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
Sparkly Trees in Street Scene via
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.

Someone's Coming to Town ...

I hear that
"YOU-KNOW-WHO"
is coming to town soon ...

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Have you found yourself
getting into the spirit?

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I've started making my Christmas list, have you?
I usually don't have an idea of what
I'll add to my list when I sit down to write,
but before I know it, I start to worry that the list has gotten too long!
I'd really love to know what's on your wish list!

If you follow me on Instagram or Twitter,
you've probably seen glimpses of the holiday decor mischief
that's been happening at my house already ...


Now I feel I'm ready to begin shopping ... sort of lol!

I wanted to share with you
exciting news of where one of my illustrations is appearing now ..
Macy's!
The Christmas illustration I created some time ago for
the Michel Germain sexual fragrance line
is now featured on their collector's edition
 holiday gift box containing three mini-bottles
of their best-selling fragrances ... and it's
FREE with a $70 fragrance purchase.
Take a peek at it HERE on the Macy's site!

On another note,
some time ago an illustration was commissioned
by Aliana Events
for an upcoming surprise party ...
I was shown a photo of the guest of honor ...
and here she is illustrated ...



Aliana of Aliana Events
was kind enough to share with us
a few photos from the event
and one of the ways the illustration was featured ...
quite a glamorous affair!


Image courtesy of (c) Aliana Events


Image courtesy of (c) Aliana Events

Thank you, Aliana!
You can find Aliana on Instagram as @alianaevents

Lots of custom illustrations are in the works
and some very fun project ideas are up my sleeve for next year ...
more on all of that later!

Thanks for dropping by, everyone!
Happy Holidays!


OOH LA FROU FROU
is the blog of illustrator
SANDY M

For custom illustration inquiries
contact SANDY here