How to make your little girl happy...

The dream of fluffy ballet tutus has run thru many of our thoughts over

years......

The thought of them makes us giddy... Dance Ballarina dance!

The fullest, prettiest, fluffiest tutus are made by Cara

the owner and designer of PetalGirl25.com

Cara makes each tutu by hand... her hands

The tutus are for girls and women of all ages...

Cara loves color.. all colors and her tutus reflect this

Petal Girl 25 tutus are full, beautiful and fluffy....not like

store bought, machine made tutus...

Petal Girl 25 Tutus are $35 for new born to age 10

and shipping is free from now thru Jan. 1.

They can be custom ordered in size, length for an additional charge

Make your favorite girl smile.....

You just found her the perfect present...and the cutest out fit for her next photo

This is where Cara... the owner and maker of PetalGirl25 tutus works..

check out her web site PetalGirl25 or email her at petalgirl25@gmail.com

The Art of Touch...an exhibit.

This couple was a joy to watch

They just couldn't stop touching...

As you can tell I am an observer of everything beautiful...
and this is beautiful
How people touch is so important.. it conveys how we feel, it is an expression of love,
caring, protecting, fear, joy, comfort, adoration and on and on.
I am currently working on an art exhibit called The Art of Touch, which I hope to take on 
a tour around the world. There is a great deal I have learned from working on this... I will be sharing more photos from this exhibit over the next few weeks.
For more information contact me Diane Bronstein at 
stopandsmile@me.com
or visit my web site:
dianepatricia.com

ART CHOCOLATE & TEA

As most of you know I live in this darling little town called Palm Springs,

the last few posts have featured this enchanting desert city.

Palm Springs is also the backdrop for the classes I teach.

With winter season coming soon I will start teaching once again

Photography and Drawing

Today I am going to show you where I will be holding my sketching and photography classes. This is Cafe Chocolate on North Palm Canyon in Palm Springs

What better combination than Art Chocolate & Tea.

For both the photography and art classes we start off at this lovely cafe for tea

and Chocolate and discuss either photography or sketching.

The view setting is similar to what you would see in Europe.

And from this lovely little venue

here is what you see...

Is this inspirational?

In the photography classes I help you figure out your camera (digital) and I teach you how

to take incredible, moving photos. You can attend one class just to get you

started on the right track.

But if you want to get deeper into photography there are

more Photo Classes I offer that get deeper into photography.

Just email me at stopandsmile@me.com and

look on my blog Daily Art

or my web site Diane Patricia

I also teach drawing classes... same wonderful place...

all you need is a sketch book and a pencil or pen... and by the way, you can sketch the

beautiful scenery, or the deliciously creative chocolates.

So join me at the lovely

Cafe Chocolate for Tea, Art and Chocolate

515 N. Palm Canyon

Palm Springs...

email me .. Diane at stopandsmile@me.com

And make sure you stop by for lunch... it is very special.

Cafe Chocolate carries my favorite tea.. Tea Forte

and all Tea Forte accessories

IN LOVE WITH Yellow

This beauty was sitting in front of Koffi

this weekend...

Palm Springs Has Many Architectural Gems...

By the way I teach photography and painting in

Palm Springs and other areas in Southern California and

Chicago... I also take people on Photo Safaris

Go to DianePatricia.com or text me at stopandsmile@me.com

More great shots to come.....

Have you booked Palm Springs yet for your winter escape?

Relax at the Korakia Pension

Walk the beautiful, historic downtown Palm Springs...

We do believe in Wind Power...as you enter from LA you

drive thru the wonderful windmill farm..

Another view from my backyard.. downtown Palm Springs

And this is how we dry our clothes.. by the time you get done hanging

them up outside.. they are dry... yea Solar Power

The incredible Willows Inn

one of my favorite places on earth

By the way, when you come to Palm Springs,

if you would like to learn how to become a

better photographer I teach both photography and painting

classes. Look at my web site DianePatricia.com or email me at

stopandsmile@me.com

A very zen pool

The Viceroy Hotel I love having lunch there

More of the Viceroy Hotel Palm Springs

I come here everyday for Koffi matter of fact I am here now...

join me in paradise

How to Avoid the Long Dark Cold Winter

Come to PALM SPRINGS BABY

where the sun always shines

The first thing you see when you step off the plane at

Palm Springs Airport. Lily Tomlin calls this airport Disney Land for Adults

The next thing you see...

The pool, at the Chase Hotel

tucked into the mountains but only a block away from the Downtown

Then of course ... famous homes...

like the one Elvis and Pricilla honeymooned in .... get a tour from Robert

at Palm Springs Modern Tours... great architecture tours of old Las Palmas,

the Movie Colony and the Tennis Club on a Segway.. how fun call 760.318.6118 or

contact Robert at psmodertours@aol.com

The concert venues and stars are incredible..

Here is Ringo Star and his All Star Band featuring Shanna E

Art Fair everywhere ... and wonderful galleries

The variety of beautiful hotels in PALM SPRINGS is wonderful, this is the Korakia

and it is within walking distance ( a half of a block) from downtown Palm Springs ...

great dinning... The pool at this lovely venue was voted the most romantic in the world....and it is

The neighborhoods in the downtown area of Palm Springs are filled with incredible homes with everything from old Spanish Architecture to Mid Century Modern

Maria Sharapova at the Pac Life Open in Indian Wells

Wonderful ranches to ride to your hearts content... these horses are from

Crazy Horse Ranch you can even have a wedding up there.

A view from my back yard

I will be posting more this week on the little gem Palm Springs..

Palm Springs View Tube to see what is really happening now in Palm Springs

By the way all pictures on this blog are taken by me and if you would like to use any of them

please check with me first.

Artistic Experiment

As artists we are constantly working on

new ways to express our vision...

Take a look and let me know

what you think...love people watching ....

love painting and photographing people

but it is hard to make them look alive and breathing ... so that is what this little adventure

is about.

Home Coming Parade Palm Springs Style

My kids are grown, but I live in a small town, Palm Springs,

where home coming parades are

a very big deal and a great deal of fun.

We have a fantastic band that has traveled the world,

this summer they even went to Africa.

How adorable are these kids... our future.

This is the Arts Institute float, it is a wonderful program started by Rich

Kravitz, a counselor at our High School. If you are into fine art, fashion, music,

theatre, or the culinary arts you are welcomed and encourage to participate in this

incredible program.

She can't wait to become part of this!

Of course, what would a Home Coming Parade be

without the Football Team

But no one has more fun than THE BAND

and our band is FABULOUS!

Urban Yoga ... a night of beautiful music

I have been taking Yoga for over 30 years. Since moving to Palm Springs I have been attending the yoga classes at Urban Yoga

If you are in the Palm Springs area Tuesday, October 27th to know of a special wonderful community event.

Urban Yoga will be hosting a Free Concert with Andres Zenoff & Friends at 7:30 PM with a free yoga class at 6:15.

Urban Yoga is at 458 S. Palm Canyon Dr.

Palm Springs, California 760.320.7702