LIFE / STYLE: Long Weekend Love

What did you do this holiday weekend? We spent our Memorial Day weekend soaking up some sun, grilling with friends, and wandering around the neighborhood (Sunday kicked off our favorite outdoor farmers market!) Later this month, we'll be sharing some of our local favorite spots across the city, neighborhood by neighborhood. What are your favorite places to eat, shop, and grab a cocktail or cup of coffee? Which spots do you hope to see us feature? Do tell!

On Claire:  Tusk Ring / Tusk Cuff   //   On Lauren:  Duster: Top Knot Goods / Signet Trophy Ring

Summer in the City

Summer is finally starting to settle over the city. And after embracing our inner homebodies all winter long, we're more than excited to get out, explore, and soak up all Chicago has to offer in these precious few warm months. We can't wait for movies in the park, plenty of outdoor concerts, street festivals, backyard bar-b-ques, brunch al fresco, bike rides all over town, sunny days spent at the beach, and hot nights gathered around a bonfire. What are you most looking forward to this Summer?

The other day we found ourselves in the West Loop grabbing coffee at the Allis with a favorite new friend. (By the way, if you haven't been to the Allis...go. Like, right now! The space is taking coffee dates to a whole new level.) It's not a neighborhood we spend a ton of time in, so we decided to do some wandering. Besides, like, a million amazing restaurants popping up everywhere (Grange Hall, Little Goat Diner, Au Cheval, to name a few) the West Loop is the former (and in some spots still current) home to the city's meat packing district, giving the neighborhood a very cool industrial vibe. There is so much street art and so many colorful murals plastering the walls of old factories and warehouse. It's such a vibrant place!

On Lauren / Sunglasses: Laced With Romance / Necklace: Vanessa Mooney / Dress: Forever 21 (similar here) / Boots: Vintage / Boot Strap: Bird Trouble 
On Claire / Hat: Urban Outfitters / Necklace: Another Feather / Blouse: Vintage / Jeans + Belt: Levi's / Flats: Target

PS. Make sure you check in with us on Facebook today. There's an extra special exclusive giveaway going on and you don't want to miss out!

Strolby Comes to Chicago!

You know that we're all about shopping small and local. But we'll be the first to admit that online shopping is one of our biggest guilty pleasures! It's just too convenient- strolling through sites from the couch in our pjs- but we hate that online shopping all too often means making purchases from big box stores. The struggle is real, y'all. Enter Strolby, an online shop that has married our love of laziness with shopping small makers and artists. Praise hands emoji!

Brooklyn-based Strolby is the online destination for discovering and shopping the world’s best brick-and-mortar shops. They showcase small shops curating remarkable products in the most creative cities, towns and neighborhoods. Their philosophy is simple and one we can totally get behind: support independent entrepreneurs and give them additional exposure while making it easier for shoppers to discover them.

Strolby works with shops in Brooklyn, the Hudson Valley, Long Island, Marfa, TX, Austin, and now Chicago! With the Chicago Collection launching today, we thought it'd be fun to share our very favorite finds from some of our very favorite shops and makers. Happy online shopping!

Yoko Necklace / Roll-Top Rucksack by Archival / Short Raw Silk Infinity Scarf in Black Speckle by Argaman and Defiance / Black Dagger Cuff by Cities in Dust / Eastwood Fedora with Chinstrap by Yellow 108 / Jagger Pant by Knot Sisters

Vintage 1960's Cheese Board / Marbled Hanging Planter by Leah Ball / Comoda Chair / Disc Chimes by Pigeon Toe / Wild Olive Wood Coffee Scoop / Carved Orb Planter by A Question Of Eagles  

OWEN + ALCHEMY and FOXTAIL + MOSS

all images // Potluck Creative

Hey Chicago friends! Have you had a chance to check out Owen + Alchemy? O+A is a modern juice apothecary that serves cold pressed juices, fresh nut milks and plant-based whole foods out of their beautiful (and we mean beautiful) storefront in Logan Square. Committed to working with midwest organic certified farmers, Owen + Alchemy is passionate about bringing fresh ingredients to their customers and spreading the good word about a plant-based diet. We are obsessed with O+A's juices (omg, the 58!) so we are super excited to announce we're partnering with Owen + Alchemy to offer 10 of our readers a complimentary VIP juice tasting! AND we'll be teaching a mini-tearrium DIY that you can take home with you that day. This is sure to be a fun morning so we hope to see you there! Check out all the details below.

The Details //

Monday, November 10th at 11am

Owen + Alchemy / 2355 N. Milwaukee Ave, Chicago 60647

RSVP to rsvp@owenandalchemy.com to reserve your spot. Hurry! Space is limited.

Weekend Snapshots // Claire

Lately all my weekends have been spent out of town, so when Friday hit and I didn't have to pack up my suitcase and hit the road, I was a little relieved. With the weather a bit cooler than normal and the sun shining bright all weekend, I took full advantage of being outside and walking around as much as I could. I spent Saturday running around Chicago, visiting some of my favorite tourist spots: saw the Magritte exhibit at the Art Institute, walked around the Lurie Garden in Millennium Park, enjoyed all the beautiful greenery at the Garfield Park Conservatory, then had a lovely dinner at one of my favorite local thai restaurants with my husband. Sunday I spent enjoying my neighborhood: lunch date and friends over for tea, long walks down the boulevards, did some window shopping, spent some time organizing and rearranging at home, and worked on a super cute DIY necklace we'll be sharing soon.

I took out my (new!) smartphone and snapped away to share with everyone the beauty I saw this weekend. I finally made it into the 21st century and got my first smartphone a couple weeks ago. Watch out world!











What did your weekend look like? Did you hang out at home or head out and explore a new city?

Happy Monday!

{Claire}