…well, not mrs stewart exactly. but her photographer & editor 🙂 they came calling a few months ago, and spent a lovely weekend with us shooting pictures & enjoying all things summercamp! look for a feature in the july issue. (i know, its a long time) but worth the wait!!! in honor of the high priestess of home… i dug out some of her early modeling shots. dig it.
last week was charlie’s birthday.our new friend kathryn gamble came to shoot the party 🙂and our good friend donna charlton perrin wrote this LOVELY story to accompany it… She smelled of organic apple sauce and vanilla beans when they found her. At first the animals were afraid. She made loud noises and unexpected movements. But where she smiled, they couldn’t help but creep a little closer. They named her “charlie”. It was a named they’d heard called in the woods years ago. It suited her very well. It famed her beautiful face and wise eyes with a human word that…
 we met some new friends- that ride a Harley. and live in Wisconsin. whos names are Theresa and Charlie. (it was meant to be for sure) Theresa and her husband Charlie came to visit us a couple of weekends ago – do a ‘house tour’ for Re-Nest. It was super fun to have them visit, and the story just went live- here is a peek….(thanks, guys!) “Found, Free & Flea” Author Tereasa Surratt’s Rustic Camp Green Tour check out the whole story here  Name: Tereasa Surratt and David HernandezLocation: Wandawega Lake Resort, Elkhorn, WisconsinYears lived in: 8Author Tereasa Surratt…
charlies first birthday was wednesday. we decided to celebrate it the weekend earlier– here are some behind the scenes shots of her party- shot by the amazing kathryngamble.com – stay tuned. will post more soon. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CHARLIEGIRL! some planning went into this puppy. acorn cookies. doe cake. maple leave cookies. mushroom cupcakes. hot cocoa bar. hot cider bar. vintage capes. antique style animal masks…. gift table of presents wrapped in antique paper…. Â frankie, david, brittany and i making the ‘cake procession’ bringing the baby doe deer cake up into the woods- it was a hike! (thanks for the shot,…
it was a complete surprise. one day, david said he had something to show me up in the woods. so we’re walking down the hiking trail, and about a half a mile in, past the teepee and boyscout tents… we round’ the bed and come across- this. a 15+ foot tall ‘nest’ built entirely of materials provided by the forest. a teepee of sorts, that presents itself like a massive conk shell. (you enter thru a triangular door opening, and it winds itself around in a little circle to an opening ‘room’ on the inside.) the floor is laid with…
‘reggie’ the gun dog demonstrating a proper point to the pheasant chair. some inspiration i gathered around camp wandawega. the old brass upholstery tacks pulled from the chair- and reused. behind the scenes at covers unlimited. ..and more! CHECK OUT MY BOTTOMSIDE. (These antique tags were saved froma set of diningroom chairs that were bound for the dumpster.) some vintage inspiration. bob coscarelli- shooting at 7 am on the dock at wanda– (behind the scenes by samer) an assortment of props for the chair shoot. thanks to kyle and reggie (who brought the dog, some pheasants, a gorgeous 120 year…
this was a super fun project. so happy to have been invited…. tried to find a wandawega-esque theme, so i started with an antique chesterfield wingback chair. (imported from france, 1950’s era) then i had the thing trucked up from alabama (it came in on a crate).  name:“THE HEARTH CHAIR” materials used:IMPORTED 1950’S LEATHER WINGBACK HEARTH CHAIR. AUGMENTED WITH TARTAN FABRICS, A COLLECTION OF 1920’S FURNITURE TAGS (*FEATHERS GENEROUSLY DONATED BY AN ENORMOUS FLOCK OF PHEASANTS) retail value:WORTH AT LEAST ITS WEIGHT IN THE 8675 HAND-PRUNED & APPLIED FEATHERS. idea behind the chair: THE HEARTH CHAIR WAS SO NAMED…
… the entire day. and david gave this toast: here are a couple shots of our day: (notice the running in the rain & umbrellas… and that our smiles could not have been any bigger.   recently, a fab couple heather and chris- also got hitched at wanda. and it also rained…. check out some of their shots. and also their smiles. nothing is harder to untie than a wet knot! 🙂 ps- my favorite shot: the one where he is squeezing her hand (really hard) at the altar as they exchange vows. awesome couple: heather Stumph & Chris Popio…
we got a call from the producers of the Nate Berkus show- they saw the treehouse on apartment therapy and wanted us to give them a tour of it for a show segment. 48 hours later it was taped! dunno when its going to air- stay tuned. CHECK OUT THE SHOW HERE: (www.TheNateShow.com) FIND YOUR STATION HERE: (http://www.TheNateShow.com/station-finder).Â
a table decoration for charlies birthday party was to create a mini tree of birds.. nothing could be easier. found the birdies online, and attached them to a brand with their little wired feet. afterwards, i tied it to the ceiling beams of the kitchen for a permanent way to bring the outdoors in 🙂 pick up the birds at floraltrims.com a birthday present for charlie from daddy- an antique swing (that is more like a suspended rocking horse) we found out quickly that you have to spot a 1-year-old on a swing like this. another guest gift from the…