gathering spriggs

Shop Around the Corner: P.O.S.H.

Good Monday Morning to you dears! I am so happy to be back here with you sharing a cup of tea and musings! How was your weekend?? Did you get to enjoy some of the fabulous sunshine?? After a rainy, cold week in Chicago it was a joy to be back home in nearly 80 degree temps!  So after a week of technical difficulties, I am happy to return to share with you some of my Chicago finds. P.O.S.H was on my to do list this trip and it was nothing short of a visual dessert to finish off the trip- filled to the brim with dishware, linens, and hotel silver. Hope you enjoy this lovely little River North area shop as much as I did. (I just recently started collecting vintage maps and I fell in love with their treatment of them in the first image!)

So glad to be back with you. Blessings to you today,

images: 1 & 4 posh facebook, 3: heather for gathering spriggs  all rest: posh

Renegade Handmade Fun in Chicago

Here are just a few images from my day yesterday in Wicker Park. Renegade was amazing! It was buzzing with creative energy and I feel inspired. I met many etsy artists that I have grown to know virtually. It was especially fun to meet Caitlin of Nice! I have admired her work for many years and so good to put a face with her lovely artwork. She was incredibly kind and I just wanted to give her a big hug. THere were many new artists too and my purse is practically exploding with business cards of new etsy shops which I will be sharing with you over the next few weeks. Im excited but have more to do today, including going to the U2 concert tonight !! More soon. Have a beautiful Sunday!

Blogging on the Road: Chicago Artists

Today, I am pleased to feature two artists whom I have followed for some time now and are both Chicago residents. So, in keeping with the Chicago theme this week, here is the work of Caitlin Holcomb of Nice and Liz Aldag. Along with their artwork I am also adding pics of their homes/work spaces to show you a little slice of their creative worlds.

Caitlin Holcomb - Nice, Etc...

Caitlin has been featured on numerous design blogs and shows regularly at Renegade Craft Shows. For more of her artwork, visit her etsy shop.

LIz Aldag

Liz's home was recently featured on Apartment Therapy. You can view more images of her home here.

Blogging on the Road: Chicago, Day 1

Its been a full day and we still have dinner and a live jazz show on the schedule for tonight, so here is a a little sampling in photos of Day 1 , Chicago.

Brunch at a wonderful Austrian coffee shop, Julius Mienl

Inside Anthropologie on Southport.

Me and my Hellcat Vintage handbag waiting for my husband at Dusty Groove.

The Mexican Shop in Evanston

Secret Treasures Antique store in Evanston. Notice the Aqua coffee pot. Its no longer there and is residing in my suitcase. If I can part with it, it will be listed in Gathering Vintage.

Blogging On The Road

Friends, my husband and I are on our way to Chicago this week and in turn I will feature Chicago themed posts from the Windy City.  If you haven't noticed before now, Chicago is our favorite US city and is an easy drive from Nashville so we travel several times a year.  For now, here is a little archive...