take a trip | fat camp & coloweedo elkstravaganza
The endearing phrase, “fat camp”, began on Nikki’s honeymoon to Central America in 2005. She and her husband found themselves high in the mountains talking to a shell asking for a beer. After an hour of looking way up to the bar for assistance and lots of...
lightsabers and luminaries
Since this past fall, Nicole has been doing her hair in a French braid. Growing up, her mother would do her hair, and continued to do it even as Nicole entered high school. It seemed sitting there half asleep in the bathroom was enough to pass the craft along, and...
crystal lake christmas eve luminaries
We have gotten involved this year in an exciting event that promises to be breathtaking and beautiful. Nicole’s across-the-street neighbor, Jill Augustine, is all about tradition. Her favorite day of the year is the day after Thanksgiving because it is the official...
new shop mum 117 opens in Barrington
Linda and Nicole just completed a website for a new boutique shop in downtown Barrington, Illinois, owned by local Crystal Lakers, Lynn Loure and Rudy Magnani. Lynn brings her curating skills to play in the store with carefully considered objects-of-art. Mum 117 is a...| behind the scenes |
Welcome to the Chelini & Oeffling blog, Life in This Moment, a window to life and work from a Midwest perspective. We are Nicole and Linda, artistic collaborators and Chicagoland creative bloggers, working together in digital design, photography, dance, art glass, and more. Junior designer Nicole Rhino participates with concepts and copy editing. Click on the blog titles to leave comments, share and shop. We will never show or share your information. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr, and Pinterest.
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