Well, we’re pretty far away from the new shop being actually finished, but I suppose we’ll open anyway. We can cut fabric, so . . . .
You guys have been incredibly patient, so I’m hoping you’ll also be tolerant of things disheveled and un-cute until a later date. We will have a big party once [...]

Laying the floor has been an interesting challenge. I’ve done it a couple of times before, but not this particular ‘floating’ style.
I listened to all the research about underlayments, but then wasn’t happy with the uneveness once a good chunk was down, so we scrapped it and started again – ugh.
Today, I’m down to the [...]

We’ve had some road blocks. There’s some core issues with the new space – electrical and plumbing – that have nothing to do with us. They’ve slowed down the process quite a bit, but I’m crossing my fingers they will be resolved soon. I guess I should have calculated more buffer time for this type [...]

I will liken this day to a sewing project, gone wrong.
You know when you’re trying to get something finished last minute – for a gift, or a party, or whatever deadline you’ve set for yourself? Then, stuff just starts going wrong. Like when you sew something on backwards 3 times.
I always tell my students that [...]

Friday is our last day to get everything out of the old shop and we’re down to those annoying, odd stacks of randomness. The Coffey Bros Moving guys did a great job today and it was nice to have someone else move some things for a while.
The new shop has a long way to go, [...]

We started packing up the shop today in Bucktown. I’m SO excited to move to Lincoln Ave, but man, it’s hard to move! Needless to say, we have a TON stuff!
I don’t think I ever took a video of the current location, so here it is. If only I had one of the ‘before’. I [...]

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
We are closed today, the 22nd, for the holiday, but will reopen tomorrow for regular hours 11a-7p.
We are having a sale on Saturday in the hopes you guys will help us lighten our load on moving day(s). Enjoy 20% off everything in the store and take this stuff off of our hands! Use [...]

After 7 years in Bucktown, I have decided to pick up our little golden shop and move it down the way – to 3738 N Lincoln!
While we will miss certain aspects of our current location, we just want to be more visible and accessible to you guys. Often enough, people from our own neighborhood will [...]

We just launched our new website – and, what an experience it has been!
First, I’d like to give props to Tony Piscotti and Emily Johnson who designed our original website.
7 years ago I never dreamed how important a website would be for us. Tony and Emily, a web designer and graphic designer/illustrator respectively, offered to [...]