every girl needs a hatchet…
found this awesome Girl Scout equipment magazine from 1949. you could order everything from a knife big enough to skin a bear to your own a hatchet. girl scouts are bad asses.
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TRY THIS AT HOME (a free collection)
MATCHBOOK RACK: $5 (junkstore) A GROCERY SACK FULL OF MATCHBOOKS: FREE (thanks, will!) HAVING A BAZILLION VINTAGE DESIGNS ON A WALL TO ROTATE: pricelessss. i cant imagine who on earth had the patience to collect these things, but they are very cool. (and are great color therapy if you are OCD about making everything gradate in the color wheel.) since pulling together this collection, i found out that there are actually folks out there that are really into this kinda thing: matchcovers.net AND found a great collection for sale on ebay here buy your own frame for $60 at hobbymaster…
I CANT BELIEVE HE FOUND THESE.
david did, that is.how often does your husband pick out a pair of shoes for you that you like? there is a lady we know in elkhorn that always seems to find the most unusual stuff. based on the heel nails, the leather, and the markings-we are guessing they date back to somewhere between the late 1800’s up to the possibly the teens. victorian women had at least two pair of shoes- their dress heels (remember the high-ankle, button up, tight- fitting black leather – pointy -toed shoes that the wicked witch of the west wore?) anda daily pair of…
YOU NEED THIS.
You never find these.found it on the side of the road.its such a steal its virtually free.1978 401 V-8 Cherokee “S” ‘LEVIS’ Edition’ needs TLC, but a great project. check out the awesome native- american design trim detail. You need to go buy one of those new Pendleton jackets and drive this thing to Wandawega.…With a vintage thermos of hot cider next to you.…Listening to old Merl Hagggard.…Towing a vintage canoe on the hood. …With the back seat lined with an antique Hudson bay blanket. …With your springer spaniel “Reggie” sleeping on it.
LAUNCH OF THE LATEST PROJECT.
sometimes I get some really fun assignments at work. this one was an interior design project- and we just wrapped it. We needed to create an immersive brand experience, one that told the story of the heritage of the Steppenwolf theatre while at the same time asthetically embracing the ‘backstage’ garage theatre roots. PROJECT: design a new lounge, reception, bar for Steppenwolf Garage Theatre. WHO & WHY: for 20-somethings to have a place to hang out- chill. before shows. CHALLENGE:‘Found Free & Flea’ style. with a teensy budget.make it entirely mobile (so that the space can open up and be…
Wandawega hotel rules back in 1939
We stopped in a little antique shop in elkhorn and found a wisconsin hotel – summer rest hotel / tourist rooms and cabins directory for 1940. Wandawega Lake Resort was listed at the time as a hotel renting a dozen rooms.regulations were quite different back in 1939 (when this was published) these were some of my favorite rules: every rented tourist cabins and rooming house must have:* a slop jar* a chamber pot* washstand and washbowl other random laws:* indecent pictures or words are forbiden in toilet rooms* sprinkle floor with sawdust & water before sweeping to keep dust down*…
a day in the city of light.
photos from a workday.i love the architecture here.even the casting office is a teeny little space that has these perfectly exposed walls, gigantic oversized candles and an insane collection of art books.
why cant my real world be like this?
working 15 hour days is at least tolerable when you get to stay in a place that is such a radical departure from our reality of a livingroom knee deep with baby toys. (i love the wallpaper in my room so much it physically hurts) i really dont want to go home do my sink full of dishes now… so — were stumbling ’round the londontown streets looking for our casting office, i happened by a little shop. the same shop i stumbled across a couple of months ago on my last trip here. THE CLOTH HOUSE. serious. love. and-…
THE LETTERED COTTAGE visits camp!
we were SO excited to host the lovely LAYLA and her adorable mom last week at camp! i was so 🙂 to see the sweetest blog post she just put up, had to share it: http://theletteredcottage.net/camping-in-wisconsin/ check them out here– i love ALL her posts!
CS Interiors rocks it at the book launch
SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW. “an uber-creative crowd – writers, artists, photographers, designers and advertising industry colleagues celebrated the release…” “guests mingled among yesteryear treasures as they sipped mixologist William Golden’s summer punches…” thank you, Amalie Drury for a great story! thank you, T Harrison Hillman for great shots! thanks you, Angela finney hoffman for a hosting it at Post27store! thank you, william golden and William Sherman for your party planning mad skills!