the cowboy & the gypsy…</h1> <article> <h1>the cowboy & the gypsy…</h1> <p>Jolie — Thu, 17 May 2012 14:10:40 +0000</p> <p style="text-align: center;">on this day 43 years ago, janie patterson & phillip sikes were wed…here’s their story i wrote back in november of 2010.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">happy anniversary, mom & dad.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">*******************</p> <p>have i ever told ya about mom and dad?</p> <div id="attachment_1466" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 462px"><a href="http://junkgypsyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/momDADarkansas2.jpg"></a><p class="wp-caption-text">{mom and dad...in the courtin' days...circa 1964}</p></div> <p style="text-align: center;">let’s start at the beginning…way back when…</p> <p style="text-align: center;">DaD was born and raised in southern arkansas … waaaaaay out in the country. Where the pine trees are tall, the twang is thick, and the Little River dances through the farm.</p> <div id="attachment_1462" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 442px"><a href="http://junkgypsyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/dadHOPalong21112.jpg"></a><p class="wp-caption-text">{dad in his favorite Hopalong Cassidy pearl snap}</p></div> <p style="text-align: center;">He was the youngest of 7 boys. Yep, that’s right…SEVEN boys…(God bless my granny’s pea-pickin’ heart)</p> <div id="attachment_1463" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 681px"><a href="http://junkgypsyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/boys7b.jpg"></a><p class="wp-caption-text">{granny and her boys...ages 7-23...circa 1952}</p></div> <div id="attachment_1465" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 602px"><a href="http://junkgypsyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/boys6.jpg"></a><p class="wp-caption-text">{the sikes boys...uncle ray, the oldest was serving in the Army at the Korean War in this shot}</p></div> <p>Papa was the county judge and Granny was a nurse…Papa never missed his daily game of dominoes down at the store (there was, and still is, only one store that served as the post office, general store, market, hardware store, gas station, and local domino hall).</p> <p>Granny was famous for her homemade cinnamon rolls and good ole down-home cookin. At every meal, she would serve enough plates to “feed the boys and the ‘stranger at the door’.” There was no indoor plumbing, no air conditioning, and no video games…just wide open spaces, and ponds and creeks and cows and everything else a little boy needs to let his imagination run free.</p> <p>It’s the place we love to be more than anywhere…it’s where we learned to put peanuts in our glass coke bottles. Where we ate orange push-up pops and where we were taught to be good stewards to the land.</p> <div id="attachment_1467" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 584px"><a href="http://junkgypsyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/amiejolieRIVER.jpg"></a><p class="wp-caption-text">{me and amie at our farm...cliffside by the LiTTLE RiVER...and yes, i'm sportin the super-stylin' leg warmers}</p></div> <p> Where we learned how to shoot a gun…</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://junkgypsyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/jolieSHOOT.jpg"></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;">ride a 4-wheeler, and appreciate all of nature. <a href="http://junkgypsyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/amie4WHEEL.jpg"></a></p> <p>It’s about family. Love. Good times. Being free. Loving life.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">Mom grew up like a texas gypsy…moving from town to town.</p> <div id="attachment_1474" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 492px"><a href="http://junkgypsyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/janieMULE.jpg"></a><p class="wp-caption-text">{little janie on a carney mule ride...circa 1951}</p></div> <p style="text-align: center;"> Mom, her older sister, and older brother were raised by a hard-workin’ single mom (that always held multiple jobs at one time).</p> <p style="text-align: center;">Bargain shopping and thriftstores were a way of life and she developed a serious passion (borderline obsession) for the thrill of the hunt, bargain stores and recycling old into new. She had a wild spirit and a beautiful way of bending the rules.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">She would spend her summers in Arkansas…and play with a cowboy about her age named Phillip…..