christmas in july

photos by delphine

One of my favorite booths at the Atlanta Gift Mart was the delightful John toole. Christmas ornaments just make me happy, and I loved the chic use of color, especially theses aqua/grey/gold pretties.

seersucker

seersucker pants: ann taylor loft
"skylight" lapis necklace: delphine
navy wedge shoes: old navy

In preparation for our trip to Atlanta & Charleston I broke down and bought these seersucker pants (on sale! yay!) from Ann Taylor Loft in a loving homage to The South. Found these navy wedge shoes at Old Navy, but am thinking they may not be the best choice for walking a trade show. Perfect for dinners out, though, right??? The matching "Skylight" lapis necklace is from our delphine inventory of fabulous semi-precious jewelry. Might have to "borrow" it ...

Hotlanta Gift Show

The Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market at AmericasMart

We are headed to the July 2008 Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market (known here in the studio as the Hotlanta Gift Show). We will not be exhibiting this year, but will be attending as buyers to help out a friend who is opening a gift store. I'll also be covering the show for this blog. As you can see from the map above, it's a HUGE show, so please drop me an email: (erika at delphinepress dot com) if you'd like me stop by your booth. I can't promise that I'll get to everyone, but I will pack my tennies and try my best to make it.

deep in the green

art: alena hennessy

"Deep in the Green Lilac Park," by Alena Hennessy. J & I met Alena last summer at the Atlanta Gift Mart, where we were both exhibiting. It was like a refreshing cool breeze to walk into her gorgeous, peaceful booth. We won't be exhibiting this year, but will be walking the show as buyers for some friends, and one of our first stops will be to visit Alena!