tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55256856023787091592024-03-12T22:55:29.598-04:00ooh la frou frouFashion Illustrator Sandy M calls the chic and lovely things she loves to illustrate Ooh La Frou Frou ... custom illustration including fashion illustration, her illustrations appear on chic cards and more.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger193125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5525685602378709159.post-91895784681990613272015-01-05T21:31:00.002-05:002015-01-05T21:55:39.910-05:00I'VE MOVED!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />PLEASE VISIT ME AT MY NEW<br />SITE, SHOP AND WORDPRESS BLOG<br /> AT<br /><a href="http://www.sandymillustration.com/">www.sandymillustration.com</a></span><br />
Hello everybody!<br />
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It's been some time since I've posted here on the blog!<br />
You may remember that I mentioned that a new<br />
website was being created.<br />
Well ....<br />
NOW IT'S HERE!<br />
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Because of my extremely busy custom illustration schedule,<br />
the designing of the new website, with it's new<br />
SHOP and new Wordpress blog<br />
took so much longer to create than I ever dreamed!<br />
But I'm so excited to now have a great home base<br />
to regularly add fun new items with my illustrations,<br />
as well as have my new blog right there within my website.<br />
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I will no longer be posting here on this blog<br />
now that I have launched the new one.<br />
If you followed me here, I so appreciate all of you<br />
and hope that you join me at the new site and blog!<br />
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The website just launched a few days ago<br />
and the first blog post on the new blog<br />
just posted today, so please come visit me!<br />
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The first (and only at the moment) item in the new SHOP<br />
is my new<br />
SANDY M 2015 Fashion Illustration Calendar<br />
and is available now!<br />
It was just released in December<br />
and has been flying off the shelves of the studio,<br />
so get one of your own while quantities last.<br />
Here's a peek:<br />
This is the cover:<br />
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And this is the January's frameable 8" x 10" calendar page:<br />
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The very first post on the new Wordpress blog<br />
is dedicated to the Calendar,<br />
and I share with you the fun background<br />
stories of each of the fashion illustrations!<br />
For instance, look at January's girl.<br />
I bet you wonder where she is and what she's doing.<br />
Come see me and find out!<br />
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The new website address<br />
with it's SHOP and new blog is:<br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">www.sandymillustration.com</span></div>
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By the way, if you don't already follow me on <a href="http://instagram.com/sandymillustration">Instagram</a>,<br />
please do, I share all things new there as they happen!<br />
I am @sandymillustration on Instagram.<br />
I am also on <a href="https://twitter.com/oohlafroufrou">Twitter</a><br />
<a href="http://www.pinterest.com/oohlafroufrou/">Pinterest</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ooh-La-Frou-Frou/184706470774">Facebook</a>.<br />
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For custom illustration inquiries,<br />
please contact me at:<br />
artistsandym@gmail.com<br />
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See you there!<br />
SANDY M</div>
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You know those signs you see<br />when construction is going on:<br />"Pardon Our Dust?"<br /><br />Well, that's sort of what I dropped by to say.<br />But it's more like "Pardon My Absence"<br />while my concentration has been needed<br />in order to get a new site and shop up and running.<br />Things have been pretty quiet around here ...<br />but I certainly haven't been laying around!<br /><img src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-W0q3SNcG_IU/UwQnz_Ks25I/AAAAAAAAMSg/lh-bSU-oir0/s1600/30e004ce51efa1e50283f954d1717c5b.jpg" /></div>
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Thanks for your patience everyone ...<br />I'm stopping by today just to say that<br />while the construction is going on for the new website,<br />shop and wordpress blog,<br />things around here will be a little sporadic<br />but I'll stop by every week or so to keep you posted<br />on how it's going.<br /><br />It takes a lot to add something like creating a<br />new site and shop<br />to my normal heavy illustration schedule,<br />but I'm working hard to get some pretty<br />things created!<br /><br />You may have seen this on Instagram:<br />The design of the illustration for the first journal cover<br />has begun and this was the beginning ...<br />more girls have been added and it's almost ready to paint!<br /><img src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ER5MGx9EE3o/UwQo0bzwXpI/AAAAAAAAMSs/y7NoKFqk818/s1600/journal+sketch+oohlafroufrou.JPG" /></div>
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Thanks for hanging in there!<br />I'm excited to launch!</div>
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xox</div>
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Till later,</div>
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SANDY M</div>
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So ...<br />is wishing for spring on the top of your list these days?<br />If it's been as snowy as it has here,<br />my guess is that the answer is a resounding yes!<br /><br />Winter weather is on my mind this evening<br />as I type this post simply because<br />yet another snowstorm is on it's way ...<br />in fact the first of the snowflakes are beginning<br />to fall as I write (Tuesday night).<br />I will sleep through much of it, blissfully unaware, <br />and peer out at the magic in the morning.<br />The snow is supposed to continue through most of tomorrow, as well.<br />I remember winters that were "real " winters like this<br />when I was a kid but we haven't had this kind of weather<br />in many, many years.<br />In fact, January of this year broke all records of the<br />most snow ever recorded here.<br /></div>
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I recently shared a few photos on Instagram<br />of one of the many snowstorms of this season<br />and since we're heading into another snowy night,<br />I thought you may enjoy seeing them here.<br /><br />The following photos were taken on quite a magical night.<br />The snow had been falling hard all day.<br />As night fell and dinner seemed a good idea<br />with not a lot of food in the house,<br />the thought of driving out onto winter-slick roads <br />wasn't particularly appealing.<br />Luckily, the house is only a block from town where<br />a choice of restaurants were beckoning.<br />You can see from the photos that<br /> my charming town that has a New England feel to it<br />with many lovely historic homes.<br />Normally, when it's a snowy whirlwind outside,<br />the grown-up me views the beauty and fury from indoors.<br />On this particular night, however, a late evening walk<br />sounded like it just might be fun to be a kid again.<br />And it so was!<br /><br />When there is that much snow on the ground,<br />the light is reflected so beautifullly, as you will see in the photos.<br />Everything seemed to glow all around<br />and I felt as if a Christmas card had come to life.<br />On this particular evening, even though it was after Christmas,<br />many homes still had their trees and outdoor lights up.<br />It was a magical evening and one that made me remember<br />to be a child more often<br />and "play" outdoors where magic is all around ...<br />all of the following photos are of the street where I live<br />and were taken by me with my i-phone ...<br /><br />I left the house bundled in coat, scarf, boots & gloves ...<br />but, the cement dog outside my door wore a top hat of snow ...<br /><img height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-K-JAOo5RJIw/UvG2aeAieGI/AAAAAAAAMRI/nPh2cClDnhQ/s1600/photo+(17).JPG&container=blogger&gadget=a&rewriteMime=image%2F*" width="480" /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tzWIjufVeA8/UvG1gpF3E7I/AAAAAAAAMQI/jab_wsKkZyY/s1600/photo+(9).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tzWIjufVeA8/UvG1gpF3E7I/AAAAAAAAMQI/jab_wsKkZyY/s1600/photo+(9).JPG" height="640" width="480" /></a></div>
