HAPPY HONU - Brown Bodysuit Onesie with Sea Turtle Applique - 3-6 months - FREE SHIPPING USA by jgdesigns on Etsy

HAPPY HONU - Brown Bodysuit Onesie with Sea Turtle Applique - 3-6 months - FREE SHIPPING USA by jgdesigns on Etsy



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NEW Surfing Happy Honu Baby Shower Invitation

Here's my latest... I'm super excited about this design. I will be designing more photo card designs with my surfboard series and also appliqueing this design on t-shirts, outfits, blankets and quilts. I'm really looking forward to expanding this design series.

My Artwork Available for Licensing

I have decided, upon numerous requests, to license some of my artwork to a third party. For those wanting to sell t-shirts, mugs, cards, etc this is a great way to get very unique, popular designs that have brought me great success and become successful by using some of my designs.

Rates vary according to usage, venue, and distribution circulation, but I will try and keep them affordable.

Here is my most popular and most requested licensed design -- Happy Honu. If you are interested in obtaining a license for this design or any other please contact me at jennifergdesigns@sbcglobal.net.

Save the Baby Sea Turtles (Honu) Tote Bag from Zazzle.com

This bag made it into the Top 10 Bags Views March 2009!


Save the Baby Sea Turtles (Honu) Tote Bag from Zazzle.com

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Save Our Planet Happy Honu Keychain from Zazzle.com

Save Our Planet Happy Honu Keychain from Zazzle.com

These would make some really cute party favors!

Happy Honu Birth Announcement - Blue with Three Sea Turtles and Three Photos

Three "Happy Honu" (sea turtles) on this modern design birth announcement. This card can easily be modified for a baby shower invitation.

THIS LISTING IS FOR THE DIGITAL DESIGN FILE ONLY (You print on your own). I will send you the digital file and you may choose to print it any photo retailer you choose. You control the amount and the cost. The following explains this option better.

The photo has a feathered and overlayed filter and can be applied to any high resolution photo.

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STANDARD MODIFICATIONS:
Colors, fonts and verbiage can be easily modified at no extra charge.

Major modifications are considered a customized card design and would have significant changes to the layout. Please consult with me prior to purchase if you have more than just the standard modifications. I will be happy to give you a quote. ANY CARD CAN BE MODIFIED TO MATCH YOUR EVENT NEEDS.

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I have several different options for printing so you can choose the right one for you!

Here's how the Digital Design File Option works:

1. Choose and purchase your favorite design, or contact me to request a custom design.

2. One payment is sent, attach your photos to an e-mail and send them to hapagirl [!at] jennifergdesigns.com along with any special requests or changes you'd like made to your design. You can have your design as a 4x6 or 5x7, so let me know which you would like. Anything can be customized on these cards...colors, fonts, sayings... so you get to be as picky as you want and it will be uniquely your design.

3. In less than 24 hours, you will receive a proof. Once it's approved you'll receive a high resolution file to have printed anywhere you'd like! You can print them from home, send them to your favorite online photo retailer (snapfish.com, target.com, walmart.com) With this option, you can have prints made for as little as $.12 a piece! That's 100 cards for as little as $12.00!

Please submit your photos as a .jpg (best if the reslotuion is 300dpi or higher) and let me know if you want any editing or cropping and if you want your photo in black and white, sepia or color.

OPTIONAL PRINTING: (additional charges and fees apply)

You can choose to print through me. I will obtain the printing cost and shipping for you and send you the quote. My fee for print set-up for is $10.00. When emailing me please tell me your quantity, if you want return address on envelope, if you want matte, glossy, or linen card stock, if this is a RUSH job, and the address to send it to. I will then collect the price from my print vendor and give you the exact price breakdown. Email me any questions regarding this print option to hapagirl [!at] jennifergdesigns.com. PLEASE INFORM ME PRIOR TO PURCHASING THIS CARD IF YOU WANT THIS PRINTING OPTION BECAUSE PRICE WILL BE MODIFIED FOR PRINTING CHARGES AND FEES.


I will fully uphold the legal rights of photographers. It is illegal for me to use images that are copyrighted without the permission of the photography or company that holds the copyright. By submitting me photos, you agree that you are the photographer or have permission in the form of a copyright license from the copyright holder.

Happy Honu Swimming in Pink!

