sneak peak from FOUND FREE & FLEA
antique food can labels.I’m working on gathering enough of these to cover an entire fridge.hard to find in pristine condition, i found these in the bottom of a boxof junk at an auction. all NOS (new old stock)
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collection: LONG LIVE THE PENCIL BOX.
I’ve been obsessively collecting um… empty boxes.pencil boxes, that is. (here are some of my fav’s)Dig the graphics. love!
custom batches – A DIY HOLIDAY project
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)
proof positive that you can faux woodgrain anything:
A-mazing.spotted this on the street in Lille, France.makes me wanna woodgrain a snowmobile or something…
WHAT TO DO WITH AN UP-ROOTED TREE…
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…
I HEART THIS SHOP….
in Soho this week–always hit this store on broadway to see the newest windows installations.behold!collections on every way.be still my heart.
Chicago Home & Garden features besting Chicago thriftin’….
check it out- chicago home and garden did a list if my favs:Thrift housewares and furniture: 1. Salvation Army on Grand Avenue. “This is the distribution center, the mothership of Salvation Armies in Chicago.” 509 N. Union Ave. (at Grand), 312-421-01362. Salvation Army in the less trendy neighborhoods, i.e. locations on the far West and South Sides3. Ark Thrift Shop. 1302 N. Milwaukee Ave., 773-862-50114. White Elephant Resale Shop. 2380 N. Lincoln Ave., 773-883-6184 Worth the 90-minute drive: 1. Inspiration Ministries, Walworth, Wisc. “Resale, cheap, continual stock of mid-century modern from folks who don’t know what they have.”2. Goodwill, Delevan,…
THE WOODSTER. progress..
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.
MORE CAMP COLLECTIONS
some of my favs sitting around the camp…1800’s slides, shot by julia stotzpocketknives, shot by mattgoreletterman letters, shot by jacob hand
ACCOUNCEMENT DESIGN
BABY CHARLIE IS HERE!letterpress: printed by rohnerletterpressembosser: customembosserpro.comstamp: mother tereasa + vintage ebay.comenvelopes: suitorlife.comlining papers: paper-source.comtieing yarns: ninachicago.com