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<img height="640" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mDqgDXCIuQI/UvG8n-Q9QrI/AAAAAAAAMSM/2HwAAjD8Ub8/s1600/photo+(19).JPG&container=blogger&gadget=a&rewriteMime=image%2F*" width="480" /><br /><br />I'll remember that walk always, I think.<br />I'll have to remember how much fun snow can be<br />tomorrow when I wake and it's still coming down.<br />I admit that I do enjoy the snow more <br />because I don't have to drive anywhere in the morning ...<br />my studio is right here at home.<br />A walk is much safer territory than a drive in this weather ...<br />which always gives me white knuckles!<br /><br />Since I've been sharing a few Instagram photos,<br />I'll share just a few more ...<br />in a moment of spring-craving I bought some<br />hot pink and lilac OPI polishes and went for the hot pink first ...<br />now I really do feel much more like spring just may appear<br />at some point!<br /> </div>
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--zraKwPug3Q/UvG2mzkkN8I/AAAAAAAAMRY/nPjolquABU8/s1600/photo+(7).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--zraKwPug3Q/UvG2mzkkN8I/AAAAAAAAMRY/nPjolquABU8/s1600/photo+(7).JPG" height="640" width="640" /></a><br /><br />I'm sure you've probably discovered the Waterlogue app<br />if you're on Instagram, as many are posting photos<br />turned into iphone "watercolors."<br />As I'm an artist and illustrator, I thought I'd limit my<br />iphone versions of art to a minimum but did post<br />a Waterlogue photo of my living room ...</div>
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<br />I have quite a heavy workload of custom illustrations<br />this month, currently finishing one with a backdrop<br />of Tiffany & Company's Fifth Avenue store.<br />The new website is still underway, as well,<br />and will launch as soon as I have a few more things<br />created for the store.<br /><br />What's been happening in your world?<br />Fill me in!</div>
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xo<br />Till next time!<br />SANDY M</div>
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Who Are You?<br />
Does the answer come easily?<br />
Is it resting on your tongue ready to leap off?<br />
Or is it elusive?<br />
I'd love to know.<br />
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Who Am I?<br />
I am a Dreamer. A Romantic.<br />
A Writer of Words and a Painter of Dreams.<br />
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... there are dreams of poems and stories yet unwritten ...<br />
kisses yet unkissed, walks yet unwalked,<br />
dreams yet to be captured by my paintbrush ...<br />
and that's a marvelous thing ...<br />
for, to me, what is a life without dreams?<br />
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I've mentioned before that as a child<br />
my mother was told by one of my teachers:<br />
"She is a dreamer ...<br />
I catch her staring out of the window, far away in a dream."<br />
That teacher was obviously not a dreamer<br />
or she would have known ...<br />
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For a time as a child we lived on a pretty canal<br />
that led to a beautiful lake.<br />
If was the stuff of childhood dreams with<br />
a weeping willow tree in the backyard<br />
and a rowboat that I'd go out with my dad on.<br />
I had a favorite spot at that house.<br />
The backyard sloped down to the water<br />
and there was an area by a grouping of trees<br />
way over in the corner of the backyard<br />
right by the water's edge<br />
that I loved to tuck myself into<br />
and listen to the sounds of the trickling water<br />
and dream ...<br />
I couldn't tell you today what I was dreaming of then ...<br />
but I know even now that it was my happy place.<br />
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Today I find myself living in a house<br />
with a deep backyard for dreaming.<br />
As you enter this wonderland, there are scented flower gardens<br />
that were there for years and years before I ever came.<br />
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... this house is on the water again ...<br />
another perfect dreamland ...<br />
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Sometimes it seems that my dreams<br />
are asking me to follow ...<br />
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... sometimes my dreams lead me to an obvious destination ...<br />
"paint this" they whisper ...<br />
"write these words down before you forget" they remind me ...<br />
and when I "get it," it's as if the world<br />
is filled with sparkle ...<br />
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But sometimes I get just a hint of where to follow ...<br />
a thought that evaporates before I can grasp it ...<br />
like a misty train on it's way to a destination unknown ...<br />
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... those dreams make me work for them ...<br />
it's as if they're hiding behind a veil<br />
waiting for me to find what I am meant to see ...<br />
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... it gives me a sense of deja vu ...<br />
and it makes me squint my eyes<br />
to see what I'm not seeing<br />
and tilt my head to listen for what I'm not hearing ...<br />
and when it finally appears,<br />
it's usually filled with more sparkle<br />
than the dreams that present ideas<br />
so quickly.<br />
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If I could step back in time,<br />
I'd tell that teacher of my childhood<br />
that my childhood dreams were simply preparing me<br />
for a career that requires<br />
daily dreaming ...<br />
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Sometimes these things are difficult to put into words<br />
and when I mention these things to someone that is<br />
not a dreamer, someone that is practical,<br />
I know they can't hear what I say,<br />
can't see what I see.<br />
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Tell me ...<br />
are you a dreamer?<br />
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Till next time ...<br />
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XO ~ SANDY M<br />
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OOH LA FROU FROU<br />
is the blog of illustrator<br />
SANDY M<br />
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For custom illustration inquiries<br />
contact Sandy at<br />
artistsandym@gmail.com<br />
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The sources of these images<br />
can be found in my Pinterest board<br />
entitled <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/oohlafroufrou/dreamy/">Dreamy</a><br />
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<br />Someone's been very busy planning and creating<br /> some chic things to come for the new site ...<br />and since I can't divulge too much yet,<br />it leaves me with my lips rather zipped ...<br /><br />So ...<br />since I can't share current illustrations<br />being created for the shop<br />or any of the many illustrations<br />I'm currently working on for some lovely clients yet,<br />I thought why take us away for a moment<br />on a virtual vacation.<br />
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<br />I don't know about you ...<br />but winter this year where I live<br />has been way too ... well ... winter-like for me ...<br />the hardest winter we've seen in a long time!<br />I just checked my weather app and it shows<br />0 degrees (F).<br />Yep. 0 as in 0. See what I mean?<br /><br />So I thought whisking us away for a moment visually<br />with dreams of lying by the sea or <br />thoughts of booking a week-long (or more?) stay<br />at an exclusive tropical resort with nothing more to do than decide<br />which umbrella drink would go best with the book<br />we're reading would be just the ticket for today!<br /><br />Are you planning on an escape this winter?<br />Since I feel this wish to escape for a while<br />every year in January or February,<br />I'm thinking the smart thing to do would be to<br />actually plan one for next February ...<br />I think I may have to do a little travel research.<br />Any suggestions?<br /><br />Thanks so much for dropping by<br />while the construction of the new site<br />is underway ...<br />till next time!<br /><br /><img src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-poH-yFD0-aY/Ut9Hp_FG6MI/AAAAAAAAMLk/dRJv13NFTVI/s1600/sign+off.jpg" /><br /><br />OOHLAFROUFROU<br />is the blog of illustrator<br />
