I tend to get sad when the holidays are over, but the plus side is I get to buy a new calendar (call me old-fashioned but I just can’t go completely digital). Read more
While leafing through the latest issue of Martha Stewart Living, I saw a story about a Chicago-based artist who makes beautiful quilts. Her name is Sarah Nishiura and her mother taught her how to quilt when she was 10 years old. Read more
Chicago artist and designer Kat Silverstein decided to make gifts for her family out of some of her paintings and illustrations. After enough people told her they wanted to buy the gifts she was making, Silverstein started up an Etsy store called 7 Doors Studio. Read more
When Chicago-based interior designer and HGTV Design Star winner Meg Caswell isn’t putting together gorgeous rooms such as the one shown here, she’s filming shows for HGTV. Read more
For the foodie on your holiday shopping list, check out Nourishing Notes by Chicago-based graphic design studio Letterform. These printed goods are as pretty as they are witty. Read more
