The JUNK GYPSY'S Take FLIGHT & Soar...

HI Y'all...

Gettin my Texas GROOVE ON here in Southern Cali, cuz my favoritest

Texas Junkers are finally makin their TV debut tomorrow...

can anybody give me a WOOT WOOT!!!!

{blog party Round Top, spring 2011}

Do y'all know who the Junk Gypsy's are???

Amie, Jolie & Mama Gypsy are just about the cutest, sweetest,

coolest 'Purveyors of Junk' on the planet & I ADORE them!!!

{photo by sweet friend Amy Boland, Jolie Gypsy & me, 2011}

They run their 'World O Junk' out of one of my favoritest places,

Round Top, Texas, where the best Antique Festival takes

place twice a year in the spring & the fall & their booth

is ALWAYS a highlight of the event.

They have created their 'JUNKY STYLIN' for some awesome venues,

like the 'Artist's Lounge Tent' for a 3 day music Festival in Austin, Texas

featuring 'The Eagle's' as the headliners {Oh YEA Baby}...

to Miranda Lambert & Blake Shelton's Wedding Reception.

These girls create MAGIC & leave behind a touch of

FAIRY DUST & rusty nails, everywhere they go.

Soooooooo, tomorrow night...

May 5th, Cinco De Mayo, the 'Amazing Junk Gypsy's' take FLIGHT & SOAR

into living rooms, family rooms, doublewides & haciendas everywhere

on HGTV to share their JUNKY SPIRIT & LOVE!!!

I can't wait to see them again on my big screen, here in my own home town.

I can't wait to hear their Texas Twang & see what kind of MAGIC

they'll create this time. I can't wait to sit back & watch, while

the world falls in love with theses small town girls

& their Big Time Talent!!!

I hope y'all can tune into HGTV tomorrow night & see what all the fuss is about.

These girls FLY so high already, I can't imagine where they might go given WINGS!

I can't wait to see them...SOAR!!!!

'What is a Junk Gypsy?'

A junk gypsy is a feeling of wanderlust deep down in your soul…

It is believing in the JOURNEY. . .

and delighting in every character, creature, and experience that paves the way.

A junk gypsy takes a roadtrip just to let her hair blow in the wind . . .

and sees more than the road ahead, she sees the world at her fingertips.

A junk gypsy lives for the Wild Blue Yonder and all the wonders it holds in store.

And believes that the road goes onforever, and the party never ends…

So whether you are a working woman, a certified COUNTRY girl,

a stay-at-home SOCCER mom, or a ROWDY rockstar @ heart . . .

we know you feel that gypsy spirit way down deep so put on those ROSE-COLORED

glasses and take a soul vacation on our magic carpet ride!

Rebel Road Sistas, howl at the moon and dance barefoot through the WILD OATS!

Turn up the rock n’ roll and feed your soul! SLOW DOWN and watch the world unfold around you!

LAUGH...LOVE...LIVE MORE!!!

XOXO

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UP in the Air...

Good Morning my Sweetest of Hearts!

I have to tell y'all a little truth about me...

sometimes, when times get tough, I get quiet.

I don't share,

I don't seek out others guidance,

I try to avoid talking about myself,

I hunker down & wait for the hell storm to be over.

Thus, all my non personal posts on the things I love, like Tsars & Tsarinas,

vintage cabinet cards & tintypes, Queen Victoria & John Brown,

vintage fashion & couture. I spend my days dreaming & thinking

about things I LOVE, that's my survival mechanism.

For the past two years, I've felt like I was walking a tightrope,

without the benefit of a net. Juggling knives without any gloves.

Everything about our home is UP in the AIR & UP side down...

the loan on our house is more then double the value of our home,

& still we wait. Wait for an answer, wait for a modification...

WAIT because we don't know what else to do!

I'll tell you what, I wish I looked this graceful as I walk my tightrope.

There is nothing pretty about me being unable to move,

not knowing if I should go right or left.

Analysis Paralysis...

the state of over analyzing a situation until your unable to move.

That's where we've lived for the past few years.

{these amazing photos are by Bob Elsdale, check them out...they'll make you smile}

But no more!!

We are going to be brave & shake the dust of this little town off our boots, headin out

towards new adventures. We have a job interview in Apache Junction, AZ

on Monday & if we get the job, we're GOIN!

Whatever made me think that if you waited long enough,

life would come knocking on your door & unfold

the answers of the universe to you??

I was delusional!

And if this situation doesn't turn out to be right for us, we will keep

searching until we find the perfect one & one morning

we will wake up to a new dawn...

filled with Hope & Joy & Love.

Is it Scary...YES! Am I slightly Terrified...YES!!!

But it wouldn't be BRAVE, if you weren't afraid.

So for right now, I'm working on being BRAVE.

XOXO

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Spring & Fabulous French Fashion Plates

I've been obsessed with antique fashion lately.

It started with Pinterest. 

A huge portions of my pins are of antique fashion...

Vintage Baby Rags, Vintage Bags & Vintage Rags. 

Cobblers & Corsets & Vintage Bling.

I'm just enamored with the beauty & intricacies of these vintage designs. 

So, once I discovered these antique, French Fashion Plates

on Pinterest, it was like Ohhhh La La...

Swoooooon...I'm in LOVE!

All from the 1800's, these plates give us a glimpse of the past

& a look into the lives of the aristocratic women of the time.

Since spring & summer is typically wedding season,

I tried to include as many wedding dress plates as I could find.

So sit back with your cup of java or a glass of sweet tea

& let the drooling begin...

You can peruse this entire collection of fashion plates at
The Los Angeles Public Library.
I'm excited about some upcoming possibilities that have presented
themselves to us. Not quite ready to share yet, but I would
love it if y'all would cross your fingers or say a prayer
that what ever is meant to be for us, will be!

You know y'all are 'The Wind Beneath My Wings', right!

XOXO
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