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Hi friends ...<br />hope you're having a wonderful week!</div>
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I've been very busy with all of the things<br />that need to happen when you are getting<br />a new website up and running<br />so I thought I'd just drop by to say hello<br />and share a few things that I've found inspiring<br />and have pinned this week on <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/oohlafroufrou/">Pinterest</a> ...</div>
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... like these two funny ladies of the Golden Globes ...</div>
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<br />... and this was a perfect addition to my<br />"Take Me To The Sea" board ...</div>
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<br />How would you describe elegance?</div>
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<br />I think the lovely Charlize is very elegant ...</div>
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<br />Then, of course, there are thoughts<br />of Valentine's Day coming up ...</div>
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<br />... one can dream ...</div>
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HAPPY 2014!<br />
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I hope everyone had a more-than-fabulous<br />
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Mine was truly wonderful,<br />
enjoying precious family that came in<br />
and celebrating in a living room that actually had <br />
paint color and furniture this year!<br />
If you follow, you may remember that<br />
this historic home was purchased last year<br />
and remodeling has been going on one room at a time!<br />
Last year, Christmas was celebrated in the only room<br />
that was semi-finished and that was the library,<br />
so it's getting there!<br />
Next project: a new entry floor<br />
and then the kitchen will be gutted <br />
and a new kitchen will be coming (YAY) ...<br />
so the adventure continues!<br />
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This will be just a quick post<br />
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A brand new<br />
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eventually MUCH more) <br />
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<br /><br />I love black and white ...<br />and I love to create in black and white ...<br />
but I'd hate to think of a world without color.<br />
It makes us appreciate the beauty of black and white <br />so much more.<br />
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In a black and white world,<br />
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but not gold ...<br />
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So ...<br />I hope your holiday season is one filled with beautiful color,<br />
sipping pink champagne and tossing gold glitter!<br />
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Because next Wednesday will be Christmas<br />
and the following Wednesday will be New Year's Day,<br />
I'll see you in a brand new colorful 2014!<br />
Merry Merry<br />
&<br />
Happy Happy!<br />
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Don't you just love this golden season?<br />
It's so magical with all of its lights, music and wonder.<br />
I like to turn the lights down in the house after dark<br />
and marvel at the beauty of the trees glowing<br />
and casting sparkles and shadows all around.<br />
And the golden memories we have<br />
of the holidays from years past and time<br />
that was spent with cherished friends and family<br />
seem to linger and sparkle in our minds forever.<br />
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I hope that you're having some very sparkly moments<br />
this holiday season.<br />
I decorated the house early this year <br />
before leaving for out of town for Thanksgiving<br />
and it's really made for<br />
a more relaxed Christmas season.<br />
I may adopt that practice forever!<br />
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Speaking of golden,<br />
my fabulous clients are<br />
are golden in my mind and the list<br />
of these "golden ones" is growing all of the time!<br />
They bring me a constant stream of<br />
fun projects and give me the opportunity <br />
to design and create for them ...<br />
what could be more golden than that?<br />
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One of the members in this chic group of "goldens"<br />
is Jennifer of Bella Clinique<br />
and I'll share with you<br />
the new illustration that was<br />
recently created for their Christmas card in a moment.<br />
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You may remember the first illustration (below)<br />
that was commissioned by Bella Clinique.<br />
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It was the first illustration that the logo girl <br />
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I recently posted<br />
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as a mural in the spa ...<br />
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In the first illustration, above, Bella is carrying <br />
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For the Christmas illustration, below,<br />
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To see the holiday illustration on their website<br />
during the holiday season, go <a href="http://www.bellaclinique.ca/">here</a>.<br />
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Have a simply golden remainder of the week, everyone!<br />
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The above custom illustrations<br />
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Just stopping by<br />
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It's definitely feeling a lot like Christmas!<br />
I actually love the hustle and bustle of the season and<br />
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Thinking of holiday crowds reminds<br />
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I've started making my Christmas list, have you?<br />I usually don't have an idea of what <br />I'll add to my list when I sit down to write,<br />but before I know it, I start to worry that the list has gotten too long!<br />I'd really love to know what's on your wish list!<br /><br />If you follow me on <a href="http://statigr.am/illustratorsandym">Instagram</a> or <a href="https://twitter.com/oohlafroufrou">Twitter</a>,<br />you've probably seen glimpses of the holiday decor mischief <br />that's been happening at my house already ...<br /><img height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D9jGw-Bp7pg/Up6oqe7EubI/AAAAAAAAL8c/6QemNKzJfxM/s640/instagram+collage+(c)+SANDY+M+for+Ooh+La+Frou+Frou.JPG" width="640" /><br /><img height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OIDVGRN24iM/Up6ozvE4cpI/AAAAAAAAL8k/AK56bIOOtlo/s640/Photo+collage+(c)+SANDY+M+for+Ooh+La+Frou+Frou.JPG" width="640" /><br />Now I feel I'm ready to begin shopping ... sort of lol!<br /><br />I wanted to share with you<br />exciting news of where one of my illustrations is appearing now ..<br />Macy's!<br />The Christmas illustration I created some time ago for<br />the Michel Germain sexual fragrance line<br />is now featured on their collector's edition<br /> holiday gift box containing three mini-bottles<br />of their best-selling fragrances ... and it's<br />FREE with a $70 fragrance purchase.<br />Take a peek at it <a href="http://www1.macys.com/shop/product/receive-a-free-3-pc-gift-with-70-michel-germain-sexual-fragrance-purchase?ID=1089572&CategoryID=58071#fn=sp%3D1%26spc%3D17%26ruleId%3D57%26slotId%3D1">HERE</a> on the Macy's site!<br /><br />On another note,<br />some time ago an illustration was commissioned<br />by <a href="http://www.alianaevents.com/">Aliana Events</a><br />for an upcoming surprise party ...<br />I was shown a photo of the guest of honor ...<br />and here she is illustrated ...<br /><img height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Znuqu83AONI/Up64-c4Nf4I/AAAAAAAAL9o/4VhGpuCV0-I/s640/Inna+Copyright+2013+Illustrator+SANDY+M+Ooh+La+Frou+Frou.JPG" width="235" /><br /><br /><br />Aliana of Aliana Events<br />was kind enough to share with us<br />a few photos from the event <br />and one of the ways the illustration was featured ...<br />quite a glamorous affair!<br /><br /><img height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_jthCOSWsr4/Up6wxfX-CvI/AAAAAAAAL9A/Wzp-wimeAzc/s640/Aliana+Montage.JPG" width="640" /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Image courtesy of (c) <a href="http://www.alianaevents.com/">Aliana Events</a></span><br /><br /><img height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7OPR6GX1Nds/Up6xYEnMY8I/AAAAAAAAL9I/ukboNRdWss8/s640/Aliana+Cake.jpg" width="408" /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Image courtesy of (c) <a href="http://www.alianaevents.com/">Aliana Events</a></span><br />
