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Heading out tomorrow to the Country Living Fair in Austin this weekend. I've been looking forward to this for awhile now. Can't wait to get there. I'll be selling all the new jewelry and accessories I've been creating for Bobby. Mom is heading out with me, she's been wanting to go back to Texas for soooo long. I had to bring her!
I luv Texas and Country Living!! See you this weekend at the Fair!
Blissfully Yours, Tricia
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Last weekend was Country Thunder here in Florence, AZ. It is a 4 day Country Music Fest, complete with amazing country music artists, vendors, beer, and more beer. I'm not really much for the beer and beer, maybe just beer. Anyways, it was my first time, and had a blast. My older son Anthony has been several times, but then again he's done just about everything that has to do with music in AZ. There are over 10,000 campsites sold for this event, and it is literally a big campfest! Bonfires every night, music and fun people. SO glad I went and can't wait for next year. I may even go to the one in Wisconsin this Summer!
I was not there alone, I was not there to party(well, maybe a little fun along the way). I was there with Bobby in his booth selling our jewelry that we create. Here is the jewelry set up. Everyone that had seen his set up from last year was really excited to see the jewelry and it did very well.
Horseshoes were a huge hit!
This is the main stage that was directly behind our booth, so awesome we got to hear every act on stage. Yippee!!
This is the famous chair run...all the concert-goers, run to the stage when the gate opens to get the best seat possible. Honestly, it sounded like a stampede, kinda funny too. There was a few that had serious determination!
I got to go backstage-onstage-so awesome! Never did that before..I was a groupie for a moment. Check off the bucket list....
Got to meet Craig Morgan-great performer on stage, I must say. Bobby made one of his famous custom guitars made out of ceiling tin tile to give to each headlining act on stage. Craig was thrilled to get his.
My heart went pitter patter when I got to meet Dierks Bentley, one of my favorite musicians. Adored him since his first song-What was I thinkin?. We got to give him one of Bobby's guitars and have our photo taken, but of course they use their own photographer and say "your photo will be posted on our website, check it in a few days" SO I check, no picture! WTF???!!! The one person, I wanted a pic with!! A**holes! Oh well, I got to put my arm around him. hee hee.
I just liked this guys big balls. (I know, I'm so immature-lol) Some random guy walking by.
Kelli Picklers guitarist came to shop in the booth, he picked out a guitar necklace to take home ,and got me an autographed pic of Kelli to give to my son Anthony. Super sweet guy.
My friends Shelly and Kristi came by on Saturday and hung out, got me tacos. Yippee!!
Backstage, onstage with Neal McCoy. He is my favorite performer out of the whole weekend, funny and just awesome!
Bobby giving Neal his custom Country Thunder guitar. He themed them with the AZ flag and Country Thunder cowskull logo.
****We interrupt this blogpost for a very important teenager UPDATE: at this point I get a phone call....Michael(your 16 yr old) broke his ankle, we're on the way to the ER. Damn! Really?? Of course, Michael brakes his ankle because he's only already broke both of his arms when he was 5 and 6! Bad timing-kid. I rush off to the ER, and of course the swelling is too much-have to wait a week for surgery. So now this boy who just got his car and drivers license, can't drive. He's a bit pissed. Hee hee. My anxiety is a little lower now, I'm actually more relieved he's not driving than about the ankle...so bad, right??****Teenager Alert over....
Of course, my eyes are closed! Geeeshh!! This is The Farm. We met them on our trip in Nashville, last Fall. Super awesome group and nice people. They came from their act on stage and signing autographs to our booth because they wanted to see the whole set up. In Nashville it was just a 6 ft table.
See how fun they are?! Super cool people, and make sure to look for them, they are movin' up the charts with their song "Home Sweet Home".
Blake!! Adore.....
The Band Perry-love them. So fun to hear them sing in concert. I had a blast. Got to go backstage,onstage, in the VIP area where all the "important" people hang out, go on a Prevost tour bus(the owner of CT), just awesome and amazing stuff happened. Couldn't have asked for a better experience, thanks to Bobby.
Blissfully Yours, Tricia
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I love the magazine Where Women Create, bought almost every issue, except a few when it was a choice between rent and a magazine-yeah that was a rough one! LOL While in Texas a few weeks ago, I was in my booth set up with a small table, creating jewelry for Bobby and I's new line of vintage ceiling tile jewelry. I was looking at the table thinking to myself " this is WHERE WOMEN CREATE"! I've been going to art and craft and flea market shows for over 15 years, and you always see someone creating while at their show. And today at this show is no different. I don't always make my art at every show, but this show is 8 days long(10 for me), I have to keep creating.