</p> <div id="attachment_1475" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 728px"><a href="http://junkgypsyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/momDADkids.jpg"></a><p class="wp-caption-text">{janie and phillip (ages 6 & 7) on the Little RiVER at the farm...with her big brother and sister}</p></div> <p>PhiLLip & JaNiE sittin’ in a tree….</p> <p>By the time they both headed to their respective colleges in different states, they had spent many summer days together….baling hay, cane-pole fishing, riding horses, having fried-chicken picnics, and cruising in Mom’s brother’s convertible. Life was sweet and good.</p> <p><span><a href="http://junkgypsyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/momTEEN1.jpg"></a></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span> </span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span><a href="http://junkgypsyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/dadTEEN.jpg"></a></span></p> <div><span> </span></div> <div><span> </span></div> <div><span> </span><span> </span><span><span id="_marker">Janie headed for the big city of DaLLAS while PhiLLIP finished up a degree in business and realized he only had eyes for his Texas sweetheart. He packed up his cowboy duds and made like a cow patty…headin to the city like a renegade outlaw on the run, swept her off her feet, and the rest is history…</span></span><span> </span><span> </span></div> <div><span> </span></div> <div><span> </span></div> <div><span> </span></div> <div><span> </span></div> <div><span> </span></div> <div><span> </span></div> <div><span> </span></div> <div><span> </span></div> <div> </div> <p> </p> <div id="attachment_1479" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://junkgypsyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/momDAD1969.jpg"></a><p class="wp-caption-text">{mom and dad...circa 1969...the year they wed}</p></div> <p> </p> <p style="text-align: center;"> they wed, became business partners, raised 2 daughters (whom, i would like to add, have never given mom a stress-filled, sleepless, night…ever)…and now find themselves on a series of crazy adventures as their story continues….</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://junkgypsyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/famCG.jpg"></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;">off into the sunset they ride with their 2 daughters, 2 grandkids, a son-in-law, a dog named birdie bluebell buffay, a truckload of junk, and no hopes for retirement anytime soon….and we think, they couldn’t be happier.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Long LiVe the LoVE story of the COwBoy and the GyPSY!!!</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>XOXO!!!</strong></p> </article> <article> <h1>wanderlust.</h1> <p>Jolie — Thu, 10 May 2012 21:20:37 +0000</p> <p>one might ask what is it about an <a href="http://www.airstream.com/" target="_blank">airstream</a>? why are they so appealing? why, after 80 years on the road, are they still timeless?</p> <p>and i think, i know the answer.</p> <p>airstreams are romantic. they are mysterious. they infer adventure and freedom and wanderlust.</p> <p><a href="http://junkgypsyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/airstreamOCEAN2.jpg"></a></p> <p>from the griswalds to rockstars & movie stars…</p> <p>they are the great american roadtrip.</p> <p><a href="http://junkgypsyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/airstreamWBY2.jpg"></a></p> <p><a href="http://junkgypsyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/alpsAIR.jpg"></a></p> <p>our love affair with airstreams began long ago…it began with our love of the road.</p> <p>“keep your eyes on the stars & the stars in your eyes.” ~wally byam</p> <p>from roadside eateries…</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://happybellyroundtoptexas.blogspot.com/"></a></p> <div id="attachment_3497" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 650px"><a href="http://happybellyroundtoptexas.blogspot.com/"></a><p class="wp-caption-text">{grabbing green smoothies from happy belly cafe}</p></div> <p>to filming our <a href="http://www.hgtv.com/" target="_blank">HGTV</a> series….</p> <p><a href="http://junkgypsyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/AJfilmAIR.jpg"></a></p> <p><a href="http://junkgypsyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/jolieFILM.jpg"></a></p> <p>from <a href="http://www.mirandalambert.com/" target="_blank">MiRANDA LAMBERt</a>‘S roadside bar on wheels <a href="http://junkgypsyblog.com/tag/airstream/" target="_blank">we designed </a>for her…</p> <p><a href="http://junkgypsyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/RSBml.jpg"></a> </p> <p>and now…<a href="http://dierks.com/" target="_blank">DiERKS BENTLEy</a>‘S junk gypsy-fide airstream will be featured this SATURDAY, MAY 12 on HGTV…</p> <p><a href="http://junkgypsyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/DBair.jpg"></a></p> <p>and did i mention…</p> <p><a href="http://junkgypsyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/jamesDEANair.jpg"></a></p> <p>that airstreams are sexy?