COULD SHE BE YOU

 TOPIARY GIRL

Topiaries TopiariesTopiaries,

She just loves the sound;

She could never have nearly enough

Of their whimsy all around.

Every shrub she passes by

She eyes with a hand on her sheers;

Would that one make the perfect bunny of green

or the first in a grand row of spheres?

Just when she thinks she may have just enough,

She carts home one or two more;

And although she spends time at glamorous boutiques,

She's her happiest at the topiary store.

COULD SHE BE YOU?

What better way to send ourselves into the weekend
than with thoughts of stepping into a greenhouse
filled with topiaries?
One of my favorite things to do in the summer
visit greenhouses filled with sun
and the sound of trickling water from a fountain
and the scent of green and flowers all around.
Normally a post like this would have been accompanied
by a topiary girl illustration, but you know since I myself
am a Topiary Girl that you will see one of those
sometime in the future.
As you know, this has been
 one of those very busy weeks
filled with illustration deadlines
and little time for anything else ...
but I'll be able to share those illustrations too
with you later!

Have a glorious weekend
filled with thoughts of spring!
Until Monday, darlings...


OOH LA FROU FROU
is the blog of illustrator
SANDY M

For custom illustration inquiries
drop Sandy a note here.

The topiary photos above
are from my Luxe Landscaping
Pinterest Board with the exception of
the fifth photo:
the dogs on the back of the truck ( via )
and the sixth photo:
rider and horse jumping over fence with dogs ( via )

COULD SHE BE YOU

DECOR FASHIONISTA

She sees each empty room as fashion space to fill,
She waves her designer wand to create magic at will;
For bejeweled hats and headbands, her vision is very clear,
Those items would be translated into a sparkling chandelier;

To her, the color on the walls is not a backdrop at all,
It's one of the most important characters at this fashion ball;
The furniture she chooses are supermodels every one,
Some are sophisticated pieces and others just for fun;

With door handles as jewels and bouquets as perfume,
The show is almost complete for her fabulous room;
She's thought of every detail ... she only needs one more,
she can't forget the runway ... a simply breathtaking floor!

COULD SHE BE YOU?

I don't know about you,

but I love interior design like I love fashion ...

and they are both favorite subjects for illustrating!

As I'm in the midst of decorating my home

that we purchased last year,

this post was a fun one to do ...

now, I must go wave a wand!

Have a wonderful weekend, darlings.

See you Monday!

OOH LA FROU FROU

is the blog of illustrator

SANDY M

For custom illustration,

leave a note for Sandy here.

The Pink Chair & Shoes

illustration is by SANDY M

All of the photos used in this post

are from my:

Pinterest boards entitled:

Pretty Things, Jewelry for the Home,

Living Rooms, Dining Rooms, Beautiful Baths

COULD SHE BE YOU?

BLACK AND WHITE DREAMS

"She watches herself in a black and white dream,

as she searches for love through each valley and stream;
along each city street and each ocean shore,
she searches each paper and each book and more ...

... she's very aware that time is dancing by,
and if in dreams she could, she would make herself fly;

so she might better look for him, this man she's not yet met,
she knows it will happen soon ...
it just hasn't happened yet ..."

Could she be you?
She knows she's probably passed him on some busy city street ...
and she dreams every night of the day they finally meet.

Hi everybody!
The "COULD SHE BE YOU" series
is always fun and inspiring for me
 and I hope for you, as it takes us away ...
and maybe your answer to the question
"COULD SHE BE YOU"
is sometimes yes!
Since it's Valentine's week,
I created this fantasy is especially for those of you
that just haven't met THE one yet.

Dreaming up different scenarios always opens
creative doors for me as an artist ...
by travelling to different places and circumstances

through words and photos, ideas begin to flow
for illustrations.

On another note ...
did Mother Nature pay you a visit last week?
If so, it probably made for very snowy Valentine shopping!

Don't forget!
There's a free illustrated fortune cookie gift tag
to add your own fortune to and
 attach to your Valentine's gift (see below) ...

In case you missed the simple instructions
 for assembling the tag, just go to this post.
To go directly to download page
 click HERE and when you get there,
click on the fortune cookie tag link.


See you Wednesday, lovelies!

OOH LA FROU FROU
is the blog of illustrator

SANDY M
The blog is written
and all illustration is by
SANDY M

For custom illustration inquiries,
just drop SANDY a message HERE.

The photographs used in this post
do not belong to me ...
the beautiful photos (and their sources)
can be found on my
BLACK AND WHITE or
DREAMY
Pinterest boards.