Blue butterfly set for red holiday

Happy Valley shop specializes in cards, chocolates and small gifts

By Ellen Spitaleri

The Clackamas Review, Feb 6, 2008, Updated Oct 30, 2009 (1 Reader comment)

Angela Marvin, owner of The Blue Butterfly, a specialty store in Happy Valley, rearranges her Valentine’s Day card display.

Ellen Spitaleri / Clackamas Review

Valentine’s Day is approaching at speed, and Angela Marvin is ready to help you get what you need to make your loved ones happy.

And she’ll even gift wrap it for you.

Marvin is the owner of The Blue Butterfly in Happy Valley Town Center, and she is exactly where she wants to be.

She opened the shop in Happy Valley in October 2007, because she wanted not only a site “with growth potential,” but a location where she “could make a difference.”

She added, “People want a hometown store, so they don’t have to haul the kids to the mall.”

Marvin said she loves the “village” feel of the new Happy Valley Town Center, and especially likes the fact that the shops are linked to the nearby neighborhood by sidewalks, so moms can push strollers down to the stores.

“People are excited that I am here and I’m really happy,” she said.

Cards, chocolates and more

For that special day coming up soon, Marvin recommends local chocolates made by Michele’s Chocolates in Clackamas, and scented soaps and body butters made by Jenteal, another local company.

“I have a ton of cards,” she explained, ranging in price from $2.50 to $6 for pop-up cards.

Other items with a Valentine’s Day theme include candles, cups, wrapping paper, magnets, picture frames, and a whimsical walking heart wind-up toy.

Easter merchandize is already on display, including soft toys and colorful egg dishes.

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