</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> <em>(and yes, i do realize this is not an airstream buuuut it’s james dean, y’all…so for the sake of my daydreamin’-airstreamin’-james deanin’ blog…i’m calling it an airstream. so there.)</em></p> <p> </p> </article> <article> <h1>a coke by any other name…</h1> <p>Jolie — Sat, 05 May 2012 17:42:21 +0000</p> <p>tonight is the night. TONIGHT is THE NIGHT. which would explain why i was awake all night last night. awake with my head spinning… filled with a thousand thoughts…big and small (mostly small…i’m a simple girl). awake worried. awake excited. awake nervous. awake. awake. awake.</p> <p>and awake realizing that we have not extended our huge SINCERE apology to y’all. so here it goes…</p> <p>we are sorry. we are madly, deeply, sincerely sorry for something that you will witness in tonight’s episode on HGTV.</p> <p>we. were. forced. against our will to use the word….cola. that’s right. there i said it. southerners everywhere may revolt and not claim us but trust me when i tell ya….it took no less than 27 takes before we could actually say it without stuttering. (in fact, my lips get numb just thinking about it)</p> <div id="attachment_3486" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 650px"><a href="http://junkgypsyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/CREWkk55.jpg"></a><p class="wp-caption-text">{don't they look like a vicious group? just kidding...our crew seriously was OUR FAMILY}</p></div> <p>because down here…as it is in most parts of the south, any cold bubbly beverage (barring the alcoholic celebratory kind) is referred to as a COKE. doesn’t matter if it’s a pepsi…or something generic…or even a dr.pepper…we call ‘em all COKE. except of course, the amazing and wonderful BIG RED. and that one, my friends, deserves it’s own category.</p> <p>but i digress…yes, we say the word cola. yes, we were violently forced. but the show must go on.</p> <p>that’s it y’all…just had to confess my sins before the NATION sees ‘em. please forgive us. and please watch us at 7pm PST/EST & 6pm CST on <a href="http://www.hgtv.com/search/results.do?hgSearchString=junk+gypsies&hgSearchType=HGTV.com" target="_blank">HGTV</a>. that is all. :)</p> <p>#hgtvjunk</p> </article> <article> <h1>junk is comin’ to town. . .</h1> <p>Amie — Fri, 04 May 2012 17:17:38 +0000</p> <p>tomorrow night.</p> <p>it’s all happening.</p> <p>on HGTV!</p> <p><a href="http://junkgypsyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/HGTVflyerSMALL2b.jpg"></a></p> <p>AND we could go on forever. . about how wonderful this life is. how blessed we are to have been on this wild ride. how BLESSED we are to have ALL OF YALL WITH US! and SUPPORTIN’ us . . . we are SO dang lucky. and then . . just now. we read the <a href="http://www.chron.com/life/article/Junk-Gypsies-America-s-new-sweethearts-3534918.php">HOUSTON CHRONICLE</a>. . . and now. . we’re really just cryin’ our eyes out. our hearts feel like they might burst. and i think we are all just HiGH as kites on this excitement. this pure d nervousness. . . . whew. . . man o man. . . .</p> <p>and we gotta say THANK YOU SISTERS in blogger-sphere for LOVIN’ us. FOR PROMOTING OUR <a href="http://www.hgtv.com/search/results.do?hgSearchString=junk+gypsy&hgSearchType=HGTV.com">HGTV SHOW</a>!!! . . for gettin’ our BAck . . . and for flat out makin us laugh . . .</p> <p><a href="http://thebigmamablog.com/12085/fashion-friday-edition-the-junk-gypsies-are-coming-and-a-giveaway/ ">THE BIG mama blog </a> . . that’s givin away <strong>$75 in jUnk bucks</strong> TODAY!!!!</p> <p>AND on <a href="http://annaleepergiveaways.blogspot.com/2012/05/junk-gypsy-love.html">ANNA LEEPER’s </a> blog you can win <strong>$50 in JuNK BUCKSS</strong>!!!</p> <p>ANNNDDDDD on <a href="http://farmerstrophywife.com/2012/05/02/something-fabulous-is-coming-to-your-tv/">FARMER’s TROPHY WIFE </a> you can win<strong> $100 JuNK buCKsss</strong>!!!</p> <p>so go swiftly young women, TROT yer hiney’s to those blogs, ENTER and WIN!!!</p> <p><a href="http://talkingwhitetrash.blogspot.com/2012/05/nacho-everyday-decorating-show.html">The TALKIN TRASH blog </a>. . that is just FLAT OUT so funny . . . you GOTTA read it. . . debbie describes our show as ”NACHO everyday decoratin’ show”, right on sister!