Adventures of Lakeside Goose

creations and inspirations

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Challenge Refrigerator Company- Triumph Ice Box c1913 Grand Haven, MI

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Wood and steel stool mid century wood and steel roundbar base from @rebuilding-exchange

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Reclaimed wood/pallet table and chairs

Materials: Pallet cross braces reclaimed 1x3 wood/pallet slats wood glue wood screws boiled linseed oil (finish)

Tools: Drill w countersink bit table saw w cross cut sled chisel compound miter saw

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Reclaimed wood bench with hairpin legs:

12"x3-1/8"x44" wood beam from Reclaimed Wood Chicago

Finish: Daddy Van’s Furniture Polish - beeswax, lavender, sweet orange oil

12" hairpin legs from hairpinlegs.com

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2016 Work Holiday Gift: Homemade Vanilla Extract Made by steeping Koval Organic Rye Vodka with Madagascar/Mexican vanilla beans for 2 months... For use in cooking, baking, cocktails, etc.

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Version 2 extō inspired extension cord.

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Inspired by the extō smart extension cord by Conway Electric (conwaygoods.com), I made this with a regular outlet box from my local hardware store, leftover spray paint, some vintage cloth electric cord and a smart outlet ordered online. Altogether cost was under $50.

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Pro tip: remove all toys from an unsupervised dog, else they will get eaten.

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Some dogs like to play "fetch", some like to wrestle... Ours likes to play "tug", so using rag scraps from old clothes and bedding, I made a pair of braided rope tug toys. As you can see, our dog approved!

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Chicago ash wood blocks, cedar tray

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Bunnies got new digs! Bunny furniture upgrade made of fallen red oak sourced from our property in Michigan. Held together by dowels and glue, this should provide many years of bunny enjoyment, and is certainly more durable than the cardboard box that it replaced!

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Cardholders from Bicycle Tubes I made these to accompany my new Alchemy Goods recycled tire tube wallet, which has significantly less card storage space than my old MightyWallet. Supplies: punctured/worn inner tube scissors needle thread credit/gift/membership card to use as template Total time: 30-40 min to hand stitch, much less of you have a sewing machine

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Scrap Wood Holiday Tree

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This year for my work holiday gift, I made cheeseboards out of Ash, Walnut, and some Oak sourced from Horigan Urban Forest Products in Skokie, IL. All of their wood is sustainable and comes from the Chicago area.

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End grain Cheese Board- Chicagoland Ash and Walnut

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Abby Wambach appears on both the June 8, 2015 and July 20, 2015 covers of Sports Illustrated. Wambach, 35, is the winner of two Olympic gold medals, to go along with her World Cup title from the summer. She is the top scorer in international soccer history with 184 goals. Wambach’s final game with the USWNT will be on Dec. 16 in New Orleans. (Alexis Cuarezma and Simon Bruty for SI)

GALLERY: Abby Wambach Through the Years

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Michigan Womyn's Music Festival 40th Anniversary and final year on The Land