Happy Pantry Kitchen Towels

This is one of the first things we made for Happy Pantry:

Mr Latte kitchen towels.  They're available on our website www.happy-pantry.com

Go on - fill your kitchen with something cute.

making merchandise - the happy pantry way...

Well, it's probably the way a lot of people do it.  We do all the designs and figure out the sizes we want the product to be and then we send all of that information to a company in China and have them make it all.

Here are some pictures they sent us - we're running low on the tote bags we made last year, so we're getting a new, bigger order - and with a couple of additional designs!

 This is one of the bags we originally ordered from them, and it's sold well enough that we needed more!

 This is one of our newer designs - we did a very small run on them back in December, and they've all but sold out - so we decided to get a bunch.

 This is another of our newer designs that we had a small run of in December - this one completely sold out, and quickly - so we had to get more.

And then there's this onion.  This is part of our original three tote bags for Happy Pantry.  And it's one of our favorite designs.  We just didn't like how, this time, the colors turned out.  Luckily the company works with us to make sure the quality is up to our standards, so they did a couple of different versions (above) which were not to our liking, and finally figured out that instead of doing the standard screen printing, that they would use a heat press - and the results are below:

It is exactly like our drawing!  It translated almost perfectly!  So we're excited to get them in.  They are currently on a slow boat - and should be in by the end of May!

Happy Pantry: nobody is this peppy in the morning....!

Nobody should be this peppy in the morning....that is, until you smell that sweet aroma of coffee!  What time is it that you wake up?  That's right, coffee o'clock!  Who cares?  Shake off that sleep with a nice cup of tasty coffee.  And smash that alarm clock, he looks too smug that he startled you awake.

Happy Pantry: Coffee Time!

This is one of our original Happy Pantry images.  We knew we loved coffee and wanted to explore every aspect - starting with the containers that help us keep from being burned and help us transport said magic elixir from creation to our mouths.

Happy Pantry Sale!

To celebrate the holidays - not to mention black friday, small business saturday and cyber monday - we decided to have a Happy Pantry sale - our biggest one ever!

Everything is 20% off!  All weekend long - the sale expires on Monday evening at Midnight!  So don't delay!  Happy Holidays from Happy Pantry!

Cake Expo is next week!

Can you believe it's already here?  Del Mar Fairgrounds - October 29th and 30th!

Happy Pantry in the window

Who is that Happy Pantry in the window?  Would ya look at that, it's OUR Happy Pantry.  We had a window display in Arcadia back in 2014.  It's crazy that it's already 2 years later.  We have so much more merchandise now.  All of which you'll find on our website - www.happy-pantry.com

Happy Pantry: Coffee in the Morning

Coffee in the morning is a must.  It's almost a state of emergency when you've run out of coffee filters and all you need is that one cup to get you started.  Will a sock work?  Will an old t-shirt?  How bad would it be to just drink the grinds?  I bet gritty coffee would actually pep you up a bit faster.  It'd be chokier....and it would be a good idea to brush your teeth straight afterwards, to avoid black bits all over your teeth...but love will find a way.  You will drink that coffee at any cost.  I'd probably use an old (clean) facecloth...if I had to.

Anime Expo July 1st-July 4th

There's going to be a lot going on the July 4th weekend.  At least for Happy Pantry.  We're going to the Anime Expo!  We're going to be at table 48H in Artist Alley.  It's a huge event, and we hope to see you all there!  Or some of you there.

LA Cookie Con 2016

We were vendors at the second annual LA Cookie Con this last February 6th and 7th.  Did you miss it?  Because a lot of people did, even though it was the second one and there was a lot more publicity.  If you missed it, you missed out!

Ron Ben Israel was there to lead the demos and talks for the second year in a row.  We also saw Kawaii Sweet Treats and Dara the Bow Girl walking around as well - and they gave demos on how to create some of their delicious desserts.  We even knew that Duff Goldman from Charm City Cakes was there - and we missed him!  Same with Sarah Michelle Gellar, but she missed out on Happy Pantry too, so it's their loss...is what we're telling ourselves...even though it might not terrible true.

