Junk Salvation...Can I Get An "Amen?!"

Salvation comes in many forms, it is said.

And truth be told, 

I've experienced more than a few.

But prior to last Spring,

I had yet to relish firsthand the

"hallelujah, lordy

will ya look at all that heavenly JUNK !!!" 

form of redemption brought to junkers

far and wide by the beauteous and beneficent 

Funky Junk Sisters,

otherwise known as real-life sisters

Dixie Kazmark DeRocher and Linda Kazmark Albers.

All Photos © Anne Lorys Photography

These dynamite bundles of sibling junkin' energy

are responsible for Junk Salvation Vintage Flea Market

shows that the sisters tirelessly put on across this great land of ours,

rounding up the cream of the crop to join them.

Although they are based in Puyallup, Washington,

that hardly stops them from venturing to parts near, far

and in between to share the Junk Salvation love. 

Hooray and another Hallelujah for that!

Last Spring, I caught up with the gals at their Texas show,

held at the J.Lorraine Ghost Town in Manor, Texas,

near Austin.

And whaddaya know?

Fifi O'Neill caught a gander of the photos

I snapped there, and has featured them and my photos

in the Spring 2013 Romantic Country Magazine

in their "Best of the Fleas" !

The sisters....sweetness, beauty, talent and junking goddesses!

And coming back to Texas this year!

Here's the best of the rest.

Enjoy!

The ghost town setting was the perfect backdrop

for a day full of spirited junking. { groan, I know... }

Magic Mike's got NOTHIN' on this guy.

I finally had the pleasure of meeting 

this talented and gracious lady,

Jana Holland of Collected Treasures and Nettie Jane Designs.

And then I bumped into sweet Maggie Lopez of The Veranda,

and she graciously allowed me to snap the photo below,

full of her wowza stamped spoon jewelry....

Which in turn caught the eye of one Sue of Vintage Rescue Squad,

which led to this.....

Thank you, Maggie and Sue!
You too can have a copy of the 2013 Dreaming of Junking Calendar
simply by clicking HERE.

And another favorite...there is NOTHING that Brandy does

that I do not love! Her creative mind works in magically

twisted ways, and her creations never fail to astound and inspire.

Visit her Etsy Shop, but make sure you have your

credit card number handy, you're gonna need it.

Her creations are wonderfully, quirkily addictive!

But my favorite photo of the day

had to be THIS one below....

That pretty much says it all.

The beer was cold and wonderful, but the drins?

I wouldn't know.

Here is a complete vendor list courtesy of the sisters...

Shabby Junque Couture / Crystal Wiatrek

All in White Shabby Chic & Beach House Designs / Billie Nixon

Pocket Full of Heirlooms / Brandy Evans

Happy.Home.Austin / Dena Traweck

Revival Vintage / Sonia Rife

Flown the Coop / Tiffany Eckhardt

Junk Palace /Maggie Lopez and Lillie Bussey

Junk 4 Joy / Connie Sanders

Tin with a Twist / Grace Walker

Vintage Soul / Julie Crawford

Friends / Lisa Newell

Rust Austin / Erin Hurley

Hen House / Lori Sears

Le French Laundry / Beckie Warner

The White Lion / Alex & Carlos 

Nettie Jane / Jana Holland

Simply Home Design / Tricia Huntley 

The Funky Junk Sisters / Dixie & Linda

Hope you'll grab a copy of the Spring 2013

Romantic Country to see more.

All photos © Anne Lorys Photography

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french country cottage
common ground

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

common ground

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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!

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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...