</p> <p>and for some of the most GORGeoUS, delicious, mouth-waterin’ photos every. . truck it on over to <a href="http://www.keelymariescott.com/2012/05/01/cinco-de-mayo-aka-junk-gypsy-de-mayo/">KEELY MARIE SCOtt’s blog</a>. . . aaawwwwwwwww. . . . .</p> <p>and to LISA LOVE HARRIS’ BLoG, <a href="http://www.peaceloveandallthegoodstuff.blogspot.com/2012/05/junk-gypsy-love.html">PEACE, LOVE & ALL the GOOD stuff </a>. . . thanks sister for humblin’ us . . for makin’ us cry. for being a<strong> <a href="http://junkgypsyblog.com/kickin-hiney-takin-names/">FIGHTER!!!!</a></strong></p> <p>and thank you <a href="http://www.rustedgingham.com/2012/05/junk-gypsies-on-hgtv.html">RUSTED GiNGHam</a> for always FEEDIN’ us . . bringin’ us the cutest cookies and the sweetest <a href="http://www.facebook.com/cowgirlsisterhood">COWGIRL SISTerHOOd WIne </a>. .</p> <p>and our neighbor from ZAPP hall <a href="http://gardenantqs.blogspot.com/2012/05/junk-gypsies-hgtv.html">GARdenANTQs</a> !!!</p> <p>and to <a href="http://www.aprilpizana.com/2012/04/ambassadors-of-good-junk-everywhere/">APRiL PIZAnA’s </a> beautiful world of images!!! . . . who just like keely marie continues to document our world thru pictures. . . yummy, decadent photos . . . THANK YOU!!!</p> <p>see y’all tomorrow night!!!!! THaNK you sooo much from the bottom of our HEARTS!!!!</p> <p>#hgtvjunk</p> <p>yeee-hawwwww!!! here we come!!!!</p> </article> <article> <h1>saturday night fever on HGTV.</h1> <p>Jolie — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:08:43 +0000</p> <p>well, i guess this makes it official. last night, under a little peer pressure, i clicked ‘search’ on my TV. i held my breath. gripped the remote a little firmer. and typed in the words ‘junk gypsies’….</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.hgtv.com/search/results.do?hgSearchString=junk+gypsies&hgSearchType=HGTV.com"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>and there it was.</p> <p>it’s official, y’all. the junk gypsies series on <a href="http://www.hgtv.com/" target="_blank">HGTV</a> premieres saturday, may 5 at 6pm central /7pm pacific & eastern!! set yo DVR! call yo friends! it’s cinco de mayo & the premiere of our hot off the press TV<strong> series</strong>! let’s eat <strong>tacos</strong> & celebrate!! ole!</p> <p>here’s a review from our sneak peek back in novembER from the <a href="http://www.avclub.com/articles/junk-gypsies%2C65607/" target="_blank">AV club </a>& <a href="http://dishtv.com/blog/2011/11/15/junk-gypsies-premiere-on-hgtv/" target="_blank">dish network</a>.</p> <p>yep, every saturday night we’re comin at ya…it’s <strong>saturday night fever</strong> on HGTV! 13 weeks of pure-dee <strong>junkiness</strong>, TeXAS roadtrippin, and <strong>power tools</strong>! get the TV dinners ready and have a <strong>family picnic</strong> EVERY saturday for 13 weeks!</p> <p> </p> </article> <article> <h1>HGTV rocks.</h1> <p>Jolie — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:20:36 +0000</p> <p>SXSW. one of the largest outdoor music festivals in the world. appropriately held in the live music capitol of the world…<a href="http://www.austintexas.org/" target="_blank">austin, texas</a>. folks travel from near and far to attend <a href="http://sxsw.com/" target="_blank">SXSW</a>…celebrities, rock stars, and media moguls. and this year, HGTV rocked the fest.</p> <p> <a href="http://junkgypsyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/doorSTUDIO.jpg"></a></p> <div id="attachment_3398" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 610px"><a href="http://junkgypsyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/artSIDE.jpg"></a><p class="wp-caption-text">{presenting the studio by HGTV..art by you}</p></div> <p>and when <a href="http://www.hgtv.com/" target="_blank">HGTV</a> comes to town, they bring their A-game…</p> <p>hosting their own venue…the STuDIO by hgtv…decorated by <a href="http://www.thenovogratz.com/" target="_blank">THE NOVOGRATZ</a>…and featuring a stellar lineup of musicians.</p> <p>and WE were invited to chill with our new buds, <a href="http://www.hgtv.com/on-tv/drew-scott-and-jonathan-scott/index.html" target="_blank">the property brothers</a>…</p> <div id="attachment_3405" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 610px"><a href="http://junkgypsyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/ajPB1.jpg"></a><p class="wp-caption-text">{chillin in the STuDIO by hgtv...decorated by THE NOVOGRATZ}</p></div> <p>we made good use of the photobooth…</p> <p><a href="http://junkgypsyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/photobooth4.jpg"></a></p> <p> </p> <p> <a href="http://junkgypsyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/propBROSgypsies21.jpg"></a></p> <p>as <a href="http://www.rodstewart.com/us/home" target="_blank">rod stewart </a>says, some guys have all the luck…</p> <div id="attachment_3407" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 610px"><a href="http://junkgypsyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/ajPB2.jpg"></a><p class="wp-caption-text">{showin drew some love...