HEY CENTRAL ILLINOIS, are you ready for some retail awesomeness? HOBNOB HOLIDAY MARKET IS COMING TO TOWN, and we are giddier than Luckey on Christmas Eve! Details for this weekend...
As I was pulling out of my parking spot after visiting Joey Campbell and her amazing shop in Delavan, Illinois called Beauty of a Site, all I could think about was how much I want Joey to be my new bestie, how giddy I...
What did Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln’s kitchen smell like? Well, funny you should ask. Let’s talk about this fella’ named Abraham Lincoln. He was the 16th president of the United States, led the nation through the Civil War, was an attorney and he was 6’4”. Tall dude....
Hey, we get it! It's so much easier to power-eat through a jar of peanut butter on your couch while watching some reality TV and order your Christmas gifts on your phone from the same megastore online than it is to go out looking for...
Guys. GUYS. GUYSGUYSGUYS Several weeks ago, Luckey and I sat down and were interviewed by the amazing Ryan Helms of the "Hustle to Freedom" podcast that you can find on itunes, Spotify, you name it, and HERE on his awesome website. We talked about everything from...
We were rightly shocked when our buddies at Innovate Springfield asked us to do a six minute pitch during the UIS * SIU * iSPI Illinois Capital Innovation Awards on Friday April 6th. First we were shocked, and then we freaked out about limiting ourselves to...
So we have two wonderfully exciting shows that are just around the corner for us. The first is the Illinois Product Expo. We. Are. Stoked. The Illinois Product Expo will be March 3 & 4 at the Orr building inside the Illinois State Fairgrounds. This will be our third...
'tis the season the leaves are changing. Everyone is cuddling up in a thick sweater and sipping their pumpkin spice lattes. and we are frantically reloading our trailer and heading off to another show. it is officially our busy time of year, and we love it!! We love...
What happens when a national chain of stores decides to give the little tiny businesses like ours a shot and opens up a cool program called "Close to Home" that features regional products in their stores? WE GET TO BE IN BERGNER'S, THAT IS WHAT. Seriously! Bergner's...
Things that we are extremely particular about, in no particular order: eyeliner, everyone's ability to parallel park, ink pens, sock patterns, thickness of card stock, ice cream sprinkles, soap smells, table cloth length, perfect levels of banana ripeness, hotel complimentary breakfasts, tshirt weight and/or...