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Hi there! We've had such a fun weekend. We traveled 9 hours (breaks for bubble tea and antique shopping) and had two amazing days at the Renegade Fair. I feel like we met some amazing people (blog readers included!!) this time. Today we are enjoying a few hours of chicago (date time) and then heading back to Missouri! You can expect lots-and-lots… i mean LOTS of blogging from me this week. I have a lot of catching up to do! Thanks to everyone who came to say hi to us at Renegade and thanks for the cupcakes, macaroons, chicago treasure maps and sweet gifts… we love you. XO, elsie

  • oh how i HEART bubble tea~!! where do you get it in chicago?? i was just there last week and wanted to go to joy yees but it was closed so had it at st. alps instead! i wish there were more places in kansas city!

  • It was so nice meeting you guys yesterday.. And thank you soo much for the Cd! I’ve been listening to it all morning at work and its awesome!

  • Pleased you had such a great time, I absolutely LOVE Chicago and am going back once again in November, wish I could have been at Renegade tho. x

  • I would love to go to the Renegade Fair – I think I need to save up to go on holiday to Chicago at the same time as Renegade Fair lol.

  • i’m so jealous!! my mom was there this weekend and said she had a blast! i told her to stop by your booth 🙂

    glad yall had a great time!

  • i’m glad you had fun! i’ve always wanted to visit chicago. and speaking of bubble tea, i had a Thai bubble tea a couple days ago. it would be your new favorite drink, lemme tell ya!

  • it was great to meet you this weekend. this was my first Renegade, and it was awesome! i LOVE my print, can’t wait to frame it and hang it, and thank you again so much for the cd! 🙂

  • I fully support luring, seducing, bamboozling, and distracting with humor, heart, sexiness, and general good storytelling in order to sneak in your politics. Because if it’s not fun, who cares, other than the people who already cared and won’t be changed by your play either way?

  • Where do you live? Missouri? jw

    By the way.. i love your blog and i look forward to reading it everyday and getting inspired from it to create things 🙂 Keep it up!

  • I really can’t wait to all the upcoming posts! I love it when you say you have a lot of catching up to do here. 🙂 A Beautiful Mess is definitely my top favorite blog and it always makes me so happy to visit here and find a new post waiting for me. 🙂

    Also, I’m really interested in your LK/IH Hybrid and MSR/MaMa Hybrid dolls! (They are *so* pretty!) Can you email me at EfratKashat@gmail.com? Thank you!

  • What is bubble tea?! I know what Renegade is but try not to think about it ’cause it makes me sad that I live in little England, as many lovely things as we do have here … xx

  • Yea where did you find bubble tea in Chicago? I have yet to find a place and I’ve been there so many times! 🙂 It was so nice meeting you and Katie at Renegade, you guys are so sweet! All your stuff was awesome and thanks for the CD! Mr. Larson is great~

  • Hello there! We are new to this (blogging), but I do have to say I love your stuff! My friend and I are in Cali. and venturing our into cupcakes too! I’ve been following you unofficially for awhile now just didn’t know how to officially do it! Technically challenged.! I hope this isn’t weird :/ Stalkerish? Anyhow thanks for being inspiring and sharing your wonderful mind!
    -Cat

  • So glad you loved Chicago. It’s a great place to live!!!

    Nice meeting you and Katie on Saturday and THANKS for the CD!!! I listened to it all Sunday morning and again today at work.

    You and Jeremy are both so talented!

    Can’t wait to read all of your posts this week.

  • It was absolutely wonderful seeing you, Katie and Jeremy this weekend! I’m so very glad that I got the chance to meet you all in person. You are SO very sweet and generous! It absolutely made my year!

    xoxo,
    jenny-lynn

  • I was so bummed I didn’t see you at Renegade craft fair!! I’ve been following your blog for the past year, and LOVE IT. I really want to join one of your journal classes sometime! Where were you guys located this time??? I thought I looked at every booth at Renegade, and I was hoping to meet you in person and get a picture with you! Oh well- next year I guess!! Your blog is one of the main ones I follow that has inspired me to start my own, thanks for all of the inspiration! 🙂 -Katie (currently residing Chicago)

  • i just blog surfed into your blog and have to say: VERY COOL. I love the lay out and your photos are AWESOME!! thanks for the inspiration!

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