in the press: Green Retailer

in the press: Relaxing Graphics

Relaxing Graphics, by Akiko Taki

We're honored to have been selected by Akiko Taki to grace the pages of Relaxing Graphics, a gorgeous hardcover book by Pie Books (Japan) featuring the best natural style graphics from around the world. One of our custom wedding invitation designs (it's similar to our Meeting Street design) was selected, as was our naturalistic (if you can call a green octopus or turquoise jelly fish natural) marine life series of note cards. The book is full of inspiring designs from top notch graphic designers, and is available to pre-order here (the book will be released in September 2009).

baby rhino

baby rhino letterpress card by delphine ... coming soon!

delphine on ETSY: vote for us

Ooooohhhh ... so happy to be featured on ETSY's The Storque blog and on their poll to see "which lovey dove item is the absolute cutest." Of course I humbly suggest that you vote for delphine STUDIO! Merci beaucoup for all your support. Please visit here to vote.

baby elephant

(1) Coming soon to Cardstore.com: new baby elephant birth announcement photo cards by delphine! (2) Super soft blue baby blanket with little elephants by Dwell for Target. (3) Adorable baby elephant (love those ears!) sculpture from West Elm. (4) Elephant (and hippo and snail) ceramic banks by Dwell, available at Velocity.

color worship: pastels

espresso cups from anthropologie; wedding invitations by delphine

I'm always on the lookout for fun photo props. One of my favorite props to use is a cute cup. I usually pull them from my collection of vintage teacups, but I also love these pastel espresso cups from Anthropologie and couldn't resist buying the pale green one to use in the promo shots of our Ava invitation. The invite on the left is a sneak peek at our new Pacific Beach Blooms design.

for your little one ...

custom MRS. DOUGLAS notecard from our soirée collection

Our "Mrs. Douglas" notecard is named after my fourth grade teacher. She was the best! No silly stars or useless spelling lists for her class: she was more into gathering seed pods from the playground, writing stories, and listening for bird calls. This notecard is perfect for the little one who is still too young to write a real note ... just have them scribble a little something in the window atop their name. The back has lines on it, so they (or you) can write a proper note.

new photocard designs

delphine for cardstore.com

We're thrilled to announce that our newest collection is live at Cardstore.com. Check out our New Year's cards, shower invitations, party invitations and new baby announcements. Most of the designs can really be used for just about any occasion, so look around each category for different color options, etc. To save 25 percent off your order, enter code: SAVE25 during checkout at cardstore.com.

squirrels and acorns

We had a very rare rainy day here in the Ranch yesterday, so we built a fire (yes, Barq, it was in the 60's and we built a fire. That's cold here!) The crispy, crackly fire made me think of fall, which made me think of squirrels ... I'm loving all these. How cute would those felt acorns look on a gift package? And that squirrel ornament would look sweet on my christmas tree!

1. Falling acorns necklace by Luxe Deluxe. 2. Dainty acorn pendant by Luxe Deluxe. 3. Squirrel letterpress journal by delphine (me!). 4. Platinum glazed squirrel ornament by Jonathan Adler. 5. Squirrel ring box by Jonathan Adler. 6. Squirrel nut cracker by Cox & Cox [spotted on decor8]. 7. Squirrel Necklace by Postcards+Love 8. Gifting squirrels holiday notecard by Night Owl Paper Goods. 9. Turquoise felted wool acorns by Lilfishstudios.

woodland

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One trendy theme that is "so two years ago" is the woodland theme. But it is near and dear to my heart, as we debuted at the National Stationery Show with a woodland collection a few years ago. The adorable sisal owl christmas ornaments shown above made their way into my shopping cart last week (from Target). I'll use them as props for photo shoots, and I'm sure a few will find their way onto the Christmas tree, too.

delphine on ETSY: grab bags

just added to our ETSY shop: a variety grab bag of 24 letterpress gift tags!

delphine on ETSY

delphine is now on Etsy! That's right ... we finally got a few free hours to get our act together and post some items in an Etsy shop. Our delphinepress.com shop will always be the best place for our standard letterpress items, but check out www.delphinestudio.etsy.com for more limited edition and one-of-a-kind items.

Why an Etsy shop? Sometimes when we print a job for a client and there is a little room left on the press sheet, we'll sneak a fun project on there for ourselves. It's a great way to test out new inks, new fonts, run experiments, and, well, just play a little. We'll post our best results on Etsy so you can take home a little piece of joy from the studio! Take a look and let us know what you think!

SALE on party goodies

delphine for ForYourParty.com

Great news: a special sale just for delphine fans at ForYourParty.com: 15 percent off your $50 or more order! Customize napkins, matches, stir sticks, gift bags & boxes with delphine icons for a super chic party this holiday season. Enter code: DEL08 at foryourparty.com during checkout {offer expires Jan 15, 2009}

holiday party goodies

delphine for ForYourParty.com

Have a holiday party to plan? Remember it's the little details that make all the difference. Take some time to make a music play list that includes some fun but classic holiday tunes (please, no alvin and the chipmunks!), decorate your front door with a fresh swag of yummy smelling pine, and place extra side tables in every room so guest have somewhere to set down their drinks.

At ForYourParty you can use delphine graphics to adorn napkins, match books, stir sticks, gift bags and other party goodies. ForYourParty is offering free shipping now through January 15, 2009: just enter code HOL08 at checkout.

new from charleston collection: sullivan

sullivan design, new from delphine's charleston collection

"Sullivan," one of the new designs from our upcoming Charleston Collection, is named after Sullivan's Island, the "next door island" to where I grew up (Isle of Palms, South Carolina). I chose the deep marine blue ink because it reminds me of summer nights on the island, and the bright crocus ink is a nod to my mom's favorite color circa 1983!

new jewels

"hera" necklace: delphine

"alexandria" necklace: delphine

Just added to the site: new turquoise and chrysocolla (malachite with turquoise veins). necklaces!

new from charleston collection: cactus ranch

photo and designs © delphine

Know anyone getting hitched on a desert ranch? These cactus invites would set the tone for a fun, yet chic outdoor wedding in Arizona, right? Of course you could substitute any of our delphine motifs for the cactus, or we would be happy to design a little icon just for you.

free gift tags with custom holiday order

photos and card designs © delphine

We love the holidays here at delphine! This year we'd like to gift you free personalized gift tags with the purchase of any custom holiday card order. We're also waiving our specialty paper fee -- this means that you can print any of our super chic designs on any paper we can get our hands on for no extra charge. Offer expires 11/15/08.

new from charleston collection: acorns

photos and designs © delphine

Here's a sneak peek at one of our newest designs: Acorns. Of course you can substitute the acorn motif for any one of our little critters or icons, or even a monogram. But I think the acorns are perfect for a sweet & simple woodland affair!

uncle beefy

Uncle Beefy * Delphine recycled cotton totes

Merci beaucoup, Uncle Beefy, for posting about our recycled cotton totes on your fab. blog! We j'adore the love!