Evanston has some lovely new boutiques that I got to peruse during the charity wine walk. One of my early favorites was Dragonfly Boutique. It is a cozy shop containing clothing, jewelry, fun home decor gift items and art work. Mom and I shopped there for our birthdays and we had a lovely conversation with […]
Author Archives: MarvyMaike
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Oct
Oct
A few weeks a go a friend and I visited the Bahá’í House of Worship for North America. I’ve passed by this structure many times but never visited the grounds. First we fed our bodies with a lovely brunch at Walker Brothers’ pancake house. After our savory and sweet pancakes we drove to the temple […]
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Oct
Oct
The Ravenswood ArtWalk turned out to be a good event for me. On Saturday we had the coldest day of the season, which had me running home to get a heavier coat after my coffee run. No one was ready to get their winter coats out, but even gloves were necessary. I have to say […]
I’ve been enjoying the weather and nature so much that promoting my jewelry has been backburnered a bit. But you’ll see me wear and can peruse fun pieces at NEW’s Crain’s Small Business Week Event on Wednesday. My Chakra Bangle and Twinsy Dancing Spirals are with me most often. The Morpho Butterfly wax and wire […]
Next week is Crain’s Small Business Week, and once again the Network of Entrepreneurial Women is participating in the event. On Wednesday, October 8 we will host three guest speakers at Shannon’s Irish Pub in Glen Ellyn. First, we’ll have a pop-up trunk show, at which I’ll have some pieces and other members will showcase […]
Chicago Artists’ Month kicked off this week and it is expanding to the suburbs. On Saturday, October 4 from 2 to 4 p.m. An opening reception at Curt’s Cafe will kick off Show & Tell for Adults, an open exhibit featuring Evanston’s local talent. Two locations will host a month-long exhibit of art work created […]
Time is a’flying, and this coming weekend I will be packing up and putting my wares out at the 13th Annual Tour of Arts & Industry. My booth will be at the Ravenswood ArtWalk Detour in Tent B on Ravenswood and Berteau. The official Art walk kicks off with a reception on Friday, October 3, […]
“In the Victorian language of flowers, the forget-me-not means friendship, loving remembrance and fidelity.” ~ Witchipedia Forget-Me-Nots are my favorite flower, and when they blossomed in May I took oodles of photos. I had an unfinished diptych laying around so I pulled those cradled boards out and started color-coordinating. I looked up the healing properties […]
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Sep
Sep
Ayla’s Beads held a Bazaar in Highland Park’s Art Center last weekend and I could not resist going. Having learned from the Bead & Button Show, I took a visual inventory of what I had in stock. I sort of had a budget in mind, but made exceptions for exceptional beads in the 4 rooms […]
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Sep
Sep
Last Thursday Evanston had two ‘block parties’. One was the official ‘Kits, ‘Cats and Kids Block Party for which the town is painted purple. The Northwestern University and Evanston Township High School Marching Bands performed in call-and-answer style prior to a pep rally for the NU and ETHS football games to be played that weekend […]