}</p></div> <p>we graffiti’d…</p> <p><a href="http://junkgypsyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/ajPALETTE.jpg"></a></p> <p><a href="http://junkgypsyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/AJpaint.jpg"></a></p> <div id="attachment_3404" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 610px"><a href="http://junkgypsyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/JGlovesHGTV.jpg"></a><p class="wp-caption-text">{JG hearts HGTV}</p></div> <p>we met some of the awesomely awesome geniouses behind the heart & soul at HGTV…</p> <div id="attachment_3418" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 610px"><a href="http://junkgypsyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/HG_SXSW.jpg"></a><p class="wp-caption-text">{bigggg hello to robyn & denise ...HGTV superheroes!!}</p></div> <p> </p> <p>we made darn sure we weren’t grouchy or irritable when we grabbed some tacos down the road from the STUDIO…</p> <div id="attachment_3409" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 610px"><a href="http://junkgypsyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/grouchy2.jpg"></a><p class="wp-caption-text">{seriously y'all. don't be a hater}</p></div> <p> and saw austin as we’ve never seen it before…</p> <div id="attachment_3410" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 610px"><a href="http://junkgypsyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/streetLIGHT600.jpg"></a><p class="wp-caption-text">{austin + approximately 300K people}</p></div> <p> and that’s the way HGTV rolls…</p> <p> </p> <p>*thanks to <a href="http://www.sarahwilsonphotography.com/archives/1185" target="_blank">sarah wilson </a>& HGTV for all the awesome pics!</p> </article> <article> <h1>lookin 4 junk in all the right places.</h1> <p>Jolie — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 03:02:15 +0000</p> <p style="text-align: center;">antiques week is imminent…and to us junkers, we’re about as giddy as a kid on christmas morning.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">today marks day 5 of set up…we’ve got a long way to go and a short time to get there.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">buuuuut we’ve had a few distractions along the way…</p> <p style="text-align: center;">like this door….</p> <div id="attachment_3368" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 437px"><a href="http://junkgypsyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/turqDOOR.jpg"></a><p class="wp-caption-text">{hello, beautiful. quite naturally we belong together.}</p></div> <p style="text-align: center;">(which we just <em><strong>HAD</strong></em> to buy from matt white of recycling the past at EXCESS.)</p> <p style="text-align: center;">and this little piece of heaven…</p> <div id="attachment_3369" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 810px"><a href="http://junkgypsyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/amieJUNK1.jpg"></a><p class="wp-caption-text">{amie navigating through the masses of wonderful junk at northgate field.}</p></div> <p style="text-align: center;">and these lovebirds…well, they just made my day with their chippy peely decadence…</p> <div id="attachment_3370" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 543px"><a href="http://junkgypsyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/lovebirds.jpg"></a><p class="wp-caption-text">{you had me at chippy peely concrete lovebirds...}</p></div> <p style="text-align: center;"> this<em> is</em> our macy’s…</p> <div id="attachment_3371" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 810px"><a href="http://junkgypsyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/boothWIDE.jpg"></a><p class="wp-caption-text">{bar W field}</p></div> <p style="text-align: center;">our happy place…</p> <div id="attachment_3372" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 810px"><a href="http://junkgypsyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/boothEXCESS.jpg"></a><p class="wp-caption-text">{excess field}</p></div> <p style="text-align: center;">our junk therapy…</p> <div id="attachment_3374" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 810px"><a