Welcome to Hooked on Fridays, a blog party I host at the end of each week to celebrate the things that make us happy. This week I’m hooked on house portraits. You may have seen this photo of the old stucco-and-stone house I grew up in that I have on my “About” page. It was the first house I fell in love with. (Look closely and you’ll see me opening the front door and my little brother toddling up the driveway.)
The house probably doesn’t look like much to you, and I have to laugh at the state of the yard, but it was a wonderful place to grow up. I keep this photo on the wall in my kitchen just because it makes me happy. So you can imagine how over-the-moon thrilled I was when the talented artist Fifi Flowers sent me this painting. I love it!
Now the Good News for YOU:
Fifi Flowers has agreed to paint a portrait like this for one of my lucky readers. That’s right–if you win, she will paint a house for you on 6″ x 7″ archival paper–a $150 value (you can upgrade to a larger size for a slight fee). You may want her to paint your current home, your childhood home, or someone else’s to give as a gift. We had my in-laws’ home painted as a Christmas gift one year and they loved it.
To enter, simply leave a comment on this post before midnight Monday (May 11). Want an extra entry? Visit Fifi’s Etsy shop, look around, and then leave a second comment telling me what your favorite painting of hers is. I’ll announce the winner on Tuesday, so stay tuned!
Now it’s your turn to tell us what you’re hooked on. If you have something to share with us on your blog, then add your link below. Just please be sure to:
- Add the permalink to the specific blog post, not your general blog address.
- You can put what you’re hooked on in parentheses after your blog name. You’ll probably get more visitors that way! Ex: Hookedonhouses (Not So Big Houses)
- Link back to the party from your post so that your readers can come and see what everyone else is talking about today!
- Visit as many of the other participants as possible and leave comments! That’s what a blog party is all about!
- Double-check to make sure your link works and goes to the right page so it doesn’t get deleted! If you come back and see your link is gone, re-read these rules and try again.
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OH, how I would love for you to enter my name on the giveaway of Fifi’s house painting!
Be a sweetie,
Shelia
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This is the first time I have visited! Fun! I will be back! I would love to be entered in the drawing and I also visited Fifi’s etsy and love pink trees in Paris and love both chair paintings! karen….
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great house and lovely painting!!!! my favourite painting of Fifi’s is “pink chairs in Paris” which is where I would like to be reading about hooked on houses
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Love these paintings. What a great gift idea thanks for introducing us!
OK I revisited and my favorite is “stolen pink car”.
I’d love to give this as a gift to my brother and sister-in-law. They bought a charming, little house in a great neighborhood when they first got married and have done little, DIY fixes here and there while they wait for the market to turn around. Some day, they hope to add onto it amd I think it’d be sweet to capture it’s current look for them to have too look back at.
I think I forgot to comment before. So glad, I came bck to check out the newer entries. Plus, I certainly love a chance at winning a fabulous painting by Fifi.
-Michelle
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This site has already taken up so much of my day today b/c it ’s fabulous, of course. Now I’m on the bunny trail of checking out everyone’s passions—I’ll be up until 1:00 a.m.! Thanks for the eye-candy.
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I love those! We just bought a new home last year and would have her do that! Thanks!
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I love the Tiffany Blue chair painting! She is really talented!
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Fifi’s work is simply beautiful!
Fifi’s GARDEN CHAIR is my favorite from her Etsy site.
What a great house portrait! I’d love to have one of our home.
For her Etsy work, either Pink Trees in Paris or The Stolen Pink Car!
Oh, I would definitely want a portrait of the house I have lived in for the past 19 years. It’s where I have had the happiest moments with my husband and 3 sons. Thanks, Joanne ~~ glamourgirljoanne@yahoo.colm
Love Fifi’s work! I’d love a painting of my home. It is our first home, and my husband and I are busy renovating and redecorating to make it special.
What a fun picture. A great way to capture your favorite house.
Hi Julia, just wanted to stop by and wish you a happy mother’s day! jen
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I’ve been a big fan of Fifi’s art for some time now. It’s just such happy stuff!
I really like her “Wine and Roses in Paris”. Those roses are charming!
I would LOVE a painting like this of my home!!
I’ll vote for Stolen Pink Car as the favorite!!
I have a love affair with the house I grew up in as well. Homes become a member of the family and I think even more so when we are young. And Fifi? Oh my, she is le FAB artist and one of my most favorite bloggy people!
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Beautiful!
Love this! Absolutely love it!!!
Fifi is a talent isn’t she? Headed right over to her little blog spot!
Robin
All Things Heart and Home
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Okay just dropped by Fifi’s little blog shop and my favorite is the Bright and Bold Flowers! I’m really into sunflowers lately and there’s a great one included in this montage’!
Robin
All Things Heart and Home
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Fifi is an amazing artist. I love her work. I’d be thrilled to win this wonderful giveaway!
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I just took another look at Fifi’s shop. It’s difficult to pick a favorite!! I love the Bright and Bold Flowers!
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I would totally pick the house I grew up in as well – it was my first house love, a late 70s contemporary, complete with asymmetrical roofline.
Hi Julia
Fifi did a beautiful job as usual. I just love that woman
Happy Mother’s Day!!
rue
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Wow-her artwork is gorgeous! Love it.
Ohh… my favorite painting from Etsy is definitely “On the Street with Eiffel.”
What great work she does. Thanks for doing this.
Happy Mothers Day
jennie
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thanks for the chance at a second entry i love the pink trees in paris.
thanks again
jennie
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a painting of the house I Love, be still my heart.
Fifi you did a wonderful job
Love Fifi’s work – colorful, whimsical and pretty!
I’m enamored with Fifi’s Garden Chair painting. I’m obsessed with chairs and this painting is so lovely!
What a lovely idea!
I like Garden Chair!
No wonder you were so thrilled with your house painting…it is fabulous.
My favorite painting of FiFi’s is probably the latest one she has blogged about..looking out the window above the desk to a bright blue sky.
Thank you for the chance to win a piece of her art….
bj
bj’s last blog post..5/11…COOKIN’ BLUES..
I love Fifi’s artworks! She is a very talented lady.
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LOVE the simplicity of the designs!
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Oh how I would love to win one of Fifi’s paintings. I went to her Etsy shop so i would have a second chance and I like the painting of the rooster against the black and white check background. Your childhood home is charming.
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What a simply perfect idea.
What an adorable picture! I was just introduced to your site last week by a firend and have to say I love it! Thanks for sharing all of the great house pictures.
My mom painted our first home for us and gave it to us as an anniversary gift–it’s a treasure we’ll have forever! However, we’ve made so many improvements that I would LOVE to have a new version.
My second entry:
My favorite painting is Pink Trees in Paris–perfect for a little girl’s room! (Would go great with my pink toile miniature wingback chair.)
Aahhh!!! I sure would love to win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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What a house with great character! I can now see why you are Hooked on Houses! Sorry to have missed the Friday Blog party, but I do have an interesting house for you to check out on my blog today!
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Oh my, over 200 comments really dilutes my chance for winning! lol
LOVE Fifi’s work! Thx for sharing it w/us!
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