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Thank you, Aliana!<br />You can find Aliana on Instagram as @alianaevents<br />
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Each Christmas, as my gift to you,<br />
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Upper East Side townhouses;<br />
the golden windows of the city at night;<br />
the city's magical hustle and bustle;</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">~ TOWNHOUSES AND TAXIS ~</span><br />Last year I created a sparkling pile of Upper East Side Magic</div>
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to hang on my Christmas tree:</div>
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Townhouses hung by ribbons all over my tree in rows,</div>
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and taxis ran all over the tree, carting imaginary townhouse residents</div>
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to the fancy parties, plays and restaurants in my imagination.</div>
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Sometimes I placed the white lights on the tree by townhouse windows,</div>
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The tree was a smash hit with everyone that visited.<br />
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<span style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">YAY<br />UPPER EAST SIDE<br />GIFT TAGS!</span></div>
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Click <a href="https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B-RvSHruq2twUmRHa0Jrb1RfZ1U&usp=sharing">HERE</a> to go to the free printable townhouses & taxi downloads.<br />
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After downloading and printing off the tags on white cardstock,<br />
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<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">MAKING TOWNHOUSES ON TAGS APPEAR 3-D<br />AND EMBELLISHING WITH GLITTER,</span><br />
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The gift tags are beautiful simply used flat as they appear in the downloads<br />
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if you'd like, you can make them look three-dimensional<br />
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The three-dimensional effect<br />
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townhouses, making it look as if it's the beginning of townhouse sides.<br />
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If you like the three-dimensional effect,<br />
first, just grab a little pair of scissors<br />
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(1) For the GREY TOWNHOUSE WITHOUT STAIRS<br />
(the one on the LEFT in the following image):<br />
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you don't need scissors.<br />
Just fold back a little on each side of the complete tag<br />
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folding back even the white area above the townhouse.<br />
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(2) for the GREY TOWNHOUSE WITH STAIRS<br />
(the MIDDLE townhouse in the image above):<br />
Start on the left side of the tag:<br />
Fold the edge of the left side of the tag back 1/4" or so,<br />
just as you did in the previous townhouse, <br />
right up to the top of the tag.<br />
For the right side, take your scissors and make a horizontal clip<br />
at the top of the staircase rail just to the right of the door.<br />
(it will be obvious where this is by looking at the tag.<br />
Fold back the right edge of the townhouse and upper portion of the tag<br />
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3. On the GOLD TOWNHOUSE tag, you'll notice that it has a taller roof, <br />
so for the ornaments, I made a tiny<br />
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to separate the edges of the body of the townhouse from the roof.<br />
I then folded back the townhouse sides first, 1/4" like the grey ones.<br />
For the roof of your tags, just as you did below the roof,<br />
cut a small incision on each side on each side at the top of the roofline as well.<br />
Now you can fold the tiny edges of the sides of the roof back too.<br />
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If you look at the photo of my gold townhouse ornament above,<br />
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Your gift tags will be the<br />
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Have a marvelous Thanksgiving, everyone<br />
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First image of girl with gifts <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/179792210097256086/">via</a></div>
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I love the the glamour they add to the holidays!<br />I've been listening to all of the buzz<br />as each store prepares to show the world<br />the fabulous windows they've been working on all year<br />and watching for photos as soon as they're released.<br />Magical excitement!<br /><br />Tiffany and Company has been unveiling the new holiday windows<br />of their Fifth Avenue flagship store in the last couple of days on Instagram<br />and this year's windows are my kind of magic!<br />When I saw the Instagram photos they posted,<br />it reminded me of how much I love the Christmas video<br />that Tiffany and Company puts together for their site each year,<br />so I took a peek at this year's film, entitled<br />"The Perfect Holiday Comes Wrapped in Blue" ...<br />have you seen it?<br />If not, or if you'd like the joy of watching it again,<br /> go <a href="http://www.tiffany.com/?siteid=1&omcid=G39980-iq_id=13381091-VQ16-c&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=01%2BBranded%2BNew%2B-%2BPhrase&utm_term=13381091-VQ16-c-tiffanys">here</a> to get into the spirit even more!<br /><br />The pug puppy in the video<br />reminds me a little of the pug in this holiday illustration<br />I once created because they are both playing <br />with the holiday ribbon ... so fun!<br /><img height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KgJ53a3rtzI/UoxFzsQPljI/AAAAAAAAL3Y/Kw_ec6KkDHk/s640/Tiffany+Pug+Christmas.jpg" width="473" /><br /><br />You probably also know that one of my favorite things<br />is the golden light in windows of stores and homes<br /> during the evening.<br />It makes sense, then, that this magical light <br />appears in many of my illustrations.<br />It also should be no surprise, then, that I love<br /> that the theme of Tiffany's holiday windows<br />feature holiday scenes in the golden windows<br />of Upper East Side Townhouses.<br /><br />You may remember that last Christmas season, I posted a photo<br />of miniature glittery townhouses dressed for the holidays<br />and sparkly taxis that I created for my living room tree ...<br /><img height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Mdcfwl13GlI/UoxKQy40C5I/AAAAAAAAL3k/_m6ThqoHSog/s640/COPYRIGHT+ILLUSTRATED+CITY+ORNAMENTS+BY+ILLUSTRATOR+SANDY+M+(C)+SANDY+M+ALL+RIGHTS+RESERVED.JPG" width="480" /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">My personal townhouse illustrations made into ornaments. Photo by SANDY M</span><br /><br />The following romantic renderings of Tiffany and Company's holiday windows<br />(courtesy of Tiffany and Company)<br />are almost as magical as the windows themselves, don't you think?<br /></div>
