home again, home again, with no power...

Kelly made it home to Chicagoland today from the weekend at the BSAF. She flew into O'Hare, so the delayed flight wasn't a shocker. But, she texted me to report that once she got home she was surprised at how strong the storms were when they went through Chicago this morning. Knocked off porches and destroyed garages. Lots of trees down. Her house is fine, but the power is out and she doesn't expect it to be on again for a few days. Yuck.

new! maggie delaney meadow top

Trying to decide whether she likes the new maggie delaney Meadow top more than her maggie delaney dresses, our model had to pause to think about it... Finally, she decided she likes the Meadow top better, and this is coming from a girl who is all about dresss. Clearly, she knows cute when she wears it. We think she has room in her closet for both.

Hinsdale Arts Festival

Hinsdale was beautiful today! Perfect weather. Fun people. Lots of enthusiastic little girls picking out their favorite designs. But the best part of the day was at the very end. After packing up, my husband and I decided to go grab dinner. Driving up Garfield Street on my way to the Country House ( because who doesn't need a burger at the end of two days at a show?), I spied a little girl on her roller blades sporting a maggie delaney with reckless abandon. Highlight of the day!

md checks out Destination ImagiNation

On Tuesday, Erin and her kids are going to Knoxville, TN for the Global Finals of Destination ImagiNation. 5 teams from the Aberdeen school district qualfied. Both Maggie's team and Henry's team qualified this year. So excited to go back to a place with over 26,000 people all engaged in the pursuit of creative thinking. It's definitely a place where everyone feels free to express their creativity. The kids made duct tape outfits to wear to the Duct Tape Ball while we are there. I'll post pictures on FB... stay tuned.

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

First gift certificate order of the year with a Merry Christmas in the message!

The big sellers at Wells Street

What did everyone want at the Wells Street Art Festival this weekend? maggie delaney. We were hopping all weekend long and loving it. So, what was the big hit in the maggie delaney booth? The perfect dress - the Monarch and the maggie delaney bandana. Spring in Chicago has been chilly and rainy, and everyone was drawn to the Monarch sun dresses, floating in the breeze.

The other hot item was the maggie delaney bandana. We noticed a couple different moms buying one bandana for their baby girls and then coming back later to buy 3 more! The babies can't easily pull them off, and they look especially adorable on the baby girls who are not sporting a lot of hair.

summer arts festival time and maggie delaney give away

maggie delaney is excited to see our adorable dresses hanging on clothes lines at two of our favorie summer arts festivals: Wells Street in Chicago June 12 and 13 and the Brookings Summer Arts Festival in South Dakota July 10 and 11.

In honor of all of the great summer arts festivals out there, maggie delaney is hosting a drawing right now on the maggie delaney Facebook page and the maggie delaney Fishbowl blog. Post your favorite summer arts festival on either our Facebook page or blog, and you will be entered into a drawing to win a maggie delaney monarch in the orange you glad it's spring fabric combination (you choose the size). Post by Wednesday, May 26 to be entered in our drawing.