Filed under: CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK!, Francis Klein
Introducing our CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK!! Say hello to local artist Mary Ellen Croteau! Mary Ellen is our customer of the week in honor of our April Green Scene!
Mary’s art is composed of thrown-away bottle caps…as seen in the picture below!! This month, we will are hosting eco-workshops every Saturday at Eye Spy from 12-4 PM. Click here for the schedule.
Mary Ellen is donning her new, adorably chic pair of Francis Klein Miny’s. We’re lucky enough to have a piece of Mary Ellen’s art right here in our own little store, seen here in the picture(look familiar?) Also, check out her new exhibit “Plastic World” at the Dittmar Gallery showing April 1st-May 5th.
**Here’s a close up of the beautiful FK frames for your ocular titillation!**
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Filed under: EVENTS!
As the second installment of our April Green Scene will be lead by our Queen of Specs. On April 13th at 12-4pm she will be holding a workshop on CD Upcycling. Remember the good ol’days when you would get those AOL cds in the mail?
Not that anyone gets those any more, but we’ve all got cds laying around that we either don’t use or are broken. That’s where these projects come in. We will have a handful of CD Upcycling projects ranging from drums, tops, and a little bit of garden whimsy.
Hop on by and make something beautiful with our Queen of Specs, it’s sure to be a grand old time.
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Filed under: EVENTS!
As part of Eye Spy’s April Green Scene month we will be hosting a series of DIYworkshops the very first being a Seed Bomb workshop on April 6th 12 to 4 pm.
But…I bet you are wondering what the what a seed bomb is? The official definition is as follows:
Seed bombing is a technique of introducing vegetation to land by throwing or dropping compressed bundles of soil containing live vegetation (seed balls). Often, seed bombing projects are done with arid or off-limits (for example, privately owned) land.
The very sassy and punk rock Amanda Thomsen of Kiss My Aster will be leading a drop-in workshop on making seed bombs and turf prints! You might recognize her from her fancy interview and spread in the Sunday edition of the Chicago Tribune!
Or just from her blog, Kiss My Aster, that she’s had up and running for 7 years. 
Amanda joined the world of paper back writing with her hilarious blog-titled book! Seriously, it’s awesome!!!
Come on by on April 6th and meet this fabulous lady and make seed bombs.
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Filed under: NEWS!, Theo
As usual, we almost fainted when we saw the new Theo collection at the Milan eyewear tradeshow. And then we almost fainted *again* when our Theo sales rep, Julie, told us she would lend us her sample cases this weekend!!
So, get ready Chicago…and get yourself into Eye Spy this Saturday and Sunday the 23th &24th of March before Julie picks up the cases and starts traveling around the country to select stores to show off the beauties!
Trust us. You won’t be sorry. We are open Saturday from 10-6 PM and Sunday from 12-5 PM. And if you don’t believe us, take a peek at these photos…..
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Filed under: EVENTS!
Okay. We know everyone is trying to get in on the action…but we REALLY do care about the Earth and have been doing anything and everything possible to be green for the past 15 years. Seriously.
What other small retail store has a compost bin, gives used packing materials away to neighboring businesses, never buys any paper, emails receipts, puts LED bulbs in its outdoor sign, and reprimands its employees when they use disposable cups from Starbucks? Huh?!?
Sooooo, this year we will be hosting a bunch of workshops at Eye Spy…from making seed bombs, to creating terrariums in ball jars. Stay posted for the schedule! When we get all of our ducks in a row, we will post the dates and times right here. We promise. If you have any suggestions, hopes or dreams for workshops, feel free to email us!
We can’t wait to see you;-)
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Filed under: Anne et Valentin, Francis Klein, Mykita, NEWS!
We are very excited about all the new shapes, colors and lines that we discovered and ordered in Milan last weekend…while drinking espresso!
What’s in: bi-colored metal frames with pastels and gold, plastic and metal combination frames, colors from the 70’s and round frames!
So, here’s what we saw and loved…and will be receiving in the next few months:
and much more more!! We are off to NYC this weekend for the next trade show…and to make some final decisions! Stay tuned…
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Filed under: EVENTS!, NEWS!, Unique Frame Lines
Man oh man, are we ever excited for our March event! Let’s be real, we all could use a little pick me up in March.
On March 9th from 12-4pm, Eye Spy will be hosting our annual March Makeover Party. This year we decided to step up our game a little bit. Along with our usual lovely makeup artist Brenda, joining us this year will be Sky Cubacub, who specializes in a little more un-conventional makeup. She also is a master crafter of chainmaille jewelry. Who knew? Let me tell you, it is amazing! Sky will be modeling some of her pieces if you are interested.
We have also invited Hunter Gatherer Jewelry to join us! (She might let you sneak a peek at her new collection!) Hunter Gatherer Jewelry’s collection draws inspiration from the intangible experiences that add texture and meaning to our lives. We are head over heels for her work and know you will be too!
We will see you for some new makeup ideas, fresh new jewelry and snacks. Come on, you know you love some snacks….with some adult bevvies to wash them down;-)
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Filed under: Anni Shades, CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK!, Unique Frame Lines
Welcome to the first full week of 2013! We are so excited to ring in the new year with our very first Customer of the Week…Jessi! Jessi is jumping for joy in her new Anni Shades Glimpse frames! She looks awesome in the kelly green with the pop of yellow sandwiched in-between.
Jessi will be showing off her new frames at her new job as a Librarian! (It’s hard not to have the Music Man song go though your head. “ Marian…..Madam Librarian“). So, she’s a little excited!? New job, new city…. off to a good start Jessi!
Check out the Anni Shades Glimpse frame below. It’s the same shape as Jessi’s, but its natural cocobolo color is shining through with a red inlay peeking out to say hello. Or maybe you have been wondering how to combine your love of wooden frames with your favorite color: orange. Look no further…
Do you love these two pairs, but want to make your own color combo? The nice guys at Anni Shades will create a custom piece for you…right here in the Midwest.
Anywho…thanks for being our very first customer of the week for 2013, Jessi! You look great!
Note: The number 13 is our Queen of Specs’ lucky number, so this will *definitely* be Eye Spy’s lucky year!
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Filed under: NEWS!, Thierry Lasry
Yikes! The kids are almost on break and we have yet to post our holiday hours!?!
Official Holiday Hours:
Monday & Tuesday 12/24 & 12/25: Closed
Wednesday – Friday: 11-7
Saturday: 10-6
Sunday: 12-5
Monday 12/31: OPEN 9-5 pm!!
Tuesday 1/1/13: Closed
and back to regular hours on Wednesday, January 2nd for our January Sale!!
Happy Holidays and Happy New Year from the gang at Eye Spy.
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Filed under: EVENTS!
I bet you are wondering,”What in the world is SHOP Lakeview?” Well… here’s how it works:
1. Shop locally and save your receipts in the provided envelope.
2. Collect $300 worth of receipts from 5 or more Shop Lakeview merchants between Nov. 1st and Dec. 31st.
3. Turn your envelope and receipts into the Lakeview Chamber of Commerce at 1409 W. Addison and receive $50 in SHOP Lakeview Dollars for every $300 in receipts.
Note: The SHOP Lakeview Dollars are redeemable at over 100 Lakeview Businesses. Check out the full list here!
It’s a no brainer, especially if you are shopping at Eye Spy Optical for simply spectacular eyewear where it is easy to spend over $300;-)
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