The bells go off, a handful of notes fly out, and the first coffee of the day is already in your hand.

This morning mug, Alarm Clock Notes, turns the wake-up ring into a small tune, with a coral alarm clock and music notes scattering around it. It is made for early risers with a song stuck in their head, and for the people who shop for them.

The design: a clock that rings in notes

In the middle sits a twin-bell alarm clock in coral red. Two round bells crown it, joined by a curved handle with a little hammer knob between them, and two short feet hold it up. The face is cream, marked with dark ticks, and a small gold hub pins the hands in place.

Music notes drift around the clock, every one a single flagged eighth note. Most are gold-yellow, clustered at the left and the upper right, and one coral note sits lower down. Thin cream lines fan out to both sides as if the bells were shaking, and small four-point sparkles and dots fill the gaps.

A short two-part line in retro lettering curves over and under the clock in chunky rounded cream capitals, closing the picture into a round badge. The drawing is flat retro cartoon, in cream, coral and gold on a dark mug.

Taken together it reads as a wake-up with a tune in it: the ring that gets a good day moving.

A glossy cup for the first pour

• Ceramic with a glossy finish, which gives the coral and gold a clean shine
• Sturdy enough for the daily trip from cupboard to counter
• Lead-free, BPA-free material
• Microwave safe, for the coffee that cooled while you looked for your keys
• Dishwasher safe, in with the breakfast plates
• The badge sits on the side of the mug, with plain mug above and below it

Who it's for

Early risers, people still training to be one, and anyone whose morning comes with a soundtrack: music students, music teachers, choir and band members, the friend who whistles while the kettle heats. It belongs at a kitchen counter, on a practice-room shelf or in a staff room. Give it as a teacher thank-you, on recital day, for a new job or for a birthday.

Quick answers

Where does it look good?

On an open kitchen shelf, next to the coffee maker, or beside a metronome on a practice desk. The round badge shows best where the mug is seen side-on.

Is an instrument or a player in the picture?

No. It is a clock and loose notes, with no staff lines or clef. That keeps it open to singers, players of any instrument and people who just like a tune with breakfast.

What time does the clock show?

The hands rest near ten, but the face carries no numbers. Read it as whatever hour your own alarm goes off.

Is it only for morning people?

No. Night owls know that ring as well as anyone, and the notes soften it. It is also a kind send-off for someone starting early shifts or a new school term.

Shipping and returns

Free US shipping. US delivery usually 5–12 business days. Easy 30-day returns.

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