Adventures Ahead...

New Passport photo taken...

Tuesday there will be no post as I will be traveling to Paris... bags are pack and I'm sooooo excited... I'm already in the taxi ready to go... I have a nonstop VIRTUAL flight...

Outdoor Wednesday I will show you the Paris neighborhood where I will be staying... it maybe a wordless post too as I'm sure I will be tired... but it will contain beautiful photos and maybe a painting or two.

Paintings of Paris are already starting to appear in my Painting du Jour Gallery and Etsy Shop... and frameable notecards can be put together CUSTOM... you pick your favorite Paris paintings for a set of 8 frameable notecards... and ALL paintings can be made into prints...

Thursday I will find a great table for us in Paris to sit and ENJOY!

Friday will be fashionable but OF COURSE... we'll be in Paris afterall!

Saturday may involve something Parisian in the shade of PINK... make sure to stop by this week... as the VIRTUAL PARIS TRIP begins! There will be a lot of Fifiby's Art Auctions and a few GIVEAWAYS... Speaking of Giveaways... I am participating in one HERE.

ATTENTION... Fellow bloggers interested in participating/guest blogging on my site... please contact moi... I have a couple guest bloggers lined up... would love to have more... shows us... tells us about your favorite thing about PARIS or France!!! Email me HERE.

Photos were stolen from fellow bloggers... I'm sorry I don't remember from where... if you know please tell me.

A PINK dive into the Ocean...

Let's DIVE right in... have PINK fins and bikini... ready to go...

Today Sunny of All Things Sunny... is sharing her feelings about diving and 3 pictures from her diving trip to Jamaica...
Sunny says, "Being underwater is like being free... getting to do this hobby is not just about the underworld wonder, but about a freedom that I have within myself... But, more specifically, diving in a wonder like the GBR would be a dream come true!"

Sunny being silly... Sunny: "I love the light through the water"...

Sunny: "I love the shadowing of the divers against the water"...
Thank you Sunny! Ooooh that dive was wonderful... Are you ready for some food, drink & fun? back at the PINK villa I borrowed for all of us...This is our private beach... with little hints of PINK on our boats... feel free to take a ride...

There are some shopping huts nearby...or stay on the beach and listen to some Reggae..Whatever you decided to do this weekend... make sure to relax and ENJOY and visit Beverly and her PINK SATURDAY participants at How Sweet the Sound!

See you Monday... I will have VIRTUAL travel to Paris details... only 4 more days!!! Anyone interested in GUEST BLOGGING shoot me an email... I'm about to start something NEW!!!

Painting by Fifi Flowers is available... EMAIL for information... and Don't Forget to Visit my Painting du Jour Gallery... NEW paintings!!!

Photos via Google search for Jamaican vacation and Sunny...

Fashionable Relaxation... and Winners...

Fashionably Relaxing... Daydream of Exhibiting my art in a Gallery...
Fashionably Relaxing on the golf course...Fashionably Relaxing on a cliff while audtion for NEW Fantasy Island "da plane, da plane"...Fashionable Hippy Relaxing...Fashionably Relaxing in a Pool...The Neiman Marcus DRESS I want to be fashionably relaxing in...It would be the perfect dress to hand out prizes in too...

Speaking of prizes... This week I asked for some help with a painting of a Chair in Paris... and two people suggested the same harlequin pattern for the chair... sooooo those two ladies are the lucky winners of a set of frameable notecards... Tracey of Iam Me and Miss Kris Studio... please email me your addresses!

Winners of my Fifiby's Art Auction will be posted today 3/27/09 @ 10:30am EDT... WINNER of Harlequin Chair in Paris and Spring Flower Cake Plate is ShelleyK... please contact me so I can ship your paintings!

Tomorrow we will dive into the water for PINK Saturday... it will be a swimmingly good time!
Andddddddddddd for MORE Friday FUN visit... Melissa’s Beautiful Life and Hooked on Houses !!!

Photos via Vogue magazine

PLEASE LINK AFTER YOUR FASHIONABLE FRIDAY POST IS ONLINE... MAKE SURE YOUR POST IS LINKED BACK TO FASHIONABLE FRIDAY... AND THAT THE LINK YOU ENTER HERE IS LINKED TO YOUR POST AND NOT TO YOUR BLOG SITE... for more details click on the Fashionable Friday button in the sidebar or email me... ANDDDD remember to play nice and by the rules or your link below will be removed...

Tropical Tablescape Thursday...

Aaaah relaxing near the ocean... tropical breezes... tropical drinks...
This painting is available... actually I will put it up for AUCTION... if you are interested... opening bid 25.00... please increase by at least 1.00... bidding will closed today at 11:59 PDT. Lunchtime already... isn't this a lovely table with a view... let's start with some white wine and assorted cheeses...
Followed by a yummy tropical salad...
and dessert is papaya and berries...
After lunch... more tropical drinks will be served out on the patio near the ocean... feel free to stay awhile longer!

See you tomorrow for a Fashionable Friday... come play along... I will have my post and Mr. Linky online by 7:00 pm PDT for you to link your post. If you would like more information about Fashionable Friday click on the button in my sidebar.

