So, check it.  I’m a long time fan of Method products.  When approached by Brand About Town Marketing about hosting this party, it was a no brainer.  Products that I dig and that I trust…of course I want to be involved!

We spent the night chatting with our friends and guests and hanging out with none other than Danny Seo, Mr. Eco Friendly.  Apparently, there was also someone at our party from Apartment Therapy.  Not to defer or anything but I DROOL over Apartment Therapy and CB2′s Fall Colors Contest each year (inspiration central, helllooo ?!?).

So, I arrived fashionably late (as always) and everyone was already mingling, eating, drinking and having a good time.  So far so good!  I love a lively party.

Look at the wall!  And the owl on the couch!  I should have stuffed him in my bag while I had the chance.  Only kidding.  There was a table set up for us to work on some craft projects.  Danny has excellent ideas for reusing old dinnerware; we cut out shapes and designs using adhesive labels and stuck them to these plates.  Then, we painted over the plates with porcelain paint.  A couple of coats, let it dry, peel off your label design and voila!  There you have a recycled dinnerware turned decoration/appetizer plate.

(That’s my plate before the paint)

We all milled about, enjoying our evening and of course, took way too many funny, yet strange photos of ourselves in the Method photo booth.

To top off all of the fun of the evening, we were sent home with gift bags of Method products.  Snap!

Here is a line up of my all-time favorite Method products:

cucumber hand soap, pink grapefruit dish soap, lavender and lemongrass aroma pill and almond wood for good surface cleaner

There’s not a time when these four products are not in my house.

Some of my new favorites that I’m sure I’ll stock up on are these:

So there you have it.  I think that Chicago rocked Method and vice versa.  Method, you’re always welcome back to our city!

*Check out Arianne and Steph’s party wrap-ups too!

A safe choice for parents in baby products can be found at Baby Star.  All of the products from this company are *formaldehyde-free. What exactly does that mean? It means you, your baby and the environment are safe.

Baby Star has a wonderful selection of bibs, blankets, burps and many other comforting baby items to choose from. They also carry the new Caribou bassinet and accessories, which I happen to be very fond of.  Baby Star has been offering safe, cuddly and unique products since 2006 and these products are available for purchase at select children’s boutiques around the world. You can also find Baby Star products online at select eBoutiques.

We’ve been putting the four square pink bib to use around our house lately and I think it’s a great quality bib.

Edit: It is now 2011 and we’re still using the bib with our second daughter!  It’s in great shape.

*While I was searching formaldehyde information for my review, I came across THIS article from National Geographic’s Green Guide. I thought it would be of some interest, so I included it.