Monday, May 7, 2012

Surprise .. Shabby Apple Giveaway!


Yep ...
there's a sweet surprise
in store for you this week!
Shabby Apple
was kind enough to contact me
 to offer my readers a chance to win
a fab giveaway prize ...
 a $50 Shabby Apple gift card
to use for shopping at their Shabby Apple site!

If you're not familiar with Shabby Apple,
they specialize in pretty vintage-inspired pieces ...
from chic swimwear
to flirty cocktail rings and
dresses glamorous enough to wear to
accept that imaginary Academy Award
we all deserve!

The various Shabby Apple Collections
and the pieces in each of them
have very fun names ...
and following are just a few of them:

The Tinsel Town Collection
has pieces with names such as
"Premier" "Mulholland" and "Hollywood Hills" ...
  

The Academia Collection
has pieces with names such as
"4.0" and "Extra Credit" ...


The Manhattan Collection
has pieces with names such as
"Fifth Avenue" and "Upper East Side" ...  

The Roamin' Holiday Collection
 (love the play on words)
has pieces with names such as
"Primavera" and "Mambo Italiano"

The Sidesaddle Collection
has pieces with names such as
"Grand National" and "Dressage" ...

The Sixty-Five Collection
 has pieces with names such as
 "Malt Shop" and "Love Me Do" ...


The Paris Collection (or Oh La La)
has pieces with names such as
"Champs Elysees" and "Tuileries"


Following is a glimpse of just a few of the 
pretty Shabby Apple pieces ...
can't wait to hear what your favorites are!

Swimwear Left to Right, Below:
 Viola, Amalfi and Pietra


Below, Left to Right:
 Academy Award Skirt and Oscar Blouse
El Capitan Pre-Order
The Industry Skirt
 

Below, Left to Right:
Bette D
Summer Wind


Below, Left to Right:
Seven Seas in Seersucker
Bonheur
Joyride

They even have a Collection called "Silent Era" ...
click here to see their whimsical Silent Era Look Book that feels
a bit like a slideshow from a silent movie!

This is all you have to do to be eligible
to win the $50 gift certificate:


First,
this giveaway is for
Google Friends Connect
followers of Ooh La Frou Frou
,
so be sure you're a follower
(you can become one over in the right sidebar).

Shabby Apple only requires these four little things
for you to be eligible to win the gift card:
(1) You must have a USA shipping address.
(2) "Like" the Shabby Apple facebook page;
(3) Visit the Shabby Apple site and choose your favorite item;
(4) And, lastly, leave a comment on this blog post, letting me know
that you have clicked "like" on their facebook page
and also let me know what your favorite item is.
That's it!
In your comment, be sure I have your e-mail or blog link
so that I can reach you if you are the winner.

This giveaway will be held open until midnight
EST Saturday, May 12
and the winner will be chosen by random generator.
Good luck, lovely readers!

A side note in closing:
The notecards with my illustrations
of Chanel handbags that I was going to present today
will be available on the blog next week ...
I didn't want to combine them with this
Shabby Apple giveaway post!