It was a two day event and the convention hall was packed with people swarming each vendor looking for samples, merchandise or something delicious to buy and eat later.  The lines were long - and I'm sure that made people a little more surly than they necessarily would have been - but there were a lot of open spaces and areas where one could get away from the crowd - and if they were smart, they should have purchased a VIP badge which would have gotten them into two different areas in the convention hall with even more samples and places to hang out, rest and even get a massage!

We had the Fookie on one side and Whatta Cookie on our other side.  Both had amazing cookies!  The Fookie (which you have to exclaim in a high pitched voice, "What the Fudge is a fookie!?!!?" because that's how they did it whenever someone asked) is half cookie and half fudge.  They gave us two bars to try, and our assistant the first day, Maria, decided to take them both home and eat them all by herself because she's mean.  So we had to buy more the second day.  It was worth it!  Seek out the Fookie - it's delicious!  It was Whatta Cookie's first con - and they were champs - they were also smart and brought a lot of help - so they handled the crowds quite well.  Their cookies were so good!  I tried to buy some, but they insisted I just take a complimentary bag.  They were terribly nice and have delicious cookies! 

 Image courtesy: Crescenta Valley Weekly - it's our adorable aprons which, at shows, come in mason jars!

Image courtesy: One Punk Army - People pointed at a lot of stuff.  Sometimes they even wanted to purchase it!

Happy Pantry Tote Bags

We have three tote bags in stock right now.  Our Ms Cupcake, Ms Onion and Mr Latte are all ready to hang from your arm and carry all your things.  Or, at least, as much as can fit in a 15.5" bag.  The strap is reinforced with extra stitches to keep them from breaking off and trying to make a run for it...

The bags are only $7.99 plus shipping from our store - www.happy-pantry.com

Happy Pantry: M is for Manic Mug

Coffee is a big part of our lives.  I've realized that I can't go a morning without falling asleep on the drive to work if I don't have a mug o' joe.  But only if Joe is coffee.  I don't know why it's Joe.  I could look it up, but who cares?  Especially when I'm falling asleep at the wheel of a car.  Luckily for me, I'm not the driver.  So I can pass out for as long as I want...until I get to work, then I have to get it together.

While you want to indulge yourself in some coffee....as some scientific (or should I say that with quotes?  Well, to be safe, don't quote me on that) studies conclude that coffee saves lives and hugs babies, it's probably still a safe bet to not go overboard.  Drink your coffee responsibly, or risk the jittery manic mug.

Happy Pantry is at Patchwork show this Sunday - May 24th

In Santa Ana you can check out Patchwork - we're selling our Happy Pantry merchandise there!  We're in booth 10 on 3rd St.  This Sunday, May 24th, from 11-5.

Happy Pantry: Coffee Cup Kitchen Towel

This was one of the first things we had made for our Happy Pantry brand.  Our coffee cup guy, Mr Latte was one of the first characters we drew that, just like coffee, we couldn't get enough of.  So we drew more and when it came time to start making stuff, we had to launch our merchandise with him.

 Just hanging out!

Don't you want the front of your stove to look cuter?  Right now it's just covered in stains and possibly dust (if, you're like us, and you don't cook too often...), but what if you could just drape a towel in front of it, and suddenly it's better.  It's all better.  Life is better.  That's what our Mr Latte Happy Pantry Brown Polka Dot Kitchen Towels do.

 We had glamour pics taken of our Mr Latte Kitchen Towels.

 Various states of folded towel.

When we go to conventions or gift shows, we have our kitchen towels and aprons packaged into mason jars.  It's terribly cute and makes for a great present!  We actually just put up an add on purchase on our website - www.happy-pantry.com - where one can get our towels or aprons in mason jars online!  It's a little more expensive, but only because the box ends up being bigger and there's a lot more packing that goes into it so you don't end up with a towel in a bed of glass shards.