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What's on my studio desk? Well, I just completed an illustration for<br />a client (Bella Clinique) for their company Christmas card ...<br />(I'll show you after it's released by the client) and am now<br />assembling thoughts for another client illustration.<br /><br />I've also just begun dressing my home<br />in glitter and twinkle lights so that holiday magic is felt</div>
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the moment someone steps onto my front walk.<br />I'd love to hear what you've been up to!<br /><img height="100" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-M_wkEjFojao/UoxOzHra23I/AAAAAAAAL3w/MmpBtd29eLw/s640/Until+Next+time+xo+Sandy+M_Black+(1)+(1)+(1).jpg" width="640" /></div>
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Happy Wednesday!<br />Let's catch up with each other!<br /><br />Can you believe it's already mid-November?<br />I hope you are having a wonderful week ...<br />I feel as if I just stepped off a plane ...<br />actually, I did ... I arrived back home Monday evening <br />from a beautiful family wedding weekend in Arizona.<br />If you follow me on Instagram and/or Twitter, </div>
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This dramatic sunset happened as I sat having pre-dinner appetizers </div>
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And, of course, a shot of the resort pool ...<br />I just love relaxing by a pool, don't you?<br />Lately, anytime I'm by a pool, I take photos of the water<br />because I'm planning on creating a large canvas for the house<br />of pool water with all of it's light reflections and sparkle ...</div>
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In the mural, you see the logo girl that I was asked to design for them<br />(her name is Bella and is based upon the looks of the spa's owner)<br />walking her dog in front of a spa window filled with spa goodies.<br />The window in the illustration is flanked with lanterns and pretty topiaries.<br />The spa's name is on the awning illustrated above the window.<br />For the illustration of Bella's dog,<br />I was given photos of the owner's beautiful dog<br /> to refer to when illustrating him ...<br />I love that his reflection can be seen in the adjacent mirror ...</div>
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<br />Click <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/203013895676438150/">here</a> to go to this yum-looking<br /><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/203013895676438150/">Coconut Pumpkin Chiffon Pie</a> and there's also<br />nine delicious Pumpkin Pie recipes in the link from Southern Living!</div>
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Let me start with the bad news right off:<br />
I have had to make the gut-wrenching decision, with much angst, </div>
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that my first illustrated calendar that I just recently decided to create</div>
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is being postponed until next year.</div>
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My sincerest apologies.</div>
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But it is truly necessary.</div>
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The good news is</div>
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that the calendar I would have had the time to create this year</div>
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couldn't possibly have had enough time to become as magical</div>
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as I needed it to be.</div>
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There just wasn't enough time. </div>
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by working on it throughout next year<br />
and introducing it in the fall <br />
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much more magic to hold in your hands.</div>
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Let me begin by saying that</div>
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if you know me,</div>
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you know how I feel about magic ...</div>
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it's what I'm all about ...</div>
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If you are one that recognizes magic ...</div>
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then you are one that realizes it truly is hiding everywhere ...</div>
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it hides in the folds of sheer fabric ...</div>
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... It's there in the glimmer of the sparkle that winks in the light ...<br />
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It smiles at me from a crisp white awning ... </div>
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especially if the sun should decide to play with pattern,</div>
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as if it has tossed a handful of sequins across it ...</div>
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... it whispers to me from uniform shapes of topiaries ...<br />
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... and from the golden glow from windows ...</div>
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... it looks up at me from the unexpected beauty of blue that sits amongst</div>
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a party of formal white tables ...<br />
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It's there, always, in whimsy ...</div>
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... but it's also there with it's eyebrows raised,<br />
looking inquisitvely at me<br />
from the table where a girl may sit alone in thought ...<br />
whispering to me from across the room,<br />
"Don't you see a story here? A perfect painting?"</div>
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Magic.</div>
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It's always there everywhere for me.</div>
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And that magic is what whispered to me in the night</div>
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just a short time ago ...</div>
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"you should create a calendar."</div>
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So, I awoke with the magical ideas floating in the air all around me ...</div>
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they were sparkling off the walls as I descended my circular staircase,</div>
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floating in the whipped cream atop my morning coffee ...</div>
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I would create a fairytale of a beautiful calendar.</div>
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So I announced it to all and began the work.</div>
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YES, YES, YES ...</div>
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that I was only just beginning the work on an elaborate calendar</div>
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when many others had been working on their calendars all year</div>
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and had already introduced them to the public as finished.</div>
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NO, NO, NO,</div>
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I had not thought of doing it earlier in the year <br />
when it now clearly should have begun.</div>
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But, did I stop?</div>
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NO.</div>
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But to do a calendar the way I do a calendar</div>
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is no quick thing.</div>
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If you know me, you also know</div>
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that I am a painter of detail.</div>
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And you know what they say ... </div>
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"magic is in the details" ...</div>
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and they're right.<br />
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Creating a calendar the way I want to create my calendar</div>
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requires the preparation sort of needed for creating a mini novel ...</div>
