Dreaming of Junking Calendar

I trust you all had a Merry and Blessed Christmas?

Ours was bittersweet, as we had to travel up to the

Pacific Northwest to attend my father-in-law's funeral,

but we are at peace knowing that he is no longer suffering.

It was a low-key Christmas at the Lorys household....

we spent Christmas Eve with my beautiful friend 

Binky, her family and sweet mutual friends.

We also took in the movie Les Miserables Christmas night,

and now I'm enjoying a few days of post Christmas

down-time with no photo editing to do. Yay me!!!

I finished editing my house photos for some

upcoming magazine features, so I'll keep you

in the loop about that as news develops.

In the meantime, I'd love to share with you

the latest ab-fab ( © Sue @VRS ) 

offering and project from my uber-talented

junker idol, Sue at Vintage Rescue Squad.

The 2013 Dreaming of Junking Wall Calendar

available via Sue's Etsy Shop.

This is her third year of putting together these

completely amazing calendars, each one chock full

of not only titillating photos of drool-worthy JUNK,

but also a month-to-month update on all the junking

hot spots and events across this great big, junk-filled

land of ours!

I've been lucky enough to be included all three years,

and this year I even got the cover.

Thank you, Sue!

I have three other photos inside,

and I'm super jazzed to be sharing this honor

with Sue herself, as well as fabulous photog

Cat Geiger.

Here are a couple more images of mine featured inside...

© Anne Lorys Photography

© Anne Lorys Photography

Cat and Sue's offerings are to die for,

as they are both superb photographers

and junking goddesses.

I hope you'll head on over to Sue's Etsy

and order your calendar now!

Next go 'round, I still need to give you the scoop

on my current Romantic Country magazine feature!

I'd also like to invite you to follow me on

Instagram at 

http://instagram.com/annelorys/

I'm adding new pics over there all the time,

it's just another fun way to keep in touch!

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french country cottage

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shabby art boutique

What I've Been Up To...

It's that time again!

Time for the blogger once known for her 

predilection for prolific posting 

to pop in for a monthly or 

bi-monthly update.

I'm tellin' ya, this real life stuff takes up a whole lotta time!

So much so, that infrequent posting has become the norm for me.

But that's a good  thing, because it means

that I've been out and about, and filling my free time

with loads of amazing projects in the works.

Like this one....

I just completed another round of shooting for the

Carol Hicks Bolton Antiquites

website, and here are some enhanced versions

of a few of the photos which will be appearing

on the website soon.

Feel free to pin any you like!

Enjoy!

click photos twice to super size

My friend Robin "Magnolia Pearl" Brown

saw this photo above and fell in love with

the dress form.

It now resides at the Magnolia Pearl Ranch!

Have I mentioned how much I love this gig?

Well, I do!

Be sure to head over to the website,

click on "Goods",

and peruse many of my other photos

of the incomparable goods available from

the Bolton's.

Click HERE.

Next time I'll be back to fill you in

on my latest feature in

Romantic County Magazine.

Until then...

Published in FOLK magazine....Theresa Cano!

Greeting and Salutations!

Absentee blogger here.

Just making a quick visit to bloglandia

in order to give y'all a head's up

on my new feature in FOLK magazine

on the darling and much loved

Theresa Cano of Garden Antqs Vintage.

I was super thrilled to not only be able

to contribute the photos, but I wrote the story as well.

A true labor of love,
as Sweet T holds a special place in my heart.

  © Anne Lorys Photography

  © Anne Lorys Photography

  © Anne Lorys Photography

  © Anne Lorys Photography

  © Anne Lorys Photography

  © Anne Lorys Photography

A lot of people have asked me how to get

their hands on a copy.

Honestly, I'm not sure that FOLK has wide distribution yet,

so your best bet would be to order directly from their website.

Order HERE

As far as when y'all can expect me to blog again,

who knows? Seriously, as much as I love this blog

and all my readers, blogging as taken a definite

back-seat in my creative life of late.

Too much else going on, all good!!!

If you're truly interested in what I'm up to,

you can either follow me via Instagram or

send me a friend request on Facebook,

you can find me there as Anne Christian Lorys.

Later this week, I'll be doing more shooting

for the website of my fabulous friend Carol

of Carol Hicks Bolton Laboratoire de Design.

Always a fun and creative time!

Until next time,

Refreshed!

Ahhhhhhh.....

You hear that sound?

That is the contented sound of a

well-rested blogger.

I just completed a full month without blogging,

and I have to say, it felt pretty terrific.

While this might not seem like much of a break to some,

I had been a slave to posting at least a few times each week

for almost three years, so the blogging sabattical

did me a world of good.

I worked on magazine and website photo shoots,

spent precious time with friends and family,

and rediscovered an enthusiasm for

creativity which I thought I had lost.

The blogging world kept turning in my absence,

and all is right with the world.

:-)

Now on to my featured topic today...

the dreamy vintage shop located

right here in Fredericksburg, Texas,

Skye and Henry's.

Skye and Henry's has it all...

custom bedding, linens and window treatments

French soaps, lotions and spa treatments

Plush towels, bathrobes and nightgowns

Antique chandeliers and lamps

French antiques, and so much more.

Come on in!

Pay beautiful proprietor 

Margo Anderegg a visit!

Skye and Henry's

244 West Main St

Fredericksburg, Texas 78624

830.997.4554

It's great to be back!

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at the picket fence

french country cottage

common ground