Chicago at heart. I smile at everyone, wear dresses in the winter, and live for food. I like dream catchers, antiques, topography, postcards and I collect keys. I’m always in the mood for breakfast, a manicure, or a show.Tumblr (3.0; @eff-this)http://lauryneffie.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4fp8aKXbw1qzwckuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Dear tumblr world,</p> <p>I apologize for being such a bad blogging contributor. Today I found a twin in my eggs and I felt like sharing! Afterall only 1 in 1000 eggs are twins ;)</p> <p>If you’re feeling missy, sometimes I tweet and sometimes I insta… you can follow me there.</p> <p>Twitter & Instagtam: @LaurynEffie</p> <p>Mad love and twinsies!</p>http://lauryneffie.com/post/23550570894http://lauryneffie.com/post/23550570894Tue, 22 May 2012 12:08:46 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2r7cemz5l1qzwckuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I opened my bag aftercoming back from Coachella to find it littered with glitter. NOTE: pack glitter in baggie next time ;) (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a>)</p>http://lauryneffie.com/post/21411459209http://lauryneffie.com/post/21411459209Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:12:13 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2faygtINI1qzwckuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Yesterday, with the docile alligator and my BFF (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a>)</p>http://lauryneffie.com/post/21025240727http://lauryneffie.com/post/21025240727Fri, 13 Apr 2012 09:59:04 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1tk0pQMHf1qzwckuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>dyeing eggs (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">Instagram</a> at The Treat Laboratory)</p>http://lauryneffie.com/post/20308022728http://lauryneffie.com/post/20308022728Sun, 01 Apr 2012 16:07:37 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1o6qs1qZC1qzwckuo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Locker Room Fashion Show!</p> <p>Gap pashmina, accompanied by a yellow and turquoise plaid shirt, a leather bomber vest from Target, Levi’s Black Tab dark denim, and navy Tom’s. </p> <p>Woot. </p> <p>I apologize for not updating in weeks :/</p>http://lauryneffie.com/post/20140481841http://lauryneffie.com/post/20140481841Thu, 29 Mar 2012 18:32:52 -0500locker room fashion showlocker roomlauryn effieeffieeffie chicagolauryneffiechicago fashion<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m13nk3LCxg1r1zphao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Yes this is a super exiting space but also check out the blog it came from. </p> <p><a href="http://www.karlascloset.com/" target="_blank">Karlascloset</a>, really makes me wish I had a person to follow me around and take pictures of my outfits. Not that mine are nearly close to being as cool as hers but still, I wish. </p> <p>[via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fashionisendless.com/post/19569229577" target="_blank">fashionisendless</a>]</p>http://lauryneffie.com/post/19576736461http://lauryneffie.com/post/19576736461Mon, 19 Mar 2012 11:53:04 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0ubawdRjx1qzwckuo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>New phone background. </p> <p>P38. acrylic on canvas. 120x120 cm. 2009, Yago Hortal</p>http://lauryneffie.com/post/19248659211http://lauryneffie.com/post/19248659211Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:23:20 -0500yago hortal<p>As are most of us, I&#8217;m a &#8216;Work in Progress&#8221;&#8230; which prompted me to update my &#8220;<a href="http://lauryneffie.com/post/79736149/i-have-a-chicago-heart-and-a-southern-soul-ive" target="_blank">About Me</a>.&#8221;</p> <p>It might seem a bit bouncy and all over the place but that&#8217;s me, as it turns out ;)</p>http://lauryneffie.com/post/19188979427http://lauryneffie.com/post/19188979427Mon, 12 Mar 2012 14:01:31 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0rc2bVU5c1qzwckuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Hung over grocery shopping really got the best of me today. I bought 4 mustards, 4 salsas, a bunch of frozen meals, some Indian canned food, 2 chips, 2 jellies, 2 salad dressings, a pound of buffalo turkey, muenster cheese, tofu and 2 coconut waters. I now have a bounty of condiments I don’t need and no bread to make a sandwich with :( silly (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">Instagram</a> at The Treat Laboratory)</p>http://lauryneffie.com/post/19169219445http://lauryneffie.com/post/19169219445Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:46:59 