Blog press!

Happy Owl Glassworks was mentioned today on Meighan's lovely blog, My Love for You is a Stampede of Horses! Check out the site here...


Her site is full of people and work that I adore--please check it out if you care to be inspired! Thanks Meighan!

One more thing: I am swooning over this little owl:


I can't recall where I first found the link (was it on Flickr?) since I've been online too much lately. But boy, he's cute!

Weekend recap

This weekend was the best of both worlds--the sun and the rain. After a torturous winter, we have been basking in the sun most everyday--Maisy loves the new playground!


Perhaps we've been overindulging, some may say. Thankfully, yesterday we were given a healthy dose of rain and I was finally motivated to work on re-finishing my nightlight display while Maisy napped (nearly 3 hours!). What started off as a plain, faux wood display ended up being a regal, more attractive place to show the lights complete with its own "wallpaper".

The before and after, below, which I didn't necessarily hate, but I thought the wood background was a bit too light (no pun intended), given that it's for displaying nightlights which will be in a dark room--more contrast was needed. And let's face it, those outlets were ugly:


My foamcore panel and trusty brayer for the paper:


Et voila!


I love how the flocked paper creates a nice home for the lights, and without any sheen, it makes the lights stand out even more. A most satisfying little craft project: done!

Hope your weekend was fun and productive too! We have a busy week ahead, as it's the last week of classes for Justin. This means I won't get much time in at the studio--only the critical runs like shipping out orders and the like. But come next week it will be fun ahoy. I'm already going to start on my Christmas ornaments--not even June! How prompt I am this year!

Cufflinks sale!

To celebrate all-things-dad a bit early this year, and to serve as a reminder (I know I occasionally forget this holiday), we're having a sale on all cufflinks: $32/pair until June 21 (that's the actual holiday, need I remind you?)...

Shown below are the moose, but there are eight creatures to choose from:

Twist Fair Northampton!

A couple weeks back we did this new show we've never done before, the Twist Fair in Northampton, MA. We'd heard nothing-but-good so we had our sights relatively high. Luckily it turned out to be a solid show and though the weather threatened rain all weekend, we were spared and it turned out to be a lovely day on Saturday! Here is the booth in all its glory


There was even an afternoon lull where I got out for a walk in the sunshine and visited Liz of Sticks and Bricks:

Her shop was so nice--Liz refinishes furniture and I was all envy when I walked in (have I mentioned my desire to learn re-upholstering and furniture fixer-upping?).

We were situated between two of the best neighbors, both of which we'd never met before. Stage-left was Alison Tauber who screenprints her beautiful designs on the softest tees (I managed to score one by show's end). Stage-right was Twigs and Heather, who make fantastic jewelry--some of my favs are the maple seeds and twigs. They'll both be participating in the Renegade Brooklyn show, so hopefully we'll see some of you there!

Happy Owl Grand Re-opening

You may have noticed a certain lack of blog postings as of late. We have a few good excuses. Really.

For one, we've been earnestly toiling away at a completely new site design!


As a result of some wonderful collaboration with Aeolidia and numerous late nights of monitor work, we are now the proud owners a user-friendly HappyOwlGlass.com that is chock full of handy features. Some of our favorites include:

> A wishlist function that allows you to share your favorite Happy Owl treats with clueless friends and family. Perfect for thwarting boring socks and discount novels as last minute gifts.

> Gift certificates in any amount! Can't decide if your friend would prefer the skunk or the elephant shrew nightlight? Send them a gift certificate by snail mail or email.

> A site-specific search engine. Need an okapi gift A.S.A.P.? Just type Okapi into the search field and see what pops up!

These are just a few of the extras we've piled on. We're also excited by all of the time this new site will save us on the back-end of things. With its inventory and coupon capabilities we can track our items more easily and setup special sales whenever the mood strikes. Be sure to visit often to catch one!

The time-saving is a big help as we're also working on other things in the Happy Owl workshop. We're excited about the arrival of another little Owlet in the near future to join the family. Expect some downtime from the site around Labor Day!

We hope you enjoy the new site. As always, be in touch with comments and questions!

It's been a while...

Wow. Yes it has!

Things are going by quickly this January, and it's surprisingly almost over. The sale over at the site has been extended through the end of the month (lucky you!), and following the sale you'll find all our items over at our Etsy site. This is a temporary measure we're taking, as we'd love to redesign the site to reflect the new line. I hope you are patient with us--we're sure it's going to be something good!

I've already begun stocking the Etsy store with lots of items: miniatures, recycled pendants, woodland pendant seconds (part of the new line!), and prints from days past...



We have a big February ahead of us, including a wholesale show smack-dab in the middle. We're also already looking forward to all those Renegade shows this summer! But then, maybe we're just ready for this very-snowy winter to end...

Take care for now!

Happy New Year

Looking forward to a good year...

I'm having a hard time getting back into the swing of things. Taking time off is wonderful and relaxing, but returning to the studio is difficult sometimes. Anyone else have that issue? We had such a good time over the holidays, visiting family and friends. And watching Maisy enjoy the snow. Justin's dad made Maisy this amazing sled-sleigh-thing:


There was also so much snow that we all built a snowman. Following the photo, we made a snow-mama and snow-baby. The next day? They all melted with the warm spell that came through. Such is the nature of snow...


In any case, I've found time to make a sale on my site. I do this every year, and every year is as successful as the last. I'm happy to discount last year's goods in anticipation of the new stuff I'll be unveiling later this month. This sale will last until January 21.

I also added a bunch of miniatures and the larger woodland pendants to the Etsy site:


Hope you had a Happy New Year!