You can buy Happiness.

I recently attended a glassybaby roadshow event at Bodyvox Art Commons (note: Bodyvox has a pretty awesome event rental space). 10 percent of the sales from the event were donated to The Nick Wilson Charitable Group (more info about NWCG is at the bottom of this post).

Every glassybaby is a unique hand-made piece of art and each shines with its own signature glow when lit. Did you know it takes four Seattle artists, three layers of molten glass and two thousand degrees to make one glassybaby? I’m kind of obsessed. 

After much debate, I walked away with Happiness (a bright shade of red with orange undertones) and Kumquat (a bright shade of orange with yellow undertones). They've found a nice home in my kitchen.

I also recently was given True Love (a deep shade of fuchsia pink) as a gift from my mother. It is living with my tea service set. 

The Nick Wilson Charitable Group (NWCG) was founded in 2005 by Nick Wilson’s family, whose hope was to help other families like their own, by providing financial support to families with children undergoing cancer treatment and blood and marrow transplantation at Doernbecher Children’s Hospital in Portland.

If you missed the event and are interested in donating to NWCG through the purchase of a glassybaby, the organization has partnered with glassybaby to come up with a special set that is available online. 10 percent of the sales are given to the organization.