href="http://junkgypsyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/bootsDPS.jpg"></a><p class="wp-caption-text">{vintage boots on the cheap at dead people's stuff at ZaPP}</p></div> <p> </p> <div id="attachment_3373" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 810px"><a href="http://junkgypsyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/oliveBUCKETS.jpg"></a><p class="wp-caption-text">{awesome old green jars & olive buckets at 'more than antiques' in northgate field}</p></div> <div id="attachment_3379" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 810px"><a href="http://junkgypsyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/boothEXCESS2.jpg"></a><p class="wp-caption-text">{more good stuff at ExCESS}</p></div> <p style="text-align: center;">and look at the AweSOME, amazing, GIaNT, love-em-forever, sconces we scored for our new store…</p> <div id="attachment_3388" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 810px"><a href="http://junkgypsyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/AJsconce.jpg"></a><p class="wp-caption-text">{seriously...you could travel the world for this stuff...orrrrr just come to texas}</p></div> <p style="text-align: center;">today’s fleamarket morning…</p> <div id="attachment_3389" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 810px"><a href="http://junkgypsyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/fleamarketMORNING312.jpg"></a><p class="wp-caption-text">{GoD bless the country...where life moves a little bit slower...}</p></div> <p style="text-align: center;">WHERE we ARE: <strong><a href="http://www.zapphall.com/" target="_blank">ZAPP haLL </a>, directions <a href="http://www.bing.com/maps/default.aspx?v=2&pc=FACEBK&mid=8100&rtp=adr.%7Epos.30.017660657052_-96.730814470453_Zapp+Hall_Round+Top%2C+TX&cp=30.017660657052%7E-96.730814470453&lvl=16&sty=r&rtop=0%7E0%7E0%7E&mode=D&FORM=FBKPL6&mkt=en-US" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;">spring 2012 show dates: <strong>march 30-april 7</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;">hours: <strong>9ish-darkish</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/joliesikes#!/events/310886358972410/" target="_blank">JUnK-O-RAMA prom</a>: <strong>thursday, april 5 @ the gypsy tent</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>no tickets required!! FREE to all!!!</strong></p> </article> <article> <h1>true blue & tragic. spring 2012 edition.</h1> <p>Jolie — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 20:21:55 +0000</p> <p style="text-align: center;">it’s reallllly a travesty. a true-blue tragic reality. and it’s practically IMPOSSIBLE for us to understand. BUT, the word on the street is that SOME of you… HAVE. NOT. BEEN. to. ANTIQUES. week. </p> <p style="text-align: center;">{gasp}</p> <p style="text-align: center;">i must take a moment to compose myself.</p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <dl id="attachment_2731"> <dt><a href="http://junkgypsyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/blog914b.jpg"></a></dt> <dd>{i don’t know why i inserted this pic here…i guess just because i love it! a totally fleamarket-worthy cutie pie in the gypsy tent}</dd> </dl> </div> <p style="text-align: center;">OK…so a quick little post to give the NEW kiDS on the BLoCK & the ANtiQUES week veterans, (aka. the never-say-die JuNKin ROAD WaRRIORs) the 411 scoop on the most important & most recent WHATCHA-GOTTA-KNOW deets of antiques week. antiques week 101 if you will.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">as OFFiCiAL ambassadors of JUNK, we feel it’s our duty to keep y’all posted on all the exciting happenings of antiques WEEK.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">leave no woman behind. leave no piece of junk un-turned.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">there’s always quite a bit of confusion as to WHEN antiques week begins…and the answer to this is as clear as, well, <strong>mud</strong>. every field has different opening dates and while some junkers welcome early shoppers, others prefer you wait until they are officially open.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">we set up at ZaPP hALL in warrenton…it’s where the cool kids are. actually there is great, awesome JUNk <strong>everywhere</strong> at antiques week, as far as the eye can see…and if you have time, you should cover as much ground as possible!</p> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://junkgypsyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/zappHALLkeelymarieSCOTT.jpg"></a></div> <p style="text-align: center;">{the biggo texas sky and zapp hall. image: keely marie scott}</p> <p style="text-align: center;">everyone always asks what to wear…and we have observed, that antiques week has it’s own sense of fashion couture. if your boots were made for walkin, wear them kicks. if not, wear COMFORTABLE shoes.