Happy Valentine's Week,
Ooh La Frou Frou Girls!
Ooh La Frou Frou Girls!
We're celebrating City Girl "Favorite Things"
with these Valentine Hearts .... what "Favorite Thing"
would you add to the candy dish?
Here in the oh-so-posh world of Ooh La Frou Frou,
we occasionally get a peek through a very
with these Valentine Hearts .... what "Favorite Thing"
would you add to the candy dish?
Here in the oh-so-posh world of Ooh La Frou Frou,
we occasionally get a peek through a very
~ Glamorous Window ~
into the imaginary lives of the illustrated
Ooh La Frou Frou City Girls ...
I call these little trips into this fantasyland
Ooh La Frou Frou City Girls ...
I call these little trips into this fantasyland
"Ooh La Frou Frou Novelettes."
The illustrated City Girl dressed in
pink coat & beret in the header
is Aimee
and in this Novelette,
we're heading to Aimee's side of town ...
East 64th Street boasts
luxurious "drool-worthy" places like
the lovely Plaza Athenee New York
and oh-so-luxe townhouses ...
So, let's flag this virtual taxi
and ask the driver to turn the cab around and head to the
Upper East Side!
Ooh La Frou Frou City Girl Aimee
not only loves pink.
Aimee adores pink.
Almost as much as she loves Paris.
In fact, when she dreams,
she dreams soft pink dreams ...
... she fills her pretty townhouse with pale pink roses ...
... she dresses her Yorkie, Paree, in stylish pink cashmere sweaters ...
when she is surrounded by pink,
life seems to be simply a little
~ rosier ~
Across town from Aimee's pink chic world,
a handsome someone sits reading the Wall Street Journal
at a Starbucks and as he sips his coffee, his thoughts wander to a
certain very lovely someone that he met at Starbucks a few weeks ago
at a Starbucks and as he sips his coffee, his thoughts wander to a
certain very lovely someone that he met at Starbucks a few weeks ago
{and had subsequently shared two lattes with}
and whether she'd received a little pink invitation yet ...
and whether she'd received a little pink invitation yet ...
Meanwhile, back on 64th Street,
Aimee sits in her kitchen
sipping fresh-squeezed juice from a stemmed glass,
leafing through a stack of mail
she had left on the counter ...
she had left on the counter ...
a new issue of Vogue ...
a handful of bills ...
fashion catalogues ...
wait, what was this?
A pink envelope ...
A pink envelope ...
She carefully slips her monogrammed knife into the
corner and slices open the pretty pink paper
to reveal a heart-shaped
Pink Valentine.
So exciting to receive an "official first date" invitation
from a handsome new suitor ...
and to La Grenouille!
Visions of a candlelit dinner at the beautiful
East 52nd Street French restaurant
that is often frequented by celebrities
filled her mind ...
... but her dream is interrupted with the familiar panic she always feels
in anticipation of an exciting event ... what would she wear?
She needed to find something and soon ...
something not too sweet ... and not too sexy.
Something just sweet enough, just sexy enough ..
very chic and sophisticated ...
... and with that thought, Aimee dressed quickly and stepped out the door
of her townhouse and onto the city streets ...
... all day long she ran all over the city
looking for the perfect magic ...
... and she found it all!
But since it's fun to leave a little to the imagination,
rather than reveal Aimee's La Grenouille date ensemble right now,
I would love to hear your suggestions if you have some ...
and who knows?
Your suggestions may appear here soon on the blog!
A Valentine Gift For You!
As Aimee was running around the city,
she glanced up into a gallery window
and what did she see but one of my illustrations
of her and three other Ooh La Frou Frou city girls
along with several chic Paris girlfriends celebrating in a
grande French apartment on their last Paris getaway ...
This 11" x 17" limited edition
signed and numbered unframed print will soon be available
in the Ooh La Frou Frou Boutique ...
BUT BEFORE IT'S AVAILABLE TO ALL,
I am going to GIFT one print this week to one of my fabulous readers ...
as a little Valentine's Day sweetness from
Ooh La Frou Frou!
To enter the giveaway, ...
you need only leave me a comment here on the blog!
The giveaway will be held open all week until
this coming Saturday February 18 at 9 pm.
The winner will be chosen via random generator
and announced February 20
on the next Monday post!
The giveaway will be held open all week until
this coming Saturday February 18 at 9 pm.
The winner will be chosen via random generator
and announced February 20
on the next Monday post!
Good luck, everyone!
If you are a fan of Ooh La Frou Frou and haven't yet followed
with Google Connect or Bloglovin' yet, I'd
so appreciate the love, everyone!
And Happy Valentine's Day,
Ooh La Frou Frou Girls!
Illustration by Sandy M
{Sandra Shelton Markwalder}
artist, illustrator and founder of Ooh La Frou Frou.
To order Ooh La Frou Frou cards, go here.
For custom illustration, drop me a line here.
All Illustration by Sandy M ~ Ooh La Frou Frou:
In this post:
a) Valentine Heart Candy created by Sandy M
b) Pink Flowered Chair Illustration w/Paris Pillow by Sandy M
c) Stack of Mail illustration by Sandy M
d) pink heart valentine created by Sandy M
e) Chanel perfume, pink purse, sparkly shoe, lipstick by Sandy M
f) Aimee's townhouse by Sandy M
g) Ballet flats running all around city by Sandy M
h) "Paris Party" illustration by Sandy M
i) Ballet flats in sign-off by Sandy M
All photographs used in this post found via:
{some images edited by Ooh La Frou Frou}
1. Plaza Athenee NY
2. Taxis by Flatiron Bldg NYC
3. Pink Balloons
4. Pink Roses
5. Dog Sweater
6. Girl in Hat
7. Macarons
8. Booties
9. Cans of Champagne
10. Book with Ribbon
11. Flowered lingeree
12. The Wall Street Journal and Coffee
13. La Grenouille 1, 2, 3
