might as well
tuck plenty of these on the tree here and there ...
tuck plenty of these on the tree here and there ...
Ohhhh to dream ...
and that would surely be a tree of dreams!
Before we move on to
the Tiffany & Company holiday windows,
some of you may have at home or know of some cute
mini-Tiffanys (aka Audreys) ...
... and if you do, she would more than likely
be so excited to receive one of these sweet books
wrapped in Tiffany blue paper under the tree ...
(I know a few of us grown-up Tiffany girls
may want one of these too) ...
they're available at Anthropologie ...
Now, let's take a peek at Tiffany's holiday windows ...
Tiffany windows are all about the carousel this year
and the carousels tops can be seen before you even reach the store!
They're stunning ... whether it's by day ...
or night ...
If you stand close enough to gaze inside,
this is a little of the magic you will see ...
... Tiffany in miniature on the right ...
Step inside this video and walk into NYC and see
how the Tiffany windows appear to passersby ...
and now something special ...
A LITTLE FREE HOLIDAY GIFT
FROM
OOH LA FROU FROU
JUST FOR YOU, OUR REAL-LIFE
OOH LA FROU FROU GIRLS!
I've illustrated two holiday gift tags ...
and because we all know girls like to
choose the shoes she wants ...
each tag has a different pair of stilettos!
Illustrations created especially for these gift tags,
each glamorous pair of stilettos reflects
Ooh La Frou Frou girl Tiffany's
love of all things sparkly.
All you need is some card stock
and a little ribbon so you can attach them to your holiday gift!
To download the following stiletto tags
as well as last year's 2010 tags,
go here to the download page on our website.
When you get to that page, just scroll
down until you see the four tags listed and
click on the appropriate tag name
to take you to the pdf for printing.
The first tag is a sparkly shoe lined in Tiffany blue!
The second tag is a Tiffany blue pair!
These gift tags are for personal use only
for you, our lovely blog readers,
not for resale.
Because this has been a Tiffany post,
I want to close with a happy
congratulations to one of our
real-life Ooh La Frou Frou girls
that recently became engaged ...
and she's wearing a gorgeous
Tiffany ring like the ring I chose above
to adorn the Tiffany tree!
We're so happy for you,
Julie of Brown Eyed Belle!
~ Till next week ~
Happy Holiday Planning!
All illustration is by
the artist and creator of Ooh La Frou Frou
(c) Sandra Shelton Markwalder.
Ooh La Frou Frou Collection cards
can be purchased here.
PHOTO SOURCES VIA:
1. Tiffany Box with Earring Stud
2. Elini's Snowflake Cookies
Jewelry:
3. Diamond Strands
3A. Pearls
3B. Tiffany Earrings
3C. Tiffany Ring
4. Mini-Tiffany (aka Audrey)
5. Just Being Audrey Book by Margaret Cardillo (linked above)
6. Tiffany Window #1 (daytime)
7. Tiffany Window #2 (nighttime)
8. Tiffany Window #3 (carousel animals in distance)
9. Tiffany Window #4 (carousel animals up close)
10. Tiffany Window #5 (street scene)
11. Tiffany Window #6 (necklace on snow)
12. Tiffany Window #7 (Santa's sleigh over city)
Video:
You-Tube