My Week Through Pinterest

Hi friends ...
hope you're having a wonderful week!

I've been very busy with all of the things
that need to happen when you are getting
a new website up and running
so I thought I'd just drop by to say hello
and share a few things that I've found inspiring
and have pinned this week on Pinterest ...

... like these two funny ladies of the Golden Globes ...

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... and this was a perfect addition to my
"Take Me To The Sea" board ...

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How would you describe elegance?

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I think the lovely Charlize is very elegant ...

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Then, of course, there are thoughts
of Valentine's Day coming up ...

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... one can dream ...

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And if you follow me on Instagram,
you know my mind has been on all things
celabratory at the thought of a website
that houses my store and the blog under one roof ...
and it's showing in what I choose to pin!

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Following is one of the promo pieces
recently posted on Instagram
for the upcoming website ... (YAY)

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To see more of what's been inspiring me on Pinterest,
come on over and visit me here!
Until next time,
stay fab and have a
wonderful remainder of the week and weekend!

OOHLAFROUFROU
is the blog of illustrator

SANDY M

For information on
custom illustration
contact Sandy at
artistsandym@gmail.com

CONFETTI THROWING COMING SOON

HAPPY 2014!

I hope everyone had a more-than-fabulous
holiday season!
Mine was truly wonderful,
enjoying precious family that came in
and celebrating in a living room that actually had
paint color and furniture this year!
If you follow, you may remember that
this historic home was purchased last year
and remodeling has been going on one room at a time!
Last year, Christmas was celebrated in the only room
that was semi-finished and that was the library,
so it's getting there!
Next project: a new entry floor
and then the kitchen will be gutted
and a new kitchen will be coming (YAY) ...
so the adventure continues!

This will be just a quick post
to announce something exciting coming soon!
A brand new
OOHLAFROUFROU

website!
(Hopefully end of January-ish)!

I'm excited
that finally visitors will be able to
shop for items featuring my illustrations
(limited-edition prints, flat notes and
eventually MUCH more)
as well as be able to
click onto a new wordpress blog ...
all under one roof!

If you follow on Instagram
(You'll find me as @illustratorsandym there)
you have seen some of the promo for the new site
that has recently started:

So,
STAY TUNED!

In the meantime,
I'll see you next week ...
but if you want to see any updates before then,
follow along on Twitter and Instagram.
If you need me, you know where I'll be ...
getting it one more step closer
to launching!

Till then!

OOH LA FROU FROU
is the blog of illustrator

SANDY M

For custom illustration inquiries
drop Sandy an e-mail at
artistsandym@gmail.com

Images above were created by
SANDY M
for Instagram.

Black and White World

What if ...
just for a day ...
we lived in a black and white world?

And from the moment we awoke ...
all over the planet ...
what if we noticed
that there was no color to be found ...

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... all throughout our day ...
no matter where we'd go ...

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... no matter what we'd see ...

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the world would be black and white.


I love black and white ...
and I love to create in black and white ...
but I'd hate to think of a world without color.
It makes us appreciate the beauty of black and white
so much more.

In a black and white world,
the glittery gold eye would still be glittery  ...
but not gold ...

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... a touch of sweet pink would merely be sweet ...

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... the ravishing red rose would be ravishing shades of grey.

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So ...
I hope your holiday season is one filled with beautiful color,
sipping pink champagne and tossing gold glitter!

Because next Wednesday will be Christmas
and the following Wednesday will be New Year's Day,
I'll see you in a brand new colorful 2014!
Merry Merry
&
Happy Happy!



OOH LA FROU FROU

is the blog of illustrator

SANDY M

For custom illustration inquiries,
drop a note to Sandy here.

Golden

Don't you just love this golden season?
It's so magical with all of its lights, music and wonder.
I like to turn the lights down in the house after dark
and marvel at the beauty of the trees glowing
and casting sparkles and shadows all around.
And the golden memories we have
of the holidays from years past and time
that was spent with cherished friends and family
seem to linger and sparkle in our minds forever.

I hope that you're having some very sparkly moments
this holiday season.
I decorated the house early this year
before leaving for out of town for Thanksgiving
and it's really made for
a more relaxed Christmas season.
I may adopt that practice forever!

Speaking of golden,
my fabulous clients are
are golden in my mind and the list
of these "golden ones" is growing all of the time!
They bring me a constant stream of
fun projects and give me the opportunity
to design and create for them ...
what could be more golden than that?

One of the members in this chic group of "goldens"
is Jennifer of Bella Clinique
and I'll share with you
the new illustration that was
recently created for their Christmas card in a moment.

You may remember the first illustration (below)
that was commissioned by Bella Clinique.


It was the first illustration that the logo girl
I designed for them appeared in
(she's named "Bella" and is fashioned after the owner).
I recently posted
where that illustration is now being used ...
as a mural in the spa ...

In the first illustration, above, Bella is carrying
her favorite LV handbag (just like the owner's),
and she is walking in front of the spa window
that's filled with spa goodies.  It's not a coincidence
that the dog on the leash is
the image of the owner's cherished pet!

For the Christmas illustration, below,
Bella is doing a little holiday decorating inside the spa
in front of the spa's cozy fireplace while snowflakes
gently fall outside the window ...
I can almost here soft holiday music

playing in the background ...

To see the holiday illustration on their website
during the holiday season, go here.

Have a simply golden remainder of the week, everyone!
Until later ...

OOH LA FROU FROU

is the blog of illustrator
SANDY M

If you have a custom illustration
inquiry, contact Sandy here.

The photos in this post
were sourced from:
Butter London via
Gold Confetti Dress via

Valentino Rock Studs via
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Sparkly Reindeer via
Sparkly Gold Tree Decorations via
Group of Hanging Gold Ornaments via

Gold Confetti Garland via
Gold Flatware via
Champagne Flutes via

The above custom illustrations
created for Bella Clinique
are by SANDY M
(c) SANDY M 2013 - All Rights Reserved.

Merry Merry!

Just stopping by
to say
Merry Merry
and wish everyone a
fabulous weekend!

It's definitely feeling a lot like Christmas!
I actually love the hustle and bustle of the season and
I'll be out and about this weekend,
whittling down my Christmas shopping list.

Thinking of holiday crowds reminds
me this commissioned illustration,
which was one of three holiday card illustrations
I created a few years ago for a beautiful, luxury hotel,
The Royal Park ...

Enjoy the season, everyone!
Till next time ...

OOH LA FROU FROU
is the blog of illusrator
SANDY M

For custom illustration,
contact Sandy here.

Artwork above (c) SANDY M ~ All rights reserved.