Patricia Van Essche at her easel.
In one of my most popular giveaways yet, a custom portrait by PVE Design HERE, we now have a winner. Thank you to all who participated in this giveaway. And remember, if you really wanted a custom drawing by Patricia, her prices are very, very reasonable, so please consider commissioning her for birthday and Christmas gifts.
The Winner’s Blog: Loving Every Minute of It (I LOVE this picture – it’s so Texas Hill Country with its fossil laden paths!!)
Our winner is Ariel, who writes a Mommy blog called Loving Every Minute of It HERE. I am so thrilled she won and couldn’t have picked a more deserving person – she even lives in the Texas Hill Country. Ariel wants Patricia to draw the 100 year old cottage she lives in with her husband and three sons. Hopefully, Patricia and Ariel will be willing to share the finished drawing with us!
Congratulations Ariel – and thank you so much Patricia for your generous giveaway.
COMING UP NEXT: One of the BIGGEST giveaways ever! I am soooo excited about this. You will be too – I promise!!! Details will be coming, very very soon.
I haven't seen the new Sex and the City movie yet because I've read some not so great reviews. I am curious to finally see the fashions and interiors but so much that I feel like giving up two hours of my life just yet. I'm surprised at how much attention has been given to the fact that they shot the movie in Morocco for two months which was used as a stand in for Abu Dhabi. What would have been more interesting is if part of the film actually took place in Morocco and more specifically, in Tangiers, at the former home of Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé, seen here. It was decorated by the illustrious interior designer Jacques Grange and was for sale last year and might possibly still be available. I can't find any record of it being sold. Perhaps Carrie and the girls could have rented it while getting away from their lives in New York or used it as a pit stop on their way to visit Christian Louboutin on his houseboat on the Nile. Couldn't be any worse than them wearing harem pants in the desert and falling off camels. The house also happens to be named Villa Mabrouka which means House of Luck. Sounds like they could have used some. Enjoy!