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmdiokp92i1qzrflko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://lauryneffie.com/post/19127167852http://lauryneffie.com/post/19127167852Sun, 11 Mar 2012 12:41:18 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0oqfr0k6A1qzwckuo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Today on the cover of the Chicago Reader. </p> <p>A Pair of Hipstirs, hand cut acrylic, 8.65” x2.25”, 2011</p> <p>Hipstirs… get it? ;) </p> <p>By Matthew Hoffman</p>http://lauryneffie.com/post/19073368629http://lauryneffie.com/post/19073368629Sat, 10 Mar 2012 14:04:38 -0600chicagochicago readerhipstershipstirsmattthew hoffmanchicago artchicago artisthipstirs mattheweffieeffie chicagolauryn effie<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0oog8I8fJ1qzwckuo1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p>Somewhere along the line I forgot to change my location settings back to ‘United States’ my phone thinks I know Korean ;)</p>http://lauryneffie.com/post/19071055948http://lauryneffie.com/post/19071055948Sat, 10 Mar 2012 13:21:44 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0mofd1H0T1qzwckuo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Fools Gold Nugget Posts 💛</p>http://lauryneffie.com/post/19007253347http://lauryneffie.com/post/19007253347Fri, 09 Mar 2012 11:26:01 -0600<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0longfnZH1qzwckuo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Whimsical bottles.</p>http://lauryneffie.com/post/18988463883http://lauryneffie.com/post/18988463883Thu, 08 Mar 2012 22:33:16 -0600<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0kzqmFMed1qzwckuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>There’s only a handful of designer items I can pick out of line up, so when I saw <a href="http://lauryneffie.com/post/18577086832/mad-love-for-turquoise-and-benzene-rings" target="_blank">that turquoise jewelry collage</a> you could imagine my frustration when I found there was no ‘click-through’ link.  It took some avid googling to find the designer but I won!! I found it.</p> <p>This sweet sweet <a href="http://store.mociun.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=49_50&products_id=554" target="_blank">ring</a> from heaven (<a href="http://store.mociun.com/" target="_blank">Mociun)</a> is 100% out of my budget but I’ve never wanted anything more…. hmm, perhaps that or the <a href="http://store.mociun.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=49_51&products_id=462" target="_blank">hexagon bracelet</a>.  It’s a toss up, both entirely out of my reach.</p> <p>Anyway, I thought I’d share the designer with you in case you’ve three grand spend on a ring you really want. ;)</p> <p><3</p>http://lauryneffie.com/post/18957710123http://lauryneffie.com/post/18957710123Thu, 08 Mar 2012 13:35:00 -0600mociunringturquoiseturquoise ringhexagoneffieeffie chicagolauryneffie<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0i1ctisPQ1qzwckuo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>I love me some crispy pork tail ramen. </p> <p>Taken at Yusho // Belmont & George // Chicago</p>http://lauryneffie.com/post/18889827829http://lauryneffie.com/post/18889827829Tue, 06 Mar 2012 23:17:17 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0hr9xwt9k1qzwckuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I’d rather be drinking. Ninja vs. Unicorn @pipeworksbrewing (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">Instagram</a> at Truman College)</p>http://lauryneffie.com/post/18877702381http://lauryneffie.com/post/18877702381Tue, 06 Mar 2012 19:39:32 -0600<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0hdxzoPgL1qzwckuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>everyone else is enjoying the pretty weather in Chicago, I’m enjoying a charming day of studying. :/ Muurr (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">Instagram</a> at Safari Cup Coffee)</p>http://lauryneffie.com/post/18860296378http://lauryneffie.com/post/18860296378Tue, 06 Mar 2012 14:51:35 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0h9s47WJK1qzwckuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Our Coachella goodie box arrived today! (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">Instagram</a> at The Treat Laboratory)</p>http://lauryneffie.com/post/18856232123http://lauryneffie.com/post/18856232123Tue, 06 Mar 2012 13:21:39 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m05y0oQfqf1qapu5ao1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Mad love for turquoise and benzene rings ;)</p>http://lauryneffie.com/post/18577086832http://lauryneffie.com/post/18577086832Thu, 01 Mar 2012 18:17:39 -0600