Monthly Archives: October 2010

inspired by: the eiffel tower

by Erika Firm Posted on October 13, 2010

My grandmother  (Delphine) lived in Paris for many years, has been back to visit dozens of times, and yet has never been to the top of the Eiffel Tower because it is “for tourists.” What a shame, non? Are there touristy things in your own city that you have never visited? I am guilty of having never visited lots of tourist attractions in San Diego. Like the Star of India. Silly of me. Oui!

Shown above: 1: Eiffel Tower necklace from Forever 21  2: Limited Edition Eiffel Tower Letterpress Notecards by Delphine  3: Delightful pink beret by Crafts2Cherish on Etsy  4: Pink and black Eiffel Tower fabric by Michael Miller Fabric  5: Eiffel Tower Caramel Bon bons from Saveur du Jour  6: Authentic French timbres (stamps) from Washington Stamps.

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not too spooky: halloween party ideas

by Erika Firm Posted on October 12, 2010

We have a first grader who is a little young for lots of the scarier Halloween party ideas out there. Here are some of my favorite not too spooky ideas to celebrate this ghoulish holiday.

1: Bat Halloween Party Invitation from Cardstore.com hint at a spooky time, but won’t totally scare off a kid from coming to the party   2: Decorating Bat cookies (cutter from Copper Gifts) and  3: Ghost cookies (cutter from Wilton) would make a fun party activity. Have older siblings or an adult ice all the cookies, and let the little ones shake shake shake the sprinkles all over & add the spooky eyes.

4: I love these scary scientific bottle labels from Martha Stewart for Grandin Road — put on fruit punch bottles for the kids and some nice Cabernet for the grown ups.  5:The spider vase fillers (from Pottery Barn) are so oversize and borderline cute that they won’t completely freak out the kids. 6: The Skeletal System Anatomical Chart is the real thing (found Birdie1′s Etsy shop). A little creepy, but cool.

 7: So it’s a little on the overboard side, but how amazing would it be to wallpaper a wall in your dining room with this spooky Woods wallpaper by Cole & Son? 8: I suggested this black bird/crow costume (found on MarthaStewart.com) to my son, but he said he’d rather be a bumblebee. “Awwww, cute,” I said. “I think you’d be an adorable bumblebee.”

“Yeah. So I can have a stinger on my butt,” he said.

Oh, right. Of course. 

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harvest chez delphine

by Erika Firm Posted on October 7, 2010

Look what our little red wagon picked up in our backyard orchard this week. The apples are my favorite. I bought some caramel to make caramel apples, but I’m not sure the apples will last long enough to make it to that stage. Our son is gobbling them up.

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how delphine designs are born

by Erika Firm Posted on October 6, 2010

 

In case you have ever wondered how Delphine designs and invitations are born … the secret is lots of coffee, colored pencils and a blank notebook.

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in the press: a fun vintage tailgate reception

by Erika Firm Posted on October 5, 2010

Many thanks to Abby and the Style Me Pretty team for posting our vintage tailgate reception inspiration shoot today. Seeing the photos brought back a ton of fun memories. To see more photos and read all about the inspiration behind the photos, please visit Style Me Pretty.

I had a blast working with Adrianne and Jen on this. Special props to darling Julie, who was extraordinarily patient and kind while we dressed her up and had her running all over the yard in a pink crinoline and heels! The super fun vintage lawn games and most of the “furniture” is courtesy of Jennifer at SoLo. The very best part of this shoot: sipping the champagne and devouring delicous Cupcake Love “props” with the team after the wrap!

Delphine’s Anemone invitation, in anemone pink and black.

Credits: EVENT DESIGN and STYLING: Adrianne Smith and Erika Firm PHOTOGRAPHY: Jennifer Dery, CUPCAKES: Cupcake Love,   FLOWERS: Adrianne Smith Floral Design,   INVITATIONS and PARTY FAVORS: Delphine,    MODEL: Julie Rais,  VINTAGE FURNITURE, GAMES and TOYS: Jennifer Price at SoLo.

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from the prop closet

by Erika Firm Posted on October 5, 2010

Another behind the scenes peek at a photo shoot. This one uses one of my favorite props: rolls of stamps. I have always been fascinated by state flags and I just adore these stamps.

Photo: delphine

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from the prop closet

by Erika Firm Posted on October 1, 2010

Another behind the scenes sneak peek at a photo shoot we’re working on. We found the blue feather in the studio after a traumatized bird was carried in by our cat. I picked up the French change tray at Anthropologie a while back.

photo: delphine

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