You — and everyone you know — put in a 50-, 60-, even 70-hour workweek. And what’ve you got to show for it?

Failed relationships, guilt-inducing voicemails from Mom, and dust balls the size of cantaloupes.

Sounds like you could use a break. And what better spot to get just that than Mint, a new shop in the Clybourn corridor? The dime-size boutique is brimming with everything from jewelry and candles to letterpress stationery — all crafted by people in our neck of the woods. Slip on a handmade chapeau like the paisley newsboy from Jennee Hats or pick up a one-of-a-kind vintage-tie tote from Sassy Designs.

Baubles include chain mail from Rapt in Maille, semiprecious earrings by Sweet Thunder, and handwoven silver-mesh bracelets from Jodi Barrios.

Who are all these creative wonders? Just local folks who actually do something in their free time other than complain about being busy.

No one you know, in other words.

Mint, 1450 Webster Avenue, between Clybourn and Ashland Avenues (773-322-2944).