Paulie Antiques

Monday

Floral Designs Lately

I produced these floral designs in collaboration with Halsted Flowers and Flowers by Stem. I'm really enjoying freelancing this wedding season! Thanks for taking a look.

love, polly

My 27th birthday was all around fabulous. Although I worked (like I always do) I attended a going away/dance party Friday night and danced my tail off. Friday and yesterday were spent dancing and I think being with friends & dancing really defines having a great birthday :) I made the reservation for Sunday brunch at Kit Kat Club in Boystown yesterday and I was scared no one would show up but thankfully it was so much fun and a lot of people showed. Do you ever get nervous hosting events thinking that no one will show up? That's pretty much why I never host events! Thankfully this was a blast. Thanks to everyone who came to my brunch, spent Friday night dancing with me, wished me happy birthday and thanks to everyone in general who I've connected with in this life. I love you!

love, polly

Sunday

Paulie Antiques Floral Work Lately

I loved designing this arrangement for a friend who lives in my building. He saw my work and wanted to give something spectacular to his girlfriend for her birthday. I delivered with this, a 4 foot arrangement. She loves gold! What do you think? xo

love, polly

Wednesday

Return to New York City

Returning to New York City last week was pretty emotional for me because it was only the second time I've been there.

The first day I arrived into New York was extremely humid and hot, just as I remembered it. My scalp was literally sweating and I had to carry around all my belongings with me in my huge ruck sack... which was the same one I moved to NYC with. As soon as I got into the city I went to central park, explored the floral district and Times Square before meeting up with Hannah in the West Village. We had dinner that night at a cute little place around the corner from her studio. The next day we went to the farmer's market, the fashion exhibit at the MET and Williamsburg to see the Psychic Twin show at Baby's All Right. Being back in Brooklyn was so inspiring and I wanted to visit every single store and every place I used to frequent, but there is never enough time on short trips like this. The third day I met up with my friends Nico and Charles and we went to a party in Brooklyn which I'll never forget. It was so incredible visiting NYC and seeing the people I love. The last day of the trip was spent exploring alone and I have to say that I love those days so much. I love to just wonder around the city and see what happens. What are your favorite things to do while visiting NYC?

love, polly

Cousin Tag | Paulie Antiques Show

I'm so happy that I could film a video with my first cousin Jaki... I love having my family come on the Paulie Antiques Show! I love having guests in general. Happy Wednesday! XO

love, polly

Thursday

Outfit: Cityscape & Lavender

So, I've been running around like a mad woman per usual lately... and summer in Chicago has me realizing once again why I moved to this beautiful city. I always wonder if it's worth it in the winter when I am freezing & depressed but eventually I make it through somehow. Anyway, Stylewe sent me this dress this week and it's pretty fabulous and innocent. For some reason I have been very attracted to lavender lately so I have lavender socks, nails and eyeshadow. My friends Austin & Elliott went with me on this shoot as sort of a fluke... none of us were planning to get together, initially- let alone for a photoshoot. It turned out that I finished sewing a shirt Austin and I designed together so we thought we'd take him out in his new top for photos, too! All in all, it's always nice having someone take my photos at the beach rather than my tripod. Anyway, it turned out to be a gorgeous day by the lake and now I apparently make men's tops. XO