TheSmilingHippo

Handmade watercolor for mixed media artists

Wichita, Kansas

1,275 Sales

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Holly Buhler

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Note from shop owner We’ve moved!!!
We have made the official move to our new site and closed our Etsy for good.
Find us at TheSmilingHippoShop.com

Note from shop owner

Last updated on Aug 4, 2022

We’ve moved!!!
We have made the official move to our new site and closed our Etsy for good.
Find us at TheSmilingHippoShop.com

Contact shop owner

Holly Buhler

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lsturdy453 on Feb 24, 2022

5 out of 5 stars

Oh my gosh! These are the most adorable/fun/surprise seashells I have ever seen. I’ve been using them to add some random fun to my little floral drawings and doodles. Thank you so much to the maker for the time you put into these. Highly recommend!

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j9iamunno on Jan 2, 2022

5 out of 5 stars

The recipient was immediately inspired to paint when I gave her these colors. Absolutely gorgeous and clearly made (and packaged!) with a lot of love!

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The Golden Heritage on Dec 18, 2021

5 out of 5 stars

Nice Quality

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Stephanie on Dec 17, 2021

4 out of 5 stars

I liked most of the watercolors, but a few of the samples that I received seemed to have more glitter than actual base, which made it difficult to work with and use. I think if the formula used was tweaked to use less glitter and smaller glitter than the paints would have worked better.

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Betty on Dec 3, 2021

3 out of 5 stars

its a cute little purse

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Abigail on Nov 19, 2021

5 out of 5 stars

Absolutely beautiful paints! And the owner of the shop was kind enough to send so many freebies with my order i didn't know what to do with myself, they are all beautiful and I can't wait to make art with all of them!!

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Abigail on Nov 19, 2021

5 out of 5 stars

Absolutely beautiful paints! And the owner of the shop was kind enough to send so many freebies with my order i didn't know what to do with myself, they are all beautiful and I can't wait to make art with all of them!!

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Abigail on Nov 19, 2021

5 out of 5 stars

Absolutely beautiful paints! And the owner of the shop was kind enough to send so many freebies with my order i didn't know what to do with myself, they are all beautiful and I can't wait to make art with all of them!!

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The Asgard Series handmade glitter watercolors, homemade watercolor, glitter watercolors, blue glitter watercolor, fun watercolors
Abigail on Nov 19, 2021

5 out of 5 stars

Absolutely beautiful paints! And the owner of the shop was kind enough to send so many freebies with my order i didn't know what to do with myself, they are all beautiful and I can't wait to make art with all of them!!

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The Asgard Series handmade glitter watercolors, homemade watercolor, glitter watercolors, blue glitter watercolor, fun watercolors
Abigail on Nov 19, 2021

5 out of 5 stars

Absolutely beautiful paints! And the owner of the shop was kind enough to send so many freebies with my order i didn't know what to do with myself, they are all beautiful and I can't wait to make art with all of them!!

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The Asgard Series handmade glitter watercolors, homemade watercolor, glitter watercolors, blue glitter watercolor, fun watercolors

About TheSmilingHippo

Sales 1,275

On Etsy since 2017

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Follow us on Instagram (@TheSmilingHippo) for BTS mixing videos!
Arabian Nights… coming soon!
I love my packaging😍 I try my best to make every watercolor an ultimate piece of happy mail!
So many new and fun watercolors coming!!
Did you know I try to keep one of every watercolor I create?? I love my watercolors and use them daily with my own art.

Welcome to The Smiling Hippo

A one woman show over here. Creating, designing, marketing, editing, shipping and so much more. Sometimes the load can be a bit much, but you make every little thing I do for my business worth it. There’s nowhere else is rather be!

I’ve always had an eye for art. Drawing outside the lines, and sketching all day everyday. But it was a Chemistry class in high school when I truly found I had a heart for teaching, which would launch me towards a career in Art Ed. Being able to see my fellow classmates light up while I taught them set me on my career path. Being able to teach others a subject I love with all my heart truly is the best of both worlds.

I want to use my business in a way to teach others about the power in art. It’s an outlet for a creative spirit and especially in the world today, we need a good outlet to get emotions out. Through my own spirit to my products I want to help guide and teach you how to create your work in a powerful way.

I hope you enjoyed getting to know a bit about me. I’d love to get to know you too. Feel free to follow and reach out on Instagram (@TheSmilingHippo) I can’t wait to meet you.