| a chocolate affair…. | 08.5.10 |
DELYSIA makes the most amazing parisian style artisan truffles…each flavor is preservative-free and created with the utmost care and attention to detail…..they offer over 60 flavors, from the classic milk or dark chocolate to the unique curry or honey….i have not yet tried every flavor, but i intend to…seriosly these truffles are delicious little works of art….and i was lucky enough to have DELYSIA as an official sponsor of A LOVELY WORKSHOP in france…which meant that every attendee & collaborator got to enjoy some of these lovely melt in your mouth truffles…it’s with bittersweet
generosity that i’m now giving away my last 3 boxes to 3 lucky chocolate lovers…
we all need a little sweetness in our lives…..
NICOLE owner & creator of DELYSIA is a loving mother & chocolate entrepreneur…
“Delysia Chocolatier was launched in late 2008, but our first truffles were created in December 2006 when I was eight months pregnant with Sebastien. Exhausted and too tired for holiday shopping, I made truffles as gifts for our family and friends.  (Sebastien was born a few days later, four weeks early.)
My first truffle flavors were hazelnut, peanut butter, and mint.  Much to my surprise, they were delicious!  I found myself making them for every holiday, birthday party, and potluck dinner. With my loving husband’s encouragement, we slowly created a business.
In April 2009, when I was four month pregnant with Colin, I was laid off from my full time job as an industrial/quality engineer.  I was devastated. I loved being an engineer. But life had determined a different path for me. I needed to focus on what was important – our family and my ‘dream’ to grow my chocolate truffle business.  In May 2009, Delysia Chocolatier became a full time venture.”
DELYSIA also partners with vineyards to create unique truffles with their wines….which could be a wonderful addition to a winery wedding…or you could just hang out in your backyard & eat truffles right out of the box, just saying…i feel its important to mention here, chocolate is good for your soul….so i am inviting you to join my love affair with DELYSIA chocolate truffles…that right, simply leave a comment & i will pick three lucky winners next week….good luck ladies and…..
bon apetite….xoxo
a little more sweetness....
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August 5th, 2010 at 4:09 am
in 7 days i will have completed the most intense diet ever. I have lost 15 lbs and have 1 more week to go. were talking no sweets, no sweets NO SWEETS. I adore chocolate more than many many things and i’d love to taste my first sweet delicate truffle in what feels like forever with this amazing creation.
August 5th, 2010 at 4:19 am
oh chocolate! Thank you for existing! I eat it for breakfast: every. single. day.
August 5th, 2010 at 5:00 am
I remember my first truffle. It was cheap I’m sure… but it was still incredible. I was in high-school, and the father of one of my friends had them. He shared with us, and he couldn’t believe we didn’t know anything about them. I still remember that.
August 5th, 2010 at 5:07 am
mmmmmmmm
August 5th, 2010 at 6:01 am
Oh be still my heart! Truffles? Yes please! Even the name Delysia sounds delicious! If you pick me, I promise to take 100% full and utter joy in eating every single piece sent my way and I promise to mmmmm and ahhhhh the whole way. =)
August 5th, 2010 at 6:29 am
oh my, this sounds fantastic!!
August 5th, 2010 at 6:37 am
What a fun giveaway!
August 5th, 2010 at 7:26 am
delightful.
August 5th, 2010 at 8:02 am
I love truffles. This whole post makes me want to just melt. LOL. I love her idea of working with vineyards! Chocolate and wine are the perfect combination!
August 5th, 2010 at 8:03 am
Beautiful woman and beautiful product. They sound amazing!
August 5th, 2010 at 8:05 am
Wow, you are nice! I would be tempted to keep the chocolate for myself
August 5th, 2010 at 8:06 am
they’re almost too pretty eat… almost!
August 5th, 2010 at 8:14 am
Mmmm…chocolate. My pregnant belly really, really wants some of those!
August 5th, 2010 at 8:15 am
OMG…just saw this part…LOVE YOU!
August 5th, 2010 at 8:16 am
Great pictures! I would love to taste these truffles. They look delicious! Never tried any from France.
August 5th, 2010 at 8:16 am
I need chocolate to keep my sanity some days.
Thank you for the giveaway!
August 5th, 2010 at 8:24 am
I’d love to treat my fiance to some truffles– maybe after our engagement photo session next month! What a sweet surprise that would be.
August 5th, 2010 at 8:27 am
Beautiful photos.
I am in the process of planning my wedding and two nights ago my Mom and I exchanged some angry words. She is a foodie and adores chocolate. This would be a wonderful way to say I’m sorry.
August 5th, 2010 at 8:37 am
i looooove truffles! i had them at my wedding and they were amazing. xo
August 5th, 2010 at 8:38 am
I love chocolate!!! These look to die for!
August 5th, 2010 at 8:45 am
What an interesting women behind these chocolates!!
