sandwich smackdown

Chicago has so much great food and my friends and I have an on-going foodie argument- which is better the Hopleaf Ham Sandwich or Lady Gregory's Grill Cheese? Now both of these sandwiches are amazing, flavorful, delicious foodie works of art and we all agree on that. However, we needed to try these side by side and determine which one we thought proved to be the best. It was a close one!

I hope you're drooling over the thought of these delicious eats (I am). I know you're dieing to know who the winner was. By half a point the Hopleaf's ham sandwich was determined the winner by our group of four judges. And we can't wait to do more side by side tasty tastings.

in the mail today

Perfect card to let someone know that they're just "out of sight"! And pretty funny too...memorable card from Egg Press.

love this calendar

This is a great calendar to hang up and enjoy. This southern themed gem created by sideshow press comes in a burlap bag, includes a wood veneer wall plaque and uses this lovely mint | gold | charcoal color palette throughout.  You can buy it exclusively at the garden & gun on-line shop.

all photos kindly used from sideshow press blog.

floor art

I stumbled across this photo on ship & shape. The color palette is so fresh, the pattern looks great and I just love this floor art work. Such a brilliant idea!

photos care of ship & shape blog | painted floor created by Tynan Kerr

color love today

I thought this cool tone color palette with a touch of goldenrod was just perfect today. 
this image was found via fab.com sale for BDellium Tools

xoxo (h(om)e)

I have seen this beautiful purse/bag line from (h(om)e) in a couple local Chicago shops. This Milwaukee based line is distinct, beautifully made and so very cool. The line is filled some lovely colored leathers, chic wristlet's and plenty of handbags in between that you will see no where else.

Right now i have my eye on this convergent rustic evergreen forest leather. Chicago shops Traipse & Virtue are where you can find this line.

in the mail today

I always gravitate to the work of Angela Adams. I find myself picking up her stuff in stores, inadvertently finding things on-line & complimenting others on what always turns out to be something from Angela Adams. Well I am definitely a fan of Egg Press and love that they got together and worked out some lovely stationery, letter-pressed goodness. I love this as a "just because" note.