Ride 'Em Cowgirls! Country Living Fair, Austin...

And a rip-roarin',

bigger than Texas, 

good time was had by all!

Austin, Texas played host to the 2012

Spring Country Living Fair,

and you'd better believe that this gal was there,

getting in everybody's way 

with her big ole' Texas sized camera,

snapping away!

 { photo courtesy Alice Hanson }

 This no-nonsense fella and his buddy

were there to offer one and all a bovine Texas Longhorn
welcome as we made the walk
from one expo barn to another.

 Loved this piece!

I think I'm gonna make one of these myself!

 This lovely gal with the Texas cowgirl purse

is none other than junking buddy number one,

Shannon of Rusty and Redone.

And below, I found the immortal words of

quintessential Texan Lyle Lovett

on the side of this vintage camper...

 Darn right, Lyle!

It's never too late to become a Texan, we're a friendly bunch

and we welcome fer-e-ners ( aka Yankee's )

with open arms!

Just look at the friendly Texans me and Shannon

bumped into later that day at the Junk Salvation Show...

 { front row, Debbie York and Shannon, back row Cherry Hoback, Janie Conley, Cat Daddy and me

photo courtesy Janie Conley }

And to quote my buddy Sue of Vintage Rescue Squad,
wanna see my ab-fab purchase of the day?

This lawn chair with more colors
than a box of Skittles now resides out back
in front of one of our barns. Perfecto!

I have many, many more Country Living Fair

images to share in the days ahead,

as well as an exciting announcement!

Sending each of you

smiles and hugs as big as...

you guessed it,

TEXAS!!!

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french country cottage 

Rusty and Redone's AMAZING Spring Sale!

Hello Friends!

I am so excited to be able to share with you

these exclusive preview photos that I shot yesterday

for my junkin' buddy  

Shannon of Rusty and Redone's

amazing Spring Open House sale,
right here in Fredericksburg, Texas.

Details to follow at the bottom of the post.

In the meantime, enjoy the photos, and there are a ton of 'em...

and everything you see will be for sale!

Pretty fantastic stuff, right?

I have a bit of a confession to make...

I've already pre-shopped this great sale,

but fear not...I left y'all some fantastic junk!

Here are the details:

 

When: Saturday, May 5, 2012, 9 am-3 pm
Fredericksburg, Texas

Where: Please email Shannon for address and directions 

if you’re interested in attending

 rustyandredone@verizon.net

What: Vintage Home Goods and Garden Accents

Repurposed and Recycled Wares

Farmhouse, Cottage and Industrial Décor

Cash, Checks, Credit and Debit Cards Accepted

  

Me and Shannon...she's every bit as sweet as she is beautiful!

Pop on by and meet her this weekend!

And be sure to visit both her blog

Rusty and Redone

and her Etsy shop

Shannon's Etsy Shop

Have a beautiful week!

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Thank you Fifi and Romantic Prairie Style!

Happy Monday!

Just a quick post to start the week off,

as many projects await, chiefly a mountain of photo editing.

But I wanted to encourage all of you,

if you haven't already, to grab a copy of

the incomparable Fifi O'Neill's brand new magazine

Romantic Prairie Style

I've barely been able to put my copy down 

since grabbing it last week, and as an extra added bonus...

I was fortunate enough to have one of my photos

featured in the premiere issue!

I myself collect white enamelware, 

but I snapped this photo

of some of Linda Marcov's 

lovely pink  French enamelware

during my shoot last year at their home.

 Thank you so much, Fifi!

You honor me by including me in such fine company....

Congratulations Fifi, on a job well done!

Now...on to photo editing!

Coming up in the days ahead, many images from 

my visit to the Country Living and Junk Salvation

shows this past weekend.

Have a great week!