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before even beginning to paint the illustrations, you need to:<br />
think of the settings, the characters,</div>
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the plot, so to speak ...</div>
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you have to choose the fashions for each month</div>
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and the look of the girls to illustrate to tell your story.</div>
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It's rather like being a stylist, author, and magic wand waver all at once.</div>
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And I have NOOOOOO problem with being a magic wand waver.</div>
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I do it all the time.</div>
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But something hit me when November 1 happened.</div>
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I looked at my illustration calendar filled with client illustrations to complete</div>
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by the end of November in addition to the many calendar illustrations still left</div>
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and realized there was no way I would be able to finish</div>
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the calendar dancing in my mind in that amount of time.<br />
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who would want to go to a designers runway show<br />squeezed in at the last minute only to see a girl in jeans walking down the runway?</div>
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Just as designers need time to get their models chosen, <br />
their background created, <br />the gowns designed and created, <br />the hair styled, make-up applied ...</div>
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the same is true for a work of illustration magic ...<br />you get the idea.</div>
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That morning that magic whispered the sentence to me</div>
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that said "you should create a calendar"</div>
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probably ended with "... next year" and I just awoke too soon.</div>
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I so hate to disappoint anyone.</div>
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And that's why I try to never {ever} do it.<br />
Let's hope this is the last time I'll ever have to.</div>
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Indeed I am.</div>
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I sometimes have to remind myself to look around me.</div>
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To open my eyes and really taste the coffee I'm sipping,</div>
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to look at the beauty of the cup I hold with the gold handle.</div>
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To really see the sun sparkling in the leaves of the tree</div>
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To sit and listen to a friend.</div>
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To be now.</div>
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thank you so much for dropping by.</div>
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Wishing you a week of dreams and wishes and</div>
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seeing all of the magic already all around you.</div>
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Hi Lovelies ...<br />
how has your week been so far?<br />
I've been so hard at work on the calendar illustrations<br />
that October is just flying by!<br />
Silly, silly me ...<br />
I hadn't planned on creating a 2014 calendar,<br />
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"I can do it ... I have time."<br />
Usually, before undertaking such a project,<br />
ideas would simmer from the beginning of the year<br />
and calendar work would begin by March.<br />
So ... you can imagine the magic happening<br />
in the studio right now!<br />
But happening, it is!<br />
I'm working hard to get it ready and available <br />
hopefully by the<br />
end of November!</div>
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If you follow me on Instagram,<br />
you probably have seen a couple of illustration sneak peeks.<br />
In thinking of what I'd like the calendar theme to be,<br />
I imagined that it would be fun to<br />
create a year where each month<br />
we step into a dream ...<br />
the dream of living a glamorous life in the city,<br />
where we'd drop into exciting places on a daily basis,<br />
as if money were no object ...<br />
where couture clothes were the norm<br />
(imaging slipping into Valentino, Dior, Elie Saab daily)<br />
and glamour happened around every turn.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://cinemagraphs.com/">via</a> Photography/Cinemagraph by the fabulous Jamie Beck and Kevin Burg</span></div>
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So, I am dreaming up a year's worth of girls<br />
that are living an "Eloise-all-grown-up" kind of life.<br />
Some months we may see a girl that lives in the city<br />
and in other months, we may dream along with another<br />
as she orders room service in one of the city's<br />
fabulous hotels ...<br />
I thought that stepping through a townhouse door<br />
with an address of 2014 on the cover<br />
and entering dreamland for a year<br />
certainly would be fun.<br />
Stay tuned!</div>
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It's been an awful lot of fun virtually<br />
"shopping"<br />
for the designer pieces that the calendar girls will wear<br />
in each of the months ...<br />
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Following are a couple of the outfits you just may see on the calendar ...<br />
elegant designer beauties especially for days where something other than<br />
a long evening gown is called for ...<br />
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For instance, what gorgeous Dior skirt<br />
do you think has been "shopped" and "bought"<br />
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for one of the calendar girls<br />
to sip champagne in at the <a href="http://www.theplazany.com/dining/champagne-bar/">Plaza Champagne Bar</a> ...<br />
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... hint: it was chosen because it's pretty lavender flowers on the skirt ...<br />
they so matched the purple glow<br />
cast down and reflected off the crystal champagne flutes<br />
from the aubergine Rose Club chandeliers above ...<br />
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... and here it is ...<br />
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... and to go with the skirt, I'm sure she felt like a princess<br />
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... and for February, another calendar girl is trying hard to decide what to wear<br />
for that very special Valentine's date ...<br />
hmmm ... how about this one ....<br />
we see her suddenly sparkling as she tries on this gorgeous Elie Saab,<br />
(that I "shopped" for right off the 2014 runway) ...<br />
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... and to go with that beautiful dress,<br />
what could be better than a pair of<br />
Valentino Rock Stud heels ...<br />
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Too much fun ...<br />
I could get used to shopping like this!</div>
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Have a wonderful week, everyone<br />
I'd love to stay and chat but I have lots of illustrating to do!<br />
Till next time!<br />
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For custom illustration inquiries<br />leave Sandy a note <a href="http://oohlafroufrou.com/id14.html">here</a>.<br /><br /><br />
Photo credits:<br />
The two incredible cinemagraphs are linked above below each photo<br />
and are the beautiful work of Jamie Beck and Kevin Burg.<br />
Plaza Hotel NYC Champagne Bar with purple light reflected <a href="http://www.theluxtraveller.com/the-plaza-ny/">via</a><br />
Champagne Bar photo with green chairs courtesy Plaza Hotel NYC<br />
Dior, Elie Saab and Valentino fashions and shoes above<br />
can be found on Pinterest.</div>
