a former camp guest noticed an earlier post we did on camp entrance signs and sent us this fantastic old architectural illustration. thanks much! here is the entrance sign we ended up building, a simple- classic summercamp bulletin board.cedar shake roof, corkboard inset is on the way… but for now we’re using a hangable chalkboard.
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…
HOW TO OUTFIT A CABIN FOR (around) $400remember the cabin resurrection? (video post of us moving it & almost killing ourselves here) 1800’s tufted leather bench. blackforrest oak frame – craigs list $100black bear hide rug. – flea $351900 leather, brass and wood trunk – $25 yardsale1940s oak painter’s easel – craigs list $60vintage hand loomed vintage rug – yardsale $40iron piano stool upholstered in antique tapestry – flea $25velvet navy pillow – IKEA $2012 antique czech & austrian antler mount trophies – $15-30 e. a pair of vintage snow skis – flea $25tapestry pillow: Lands End – a gift!…
I wish I had been invited to this party! the photographer Lily Glass rounded up her friends and threw a camp themed dinner party in the hostess’s words: Lily Glass (also the photographer of the event) described the evening: “Some of my most creative friends recently put on a fabulous vintage camp dinner party here in Columbus, Ohio. Our guests were invited to a local floral boutique-turned-camp-mess-hall for an evening of delicious ‘build your own toasties,’ yummy drinks and good fellowship.” words cannot express how utterly CHARMED i was to get the adorable letter and amazing stack of photos from lilly.the…
why frida? she was mexican. charlie is part mexican. she loved roses. charlie loves roses. she loved deer. charlie loves her a deer baby! so, in honor of Frida, we modeled Charlie’s halloween costume after her. (a polyvore collage found online pre-assembled)
a few weeks ago, our friend Kelly from the gorgeous floral & gift boutique Fleur. co-hosted a sweet little Fall gathering at camp. It included: * chef Christine Busby of Busby bakes doing a workshop on how to make focaccia * jewery designer Emily Monroe hosted a workshop on making necklaces, and Kelly teaching a class on wreath making. more images to come (shot by the talented Steve & Anne of Tru Design Studio) but here is a teaser from some iphone shots from Kelly… check out kelly’s post for more details and check back soon for the full story. and her amazing recipe for the egg…
in a nutshell: think pandora for mens shopping. brilliant. in an article for GQ, they rave about Ryan (our friend and Camp Wandawega fan) Ryan Plett of [you have broken the internet] swung through the GQ offices last week to give us a rather exclusive preview of a new destination for dapper guys: StyleSeek.com (Plett serves as the site’s creative director). StyleSeek mixes web and blog content (like posts from the Eye) with links to e-commerce, and access to products from hundreds of brands, large and small. It’s an interesting new way for guys to shop online. So when we…
We highlighted Michael Kiser of Good Beer Hunting yesterday on the blog. It was timely because two weekends ago he teamed up with Max Wastler of Buckshot Sonny’s to throw an all-guys, manly-man weekend at Camp Wandawega. Here are some quick highlights but you should really check out the full story of beer, booze, debauchery and style over at Good Beer Hunting. There are many beautiful photos of what seems to have been a legendary weekend. Max of Buckshot Sonny’s Goods mans the grill (check out the hog head behind him). No guys weekend would be complete without a bonfire (or flaming nunchucks)… …OR good whiskey. Blake…
Say hello again to Michael Kiser of Good Beer Hunting, the definition of renaissance man. We have never met a more prolific, talented dude. He and his lovely and equally talented wife Hillary are friends of Wandawega and guest bloggers. We can’t possibly describe all of the things he does and makes…so in his own words: I’ve always been a storyteller, whether with words or images, so when I started obsessing over craft beer some years back, telling the larger story of the people and places behind it seemed like the natural thing to do. I grew up working in restaurants and factories,…
(I realize that this is completely uncamp-related…but sometimes you just have to post gratuitous shots of your family) Moons ago, when Charlie was still a baby, we found an elderly lady who had saved all of her children’s clothes. In one visit, I bought Charlie 20 dresses (posted here). Now here we are, just over a year later, and she has outgrown many of them. And while we love to see the kid she’s becoming, we’re heartbroken to see her outgrow her baby seat, her dresses, and, inevitably, her mom’s & dad’s laps. So this post is dedicated to the most…