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Valentine’s Day Photo Cards

by Erika Firm Posted on January 18, 2013

Valentines Day Photo Cards by Delphine for Cardstore American Greetings

Never got around to sending holiday cards? Good news: the Delphine valentine’s day photo card collection for Cardstore is live! Yay! Valentine’s Day (or Love Day, as I like to call it) is just around the corner … where does the time go???

Cardstore has recently added some really cool new features (not to mention a bunch of cards by yours truly), so please hop over there and check them out. Let me know what you think of our new designs.

 

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Family Halloween Costume Ideas

by Erika Firm Posted on October 9, 2012

Today our UPS delivery guy was wearing a hoodie parka with his shorts … I think it’s a sure sign that it is, indeed, Fall here in Charleston. Now that it’s Fall, the next logical thing on the mighty to do list is to think of a really clever Halloween costume.

Canadian Flag Spandex Halloween CostumeOur son is thinking about being a robot this year, and I’m trying to convince John to be a Canadian (long story), but so far we haven’t decided on anything yet. If you have any great ideas please let me know.

Pictured above, some of my favorite Halloween costume ideas: The Kid from UP, Bowl of Spaghetti, Bandit Family. 

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Blue and Silver Holiday Dessert Bar

by Erika Firm Posted on December 4, 2011

Holiday Dessert Bar Buffet Styling by DelphineI had so much fun styling Jessica Davis‘s holiday party dessert bar. She thought I was crazy when I asked her to empty out her hutch so I could use it for displaying the dessert goodies (usually it’s full of baby blankets and other kids photography photo shoot props).

The candy bar had a pale blue, white and silver theme. Of course there aren’t too many foods out there that are blue, so most everything was white. We made an exception to the color palette rule for chocolate! I used lots of white candy dishes, bowls and plates to create different heights and layers. Then I threw in some turquoise, white and silver Christmas ornaments and glittery props. Everything shown is from Jessica, her fiancé, or my personal collection.

The party was a great success. Jessica raised well over $1,000 for OMO CHILD, and I am so happy to say that the raffle prizes were a hit. My son won the iPad! He hasn’t put it down since!

//photos: Erika Firm

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week in review: january 24 2011

by Erika Firm Posted on January 28, 2011

I can’t believe it’s Friday already. The week was a bit of a blur, as I’m recovering from a double whammie of a painful kidney infection AND a cold (and allergies to my beloved mimosas, which are in bloom on our property now … so I guess technically it’s a triple whammie). But work in the studio went on …

In case you missed it, here’s what happened on the blog this week:

• I shared the final post about our son’s Root Beer Kegger 7th Birthday party (promise I’m done chatting about that now). 

• Valentine’s Day is around the corner, and I laid out the perfect Valentine’s Day date outfit (now if only I could convince  my husband to take me on a date!)

• I shared images of one of my very favorite graphic design projects of all time: seed packet packaging designs for Isabella Smith. This project was a joy to work on!

• Christian Dior inspired me with some truly fantabulous gowns. So dreamy!

• Kathy and I started working on plans for North County Graphic Design (NCGD) for 2011. I’m super excited about what we have in store for the year! If you’re interested in helping out, joining, or just have suggestions please comment or contact me directly : )

This weekend there will be mad work done on the Delphine website, so if something is buggy please let us know. We’re adding new designs all the time — to spot them first check out the Save the Date section of the site. I’m most excited about making Valentine’s Day cards with my first grader. He’s not fired up about it, even though I promised glitter, glue, scissors, pretty papers and doilies. I have a feeling I will be doing all the crafting. Any ideas on how to get a 7 year old boy excited about Valentine’s Day? He’s supposed to make 20 cards for his classmates, and I have a feeling I may need to resort to bribery (candy).

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gift guide: for the equestrian

by Erika Firm Posted on December 9, 2010

While cleaning up our son’s playroom I came across my old Breyer horses buried in the bottom of the toy chest. Like most little girls, I dreamed of having my own pony. I took riding lessons when I was in first grade, and did a bit of trail riding as a teen, but haven’t been on a horse since college.

I live in a major horse community now (my “village” is called Rancho Santa Fe due to all the horse ranches), and have grown to love the effortlessly chic look all the equestrian ladies have around here. The polo players who frequent the coffee shop aren’t too shabby, either. Major swoon. But I digress …

Here are some gifts the horse-lover in your life will love: No. 1: Horse engravings, pillows and trophy lamp by Two’s Company  No. 2: Red plaid throw from Williams-Sonoma Home  No. 3: Equestrian riding boots (the real deal) by TuffRider  No. 4: Limited Edition Shearling Jacket from J. Crew  No. 5: Vintage Horseshoe necklace from Freshly Fig (Etsy)  No. 6: Antique English Wing Back Leather Sofa from Dispela on 1stDibs  

No. 7 Wouldn’t this Deer lamp look chic with a plaid lamp shade and/or a coat of glossy paint (pale turquoise? red? black? yellow? white?)   No. 8 LOVE these Ralph Lauren glasses. I have a set of them and use them all the time.  No. 9 I love the trend of vintage trophies used as vases. Even better when they’re painted in a fun gloss finish.