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Did you awake thinking that this middle-of-the-week kind of day</div>
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let's throw some gold confetti in the air to zing it up a little</div>
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so right now we're all sitting around the most charming breakfast table</div>
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talking about a Paris dinner party we want to throw there.</div>
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I believe</div>
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that any discussion anywhere surely would HAVE to be even</div>
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more fabulous if the conversation were held while sitting on gold chairs.</div>
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You can quote me on that ...</div>
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So, we're sitting around on our gold chairs</div>
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sparkly things into our prettiest bags ...</div>
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Thanks for joining me for a little Wednesday fun.<br />
The Paris Party post is, of course, in honor of<br />
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The giveaway was in celebration of reaching 20,000 fab friends<br />
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Last week's blog comments given a number in order of when they were received.<br />
The winner was chosen via random number generator:<br />
and the winner is number 3: Kare!<br />
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Congratulations, Kare!<br />When you gaze at your print, may you think of<br />life as the grandest of parties.<br /><br />
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Hi everyone!<br />
I'm back!<br />
I hope you all had a simply fab summer ...<br />
didn't it go by fast?<br />
I take summers off from blogging<br />
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Isn't it glorious?</div>
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with requests to create pretty things for clients. </div>
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Most of them I can't mention yet</div>
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There are many exciting things waiting to be created</div>
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starting in November too ... including a couple of book covers (fun!).</div>
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One of the things I love about what I do ...</div>
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each day brings something exciting and new.</div>
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October will be filled with finishing the 2014 calendar illustrations </div>
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So excited about it!</div>
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I'll be showing some teasers soon!</div>
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If you follow me on instagram, you probably saw this:</div>
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Also on Instagram, for the first time, </div>
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usually I really don't have an idea of what I will be sketching,</div>
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I'M HAVING A CELEBRATION PARTY!</div>
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THIS GIVEAWAY IS IN CELEBRATION</div>
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OF JUST CROSSING THE LINE TO OVER</div>
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20,000</div>
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PINTEREST FOLLOWERS!</div>
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On Pinterest you may have seen this posted today!<br /><img height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IXUokDHjS1A/UlVKB88ATTI/AAAAAAAALko/rwCpR0rtPSw/s400/Pinterest+Giveaway+2.JPG" width="400" /></div>
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Whether you follow me on <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/oohlafroufrou/boards/">Pinterest</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/oohlafroufrou">Twitter</a>, <a href="http://instagram.com/">Instagram</a>,</div>
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I wanted to take a moment</div>
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to say thank you. Thank you for your support and </div>
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thank you for all of these special virtual friendships.</div>
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I love hearing your thoughts and visiting your blogs ...</div>
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and now that I'm back, I can't wait to hear what you've been up to.</div>
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Okay, back to the GIVEAWAY!</div>
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I'm gifting one of you that leaves a comment on this post</div>
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one of my signed "Paris Party" prints!</div>
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It fits a standard-size 11" x 14" frame!</div>
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Since I'm celebrating 20,000 Pinterest followers,</div>
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I thought the party print was the perfect choice!</div>
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Just leave a comment here on the blog, along with how I can reach you</div>
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should your comment be drawn.</div>
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random number generator at noon EST</div>
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on next Tuesday, October 15.</div>
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Good luck, everyone!</div>
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And if you are one of the 20,000+ followers on Pinterest ...</div>
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thank you for following!</div>
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I thought I'd end it with a variety of a few of my recent pins ...</div>
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(all of the following pins can be found in my recent pins <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/oohlafroufrou/pins/">here</a>)</div>
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So obsessed with animal prints this fall ... obsessed ... did I say ... oh, yes, I did.</div>
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I thought this sounded as delicious as it is beautiful ... </div>
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you can find the recipe is <a href="http://www.sugarhero.com/2013/10/chocolate-raspberry-mousse-cake/">here</a> ...</div>
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I love the photos collected in my "<a href="http://www.pinterest.com/oohlafroufrou/take-me-to-the-sea/">Take me to the Sea</a>" Pinterest board ...</div>
it's like going on vacation ...<br />
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what can I say? Variety is the spice of life ;)</div>
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just because you are so wonderful.</div>
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See you next Wednesday, when I announce</div>
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the winner of the "Paris Party" print! xo</div>
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For custom illustration inquiries,</div>
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Hi everyone!<br />
Summer is slowly waving goodbye to us<br />
(I hope you all have had a fabulous one!)<br />
and autumn is trying to sneak it's foot in the door ...<br />
I'm slowly trying to talk myself into being ready for it!</div>
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As much as I love autumn,<br />
(and once I'm into it, I love it wholeheartedly),<br />
I always have in the back of my mind<br />
how long it will be before we will have another summer<br />
and how I feel about it all in February and March ...<br />
which makes it all so bittersweet, doesn't it?</div>
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I've enjoyed having some time to enjoy summer<br />
and to make some future illustration plans<br />
