Painted Balconies avec Pink

oooh la la... take YOUR pick... there has to be a TABLE for YOU...

ALL paintings AVAILABLE HERE and they can ALL be made into Frameable Cards!!!

 Be sure to look at other Tablescape Thursday posts today and
please visit Reading is Fashionable for  the latest READING FUN!!!


ENJOY!

Celebrate with a picnic

Oui oui oui.... the kids are back in school... what a FAB day... perhaps a day OUTDOORS painting picnics... the basket is ready!!! 

MORE baskets will be uploaded throughout the day... in the meanwhile be sure to visit A Southern Daydreamer and her OUTDOOR friends... and of course Reading is Fashionable... see YOU later!


ENJOY!

At the TAIL end

oui oui oui... TODAY is the LAST day to contact Fifi about HER SPECIAL AMAZING dog portrait rate...  YOUR dog can be captured and treasured like these furry faces...

J'adore painting!!!  oooh la la doggies are FUN to paint... annnndddd YOUR doggie painting could be on the COVER of a 2012 Calendar... oui oui oui... if Fifi has painted YOUR dog or if YOU have her paint YOUR dog... she can put YOUR dog on the cover just for YOU... link to CALENDARS in the sidebar!

oooooh and... Be sure to visit Reading is Fashionable today too!

ENJOY!

Fleeing the Elements

While people on the EAST Coast were fleeing the coastline to get away from Irene (Tropical Storm/Hurricane)... people on the WEST Coast were fleeing the HEATWAVE and heading to the coast...

painting is AVAILABLE HERE NOW... and will be part of a PICNIC COLLECTION SOON!

I hope everyone on the East Coast is safe and sustained minimal damage... 

and my heart goes out to those who were victims of the storm.

Be sure to visit Reading is Fashionable this week... there are some FUN articles, interviews, giveaways and more... YOU don't want to miss out!

ENJOY!

Pink Pink Pink... Paris

I REALLY tried to leave Paris... I left the FABuLOUS balcony... wellllllllllllllllllllllllll.... only long enough to find another one suitable for Beverly's PINK group and my new friends at Pinkalicious... 

Pink Table...Pink Chair...Pink Paris AVAILABLE HERE painting and 5"x7"card

Bon Weekend to ALL... .please be sure to visit Reading is Fashionable... 

oui oui oui... there is a NEW GIVEAWAY!!!

ENJOY!

NEED a Dream Come True...

oui oui oui... a table here would suit moi fine...

Painting is AVAILABLE HERE

Nowwww... please visit other Tablescape Thursday participants and Reading is Fashionable (BOOK GIVEAWAYS) !!!

ENJOY!

Old Favourite Outdoor Paintings

NOW available as 5" x 7" FRAMEABLE cards... if the one you want says SOLD or you can not find one of these... PLEASE be patient... and let me know... there are MORE AVAILABLE...


 LOVE LOVE LOVED painting all of these Paris scenes...

To make one of these YOURS... visit My Shop HERE!!!

Be sure to visit other Outdoor Wednesday posts along with a visit to Reading is Fashionable... 

FABuLOUS things are going on over there!!!

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Another Oooops...

I soooooo HOPE this is NOT a week of "ooops" ,,, BUT here it is... I was getting calendars to together to be printed and packaged and wellllllllllll...  I notice one of the cafés was on the 2011 Café Calendar... soooo QUICKLY I painted a sketch I had done awhile back... sooooo NOW this will be on the calendar...

sooooo... HERE is the NEW Completed Collection... and oooops AGAIN...
I've decided not to use the above painting... BUT the painting is AVAILABLE HERE!

There is a LINK in my sidebar to purchase this 2012 CALENDAR and LINKS for other themes!!!

Don't forget there is STILL A GIVEAWAY on Reading is Fashionable!!!

ENJOY!

Ooops.. too many Chick Flix...

I cannot believe I did not get a blog post ready for today BUT... I had a FABuLOUS day watching CHICK FLIX!!!

Did anyone else watch all of these?

I will be back tomorrow with regular postings... hope this week is FAB for EVERYONE!
Remember to visit Reading is Fashionable TOO!!!


ENJOY!

Fashionable Pink Dining

I thought we should have a little party in Paris... this PINK (with the help of Fifi's paintbrush) cafe is PARFAIT for Beverly and her Pink friends and Pinkalicious, non?

Painting AVAILABLE HERE

It is a GRAND location for celebrating... Chick Lit Central picked Fifi's other site
Reading is Fashionable as the
BLOG of the WEEK!!!  Merci Beaucoup to them!!!

2012 Café Calendars are NOW AVAILABLE !!!

Don't forget to visit Reading is Fashionable...
there is a NEW GIVEAWAY 

oui oui oui... a NEW book... actually 2 copies to be given away!!!!
"Bonjour, Happiness" Secrets to Finding YOUR Joie de Vivre
written by author Jamie Cat Callan

Bon Weekend mon amis!

