Archive for May, 2008
Dolce Mia from New York City to St. Helena, CA
The reason I love these albums so much is because they remind me of my grandmother who lived in St. Helena. We still go back to our family home all the time! But my sister in law from new york city got me my first dolce mia album. Thanks for your adorable albums!!
-Anonymous
Made in America
The majority of our products are made, assembled or printed in the USA: invitations, thank you cards, picture frames, photo albums, clocks, mirrors, place mats, wall art
Running our own factory allows us to meet your high standards for quality, and to always be at the forefront of design trends.
When Does Modern Become Vintage?
Vintage designs and imagery weren’t always “vintage”. Once, they were modern. How does a design pass from modern to vintage? Is the path guaranteed? How long does the process take? And does the design through any other phases on the way?
The images in our Tin Toy place mat, for example, are all iconic today. What path did they take to get there?
It seems to me that the time period is about twenty years, and that the “path to vintage state” is cleared by a small subset of imagery, icons from the era. As time goes on, the status of the imagery is solidified, and accepted, more follows.
I’m thinking of the “punk” and “new wave” clothes I used to wear in 1985. I haven’t seen them around today, but the very best ones would look “vintage” today. (The mediocre ones would be junk, and would remain so, no matter how much time passes.) These are newly-minted vintage materials. With time, their status will only become more solidified.
Vintage, then, seems to be a status guaranteed to quality work; if ever it was considered top-notch modern, it may go out of style, but it will return in about twenty years to a wisened state called “vintage”.
Dolce Mia Ships More International
Dolce Mia has expanded its freight options for international customers. Now getting that Hula Girls photo album delivered to your doorstep in Italy doesn’t have to cost an arm and a leg.
An Elegant Personalized Photo Album Alternative
Printing and hand-cutting our canvas bands ourselves allows us to easily customize our photo albums and picture frames for wedding party favors and corporate gifts. An elegant alternative to mass market merchandise, the image below shows our Vintage Hawaiian Photo Album customized for a corporate Hawaiian retreat or customer-appreciation gift. We also specialize in Hawaiian wedding party favors.
Dolce Mia Designs has been providing custom gift designs for thirteen years. Our portfolio includes custom work for Hallmark, Viacom and Disney. Please contact us for more information and project quotes.
Customer Review: Horsey Girl and Paris Photo Albums
[The Paris and Horsey Girl Photo Albums] are really cute. I love your designs. I have the circus animals and abc albums as well. I use them for our baby pix.
-Anonymous, Los Angeles, CA
Customer Review: Tin Toy and Kids Space Albums
Hi Alex!
They arrived today and they’re adorable, especially the tin toy one. Of course, having already filled the farm one and the jungle one, I knew these would also be equally great in terms of imaging clarity and appeal as well as album quality. I love them and everyone always comments on how cute they are (as well as the contents, of course)! They’re some of the best albums I’ve seen for kids out there and I plan on ordering more as the pictures keep rolling off the press!
Best,
Dina
Customer Review of Western Tots Thank You Cards and Gift Enclosures
Hi …the ty notes and enclosures were perfect! We are doing a “vintage cowboy” themed baby shower…love all your items…Thank you!
- Judith Pokaski, Braintree, MA
New Products and Designs for Summer 2008
Please come preview Dolce Mia’s unique new all-natural goat’s milk bar soaps and liquid soaps, as well as our new invitations at the New York Stationery Show this weekend, May 18th through the 21st. Javits Center, Booths 3509 through 3511.
The bar soaps and liquid soaps of our new line will be packaged with the same eye-catching canvas-band used on our invites.
To read what customers are saying about our invitations, click here: Recent customer reviews of Invitations
Dolce Mia wants to make it easy for you to carry our line. Besides our wholesale Program, we offer drop ship and affiliate options.
Place your wholesale order today while our No Minimums special lasts.
Founded in 1995 by the designer Jenny Mountjoy, Dolce Mia manufacturers vintage theme products for the gift, stationary and personal care markets. We are headquartered in Sonoma County, about an hour and a half north of San Francisco. Our invitations and soaps are manufactured in the USA.