My good friend Kirsten Gackowski wanted to order some items from me for her expecting sister and after some discussion on design and style the decision was Happy Honu on a pink background. I have not done my popular honu design on such a feminine color, but I was pretty excited to see how it would look and I had a feeling it would turn out rather awesome. And, as suspected it did!

I am just so pleased how it turned out and although pink is not for everyone this blanket only offers more options to my customers who perhaps don't like Happy Honu on dark brown or blue. Green is such a universal color that I believe the honu would look good with any color.

Stay tuned for more variations! This blanket design is currently for sale on my Etsy Site .

Sea Turtle Design Gets an Official Name: "Happy Honu"

I am officially renaming my super popular sea turtle design to "Happy Honu". For those non-Hawaii folks, Honu in Hawaiian means sea turtle. I felt that my design needed a name for copyright purposes which is underway. Like I mentioned before in a previous blog I never did expect this design to be so well received by people across the world. But, it is rather a universal image so it makes sense now that so many people from different walks of life love this design.

I have used "Happy Honu" on many different mediums such as blankets, pillows, quilts, prints, cards, and clothing.

I have 2 versions of "Happy Honu" now. One is my original design of the green sea turtle with circles design on the shell. The other is of the green sea turtle with an abstract design of Earth on its shell in honor of Earth Day and saving the planet all day every day.

For the history of this design visit my previous post.

T-Shirts for Tots

Well, I finally decided to once again carry a line of t-shirts and onesies featuring my animal designs for babies and toddlers. But, unlike my first line of t-shirts these will have appliques instead of screen prints. I am starting my line off with my very popular Honu (sea turtle) design. These are all appliqued by me so it adds to the handmade nature of the product. I will soon offer my other animal designs such as by baby elephant and panda.
Following the t-shirts and onesies I will soon be offering coordinating shorts and skirts and more color options for the t-shirts. So, stay tuned for that!

This is an exciting venture for me. I LOVE children's fashion and as a Mom who shops, shops, shops for her two boys, I can hardly wait for them to be wearing my items. Who else to model my stuff right than Keanu and Kanoa?

Visit MY ETSY WEBSITE to learn more!

Behind the Design: Baby Honu (Sea Turtles)

I will always have a special place in my heart for honu (sea turtles). It all started when I was a little kid growing up in Hawaii. Going to Sea Life Park I would see those big honu in their pool gracefully swimming bobbing their heads up and down. Sometimes I would see them grazing the sea shore. They are just so magnificent to watch. I had many books about honu in my childhood collection. So, learning about them was always a fascinating thing for me. There was never a time while growing up that when I would spot a honu that I would just pass them by.

When my son Keanu was born I filled his room with all sorts of animals. Although the Giant Panda was his main nursery room theme, I also could not resist buying various honu plush animals and figurines. One turtle in particular stood out for him and it became his "tur-tur" for quite some time. Coincidentally, it was a turtle that looked like a real honu. He carried that honu around everywhere. He even had to take it to daycare on occasion. He has it to this very day although he doesn't carry it around as much he will occasionally see it and get sentimental about "tur-tur".

So, one day I wanted to design something universal - a design that appealed to all ages, all genders and add to the awareness of their endangerment. I saw my son's "tur-tur" laying on the living room floor and it came to me! I picked it up and put it next to my computer and I started designing. Never did I imagine that this design would be as popular as it is. I first started with blankets and they sold almost instantly to the store I was selling to in Austin. Then, they sold almost instantly on my Etsy Site. It has been my top seller and my most requested design for custom work to this very day. I guess there is something about honu that appeal to so many people. It brings me joy to have people across the country and around the world enjoy my honu design and share my love for them.

My New Zazzle Store featuring Customizable Baby Shower Invitations and More!

My Zazzle store is the easiest and fastest way to get Hapa Girl Designs cards. You can customize these cards with your own info, but customers cannot modify the designs as they would be able to when working directly with me on my Etsy site. The cards also only come in one size whereas working with me on Etsy you would be able to choose the size cards you want and I offer a variety of printing methods. But, there is no denying, buying cards through Zazzle, if you're in a hurry, is the best way to send those greetings to friends and family.


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Color Choices for Sea Turtle Nursery Set

Recently I have been asked to create another Sea Turtle Nursery Set for a new client, but she wanted me to modify the colors for her color theme. This was very easy to do because my client knew exactly what she wanted. She explained the color in detail and I found fabric that matched.