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wish list: ipad

by Erika Firm Posted on December 1, 2010

I know, I know, it’s not a very original wish list item. But I really do wish I had an iPad (and a cute iPad cozy to carry it around, like the felt one above by ccommeca).

Sorry I haven’t had time to work on cool gift guides for the blog this year. I have been busy trying to track down items from my son’s own wish list. This year he assembled a BOOK of items he’d like Santa to bring to him. Topping his list this year: Legos and Hexbugs.

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Delphine holiday party invitations

by Erika Firm Posted on October 22, 2010

Planning a holiday party? We just released a bunch of new Delphine customizable holiday party invitations. Shown above is my favorite: Holiday Rose.

Photo ©Delphine.

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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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holiday preview

by Erika Firm Posted on September 30, 2010

I know, I know… it’s not even Halloween yet. But here’s a little peek at our new holiday photo card collection. It’s never too early to get them started! Each photo card design has a matching holiday party invitation design, cocktail napkins, stickers, and other goodies. (above: vertical version of PENNANT by Delphine).

Above: CORIANDER holiday photo card by Delphine.

Above: horizontal version of PENNANT by Delphine.

All designs and photos ©Delphine 2010.

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sneak peek: christmas tea cups

by Erika Firm Posted on July 8, 2010

It’s turning out to be a sneak peek week! Here’s a little peek at a project I’m doing for one of my very favorite clients, Isabella Smith. It’s a set of tea cups … this fir tree-inspired Christmas design will be produced for the holiday season. I’m also working on a few other projects for her (including a fun wrapping paper and a package design for one of her famous scented products). I’ll share photos of final goods once they come back from production.

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love is in the air: valentine’s day photo cards

by Erika Firm Posted on January 11, 2010

designs by Delphine for Cardstore.com

Never got around to sending out those holiday cards? Don’t stress! Seriously! There’s plenty of time to send out a lovely Valentine’s Day photo card instead. Check out our collection of all new designs for Cardstore.com. A special shout out to all the folks at Cardstore.com. Love y’all!

Also new: our Chipmunk Love card is going to press next week — we’ll have it up on the Delphine site to order asap.

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gift guide: for the designerd

by Erika Firm Posted on December 14, 2009

Have a graphic designer, illustrator, web designer, or other geeky “designer type” in your life? I know we’re not the easiest to shop for … here’s a gift guide with a few faves that are sure to please your designerd! (Psssttt … Santa … anything on this list would be super for me, too).

(1) Mnemosnyne Notebook from Sam Flax South $13.50 — because we never stop sketching   (2) West Elm Hare Snow Globe $29  –  because we prefer our holidays without dancing Santas  (3) Helvetica Coffee Mug from Veer $18  — we’ll chuckle every time we caffeinate  (4) Linnea’s Lights Blue Agave Candle from Dreamy $28  — because we share our studio with men & it could smell better around here (5) Nelly Script Flourish font by Tart Workshop $39  — because this is missing from the 2,297 fonts we own (6) Vosges Haut Chocolat Mini Exotic Candy Bar Library $25  — no explanation needed  (7) Sense and Sensibility Penguin Classics Hardover by Jane Austen (or any of these gorgeous editions) $13.60  — because when we’re done re-reading these classics the books will make excellent props  (8) Membership to Museum of Contemporary Art (like MCASD) $varies  — because sometimes we could use an afternoon off and a little inspiration  (9) Mr. and Mrs. Kate Spade Champagne Saucers from Macy’s $75  — because some jobs require a proper toast  (10) Slice Precision Cutter by Karim Rashid $6.99  — because we’re sick of looking for fresh blades  (11) Chanel eyeglasses $varies  — because if we must wear glasses they certainly must be chic  (12) Uppercase magazine $18 one issue or $130 subscription — because we truly heart design.

Pssstt … Santa … it’s me again … I have been a very good designerd all year long … and I would really love a new camera because mine is broken. Pretty please.

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holiday cards

by Erika Firm Posted on December 14, 2009

 

photo by delphine

We delivered these sweet letterpress holiday cards over the weekend … now if we could only find time to do our own holiday cards!

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decorate: woodland ornament

by Erika Firm Posted on December 7, 2009

Dear Santa,

Please be so kind as to deliver these sweet darlings to my tree.

xxox,

e.

owl and fawn ornaments from Anthropologie.

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gift guide: for the foodie

by Erika Firm Posted on November 30, 2009

The holiday shopping season is in full swing now! Here are a few of my favorite gifts for the foodie in your life:

1. Summer Black Italian Truffle Paste: $11.50     2. Escali Primo Digital Scale: $29.99     3. Delphine Rococo Place Cards: $9.00     4. St. Germaine Liqueur: $31.99     5. Chuao Spicy Maya Hot Chocolate: $15.00     6. Le Nez Du Vin Red & White Aroma Duo Kit from LavishGiving.com: $229     7. Graeter’s Chip Lovers Ice Cream: $60-$80     8. Bodum Stainless Steel Travel Mug Press: $30.00

 

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