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This weekend brought to you by: fall leaves, Impossible Project Polaroid film, Sanborn Canoe Paddles, Heston's Lodge and no cell phone service. Simply put: it was absolutely perfect. I'd highly recommend a drive up there if you have the time (all the way on the Canadian border), especially during the early fall when the leaves are changing. We stayed in the Spruce cabin- gigantic for its price! But beware, if you plan on going up with friends, the walls don't go all the way to the roof so there wouldn't be much privacy in terms of noise...if you know what I mean. The owners of the lodge bake bread (and in our case, sundried tomato, asiago crackers!) in their outdoor wood burning oven on the weekend and make more than enough for everyone staying there. There are canoes just waiting for you take out at no charge and endless firewood. It's wonderful, just don't forget to pack ample food and get gas in Grand Marais if you are anywhere close to running low! Go. Go now. You won't regret it.
Here's the thing: I love rabbits. I want them on everything I own, for the rest of my life, Amen. So I felt it was my duty to anyone else out there with this affinity, to let you know that these adorable knobs, of which I bought all 10 they had, are now on sale at Anthropologie for $2.95. $2.95! Buy now! They are going to look awesome on my light yellow dresser (pictures of that to follow).
We were lucky to spend Saturday night as VIPs at the Dessa/Elixery lipstick launch at Icehouse. In addition to being breathtakingly talented, Dessa is a genuinely nice person. She saw us struggling with my camera and popped right over and said "Oh is that a G10? I had the same problem with it!" and proceeded to help us figure out what was wrong (the flash was turned WAY up, for the record, which I had no idea was a thing you could do). We got deluxe gift bags which included: a full size Dessa lipstick, samples of a few other Elixery shades and their lip scrub, 2Gingers Whiskey, Red Vines, Peace Coffee, Fashion Tape, Bodylish Natural Soap AND a ring from Angel Teske Jewelry. Seeing as the Mister doesn't tend towards a number of those products, I hit the jackpot BIG time. The Icehouse whipped up special drinks in honor of Dessa for the event which were delish and ever so charmingly matched the lipstick perfectly.
The Elixery makes a damn good lipstick- the perfect red, created from raw pigment with the proceeds going to CARE. There were incredible performances by Dessa, Aby Wolf and my lovely friend Ashley Gold (who made my boyfriend's night by agreeing to a double smooch...OK fine it made my night). All together an amazing evening, and for a good cause. If you like lipstick, or are feeling like you might want to try a bold red, I'd snap this up in an instant. AND you will be doing good when your cash goes to CARE. Buy it now!
I absolutely adore the NorthernGRADE Menswear Market, which has now become an annual event here in the great city of Minneapolis. It features all handcrafted, made in America goods. It is always full of smiling, beaming faces, proud to be a part of such a great event and this year was probably the best yet (fine, I say that every year). The mister and I had a great time hanging with the folks at BlackBlue, drinking amazing cocktails by Marvel Bar, and pouring over which Sanborn Canoe Paddle to buy with the incredibly kind gentlemen who makes them. Special thanks to Betsey Kershaw for taking this, my favorite picture of the two of us, and tying Reed's very stubborn new Hill-Side tie. Also a special thanks to Eric from Askov Finlayson for bringing a handful of the Special Edition P. Hicks tie created for President Obama's visit to day 2 of the event, and then smiling warmly and getting it out when they saw me walk up to buy it.
We got on waiting lists for a pair of leather suspenders from BlackBlue (currently sold out) and the AMAZING Faribault Woolen Mill/Duluth Pack collaboration tote, which I dreamt about last night (seriously, pictured above). In addition to our new Canoe paddle (which I promised to take out at least once, before giving it a place of prominence on our mantel), we snagged a few more things listed (and hyperlinked) below >>
Leatherworks MN Made especially to fit my tiny wrist, right in front of my eyes
Limited edition P. Hicks Obama tie available at Askov Finlayson
P. Hicks Backseat Blanket