PS. I live for chocolate, so I’d love to win!
August 5th, 2010 at 8:46 am
True Chocoholic.
August 5th, 2010 at 8:52 am
it’s DARN hot in northwest florida right now. to stick a couple of those in the freezer for ten minutes, pull out and enjoy with an ice cold glass of milk would be pure, sweet, delicious relief.
cheers,
*heather*
August 5th, 2010 at 8:52 am
I saw some of your pics on Style Me Pretty and heard about your chocolate truffle giveaway and I just had to come check it out. The photos and story are amazing! I would love love loooove to win the truffles!
August 5th, 2010 at 9:02 am
Am I allowed to swoon over chocolate?
August 5th, 2010 at 9:03 am
What a delightful and inspiring story! I am dreaming of a day when I can be in business for myself doing what I love. I can only imagine how amazing they taste!
August 5th, 2010 at 9:04 am
The chocolate looks amazing, and the photos are beautiful. I love her dark hair with the slim red dress, simply stunning.
August 5th, 2010 at 9:04 am
I can smell the chocolates as I am looking at the pictures online. They look beautiful and scrumptuous. I wish I could try them. Thank you for the opportunity to win.
August 5th, 2010 at 9:07 am
I heart Chocolate!!!
August 5th, 2010 at 9:07 am
yay for chocolate!!
August 5th, 2010 at 9:09 am
I love that you appreciate beautiful chocolate! It drives me crazy when people think that all chocolate is created equal! They look amazing! Hope I get to try some
August 5th, 2010 at 9:14 am
Oh my! Chocolate (and wine) are definitely the way into my heart. These truffles sound absolutely lovely.
August 5th, 2010 at 9:20 am
Yummy! I love truffles and I love truffles with wine even more.
August 5th, 2010 at 9:27 am
mMm… chocolate…. the way to a womam’s heart (and diamonds too of course).
August 5th, 2010 at 9:33 am
Oh my. Those sound divine. A very good reason to break the pre-wedding diet.
August 5th, 2010 at 9:38 am
Um…a chance to win fancy chocolate…..yes. please.
fill my tummy with yummy goodness!!!
August 5th, 2010 at 9:40 am
The chocolates look beautifully done and visually enticing! Big respect for people who follow their dreams. You really inspire us to enjoy your creation that much more.
August 5th, 2010 at 9:45 am
These look delicious!
August 5th, 2010 at 9:48 am
Ohhh – they look so good!
August 5th, 2010 at 9:49 am
I love chocolate!Yummy!Please count me in!Thanks for the giveaway.
twils2001@yahoo.com
August 5th, 2010 at 9:49 am
*drool* Oh my… these look incredible.
August 5th, 2010 at 9:49 am
I love the photos and the chocolate… I’ve been dying to try Delysia since I first heard of it months ago!
August 5th, 2010 at 9:52 am
Yum! Yum!
August 5th, 2010 at 9:53 am
Every great thing in life has a wonderful story behind it, and I have more than thoroughly enjoyed this inspirational, ambitious and truly heartwarming journey that Nicole has been blessed to take. It would only be fitting that she would delve into the world of entrepreneurship with a medium as sweet and comforting as her story. And, let me just say, that those truffles look truly mouthwatering! I’d gladly fall off the diet wagon for a bit if it meant eating some of those delicious chocolates; surely each time I’d do so, I’d be reminded of the passion and love that went into them! Thank you, thank you, thank you and best wishes to Nicole in all of her chocolate endeavors!
August 5th, 2010 at 10:04 am
Those chocolates are making me hungry and the photos make me drool!
August 5th, 2010 at 10:22 am
I love the story behind her company! It’s so inspiring to see something so beautiful develop out of a time of devastation, especially in these days.
I can’t say I’ve ever had a truffle whose quality surpasses your standard, cheap Valentine’s Day ones found at the grocery store. I sure hope to be able to try on of Nicole’s!
Thanks!
August 5th, 2010 at 10:31 am
They look fabulous and mouth watering! What a great giveaway!
August 5th, 2010 at 10:35 am
Photos are gorgeous and truffles are a girl’s best friend!
August 5th, 2010 at 10:43 am
Your pictures are amazing. And now I am craving that chocolate!
August 5th, 2010 at 10:44 am
Your pictures are amazing. And so is that chocolate!!
August 5th, 2010 at 10:45 am
chocolate = XOXO
August 5th, 2010 at 10:51 am
I just love the red dress!!! And I love chocolate! Yum!!
August 5th, 2010 at 10:55 am
mmm, yummy! if i leave multiple comments can i win all 3?
August 5th, 2010 at 11:08 am
love!
August 5th, 2010 at 11:45 am
Chocolate is one of those flavors that comforts me: it’s warm, spicy, exotic, familiar, and complex, all rolled into a silky, sweet ball of mouth-watering goodness. And that’s my outlook on my upcoming wedding: like a box of (non-Forrest Gump-like) chocolates!
