mothers day loot

Mothers day is right around the corner, friends. It's time to show your mom's how much you love them, with something sweet and memorable.
Here are a few cards and gifts that I have been coming across, that I think would make any mom glow with happiness.

mothers day cards: They always make them go "aw" and always melt their hearts. So make sure to get them one!

House That Lars Built

Rocket Ink

Anemone Letterpress

(This one is my favorite!)

Printerette Press

Small Gifts to say I love you.

Odelae: hand bound journals. Beautiful and original love. 

Schoolhouse Electric: Fill one of these trophies with a beautiful flower arrangement. This way your mom gets to smell the roses and win a trophy!

Royal Botanicals by Ariel Dearie: Get her some calming bath soak for those times she needs to relax.

Cities in Dust: A modern twist on elegance. These earrings will make her smile from ear to ear!

Camp Wandawega: The Iron Scoutmaster has a long history of family and honor. Mother's are the scoutmasters who pick you up and brush you off. Get her something that lasts as long as her love and is as reliable and her hand. 

the hill-side | old virginia modified herringbone

Can't get over how beautiful this short film is on The Hill-Side. Inspirational and beautifully shot. Such a well crafted menswear line.

Take a look and check out more on the company and the brothers at A Continuous Lean. 

Sunprints and Cyanotype

Did you make sunprints as a kid? I totally remember doing them at sixth grade camp and being pretty amazed at how it worked (my favorite show at the time was probably Mr. Wizard's World).

You use special light-sensitive paper, overlay it with uniquely shaped objects (leaves, keys, office supplies) and leave it out in the sun to develop. You can also use film negatives or images transfered onto transparency material. This paper-and-sun process is a specific example of a very old photographic printing process called cyanotype.

The other day I came across a modern version of this printing process, Lumi, a Kickstarter project that is about to wrap up. It offers 3 different colors of light-sensitive dye for transferring photographic images onto natural fabrics. It even comes with an app to process your photos for the best results. Hurry if you are interested in getting a kit, their deadline is almost up (they are already WAY funded)!

I just picked up some sun-sensitive paper and fabric on sale at Urban Outfitters (and am probably going to get on this Kickstarter)--I'll post the results if anything turns out decent!


[image credits: Make Grow Gather, Artful Adventures, Mom Culture, Photojojo, Arts 'n' Craft Supplies, Photojojo, Mess-cipes, Lumi Kickstarter (x2), How About Orange]

Luggage To Get You There

While traveling, it is quite important to be able to get all of your stuff from point "A" to point "B".  There is no better way to do this than with a stylish luggage bag, and these finds would do just the job.
I am obsessed with the colors of these vintage luggage bags.
Vacationing in style is a must - and you can't make an impression with a boring gray luggage bag in tote behind a one-of-a-kind traveller.

All of these bags were found on etsy.com - a great place where you can purchase some amazing vintage luggage from some awesome etsy sellers!

THE WANDAWEGA CAMP STORE features 5 product categories:

CAMP gear. everything you need to rough it.

MAKE projects boyscouts having been making for a century.

PLAY tools, games, equipment for camp recreation.

READ reprints of vintage books. favorite camp reads and of course the Wandawega books.

WEAR lodge, cabin, camp, country wearable camp style. 

we sell cane fishing poles. (the old school type that snap together in three pcs, with aluminum detail, dark stain and clear coat finish)

we have a new slingshot- this one is way more sturdy. so yes, while you can probably take out a woodchuck with one, we'd prefer they be used for good not evil. (leather pouch, wood-burned branded grip with Wandawega stamp)

birdhouse kits that you get to assemble yourself (dont let the 60+ pcs intimidate you, its the most fun you can have with a beer and bottle of wood glue.)

classic, wood-shaft arrows. cant get enough of them. (seriously-- folks shoot them into the woods and we cant restock them fast enough.) we're building a haybail wall the size of sears tower to remedy this.

bird call! this design hasnt changed in a century. its simple and perfect and exactly the same design as your grandparents used.

the "StarX" bottle cap opener. same mold, design for nearly 8 decades. a classic, indesctrictable camp staple.

 this book is insane. a bazillion how to projects from the past century of popular mechanics. it makes me want to craft all day, every day.