Around Downtown

We spent a few hours on Friday exploring downtown Springfield and snapping random pictures (including spilled Cheerios in a parking lot). A perfect summer afternoon browsing the treasure trove of vintage goods at Hakaar's Bazaar and coffee time at The Coffee Ethic. Our summer is humming along and I'm feeling the need to slow down a bit. I'll plan to pop back in here mid month.

Trade Fair Mall

We took a spontaneous trip out of town last weekend to look at a house in Springfield, MO. The house was a bust but we redeemed the excursion with a little bit of antiquing at the Trade Fair Mall in Osceola, Missouri. Lemme just say for the record that I will not be without many incredible sources for vintage goodies once we move this summer! I did my duty and loaded several bags of treasures into the trunk before we headed home. If you're ever traveling through Missouri on State Road 13 this is a fun stop for certain. And...there is a dining table I hope is still waiting for me when we pass by with the moving truck this summer (crossing fingers).

One In The Hand

 

It is such a treat to see this pair of my earlier Doll House pieces as objects in California artist, Christopher Friedman's One In The Hand series. Christopher's Instagram feed, houseoffriedman, is full of images from this compelling series of object vs. hand. Thank you for sharing these Chris!

Blue For You

A windmill drive by, Kansas in June.


Just a nice blue window from the archives.

Cookie monster donuts at our favorite doughnut dive, Varsity Donuts.

Blue swings at a local park.

Some blue for you and Poppytalk's Summer Colors. Have a beautiful weekend :)

Eye Candy

Most of the weekend was spent photographing some of my personal collections for a special project. Since I can't share them here yet I took a few Hipstamatic images so you'd have some eye candy on this Monday afternoon. Enjoy!

Random Bouquets

A few random bouquets from 'round the studio this week. And...don't miss Etsy's latest "There's No Place Like Here" installment featuring the Liberty Tool Company. Adding to my list of "places to visit if I ever happen to be in Maine". Happy weekend all!

California Outtakes

Thought I'd share a few outtakes from our trip to California last weekend. It was fun to meet up with old friends and family and make some new ones too! The wedding went off without a hitch, Lizzie had the time of her life being a flower girl, we ate a lot of good food and we now lovingly refer to Los Angeles as Lost Angeles (which we were more than once!). As Eeyore would say....the weekend was full of "merriment and what-not"!

Chippy Paint

Raise your hand if you have a thing for chippy paint! I know I do and from the looks of it so does my Instagram-ing spouse Patrick (aka elasticity). Thought you'd enjoy his collection of images documenting peeling paint that adorns decaying facades in and around Manhattan, Kansas.

Spoons & Clothespins

Tin Spoons


Wooden Clothespins

A couple of old-school objects listed this week at Sushipot Parts. I picked up the tin spoons at a local antique shop and my Dad scored the clothespins at a yard sale in his neighborhood. Thanks Dad! Don't you just love their varied 'n weathered patinas?