August 5th, 2010 at 11:59 am
Ohhhh, chocolate! Those look divine!
August 5th, 2010 at 12:07 pm
they look too pretty to eat!
August 5th, 2010 at 12:22 pm
I love chocolate. Unfortunately, I need to fit in my dress so I would like to share these with my bridesmaids and hubby.
August 5th, 2010 at 12:26 pm
delicieux!
August 5th, 2010 at 12:37 pm
SO CUTE!!!
August 5th, 2010 at 12:47 pm
They look so tempting! What great photos. It’s so nice to hear how little hobbies can become such a rewarding business, congratulations to Nicole.
August 5th, 2010 at 12:54 pm
I sure could use one of those sweet treats…. Melting away in DC!
August 5th, 2010 at 1:14 pm
Ooohhhh I’m all about fancy chocolate! With the wedding diet I’m on right now, I’ll make them last, too lol!
August 5th, 2010 at 1:16 pm
What a wonderful story about the creation of Delysia! Life can’t get much sweeter than creating amazing chocolates for the world to indulge! I LOVE chocolate…but then again, who doesn’t! Beautiful pictures! I’d be using them in an ad campaign if I were you Nicole. It’s ok…you can steal the idea, I won’t tell!
August 5th, 2010 at 2:52 pm
Chocolate chocolate the stuff of my dreams. So good for you and so yummy. These look way too good.
August 5th, 2010 at 3:26 pm
So delightful! I would love to get a taste of these!
August 5th, 2010 at 3:42 pm
I would love to try these!!
August 5th, 2010 at 4:27 pm
I believe chocolate is a way of life; choose the dark side.
Beautiful photographs & beautiful chocolates!
August 5th, 2010 at 4:56 pm
Oh please oh please oh please…this has been a month to end all months and God knows I could use some good chocolate.
August 5th, 2010 at 5:14 pm
hmmm Chocolate… a perfect ending to any day…
August 5th, 2010 at 5:23 pm
yum!!!!!!!! just this post made my day
August 5th, 2010 at 5:33 pm
YUMMY! How could anyone pass up this awesome giveaway!!?? thanks!!
August 5th, 2010 at 6:08 pm
It’s wonderful that she took what could have been a huge disappointment and found her passion! Plus, these sound heavenly!
August 5th, 2010 at 7:20 pm
Love the photos. Want the chocolates.
August 5th, 2010 at 7:26 pm
I would like to give a little shout-out for dark chocolate [my fav]!! Thanks for always being positively delicious and knowing exactly how to brighten my day!
August 5th, 2010 at 9:13 pm
mmmmm I love chocolate!
August 5th, 2010 at 11:17 pm
ooo!! thanks for a chance to win!! gorgeous photos!
August 6th, 2010 at 6:46 am
I love the story behind the company. Hooray for doing what you love! and of course hooray for chocolate! Thanks for the chance to win.
nicole.boddington@gmail.com
August 6th, 2010 at 7:20 am
Oh, they look sooooo yummy! I’m a huge chocolate fan!
August 6th, 2010 at 9:48 am
Goodness those just look amazing! We’re having our wedding at his aunts house over looking a few wineries so these chocolates would be the PERFECT favor!
August 6th, 2010 at 3:49 pm
what a generous give-away! you are so so sweet!
August 7th, 2010 at 8:34 am
Live. Breathe. Love. Chocolate…
August 7th, 2010 at 11:12 am
these are beautiful!! i can imagine them tasting divine
August 7th, 2010 at 11:37 am
Delicious Delysia… love the story, love the photos, love chocolate. I’m desperate to know where that dress and heart-shaped glasses are from??
August 7th, 2010 at 12:19 pm
Please let it be me!
August 7th, 2010 at 4:20 pm
Nothing like a great chocolate at the end of a long day!
August 8th, 2010 at 6:01 am
i <3 chocolate truffles
August 8th, 2010 at 7:21 am
Thanks for the giveaway, Elizabeth! I know how hard it is to part with chocolate.
Keeping my fingers crossed…
August 8th, 2010 at 12:42 pm
WOW! What a great giveaway! I would love to taste these truffles. They look delicious!
August 8th, 2010 at 9:43 pm
Ich liebe Schokolade. What a nice give away. I hope it doesn’t melt in the shipping!
August 13th, 2010 at 1:44 am
Oh please Elizabeth, I’m in desperate need of these gorgeous truffles! I’m in love with your work by the way…
August 19th, 2010 at 9:04 am
Oh! I hope you haven’t picked the winners yet! I adore the bright red packaging…I hope that I still have a chance to win these delicious treats!
August 20th, 2010 at 2:36 am
Great photos, beautiful woman, but I still, most of all, crave for chocolate!