Charlie (in all of her two-year-old wonder) collected these shells on a 7 am walk along the beach. We told her that she would get a surprise. She thought it would be be something electronic. (How happy we were to discover that kids can still enjoy the free things in life)! DIY: Collect shells. Paint insides gold. Drill hole. String twine. Tie off end. Instantly happy child. & Here is a little behind-the-scenes of some prep for an upcoming editorial shoot: (oil based paint markers on fall leaves & dipping of pine cones.) Two things I have always wanted to…
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The Why We Rescue Purina crew (Theron Humphrey, Maddie the coonhound & Garrett Cornelison)paid us a visit recently, and chose Frankie as the “Wisconsin rescue dog” for their on-going series. In crafting the visual story… they shot an entire series on the loves of my life:David.Charlie.And Frankie.In the background that has become the love our collection family life: Wanda. Why We Rescue is a yearlong story-telling documentary that is traversing across all 50 states highlighting how pets transform our lives for the better. This project is an opportunity to share everyday stories on how those pets can open our homes and…
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Hidden under the train tracks in the meat packing district is a little shop that’s been sharpening knives for decades. David was a kid in a candy store. Charlie was a toddler in a knife shop. (So we didn’t stay long) but long enough to find: They have new old stock items, stock that hasnt changed in design in a hundred years, an ancient stone and water grinder. Original signage, a wall of lodge cast iron skillets and walls and walls of knives. ranging from $4.00 to $2500.00 Northwestern Cutlery = amazingness.
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AKA: friends with cameras. Meet Garrett Cornelison. Again. When he rolled in with the ‘why we rescue’ crew of Theron Humphrey and maddie the coonhound recently, he captured some sweet little moments of Charlie. This type of bartering rooms-for-art is what we are all about. Our door is always open to ya’ll! garret and a shot he got the night he shot these charlie images.a storm rolled in over the lake….
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We just found an amazing stock of vintage shoes that came from a 100-year old ‘Potter’s shoes’ in Cincinatti. (They are all Charlie’s size) so she is stocked up for at least 3 months before her foot doubles in size again. The source: etsy. (i love that site) THE SCORE: (all size 7) black and white saddle shoes (3 pairs) tall white leather booties (3 pairs) fire engine red leather shorties dark brown leather shorties
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YAY!It just hit the stands 🙂Charlie as a brownie breaks my heart.I mean, who knew they made baby moccasins that were this adorable??Thanks to everybody who helped !!Pick up the latest copy of MIDWEST LIVING magazine. or download it on zinio.
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when charlie got home from school yesterday, she was met at the door with a lovely polka-dot box. inside she found a giant bird’s nest of woodshavings. and after digging her way to the bottom, she discovered tucked away a GOLDEN HORSE WEARING A PARTY HAT. and in invitation to a birthday party from our friends at Land Of Nod . i love it. but not as much as she does. (she now totes her ratatouille in one arm and the horse in the other) (…and I seriously need to step up on invitation design after seeing this thing) some outtakes…
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…it just hit the shelves this week. a 10 page feature in flea market style magazine a ton of work. but also a ton of fun. for this 10 page feature, the projects were PAINT BY NUMBER diys. and charlie thanks to those who helped: christine carter @ busy beaver buttons (pillow project) emily monroe @ etsy (necklace) sage reed (paint by number backdrop) bob coscarelli (photography) thewintersessions (apron) erin sullivan & bill sargent ( who helped pull this all together!) some snaps:
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but she’s not getting one.unless its stuffed and fits in her crib. we spent the holidays at the family’s stables-(the one that got the 24 hour thrift store makeover in this earlier post) they board, train, breed, etc. 30+horses.so charlie went crazyface deciding which ones would bitevs which ones she could pet…. she found a minature horse (named ‘skittles-snicker’) that she decided to chase relentlessly: Some scenes from the barn… My brother Sam with one of the favorite horses…
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last year’s birthday theme was ‘away in the woods’. this year had to be a little princess themed, a little Ratatouille inspired, (& honestly mainly driven by what I could pick up the store an hour before the party). you don’t have to spend alot to get interesting gifts (that hopefully will get saved and someday become heirlooms) case in point. some of her toys: (found via found free and flea) an austrian dyrndl (traditional costume) $14 a marionette (hand carved found in prauge) $30 a pan flute from peru $5 a collosal set of hand made doll…
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