so i met this gentleman with one tooth. one tooth, a very long beard, and a trailer full of junk. … at the walworth county flea market last summer. in his treasure trove of junk, found a cardboard box packed with vintage boyscout stuff. pins, shirts, hats, socks, ties, patches, every possible thing imaginable. so, being the eternal hoarder- i bought the lot for $30. after staring at said box for some time, i finally decided what to do with some of the loot. HOW TO TURN A BOX OF PATCHES INTO ART: * find a cool old frame…
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CAMPstyle. just went live. WHAT IT IS: a tumbler site ala campSTYLE. WHAT IT HAS: the motherload moodboard of home, attire, places, people and things. WHAT I LOVE: and continually evolving collective of camp inspiration for the love of all things: camp, country, cottage, cabin, chic! dig it HERE
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PARTS N’ PIECES: THE BOX: handmade by an organization who employ adults with disabilities. (designed to be replicas of the pine shipping crates used during prohibitionPACKING: wood shavingsLABEL: (beneath the bottle) describes the sources for syrup. the story behind the newspapers, the syrup, the source)BOTTLE: it took forever to find these, (Grosch-style flip-top dark amber bottle)TWINE: vintage leather twine (until i ran out, used natural cord)HANG TAG: printed by accucolor on heavy craft board stock.(designed by eric ellis)BOOKLET: offset printed, saddlestitched, one color, (also accucolor)
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A-mazing.spotted this on the street in Lille, France.makes me wanna woodgrain a snowmobile or something…
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make tree stump stools for your treehouse in 8 easy steps: 1. weep openly for the loss of said tree (victim shown above)2. eventually get over it and make your husband clean up the mess3. saw it up into 22′ tall sections4. take a belt sander to the tops to avoid splinter arse5. nail furniture slides to the bottoms of the sections to keep the bottoms from holding rainwater and rotting6.slap on a coat of clear coat to avoid tree sap arse.7.take a seat. check arse. slap on another coat. 8.repeat, repeat, repeat (6 times in our case for the…
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update on ‘PROJECT WAGONEER’:* our old wagoneer is off the market- SOLD!the new one, the wagoneer project- is underway-starting from the ground up, all new metal –then moving onto the headliner + upholstery.long live jeep.
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BABY CHARLIE IS HERE!letterpress: printed by rohnerletterpressembosser: customembosserpro.comstamp: mother tereasa + vintage ebay.comenvelopes: suitorlife.comlining papers: paper-source.comtieing yarns: ninachicago.com
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a fun + fast project with our design collaborator Angela, David made these with a handful of jars i found in the basement, some edison bulbs i picked upat home depot, and some simple lamp kits- (adapted with extension cords). easy breezy covergirl, y’all
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1. whip up a big ole’ campfire. 2. snap a graham cracker i half, and add a chunk of a hershey bar. 3. Stick a marshmallow on a stick (we like to use a long green tree branch with a wittled tip) 4. Hold it over the hottest part of the fire you can find. 5. turn turn turn. (or, if you’re adventurous, let it catch on fire & blow it out) 6. shove that lovely mess in-between the cracker + mallow. 7. sandwich it all together. 8. squeeeeeze the grahams together, pull out the stick. 9. Wait a bit…
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A few years ago, a bunch of friends and i did shot-skis at an old lodge-themed bar in northern Michigan, and I’ve been wanting to make one ever since. Shown here are: me, David, our neighbors and our homemade shot-ski. Here’s how you make one: 1. Lay ski down and apply space out shot glasses equally along the whole ski, once you have decided where you would like to glue them make a small mark for reference. 2. Get glue out and apply to bottom of shot glasses individually, place and hold firmly where you marked on the ski. 3….
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