by having a relaxed blog schedule this summer ...<br />
and soon I'll be back with a regular blogging schedule<br />
for fall!</div>
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I wanted to stop by today to say hello</div>
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on this first day of <a href="http://www.mbfashionweek.com/">New York Fashion Week</a> ...</div>
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(oh, the glamour of it all)<br />
to say hello and let you know regular posts will begin soon!</div>
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I've been very busy working on the illustrations for the</div>
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upcoming SANDY M 2014 Calendar ...<br />
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... on the cover illustration (a portion of it, above), <br />
we see a glamorous girl dressed in a sparkly black dress<br />
walking up the steps about to enter the door<br />
to an Upper East Side townhouse party ...<br />
Townhouse No. 2014 represents the new year ...<br />
and she's just about to walk through the door.<br />
Each month of the calendar</div>
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will continue with the city theme<br />
as introduced with the Upper East Side cover ...<br />
glamorous illustrations of girls enjoying<br />
2014 in the city!<br />
Stay tuned!</div>
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See you soon everyone!</div>
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For custom illustration inquiries<br />
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What is it about August?<br />
The fact that it's the last "unofficial"<br />
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autumn decorations begin to shoulder themselves into the stores,<br />
ads begin to appear for "back to school" supplies ...<br />
and it makes summer lovers like me want to slip our sunnies on,<br />
cover our ears and shout<br />
"na na na na na na na" ...</div>
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... not that I don't LOVE autumn, I do ...<br />
so very much, in fact, that it's my second favorite season ...<br />
I adore autumn leaves, apple cider, crisp air, warm clothes ...<br />
but I just like to keep all things in their time<br />
so that we can truly enjoy and soak in the season that's still here ...<br />
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And I've been doing just that!<br />
You all know that I've taken a little time off<br />
from the blog for the summer, just popping in now and again to say hello ...<br />
hope you've all been having a sparkling one, too!<br />
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In addition to purely enjoying the summer sunshine and beaches,<br />
taking little trips here and there,<br />
enjoying fresh vegetables from farm stands,<br />
savoring summer barbecues and dining al fresco<br />
and ending sultry days with cooler evening walks ...<br />
I spend a good portion of most days, of course, in the studio.<br />
Many of the things I have been working on I'm not able to share yet,<br />
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The illustration was commissioned by Aliana of Aliana Events<br />
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to be presented at a stunning Dior-themed bridal shower.<br />
The following photo of the bride-to-be with the illustration<br />
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I also mentioned on social media recently that the first<br />
SANDY M Illustrated Calendar<br />
will be available for 2014 and will be introduced later this fall!<br />
The following "teaser," of a portion of the calendar cover illustration<br />
{but covering up the townhouse door area to keep it a surprise}<br />
is all that has been shown so far ...<br />
notice the address of this chic city townhouse as the introduction ...<br />
Stay tuned for more ...<br />
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Along with all of the details for the calendar,<br />
one of the illustrations I'm currently working on for a client<br />
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"travel" while I'm working! ;)<br />
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Have a sweet remainder of August, everyone!<br />
I'll be leaving the end of next week for a week-long<br />
road trip with my dad ... yep, a father and daughter trip ...<br />
going back and visiting his roots ;) ...<br />
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First three images sourced from Pinterest as follows:<br />
Image 1 girl in sunglasses <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/203013895675785632/">via</a><br />
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What's new? Well, I was recently interviewed</div>
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Hello lovies.<br />
I snapped the following photo of my favorite tree in the yard <br />
as a backdrop for this quote created for instagram ...<br />
it's the kind of tree that you remember from childhood,<br />
the kind that provides luxurious shade from a hot summer for a picnic ...<br />
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Doesn't warm weather beg you to dream?<br />
I think so.<br />
I think it begs you to put your feet up and dream,<br />
even if you're dressed for a summer party<br />
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It's been a super warm summer here (mid-90's to 100 degrees fahrenheit) ...</div>
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Because of the warmth, I've spent some relaxing afternoons at the beach ...</div>
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removing wallpaper and pickled panelling and painting the walls in pretty, beachy</div>
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taupey-grey that resembles driftwood of the library,</div>
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If you're interested, the board is called:</div>
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The board will contain snaps of decorating as it's done inside</div>
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When not on the beach or decorating,</div>
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My days are always filled with a busy custom illustration schedule.<br />
I recently completed two illustrations commissioned<br />
by a new on-line luxury home magazine,<br />
Adorno Magazine.<br />
The first issue is coming soon and I can't wait!<br />
Following is the first illustration that's been released,<br />
used in an Adorno ad that premiered during the Fourth of July holiday.<br />
Here is the illustration as I created it,<br />
of a sophisticated woman celebrating in a city penthouse apartment.:<br />
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.. and here it is as it was used in the<br />
Adorno Magazine advertisement in its<br />
Fourth of July colors:<br />
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So exciting!<br />
To sign up for e-mail notification<br />
of the first issue when it launches (soon!)<br />
you can sign up <a href="http://adornomag.com/comingsoon/">here</a>.<br />
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Okay, your turn!<br />
What have you been up to, friends?<br />
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Summer sweetness is in full bloom ...<br />
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<br /><img height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YO7JsOSfQ0M/UdGyUxYYiGI/AAAAAAAALSQ/RbtyNuOvLJs/s400/shoes.JPG" width="400" /><br /><br />Hi everyone!<br />I certainly hope you had a fabulous weekend, as I did ...<br />and here's to a brand new week!<br /><br />As you know, I mentioned that during the summer<br />there would be a very relaxed blogging schedule here but that I would</div>
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<br />Whether it was day or night, the view from the hotel room was beautiful ...<br />(I like to secretly pretend that it's my penthouse apartment view lol) ...</div>
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<br />A charming brunch was enjoyed here, on Rush Street ...</div>
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Tell me ...<br />what did you do this weekend?<br />I'd love to know!<br />And ...<br />here's to a fabulous week for all of us!</div>
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