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Picking up from an item featured at Tilda in the Burbs; dog stencils for decorating.

The Esty shop owner’s description of this stencil is “Boston Terrier.” Is it a Boston, or a Frenchie in disguise? (Click on the images to visit the shop.)

Check out the bobble-head stencil, too.

As most readers know by now, this blog is always on the lookout for new and usual art forms which incorporate French Bulldogs. Found a new one recently and it’s trés cool! Hand-painted Enameled Jewelry by Bev Yokley. Very nice, intricately cut, hand-painted enameled jewelry, and she can even do custom work from your photographs. She produces a wide range of animal art, whether you want something made of your Frenchie, your cat, or your giraffe!

She first sketches onto copper, then paints, cuts, and fires the metal to create the durable enamel pin.

Here are a few examples from her website:

And these aren’t Frenchies, but gives you an idea of how detailed her work can be.

If you’d like to see more, visit www.horsebrooch.com

It’s in French! It’s highly stylized! It’s all the Action and Manga cartooning you’ve been looking for, and it’s all under the roof of a design studio called:

French Bulldog Studio

Check out the work and artistic flare of a small group of French Manga/Action illustrators by clicking on their characters. Can’t speak French? It’s helpful, but not needed to enjoy all the examples of artwork. You mouse will guide you on what’s clickable and what’s not.

Don’t pass up clicking on the French Bulldogs in the image.

If you love comics and Frenchies, boy are you in luck! A new comic strip series following the adventures and antics of Annie, a brindle-pied, agoraphobic Frenchie, is up and running. Annie is a French Bulldog with urber-Frenchie attitude, employing very dry and witty humor on many topics. Think of her as a sardonic view of life from a foot off the ground. The comic strip is written in English, but you can tell it isn’t her first language, which just adds to her charm.

The strip is created by Alex Farias, and the series is already attracting fans and followers. Best of luck to Alex and we look forward to following Annie’s adventures.

Any Annie Any…

(Viewing hint: If the dialogue type seems small on Annie’s blog,
click on the cartoon and it will pull up bigger, on a new page.)

How do I find these things? I don’t know, but here’s a chess set to lust after. It’s made by the famous bronze sculpture, Dannyquest, and the chess pieces are, you guessed it, French Bulldogs with the Eiffel Tower for the castle! One side is highly polished bronze and the other side is a dark patina bronze. (Guess you could call them Fawn and Brindle?)

Better brush up on your chess skills to justify getting this set. There are only 35 Limited Editions at a purchase price of $1,500, plus another $100 for the board. Here’s a chess move to get you started: did you know about the opening move named the French Defense?

If you are a lucky dog and get this set, please send us photos. Would love to see it in more detail. Just click on the photo below to go to their site.

If $1,500 is a little overbudget for you, they do offer smaller bronze sculptures in the $200-$300 range, with a couple of mini sculptures in the $30-$50 range. Click on the photos below to see their full inventory of French Bulldog items. Don’t miss the lamp or the Frenchie Carousel!