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://junkgypsyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/blog914c.jpg"></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;">another must: a HAT. cowboy hat, sun hat, baseball cap…whatever fits your fancy, just bring a hat…the TeXAS sun is biG & bright and the fields are, for the most part, not shaded.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://junkgypsyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/blog914d.jpg"></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;">ALSO, pack sunglasses, sunscreen, cash, a tape measure, your camera, and a good backpack or tote bag.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://junkgypsyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/annieCINDYcarter.jpg"></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;">just remember…anything goes…</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://junkgypsyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/blog914e.jpg"></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;">and more is MoRE…</p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <dl id="attachment_2730"> <dt><a href="http://junkgypsyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/blog914f.jpg"></a></dt> <dd>{the roadies back in the day… XOXO!}</dd> </dl> </div> <p style="text-align: center;">the good news is…if you forget any of the above, you can more than likely find it at antiques week!</p> <p style="text-align: center;">FoR JuNK-O-RaMA prom “shag-carpet couture”…refer to <a href="http://cactuscreekdaily.com/love-it/best-of-ccd-junk-gypsy-junk-o-rama-prom%e2%80%a6-%e2%80%98what-to-wear%e2%80%99-guide" target="_blank">CaCTUS CREEK DaiLY’s “WHaT TO wEAR” </a>post.</p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <dl id="attachment_2750"> <dt><a href="http://junkgypsyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/promCOUTUREkms.jpg"></a></dt> <dd>{image: keely marie scott}{image: keely marie scott}</dd> </dl> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <dl id="attachment_2741"> <dt><a href="http://junkgypsyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/promKMS914.jpg"></a></dt> <dd>{image: keely marie scott}</dd> </dl> </div> <p style="text-align: center;">NoW…get ready! pack yer gear! leave all worries, anxiety, and STReSS at home!</p> <p style="text-align: center;">THIS. IS. YOUR. SOUL. VACATION.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">do NOT miss that memo!!!</p> <p style="text-align: center;">i repeat…</p> <p style="text-align: center;">THIS.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">IS.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">YOUR.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">SOUL.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">VACATION.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">now hit the ROAD & get yer BOOTY to the FLEAMaRKET!</p> <p style="text-align: center;">**************************</p> <p style="text-align: center;">breakin’ it down…</p> <p style="text-align: center;">WHERE we ARE: <strong><a href="http://www.zapphall.com/" target="_blank">ZAPP haLL </a>, directions <a href="http://www.bing.com/maps/default.aspx?v=2&pc=FACEBK&mid=8100&rtp=adr.%7Epos.30.017660657052_-96.730814470453_Zapp+Hall_Round+Top%2C+TX&cp=30.017660657052%7E-96.730814470453&lvl=16&sty=r&rtop=0%7E0%7E0%7E&mode=D&FORM=FBKPL6&mkt=en-US" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;">spring 2012 show dates: <strong>march 30-april 7</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;">hours: <strong>9ish-darkish</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/joliesikes#!/events/310886358972410/" target="_blank">JUnK-O-RAMA prom</a>: <strong>thursday, april 5 @ the gypsy tent</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>no tickets required!! FREE to all!!!</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>(click <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/75104757@N03" target="_blank">HERE</a> to see keely’s pics from FALL 2011 prom!!)</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;">stay tuned for biggg news on another awesomely exciting evenT during antiques week!! (hint: <a href="http://www.hgtv.com/" target="_blank">hgtv</a>+jg+<a href="http://www.hgtv.com/design-star/meg-caswell/index.html" target="_blank">meg caswell</a>)</p> <p style="text-align: center;"> </p> <p style="text-align: center;"> </p> </article> </main></body></html>