You Say It's My Birthday?

You say it's my birthday?
Yes, it is!
And I DO LOVE birthdays!


And what better day to fill up with
things you love, don't you think?
I know I'll be trying to fit as many of those things
into my day as possible ...
 things like ...

~ delectable treats ~

~ sparkle at every turn ~




~ a pretty bouquet for my nightstand ~

~ shopping for boxes brimming with happy ~

~ and pretty gift-wrapped perfection! ~

So, since this is my birthday week,
I'm off to play as much as I can!
But before I go, I wanted leave you with some links ..
 if you love the gorgeous sparkly cake servers above,
they are from Leif and they have other
sparkly utensils too ...
they were featured recently on
The Demoiselle
"A Modern Damselle, Accessorizing Life"...
{a lovely blog to visit that's made some exciting changes!}

FASHION WEEK
Also, remember, if you aren't one of the very lucky ones
walking amidst the glamorous sea of yellow taxis and celebs
in NYC right now for Fashion Week (September 6-13)

{like the fashionista in my illustration is below!}...


... the next best thing is that
you can feel as if you are
ACTUALLY THERE
by viewing some of the live-streaming runway shows ...
you can find links to the live shows
 and more NYFW info here!

SPARKLE
In closing,
did you see last week's Sparkle post, when
I announced that a pretty pink book called
SPARKLE by Cara Alwill Leyba
of The Champagne Diaries,
would be released October 9
and that it would contain an illustration
 of a Sparkle girl created by moi (!)
just inside the cover?

Well ... guess what?!?

SURPRISE!!!
The book has been released early!
You can order it on Amazon NOW
and have some pretty pink on your nightstand
before you know it!
PLUS ...
 it's a #1 BESTSELLER ALREADY in the
"Happiness" category!
(I can't imagine a better category to be No. 1 in!).
Congratulations to the author, Cara ...
it was an honor to create a little illustration sparkle
for the fabulous book,
SPARKLE!

Have an awesome and glamorous
 September week, everyone!


Ooh La Frou Frou

is the blog of illustrator
SANDY M.

If you are interested in a custom illustration,
you may contact Sandy here.

Image Sources:
Images #1-#5 you can find on Sandy@OohLaFrouFrou's
Pretty Things board on Pinterest.
Image #6 (sparkly utensils) from Leif via The Demoiselle
Image #7 and #8 (flowers) on Sandy@OohLaFrouFrou's
Pretty Things board on Pinterest.
Image #9 (girl shopping) via Sandy@OohLaFrouFrou's
Shopping board on Pinterest.
Image #10 and #11 (gifts) via Sandy@OohLaFrouFrou's
Gifted board on Pinterest.

TAXI GIRL illustration by SANDY M

SPARKLE GIRL illustration by SANDY M
(commissioned by author Cara Alwill Leyba
for the book SPARKLE)