Behind the Design: Modern Owls by Hapa Girl Designs

One night we were coming back from a neighbors house and my 3 year old boy (3 at the time) was walking a few steps ahead of me with his little toddler friend and all of a sudden he yelled out "Look Mommy there's an owl!". He was pointing up into the old oak tree and there was this cute little brown owl staring down at us. It was right at dusk and we could barely see him, but as our eyes adjusted he came into focus and all of us were intrigued. My son kept talking about the owl all the rest of the night and being a nature/animal buff I immediately got on the internet and started reading up on owls to educate myself more about them. Prior to doing the research on owls the owl that I was most familiar with is Hedwig from the Harry Potter movies. I personally love the snowy owl like Hedwig, but still fascinated with the variety of owls out there and it was almost immediately decided that my next animal design would be an owl.

After many versions and revisions, my Modern Owl design was born and my design represents a few different owls that I came across in my research. As my design style is modern and abstract, I wanted something recognizable, but of course not too realistic to stay within the look and feel of my other designs. The owl comes in different color themes, but I always use the same owl and it sits on a tree branch most of the time. Later, as winter approached I modified the owl to become a snowy owl. Now my fans can purchase owl gifts, invitations, announcements and more on my Zazzle stores.

I just love designing new images especially when there is a story behind how I came about doing it. Once again my son was the inspiration as he spotted that little brown owl one evening up in our oak tree.


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Modern Owl Designs on Zazzle by Jennifer G Designs

My modern owl designs have become quite popular and I really enjoy creating different products with the designs. My newest design is "Snowy Owl". There is just something about owls that really intrigue me and I just love designing them!


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My Newest Owl Design on Baby Shower Invitation

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New Design - Owls

I spent quite a few nights this past weekend and week working on my newest design of a modern, abstract, simple owl. I think I went through 3-4 different renditions and I finally feel good about this one. In fact, I am excited about this one! This design will carry through to my baby blankets, quilts, crib bedding and clothing. I am going to tackle making a quilt, but for now I only have the digital sketch. It's debut will come soon!

My husband is a good critic. I love using him as my "thumbs up or thumbs down" guy. I take his opinions seriously. He's a lawyer, not an artist or graphic designer, but he knows good design. I am hoping soon I will have a prototype of my owl quilt.

My Most Popular Happy Honu Card Design Yet!

Below is the listing that you would see exactly on Etsy. This is indeed proving to be my most popular design which derived from a custom order. Naturally, I had to list it because I myself was seriously impressed. I am one of those humble designers that is never fully satisfied with my work, but this one took the cake!

Three Happy Honu with modern swirly waves and blues, greens and brown. This card also has matching Thank You Cards.
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25423240

THIS LISTING IS FOR THE DIGITAL DESIGN FILE ONLY

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MODIFICATION:

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

Major modifications such as adding more photos, layout changes and anything more custom will have an additional charge depending on the amount of work involved. Please consult with me prior to purchase if you have more than just the standard modifications. 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!

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.

I also print cards via VistaPrint.com. They are a reliable, very good quality online printer. I will be happy to obtain the printing cost and shipping for you. My fee for print set-up for VistaPrint is $10.00. PLEASE INFORM ME PRIOR TO PURCHASING THIS CARD IF YOU WANT THIS PRINTING OPTION BECAUSE PRICE WILL BE MODIFIED FOR PRINTING CHARGES AND FEES. 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 VistaPrint.com and give you the exact price breakdown. Email me any questions regarding this print method to hapagirl [!at] jennifergdesigns.com.

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.


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 Goes Blue

Why I didn't make Happy Honu on a blue baby blanket sooner is a mystery to me. I guess I was so obsessed with chocolate brown, but I am realizing that the variation looks awesome!

So, here it is! Two Happy Honu satin appliques on a light blue cotton background with a cream flannel underside. Each honu has a blue circle design embroidered in blue.

I offer this blanket on my Etsy site for $45.00 plus shipping.

Zou-e the Baby Elephant Onesie

I don't need to say much when one sees Zou-e the Baby Elephant on a onesie. Currently for sale on my Etsy site comes in 6 months, 12 months and 24 months. Zou-e can also be appliqued in green and blue.Visit www.jgdesigns.etsy.com to view more photos!

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 .

Handmade Baby Blankets ON SALE!

I've announced my first SALE on my Etsy website. Prices good through 2/29/08.

www.jgdesigns.etsy.com

BABY BLANKETS TEMPORARILY REDUCED!

BABY ELEPHANT & MAMA (blue, green and pink) - WAS $45 NOW $42

SEA TURTLES (LINEN) - WAS $50 NOW $48














SEA TURTLES (ORGANIC COTTON) - WAS $45 NOW $42