Little Princess

As you may or may not know Happy House created Little Princess many years ago, she came about via a product I was designing for some gift ware and just by chance she became a shining star. Over the years we have recreated her to feature in many different outfits, in various locations, with friends and pets, traveling the world to holiday destinations and . She tends to be the girl in all of us, sometimes she is playful and young, at others she is meaningful and responsible but she is always fun and unique. What I especially love about LP is that she can reflect any situation, be able to create a feel or drive a statement that has ethical meaning and or is just inspired for no other reason than evoking happiness. LP features in retro inspired sets, from the 60's, 70's or more recently the 80's! She sometimes just reflects our simple daily pleasures like picnics, shopping, hanging at school or with friends. She is also not age specific so you will notice how she shrinks and grows, shrinks and grows, she definitely keeps me on my toes. If you have any great suggestions for where and how you would love to see LP featured let us know by leaving a comment here. I would love to have a go at recreating your ideas and then post them for your pleasure and just maybe she will feature like this on an upcoming product!

hanging out at trade fairs

Just last week I was doing something I used to do a few times a year when I first started the business. Trade fairs are weird things, kind of cool because you get to meet lost of new people and interesting shop owners and potential new customers that want to carry your brand. Its always a toughy though as a designer its a struggle selling your own designs and being confronted face to face by very critical eyes, but hey just teh nature of it. Standing still for 5 days in a 3mx 3m space with a very big happy smile can be exhausting when your mostly used to being safe behind a desk in my studio, sitting in comfy chairs and looking out over the tree tops. The contrast is great though and it was a buzz being back in the company of some fab people and hanging out in Sydney with a very fav friend made the evenings super fun. I hope you find some of these new products in a store near you soon. Check out a very exciting new range of jewellery in the top left photo, its tricky to see but I don't want to give away to much too early!

new bags for Australia

Its been a while since Happy House has sold in Australia, I guess that is what happens when you are distracted by other parts of your business and overseas opportunities. Its an awakening when I realised just how sad it was that we had not been taking care of our own brand in our very own country, so it was time to have product available again back on familar shores. It was fun using a favorite spot of mine to use as a back drop for the new shoot and show just how fabulous Australian beaches really are. Typically though just when you need the day to be perfect, the sun kept hiding behind the clouds but after 3 attempts to score the perfect day, it was well 'what the heck, lets just go for it' get in the car and try to beat the band of clouds that where fast approaching. The girls Mimi, Belle, Macy and Indigo where all lots of fun and they bared the chilly wind at times and loved the sun when it was there and really just made the most of the patchy day. Warm or not it was still beautiful.

These new bags will be coming to Australian shores soon so beg your local retailer to give us a call at head office so they may make these bags available in your favorite store near you!