Lantern Globes for the Mercantile

Another new item for the Mercantile are my Handmade Lantern Globes. These are a spin on a snow globe, without the snow or glitter on the inside. They celebrate the beauty of nature that surrounds Tee Lake Resort. 

Each Lantern has a handmade scene created for the inside of the globe. Currently I have two different scenes, one of a Bear on a rock, and one of a Deer in the woods. Once the inside scene is created then the lantern is put together. 

The great thing about these globes are that each one can be custom made. Currently these items have a sign on the inside of the globe that points your way to Tee Lake. However the sign could have your last name or any other special message you want on it. If you want a custom one please send me an email. I hope you enjoy these as much as I do. 

Tee Lake Lantern Globes.

New Coasters at the Mercantile

We are busy working on new designs and new merchandise for the 2013 season! Here is a look at one of the new items we will have this year, Tee Lake Coasters. Each tile is 4in by 4in, and have felt backing. The cost for the set is $10. We currently have 2 styles to offer you.

 The first is our "Greetings from Tee Lake" postcard art that Andy designed last year. We both love those vintage postcard from the 40's and 50's, and Andy did a great job creating that look and feel on our postcard. The great thing about this coaster set, is it also is great artwork for your coffee table. Each tile has a part of the image on it and when all four are placed together it forms the complete piece of art.

The second set of coasters has our "Cabin Icons" art on it. This artwork that Andy designed is also available on a four pack of note cards and a four pack of magnets. It's not only a great gift for our Tee Lake Family but for those who love the "Up North" feel. Again it also make great artwork for your coffee table.

Continue to watch for new items in the near future. We are excited for all the new offerings we will have this year. We are also working on a Etsy store were all our items can be purchased.


Have a great day!!!

Christmas Ornament 2013

 These are photos of our Christmas Ornament for our 2013 season. Our Tee Lake Family will recognize this graphic from our Christmas card that they will be receiving this year. The Illustration was done by  Andy Bauer and the ornaments were then hand crafted by me, Dave Gugel. The shadow box ornament was created because we love old vintage ornaments. We both have ornaments from when we were kids that when you look into it, you feel like you could enter  into the scene. That's what we want people to feel, like they want to escape into our winter wonderland. Happy Holidays!!!!

Christmas Merchandise

Here is a practice piece for future Merchandise for the Mercantile. I've seen these in stores and have always loved them. Since it's the holiday season I thought I would first attempt this as a Christmas themed one. I love the way it turned out and I'm excited to try more soon.

Mercantile- Lakeside line of merchandise

Tee Lake Themed Oar Art

New to the Mercantile is our Lakeside line of merchandise that I'm creating. This line is inspired by lake living. It offers new artwork with a vintage/rustic feel, and it's all hand painted by myself. There are buoys, oar art, and an assortment of signs. The "38" that is featured on some of the items is the year that the Resort was established. 

Tee Lake Themed Buoys

All pieces are custom, so if you want specific colors, dates or sayings please contact me. One option on how to customize these would be to put your kids  initials and their birth dates on the buoys. 

These items will be featured in the cabins as well as the Mercantile. 

Themed Signs

New to the Mercantile

New to the Mercantile is a set of magnets of the four cabin icons. These are hand crafted by myself. The artwork was created by the Andy Bauer Studio. This was a fun craft project for me to do, and I love how the packaging came out. Each magnet is 1 inch in diameter, and have a very strong magnet on the back. It is $5 for the set.

Tee Lake Furniture

I'm working on rehabbing and building new furniture for the cabins. I LOVE to rehab furniture, it's so therapeutic for me. I plan on opening a small shop to sell pieces that I have reworked, hopefully by this summer. We currently have Tee Lake Mercantile where we sell Tee Lake Resort themed merchandise. I want to expand into more of my furniture pieces and some 5 and Dime type items. A place that has a 50's feel were families from the lake ride their bikes to. I'll keep you posted as we continue to work on this.

Here is a new item I made for the Mercantile. More patterns for the deer to be finished soon. These will make great decor for the Deer Trail Cabin as well.

Tee Lake Mercantile Product part 2

Here are additional items that we have for sale.

These benches are 36 inches long, and as shown come in Black, Red, Green, Blue and Ivory.

These Coat Rack Shelves are available in Black, Red, Green and Blue.

These Mason Jar Shelves come in Black, Red, Green, Blue and Ivory. These are great for an entry way, kitchen or bathroom. The Mason jar holds Flowers, Tooth brushes, Cotton balls, and Silverware while the hooks can hold Coats, Towels, or Pot holders.

I hope you enjoy

Tee Lake Mercantile Product

Here are additional product that will be available at the Morel Mushroom Festival.

These can either be purchased as a set of 3 for $60.00 or individually for $20.00 for the 2 smaller ones and $25.00 for the larger one.