So, here's my progress. I am starting with the Sea Turtle Quilt. The colors really work well together. It's going to be a very stunning looking nursery set. More progress slides to coming soon!

MODIFIED COLOR SET - PROGRESS



ORIGINAL SET

Cards for many occasions

What have I been doing lately? Designing cards for all occasions. It's been really fun getting back to something I really enjoy doing. I have already had quite a big success with my Baby Sea Turtles baby shower invitations and birth announcements so I decided to take it a step further and apply my other animal designs to cards. I also have quite a bit of experience designing cards when I worked in corporate America. My last company utilized my talents quite a bit having me design all sorts of invites for their events. But, I am not just doing baby shower invites and birth announcements. I am tapping into wedding, birthday, business cards and stationery. It will take some time to build up inventory (or should I say digital inventory). I offer my cards digitally for anyone to take to any photo finisher or printer of their choice. But, customers can also choose printing their cards through me. All in all, it has been fun and exciting starting something new and I am feeling very hopeful that this will be a fun little side business.




Visit www.hapagirldesigns.etsy.com to see all my listings.

Masterpiece - My Baby Sea Turtles Quilt and Nursery Collection

I can't help but be a little proud of my Sea Turtle Nursery Collection especially when it is all put together in a room with the crib.

It took hours and hours to complete. It wasn't easy doing it with a toddler and newborn to look after, but I couldn't let my client down.

To see more photos go to my Flickr site.

I am accepting orders for some of the pieces from this collection. Please email for any questions.

It's Been a While

It has been quite a long time since I blogged on my site. It's largely due to that fact that I am seriously overwhelmed with taking care of my kiddos. Ever since my son was born this past June and taking care of my 3 year old son life has just been so crazy! I make all these goals for myself and "to-do" lists, but only a fraction of that list gets accomplished. So, with that said, I simply have not had any time to dedicate to my business. I still have some outstanding orders that I have to complete, but once I am done with that I will be taking a break from the business and only producing items when I have the time. This is not to say that if someone were to ask me to create something custom for them I wouldn't entertain the request.

On another note, I recently reviewed my sales report for the entire year (Etsy, CafePress and Zazzle) and here are the stats for my most popular designs (1 being the most popular)

1. Baby Sea Turtle












2. Baby Panda & Mama
3. Pink (Sakura) Cherry Blossom
4. Blue Elephant Walk

More on my custom nursery designs

I have posted more pictures of my custom Honu (Sea Turtle) nursery designs on my Flickr site. I now have samples of the quilt, crib skirt and throw. The bumper guard is still in production as well as the window valances.

For those interested in having custom nursery items created for your new baby's room just email me at jennifer@jennifergdesigns.com

Visit http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennifergdesigns/sets/72157604808582528/detail/

T-shirts, Mugs, Keds Shoes, and MORE!

For those that love my designs, anyone can buy more of my products at Zazzle.com.


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Baby Sea Turtles Custom Baby Quilt

A few months ago I was asked by a lady in another state to create her custom baby nursery accessories using my Baby Sea Turtle design. I quickly created a look that would carry throughout the room with modern circles, browns, greens and of course the infamous Baby Sea Turtles. My first creation of the series was the Crib Quilt.

This quilt is made of 100% chocolate brown linen, 100% cotton (big circles), and satin (sea turtles).

Visit more pictures on my Flickr site at http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennifergdesigns/sets/72157604808582528/

NEW PRODUCTS - Birth Announcements & Baby Shower Invitations

I am now offering birth announcements and baby shower invitations on my Etsy site. There are many designs in the works and COMING SOON will be a new store just for cards and prints. But, for now anyone can purchase the designs I offer at www.jgdesigns.etsy.com.

The current designs I offer are my very popular Mod Baby Sea Turtles. These are standard designs, but anything on it can be changed, modified or a custom design can be requested at an additional cost.

The standard designs for birth announcements are $15 and a digital hi-resolution image is emailed directly to you so you can have them printed anywhere like Walmart, Target, Snapfish, Costco, Flickr, etc.

The standard price for Baby Shower Invitations are $45 for a set of 20 matte printed cards and that includes envelopes. These are shipped directly from the print company that I use.

Email me at service@jennifergdesigns for more info or just visit www.jennifergdesigns.com or www.jgdesigns.etsy.com.