I work in small 8x10 space on the table, and created over 100 pieces of jewelry while at the show-selling,talking, and just having fun. The pictures aren't oh-so pretty like in the magazine-but it's REAL. Real life creating. I love all pretty studios, I really do. It lets me dream, dream of clean organized studio. I know pretty pictues sell a magazine, but just thought I would share a little piece of where I create. Don't get me wrong, I have a studio-my whole damn house! Anyone who has come by can atttest to that-the living room-kitchen-my bedroom-the garage. All of it, except Michael's room, I thought I'd spare him. LOL
I carry many of my supplies in vintage train cases, and yes-a ba-zillion people asked me if this cutie case was for sale. Sorry...no.
I'm not knocking or putting down WWC, just hope that maybe Jo P. sees this or someone and says yea, this is Where Women Create. Let's show where we create in real time. I've seen and heard lots of people say I want to see real studios. Well, sometimes a studio is a table in your kitchen or in your booth, while you sell. Just show everything-all sides to the stories. Here's a snippet of mine. One day, hopefully soon, I'll take pics of the house and you can see the madness there! hee hee.
Where do you create "on the fly"?
Blissfully Yours, Tricia
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It's almost here!! But if you were at Antiques Week at Zapp Hall you got to see a private premiere of the first episode of The Junk Gypsies. If you weren't there-MARK YOUR CALENDARS!! Saturday May 5th!! It finally airs!! I was soooo lucky to get to go to this premiere. It was a Hollywood premiere -Junk Gypsy Texas style, of course. Lawn chairs, wood carved seats, popcorn, pretzels, Pork BBQ Sliders, wine, beer, and JUNK!
The Junk Gypsy Outhouse Photobooth!
In front of the Junk Gypsy tent a huge blow up screen was erected and comfy lawn chairs placed about. The air was perfect and the mood-excitement!
They even had bean bags for people to watch the premiere on. Now that's hippie-gypsy style!
Now this is a family photo- Phillip Sikes, Cheryl Lehane(owner ZApp Hall), Pamela-long time friend of Cheryl, Janie Sikes(JG Mom), and Bobby(manager Zapp Hall).
We got to share some tears of happiness and excitement with cutie-pie Amie of Junk Gypsies.
The girls said a few words before the tv premiere started.
At last...it starts!!! Yippee!!!
Now, you didn't think I would show everything did you??? This is the last shot of the show. Sorry...you'll just have to watch on May 5th at 6pm on HGTV. Check your listings! It's a great episode, and they even have some snack tips too! You'll see..
Blissfully Yours, Tricia
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Ok, soooooo I'm back. I had a "little" show here in town with Bobby called Country Thunder, and wow! Too much fun, and pics on that later. First, I have to get back to finishing pics of Texas! So, we left off at the Junk Gypsy Prom. Amie and Jolie put together this awesome Prom party two times a year-Spring and Fall. Each time I come to this the costumes get more and more crazy and fun! I was tooo hot and sticky to put on the dress I had made for it. So I stuck with something mre cooler and comfy. Heidi and her Mama hung out at my booth for awhile and watched the parade of people go by. I had a great spot. My booth was inbetween the the Prom and Royers cafe, and that is where it all happens!
These awesome ladies wore two of my altered slipdresses to the Prom, it was so cool of them! They were having wayyyy tooo much fun!! The dresses looked amazing on them! Thank you, ladies!
This is Rachel, I think we should dub her Queen of the Junk Prom! Each time she comes she makes these crazy babydoll headpieces to wear!
I don't remember what we were laughing at, but I think it was something about us and the mannequin heads??
Myself, Ridley, and Rachel. I was so lucky they were both my booth neighbors. Fun girls!
How fun are these gals?????!!!
These adorable ladies run the Fredricksburg Trade Days show, and the dress on the right...yea...I made that. With Heidi at Paris Montana. It is the most amazing dress, not sure if I'll make another, because it was a pain, but so awesome! Heidi called me a few weeks before Texas and says" I've got an idea for a dress, we need to make it." So of course when we get together, fabulousness usually comes out of it. This dress was tattered,torn, dyed, stained, and pretty much anything else you could do to a dress. The bustier she also purchased from Paris Montana, and the two together-WOW! These boys just saw her in Bobby's booth and wanted their picture taken with her, how cool is that?? I was so happy she wore it on Prom night. Thank you, thank you.