ENJOY your day and go visit other FAB Thursday Tablescapes HERE.

Location Turtle Villas... Food via Google "tropical food" search.

Wednesday in Fifi's Garden & Gallery...

Walking up to my home... along the sidewalk you will find Nasturtiums and Freesias blooming within a mix of other bulb flowers yet to bloom...

All around my front garden Sparaxis (Harlequin Flowers) have popped up to say hello... they are so happy... In my flowers beds I have a mix of Pansies, Snapdragons, Lavender... Geraniums and many other flowers that I do not know the names of... and yes... there is an Eiffel Tower in my garden... there are actually 4...Moving to the back garden... I have a wild mix again including vining Geraniums, Kaffir Lily (Clivia miniata) and an antique chair with Fleur de lis symbols...
I have two small ponds... pond one behind that Tiffany Rose...
Pond two surrounded by a jungle...
Speaking of gardens and flowers... let's see what is hanging in my Gallery and READY to be AUCTIONED off... grab a paddle... a Springtini...
a Spring roll...
a Spring Sandwich...
a Spring dessert...
And maybe BID on a Fifi Flowers ORIGINAL painting... a SURPRISE GIFT will accompany each painting!!!

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BID ON ANY OF THE FOLLOWING PAINTINGS... PLEASE STATE THE NAME OF THE PAINTING AND YOUR BID...

First on the Auction Block at Fifiby's... "Harlequin Cafe in Springtime Paris"created with the help of fellow bloggers... thank you ALL... This 6" x 8" on archival paper is up for auction... opening bid is 25.00... please increase bid by at least 1.00...

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Moving on to the next piece... This painting was seen recently... "Eddie Ross's Spring Tea Table" 6" x 7" on archival paper... opening bid is 25.00... please increase bid by at least 1.00...

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This next table belonged to Kate Spade... the colours of her furniture were change to protect the innocent... "Spring Wine in the Garden" 4.45" x 6.75" on archival paper... opening bid is 25.00... please increase by at least 1.00...

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This last piece on the auction block... aah of my favorite cake plate is "Spring Flower Cake Plate" 5.5" x 6.75" on archival paper... opening bid is 25.00... please increase by at least 1.00...
GOOD LUCK... BID AWAY... AUCTION CLOSES 3/27/09 @ 10:00AM EDT... IF YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED IN ANY OF THESE PAINTINGS... PLEASE LOOK AROUND THIS BLOG, MY ETSY STORE AND MY PAINTING GALLERY... AND LET ME KNOW WHICH PAINTINGS YOU ARE INTERESTED IN... I WILL BE MAKING INCREDIBLE DEALS YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO MISS OUT ON!!! SIMPLY MAKE A COMMENT IN THE POST WITH THE PAINTING... I WILL GET BACK TO YOU QUICKLY!!! OR YOU CAN EMAIL ME.

Shipping is 5.00 USA - 10.00 Elsewhere

I hope you ENJOY your day in my garden & gallery... pop over and see the other Outdoor Wednesday participants HERE!

Andddddddddddd... don't forget to visit moi for Tablescape Thursday... Fashionable Friday... and Pink Saturday... FUN ahead!

REMEMBER YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BID ON A PAINTINGS TO LEAVE A COMMENT... I DOOOOOO SO LOVE TO HEAR FROM EVERYONE... PLEASE SAY HELLO...

Photos of food via Southern Living and Google search for Spring food!

VIRTUAL Paris Plans are in the works...

Sooooo over the weekend I was VIRTUALLY visiting my friend Laura in her Paris apartment... She was serving delicious fish for lunch... Admiring her new Spring flowers... I fell in love with her iron work...

While she created in her kitchen... I sketched and painted... After our FAB lunch, Laura suggested we run down to this little cozy place for dessert... yesssss... she makes fabulous desserts too... but we thought it would be fun to go out for a stroll and dessert. This is the place we enjoyed a yummy treat... and we chatted and laughed and Laura suggested I stay in Paris through April... because wellll... afterall there is a song about it... anyway... I thought that was a great idea too. However... I do have a commission waiting back in LA... these two little darlings need to be painted separately...
in theses two lovely settings...

So back home... for this week of Outdoor Wednesday... Tablescape Thursday... Fashionable Friday... a PINK dive into the ocean on Saturday... and then next week I will VIRTUALLY head back to Paris and I will remain there throughout the month of April... we will take some VIRTUAL trips around France while I am there... and meet some wonderful people living in France as well... You will NOT want to miss out!

NOW... one more thing before you run off to mark your calendars for all this FUN... I NEED some help... I rushed to the airport to get back to LA in a hurry and did not finish my "Paris Dessert Cafe" painting above... you will note the chair, the table, the tray and the napkin have NO colour... please suggest some colour... I cannot remember the colours in the cafe and neither can Laura... I think we may have had a little too much bubbly... ooooh but it was FUN... anyway... I have a couple surprises around studio and I would love to give them away... sooooo help me and one of them might be yours!!!

ENJOY your day... see you Wednesday.... I'm a little VIRTUALLY jet lagged and need a rest tomorrow!