ENJOY!

Another Countryside Getaway

Oui oui oui... still feeling the need for a countryside holiday... perhaps this Tuscan Gold via Hearst Victoria magazine from June 2003... be sure to sign the guest book on the table...

looks like a nice villa for ALL of us, non?

perfect outdoor dining... I think we could have breakfast, lunch and dinner here...

oooh poolside lounging and a vineyard... sounds like WINE time!!!

oooh and if you are tired of the sun... a comfy space to read maybe... or just chat...

LOOKS FABuLOUS to moi... Care to runaway and relax avec moi???


Nowwww... while we relax... please visit other Tablescape Thursday participants and on Reading is Fashionable... today is the last day of the GIVEAWAY... "Hidden in Paris" by Corine Gantz!!!


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Traveling around Provence

Would you prefer Scooter powered transportation...

AVAILABLE HERE at a SPECIAL rate

or Bicycle transportation...

AVAILABLE HERE at a SPECIAL rate

What mode of transportation would YOU choose?

Be sure to ride over to A Southern Daydreamer too and Whistlestop Cafe Coking: Travel Tuesday... see what is going on OUTDOORS and what is going on over at Reading is Fashionable!!!

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Furry and Cute

DOGGIE portraits continue to be painted by Fifi...

 

 

Time is running out for AMAZING Dog Portrait pricing...
CONTACT Fifi so she can paint YOUR dog!!!
(special rate will end August 30th)

Be sure to visit Reading is Fashionable today too!

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Blue Lattice Painting

Starting with this photo via Making Magique...

then a quick sketching... and then putting black outline over the parts to keep for the final edited sketch...

Paint added... note the oops on the upper left...

once scanned into the computer... the painting is cropped and this is how YOU see it...

Painting is AVAILABLE HERE

Whole process was done within an hours time... when a photo inspires moi... it can meta-morph quickly...
I just have to see it painted!

 Be sure to visit  METAMORPHOSIS MONDAY and BLUE MONDAY today... 

andddd of course pop over to Reading is Fashionable ...

GIVEAWAYS, REVIEWS, INTERVIEWS and MORE!!!

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Hidden in Paris

When I first sketched this painting... I thought I would use it to talk about Book Clubs... but after reading Hidden in Paris by Corine Gantz... I thought it would be PARFAIT for the three women in the book... 

Painting is AVAILABLE HERE

Soooo when it came to colour... I thought the women should all be in shades of PINK to show they are similar... different book subjects to show they're differences ... and of course soooo EVERYONE would know the setting... the Eiffel Tower out the window!

NOW... YOU ask... what is Hidden in Paris about...

Three women running away from their lives become unlikely friends in a beautiful house in the heart of Paris. Lost in France, a country she mistrusts, among French people she hardly understands, Annie has trouble venturing away from home since the death of her husband. And since home happens to be a small jewel of a house nestled in the heart of Paris, why would she ever want to? But when bankruptcy threatens her beloved house, her one anchor in life, Annie has no choice but to find renters, and quick. Leave it to someone socially phobic to phrase a want ad in all the wrong ways. With shimmering promises of ‘Starting over in Paris’ –– a concept she has no intention of applying to her own life––Annie attracts tenants with the kind of baggage that doesn’t fit in suitcases. A long-legged, cool-headed ex model (everything Annie is not) on the run from her abusive husband, a frail young woman harboring a possible death wish, a mysterious French artist, and an infuriating blue-blooded French man soon threaten Annie’s way of life in ways she never anticipated. But when Annie finds herself reluctantly yet actively engaged in the rescue of her tenants, she discovers that she might just save herself in the process. (synopsis via HERE)

 

Sound interesting?  I LOVED it!!!

Andddddddddd... YOU could WIN this book... 

visit Reading is Fashionable to meet the author and leave a comment to WIN!
 Alsooooooooo... be sure visit Beverly and the PINK Saturday participants
and don't forget PINKALICIOUS too!

Bon Weekend...
ENJOY!

ooh la la Paris... Table for all...

Oui oui oui... it is the time of year to celebrate the Eiffel Tower 2012 Calendar...

 and where else would we sit  but at one of these Parisian 2012 Calendar Tables ...

Anddddd... these are BOTH AVAILABLE in Fifi Flowers' SHOP NOW... right off and get one for YOU and a friend... PERFECT GIFTS!!!  Here are TWO more Parisian tables that did not make it into the calendar BUT are AVAILABLE as ORIGINAL PAINTINGS...

Breakfast Along the Seine

Paris Lunch along the St Martin Canal

Fifi CAN DRAW YOU into a Cafe in Paris... contact her for information!!!

Nowwww... please visit other Tablescape Thursday participants and on Reading is Fashionable... there is a BIG GIVEAWAY... 3 books and 3 handpainted bookmarks and the book is about PARIS!!!

ENJOY!