This is a small shot of the "parade" of people going by my booth on prom night. I didn't get to make up to the Junk Gypsy tent because it was so busy. Next time..
I had to share this photo with you, this guy walks into the booth with the "BullShit Guard" on his ear...do you think this will be in stores this Christmas??? LOL
Even my mannequins had a guest for the Prom...and drinks! LOL
Hope you liked the crazy pics, more Texas photos tomorrow. Junk Gypsies and their HGTV show premiere! Yippee!!
Blissfully Yours, Tricia
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More of the life size teepee I mentioned in my previous post. So awesome...
And this gorgeous 1937 Airstream was inside their huge tent! This is one of the oldest Airstreams on record and very few were made. They use it as a dressing room. No words can really describe how amazing it is. From Rodeo Royalty
Inside the trailer...
Some of the displays inside their tent
Pure awesomeness...
Here are some photos from another booth beautifully decorated.
love the beer bottles in this shot with the Stanley's Bar sign...
You know i love old cherub statues, have to have this photo...
And now on to my other passion ---vintage industrial....
These photos from booth-West End Salvage in Iowa. Hal, Joe, and Don pick some of the best and most unique salvage items.
My booth neighbor Tony made these way cool magnets. Love this photo,too.
You KNOW I WANTED this totallly cool over sized boot!!! They say everything is bigger in TEXAS, and they meant it! Can you imagaine my trailer logo painted on the side of this boot??!! It was a bit out of my budget and $650. Bummer..
And these fun girls took "red solo cup" to a whole nother level...check out the cups...
My Cali friends Eloise & Evon came by for a few days and took care of me, bringing me snacks and provisions. Thanks ladies! Can you come back in the Fall?? LOL
Another Cali friend came by for a day- Paris Cowgirl-Slyvia. Thanks for my BBQ!
My Texas Belle-Cindy. Always makes me laugh and so much fun!
Miranda Lambert was there walking around the show with her cute little pup, and brought her new line of wine to the Junk Gypsy tent. Didn't get to meet her, because she was trying to stay as incognito as possible. But kinda cool to see her walk by my booth. Of course, I had to buy some wine. Kerosene and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.
I had to share with you this cute vintage truck that was parked in Fredricksurg on my way home. How cute would it be in front of the Bliss Lounge?? Want it.
More pics to come.. a whole post on the Junk Gypsy Prom and Preview Night for their new series on HGTV. Let's just say it was a cry-fest, we were all so happy for them-happy tears were flowing everywhere! Stay tuned.
Blissfully Yours, Tricia
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Well, I'm back. Back from Texas, back from another world. Feels like it any way. Sometimes it feels like you go to another country--bad cell service--no internet-so disconnected. But in a good way. This show was one of the best. I had a ton of fun, was put in a new spot- it was kind of a happy accident kind of thing. I left two weeks ago, and oh my gosh that was a long time! This photo above is from my booth neighbor Tony from GA. He has the coolest industrial/salvage lighting and mirrors. I really loved how this photo turned out.
Here is part of my booth, I did one side garden-industrial. My tent hooked up with Bobby's tent, so we could transition the jewelry that we create together. Everyone seemed to like and had positive things to say about the new look. I was kinda nervous about it. Just glad that we had great comments.
I also brought along lots of vintage supplies, that sold well too.
This was my funky pink side of the booth. Most of this is all sold.
This was a necklace that I made called "Queen of the Flea Market". It has bits of things that you might find at a flea market. It only lasted a day on the table.
More from my booth...all this is sold. Yipppeee!
Cute vignette in my friend Theresa Cano's booth
Wanted these from Theresa.....
Fun display from Junk Gypsies. More in another post to come on those awesome JG girls-we got to see a sneak peek of their new show that airs on HGTV May 7th! Yippee!
This was a new vendor called Rodeo Royalty. They had this over the top, lifesize burlap & crochet TeePee!! Yes, a teepee!! It was so coo-you walked thru the teepee to get into their tent! Oh, and what they had inside! Awe-some!
Okay, I can't keep my eyes open, so more tomorrow.
Blissfully Yours, Tricia
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I'm back from Texas and exhausted!!!! I had to stop while driving in Hill Country to take this photo. I absolutely am in love with Hill Country. It is so beautiful and peaceful. One day, I'll live there. In the meantime, trying to get it all together. First, sleep and a little more sleep. I drove straight home, left at 1:30 yesterday afternoon and got home at 11:30 this morning. Yes, that was nuts! Anyways, awesome-awesome photos to come. One of the best trips to Texas yet!
Blissfully Yours, Tricia
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