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color palette: pantone’s spring 2010 report

by Erika Firm Posted on September 17, 2009

Pink Champagne is my favorite color from Pantone’s Spring 2010 report. Each fashion week, the peeps at Pantone head to the shows to report back on what they see as the color trends for the upcoming season. (Hello, fun job!) I think they’re right on, here, with the coral, pink champagne and light brown. I think the other colors are a little too bright … I had envisioned turquoise, but paler, like water, and yellow, but lighter like lemon chiffon.But what do I know? I sit in my studio all day …

You can read Pantone’s entire report here. And check out Erin Fetherson‘s website. She has some dreamy looks!

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happy may

by Erika Firm Posted on May 1, 2009

gorgeous photo by Diana Brennan

Happy May Day! The first of May always reminds me of Meugets, or Lily of the Valley. If you were in France  (le sigh) you’d see these everywhere, as it’s tradition to hand your lover or friend a small bouquet of these flowers today.

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color palette: perfect poppies

by Erika Firm Posted on April 23, 2009

photo by delphine

I snapped this shot with my iPhone last weekend outside the local Rancho Santa Fe library. The local Garden Club does a truly spectacular job of keeping the village full of beautiful flowers. I especially love these melon colored poppies.

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loving: springtime

by Erika Firm Posted on April 14, 2009

I’m loving springtime. Over the weekend we had a true rainstorm. With one bolt of lightning and a clap of thunder and everything! (It doesn’t rain much here in Southern California).  I let my son (he’s five) stick his  face out the window so he could smell the lovely rain scent. It was Friday night, and he was worried about the “Eastery Bunny” being able to make it on time due to the inclement weather. He suggested we leave a trail of carrots and lettuce leading up to our door so that the Big Guy could find us in the rain. I’m happy to report that the trail of carrots worked, and the bunny made it on time.

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easter bunny

by Erika Firm Posted on April 6, 2009

April detail from delphine 2009 calendar (on SALE in our Etsy shop)

It’s Spring Break at our house this week. On the calender:

1. Coloring eggs

2. Trip to the Wild Animal Park to see the Butterfly Jungle exhibit

3. Play date in the local park

4. Shopping for chocolate! Yay! and covert Easter Basket assembly

5. Coloring more eggs

 

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we heart a good sale: free shipping at cardstore.com

by Erika Firm Posted on March 26, 2009

Happy Spring! There’s a nice sale going on at Cardstore.com: free shipping on orders over $50. Enter code: SPRINGSHIP during checkout. Offer expires April 30, 2009.

The design shown here is by yours truly. You can see the entire delphine for Cardstore collection here.

One of the best things about Cardstore? You can upload your address list and they will address, stamp, seal and mail your cards for you!

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new poppy journal

by Erika Firm Posted on July 1, 2008

photo and journal: delphine

We just uploaded a bunch of new products to our online paperie, including this poppy journal. This journal was inspired by the incredible spring wild flowers that sprung up here in Southern California this year. It is letterpressed using soy-based inks on 100 percent recycled paper.
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spring skirt

by Erika Firm Posted on April 22, 2008


Saw this skirt from J. Jill in the South Coast Plaza promo catalog. Love it. I wish I spent more time in public so I could justify a new skirt, but since I spend most of the day in the studio, where nobody except the UPS guy and my family see me, I don’t see the point :(

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happy spring

by Erika Firm Posted on March 20, 2008

Happy Spring, everyone. Here in Southern California the wildflowers are blooming like I’ve never seen them bloom before. It’s truly stunning to simply drive around & run errands!

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