Tiger Baby Onesie from Pinecone+Chickadee, Jack and Jill Pins from NeoGranny, and Wine Bottle Topper from The Small Object

If you’d like to see more from the show, I put together a huge recap of my favorites featuring almost 50 artists!

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Marimekko likes to reduce waste and reuse as much as possible. We made necklaces out of jersey scraps, leftover from the manufacturing of their clothing.

I also modified the necklace I was wearing (thanks to Barri’s genius input).

There will eventually be twenty of these shops across the country over the next three years, but everything is available online too. Well, everything except my necklaces. And the Marimekko fabric by the yard. (Oh, how I loved the fabric.)

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The Mademoiselle Chair is a Finnish design by Tapiovaara from the 1950s. (Thank you, bloesem, for the designer’s name!)

Look how lovely. It comes in pink! Well, “coral red”, technically.

FRYD’s Living Room

This just solidified my love for modern windsor chairs.

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Art and Pillows, White Nest

Mounted Photos, RL Photography

Sphere Bowl, One Eighty Design

Dresses and Coats, beebop & wally

Window Art, Emmy Star Brown

Architectural Art, DeMarcus Purham

Bird Sculptures, Jim & Victoria Mullan

Weekly Planners and Journals, Overdue Industries

Textured Bud Vases, cynthia vardhan ceramics

Wooden Plates, Woodsport

Name Trains (Eleanor has one!), Hollow Woodworks

Modern Hats, Wildhagen Hats

Recycled Glass Chandelier, Smart Glass Jewelry

Felt Pillows, MyPerennial

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• Gifting Dot Small Natalie Cosmetic Case, Kate Spade
• Floral Wiltshire Print Mini Suitcase, Liberty of London
• Ballerina Pink Travel Shoes, Tieks
• 26″ Expandable Upright Luggage, Vera Bradley
• Luxury Sleep Eye Mask, Doodlebug’s Fun Fabrics
• Metallic Luggage Tags, Pamela Barsky
• The Editor Series, Steamline Luggage

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R. Ege Antiques *

Unearthed Gallery *
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wooden toys and blocks from Tree Hopper Toys

hooks and clocks from Timber!

paintings of unsuspecting 2009 Renegade shoppers from Ryan Kapp

diagram tea towels from girls can tell

silhouette chalkboards from Despina Papadeas

leather flower necklaces from Lara Collins

bespectacled plushies from Cleo Dee’s

cute onesies and t-shirts from pinecone+chickadee

awesome pop culture finger puppets from abbeychristine

botanical and delicate jewelry from Moira K. Lime

fun play spaces for kids from hip huts

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Fuchsia lipstick. More specifically, Funny Face by Nars, which the catalog actually pointed out. I may have to add another lipstick to my favorites.

Next, I ran across the perfect shade of pink (with a lot of lilac in it). When I was a kid, my two favorite Crayola colors were thistle and orchid, and I think that color preference has stuck with me. I’m also liking the font here.

And then there was this five-year-old boy’s haircut from the crewcuts section. I think it would look pretty great on a lady. A lady like me, perhaps?

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1. Robers Revival Radio
2. Retro Flip Clock
3. Allaire Desk Fan
4. Crosley Princess Phone

Do you have any similar new/old tech pieces in your home? I have three vintage-style phones: a red one in the bedroom (from Pottery Barn), a white one in my office (by Crosley), and a wall-mounted white one in the kitchen (also by Crosley). It’s sort of surprising that I don’t have that pink one though, eh?

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Funny plush from Steff Bomb (Eleanor grabbed hold of a stuffed stump and wouldn’t let go — I bought it for her.)

Venn diagram embroidered clocks from Diffraction Fiber

Adorable dresses for little girls from Lily Sky Designs (Eleanor owns two of these now.)

Cool photography from Heath Hays

Delicate ceramics from SODA by amy

Metalwork jewelry from Alisa Miller

Iconic Chicagoland prints from Leslie Hamer

Plush mustaches and wee ninjas from Shawnimals

Hipster embroidery from Moxiedoll

Clever shirts and onesies from Bernie’s Girl

Charming prints from Paper Parasol Press

Porcelain jewelry from Sofia Masri

And of course, there was a photo booth (where we snapped our adorable family shots) from Magnolia Photo Booth

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