GRATUITOUS FAMILY PHOTOS…
testing out the hipstamatic again. (charlie in a bike basket. playing basketball. in a hammock… what’s not to love?!)
Wandawega Blog Archive
IT CANT BE STOPPED.
….SUITCASES, ARROWS, DECANTERS, TRAVEL TRUNK DECALS, WOOL BLANKETS.. you can never have too many collections. (or thats how i justify my hoarding, anyway) 4 new collections have made their way into some camp rooms since last weekend. we dont know how it happens. you drive by a thrift store and all of a sudden your leaf springs have bottomed out because you’ve strapped so much stuff to the roof. but its fun. here’s the latest additions:
BAND CAMP IS NEAR….
this is one of my favorite parties of the season! when 100+ friends gather for a music, summer shanty beers, wiener roast, s’mores, fireworks and a half a dozen bands. our friends at Earhole co-host & bring the talent. always late nights, always a good time. the countdown begins- two weeks to prep! (here are some shots of former years wandapaloozas)
CS INTERIORS loves the new Camp Wandawega BOOK!
A WANDA WOODED WEDDING
Wanda hosted nuptials for 170 new friends this past weekend. the details were simple + lovely. bridesmaids launched out on ropeswings, teeny chalkboard menus, vintage fruit jars overflowing with wildflowers, trees laiden with candle hurricane lanterns, a labrador ringbearer, groomsman at archery, flowergirls at shuffleboard, antique candy jars brimming with vintage candies massive ball jars of lemonade custom directional camp signage, campfire song wedding packets. hands-down, the most stunning bride we have EVER seen. …. and folks up till 4am. an amazing, old-school time was had by all. congratulations, Shirley & Ed. the sweetest couple, so very lucky to have…
i love collections. (another project born from OCD)
last weekend i hauled my girlfriend Britt into a quick little room makeover. we had 2 hours, so we loaded up the little red wagon with boxes of books, piles of vintage letterman letters and a random grab bag assortment of old school letterman letters.
FOUND: in a 1937 cookbook…
this came from our friend Deb & Julie (passed down 4 generations) the ‘never fail’ pie crust’ cane from the FULL OF FLAVOR Cookbook which reads: “Recipes of FULL OF FLAVOR have been contributed by members and friends of the Oak Park and River Forest Infant Welfare Society, 1937.” *thanks will golden for the shots! (this pie was entered this pie in Younker’s Pie Baking Contest and it was refused on the basis that it was questionable to cook– which i find halarious since the ELEGANT FARMER bag-baked pies have been voted #1 by the Wallstreet journal.) PAPER BAG APPLE PIE…
come into the bedroom.
PANPHOBIA: Fear of antiques. affects over 250,000 people in America alone. i cant figure out if folks are freaked out by the thought that the original owners are now all dead,or the thought that there may be some residual ghost karma lingering in the objects… anyway, folks that suffer from this should not come in here.everything has a story, and yes, all of the original owners of these lovely things are nowlong gone. CURTAINS: i made them from 1800’s linen hand embroidered french bed linens (found at a flea in the south of france) LINEN STORAGE TRUNK: 1915 travel case with…
CHICAGO MAGAZINE loves FOUND FREE & FLEA
yaaaay! the book is almost here. AND it’s featured in this month’s Chicago Magazine.
a ‘glass of wine’ project.
instructions: 1 glass of wine. 10 minutes. 15 buttons. a pillow.