Buy yours now!  www.happy-pantry.com

Happy Pantry: Almost Alliterative Alphabet Book, letter C

 You can't go wrong with coffee.  Cute or cranky...

Happy (Pantry) Easter!

We're up early today to go to Wondercon, so we definitely need our coffee...with bunny ears and a tail.

Go get your eggs!  It's Easter!  It's all marshmallow rabbits and chocolates for breakfast today!

LA Cookie Con 2015 - Happy Pantry

At the end of January, we were a part of LA Cookie Con.  It was the first annual one, and it was so successful it was demanded they do another!  There wasn't a question about it.

We were thrilled to participate and overwhelmed with the response of positivity (as well as purchases) we received!

photo courtesy: JanMLoves.blogspot.com

It was crazy how many people were there.  Thirteen Apples offered candied apples and had a line that got so long they had to open a secure door whereupon the line went down and wrapped around the block.  It was about 45 minutes to make one's own custom candy apple, but it was worth it!  They were so good!

 photo courtesy: Nina Z on Yelp

We debuted our Ms Cupcake Plush at LA Cookie con and promptly sold out.  It was horrible turning people away - one lady said her daughter was going to kill her because they had decided to check out the rest of the convention before coming back...and it was too late. Rest in Peace lady....whom, I believe was being figurative.

  photo courtesy:UmamiHoliday.com

We had a special giveaway for certain VIP's who attended the event.  Kris from Umami Holiday was one such VIP - she has a great food blog - don't go there on an empty stomach - and she was nice enough to take a picture of our little swag bag.

Several people took pictures of our booth:

 

photo courtesy: www.myapelmanis.com

photo courtesy: www.umamiholiday.com

photo courtesy: www.laweekly.com by Broc James and Emily Rojas

We were in LA Weekly!  We had a lot of eyeballs on our brand.  And speaking of celebrities, which we weren't...

 photo courtesy: Nikki Hahn

Nikki Hahn, an actress who's starred on American Horror Story, Nickelodeon and Disney shows as well as guest appearances on a bunch of other things and she's a fan of our Ms Cupcake!

photo courtesy: Olivia Sanabia and Aubrey K. Miller

Olivia and Aubrey are starring in an Amazon Prime show called Just Add Magic.  They are incredibly nice and very well spoken young ladies! Their show was developed by our friends Joanna Lewis and Kristine Songco (who I worked at Nickelodeon on Fairly Odd Parents and Tuff Puppy with).  We took three pictures with them, and they decided to post the only one where I'm posing like a jerk.

 photo courtesy: www.umamiholiday.com

These are our Happy Pantry bottle cap necklaces.  They're adorable.  But that's what we do with Happy Pantry...make things so adorable that your eyes want to break into a smile.

 photo courtesy: Kristin at www.meringuebakeshop.com

Ominous cupcake!

 photo courtesy: www.JayEats.com

photo courtesy: JanMLoves.blogspot.com

We had a lot of nice reaction to our "No coffee, no talky!" print.  It's something a lot of people could relate to.  Tracey was the inspiration for the coffee face...

 photo courtesy: www.hollydayz.com

photo courtesy: www.realmomofsfv.com

photo courtesy: Jenn Ho

Some people, like Jenn Ho, were nice enough to include pictures of our merchandise in their instagram feeds!

There are a lot more photos floating around the internet...but that's all for now from LA Cookie Con.  We can't wait for the next one!

If so inclined, you can buy our Happy Pantry stuff on our website: www.happy-pantry.com

Happy Pantry: A mostly alliterative alphabet book

 We're in the middle of making an alphabet book with our happy pantry characters.  We've called it mostly alliterative so we can reserve the right to do whatever we want.  But, for the most part, it'll be alliterative.

We have several versions of the cover...and even that could change when we're finished.  We've only drawn characters up through the letter R and only have finished illustrations through the letter L.  It's a work in progress that we hope to finish in 2015 (preferably by summer).

This version is a little more action packed...but we have plenty of time to figure it all out....