What Inspires You in 2013?

What Inspires You Right Now?
Seriously ... I'd love to know!

For me it's all things beautiful, delicious,
romantic, exciting and chic.
Things like...

... the sparkle of Paris ...

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... the visual beauty & deliciousness of pretty pastries ...
 
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... glamorous fashion details ...

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... chic awnings and uniformed doormen ...

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... New York (of course!) ...

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... elegant city townhouses ...

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... and topiary and formal gardens, to name a few ...

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When I first began Ooh La Frou Frou
two years ago, I began the blog
 by dreaming up eight illustrated girls
and gave them just a few of the interests

that I had ... each fictional illustrated girl
 had a particular fascination with
one of the following favorite things ...

... the chicness of Audrey Hepburn ...


... summer fun ...


... shopping in New York ...


... creating magical parties ...

... the world of design ...


... the sweetness of Southern charm ...


... Paris, of course ...

... and fabulous fashion ...

I thought that this first post of 2013
was the perfect post to reflect on where
Ooh La Frou Frou
started and where it's going!

As much fun as it was creating fantasies 

about eight illustrated girls each week,
it wasn't long before I started feeling the urge to branch out.
With a custom illustration career
growing leaps and bounds,
I found myself wanting to expand the blog's fun too

by not limiting myself to these eight fictional girls ...
but to illustrate all of the glamour and fun
that is there residing in my daydreams
just waiting to come to you!

I mentioned before that a new SANDY M website
is being created.  In the next few months you will also see
changes here on the blog's design, as well.
The new site will allow you to purchase
 a constantly changing selection of items
 that my illustrations will appear on
and it will also be the place where
prospective clients can also view custom illustration samples
so that they can see the variety of styles of illustration I offer
when thinking of commissioning a piece for themselves.

Each illustration that I create for you to purchase
will be double fun because each new item
will always be announced here on the blog
along with a tiny little storyline to go with each ...
leaving you to finish the story in your daydreams.
I'm sure you'll recognize some of your
favorite things in them!

The blog will also be the place where I will introduce
some of my clients to you and show you
some of the custom illustrations I've been doing
as they are completed.

I'm looking forward to a fabulous 2013!
Many of my favorite things and yours will appear
in illustrations for the SANDY M store this year.
So tell me!
What inspires you?

Thanks for your patience on the new website ...
creation takes a bit of planning!

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Thank you, everyone, for the inspiration!

Ooh La Frou Frou
is the blog of illustrator

SANDY M

For custom illustration inquiries,
drop Sandy a note here.