FOUND:antique tin from cologne, germany featuring a recipe for hot cocoa the directions read:dissolve one half pound stollwercks cocoa extract in one pint of hot water, add that solution to five pounds of granulate sugar and one half gallon water and bring to a boil flavor with a little vanilla extract. the above will make one gallon of the most delicious chocolate syrup. or, use 1/2 lb of the extract with one gallon of syrup, and mix when the syrup is hot. (the version we made, shown here- is a hell of a lot easier. 2%, cinnamon, cocoa, homemade whipped…
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How to convert a dresser into a bar in under 15 minutes:throw a blanket over it…(FOUND: or in this case, a charcoal resale shop sheet topped with an Ikea wool hide)add a bar tray, vase with holiday greens & some thrift decanters.)FREE: convert little antique trophies into tealights Done and done. cheap + fast = miller time.
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this is the 38th christmas i’ve celebrated in beardstown, illinois.it was a full winter blanket.top left is my niece on their horse farm.right; cornbread i made the evening beforecenter: my sister in laws trophies, david opening up the stable main entrancebottom collage: my nieces heading to their old barn, being demolished this week (sadly,its too far gone to save)- inside this gem, in a corner, scrawled on the walls is a message written nearly a century ago:“WATER THE TEAM BEFORE HITCHING”.
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i found this lovely wedding on the AMAZING blog: oncewed.com (and they found it HERE)
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PHOTOGRAPHY CLASS for tabletop:i got a new lens.have no idea how to use it.so they told us to bring some items to shoot…i brought some wandawega honey!(stay tuned to see if the image quality improves, or if i give up entirely)
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INSPIRED BY:the royal tannenbaums.my wagoneer.my college english prof. the book ‘take ivy’.boston rowing.my sister-in-laws horse stables MADE BY:hand.tartan envelope liners cut with deckle edge.collection of vintage postage stamps (pic coming)hand embossed return address on craft paper wrapmahogany wood veneer with felt deckle edge backer.MOK DUK hand-lettering deer head design reads:SEASONS GREETINGS FROM WANDAWEGA LAKE RESORT.EGGNOG.CAMPFIRE.S’MORES.WARM.MISTLETOE.TOASTY. i had the best of intentions of making one for everyone and their dog,but quit at 20, cause’ it was just too damn much wooooork.
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picked up an amazing find (brown bear with all his claws)at an amazing price ($250!!) on craigslist. A-mazing. here Frankie (our pup) can’t decide whether to spoon the bear, or chew his nose off…
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its is our fifth Grand Wagoneer… and while we are sad to say goodbye-its time to move on. to and older one, believe it or not. as these gai in popularity,(everywhere from JCrew to Tommy Hilfiger to RL), we’re now in the market for the GW’s older sibling, the Wagoneer. no more power windows, leather, or… any luxury, actually.these 1960’s wagoneers are more old-school. she’s been great to us, and will be a faithful companion to its next owners. heres the link if you’re in the market for one:http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/cto/2117747542.html http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?ct=p&car_id=291481979&dealer_id=65924413&atc_id=AT-115fa97b&LNX=ESTAFSRCHUSDTEXT
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yesterday afternoon i hit the Algonquin mission thrift store. a teeny-tiny century old former schoolhouse we found tucked away off the main street. THE SCORE: antique equestrian helmet70’s era hiking books1910 sheet music stack50’s cookie cutters set of 54 antique ball mason jarsantique ski poles leather strapstartan wool scarfplaid wool throwvintage hunting shirt-plaid woolblack leather and chrome ice bucketbetter homes and gardens 1950s how-to bookball of natural twine1950 landscape puzzle2 decks of new old stock playing cards 1950’s handmade tree ornamentshorn-handled steak carving sethand-knit throw TIME: 20 MINUTESTOTAL SPENT: $50
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… a couple FOUND mason jars, some FREE gingham tissue, bakers twine, natural cotton cap cover, new old stock price tags from a FLEA MARKET, and one afternoon later… (toffee courtesy of desiree- her family’s recipe)
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