Junk Gypsy

New York Times bestseller In their first book, the Junk Gypsies—sisters and stars of the popular Texas-born brand and HGTV show—combine big dreams, stories of roadside treasures found, and down-home design projects inspired by epic makeovers for friends like Miranda Lambert, Billie Joe Armstrong, and Sadie Robertson. Amie and Jolie Sikes, the Thelma and Louise of the design world, are the Junk Gypsies: a family with an addiction to flea markets, wanderlust, and Americana inspired design. In their world, cowgirls are heroes, road trips last forever, and junk is treasured. Beginning with a little bit of faith and a whole lot of heart and soul, the sisters travelled the back roads of America like gypsies, collecting roadside trinkets and tattered treasures while meeting kindred spirits and lively characters along the way. With a mix of hippie, rock n’ roll, southern charm, and big dreams, these small-town Texas girls became restless wanderers and owners and operators of their dream business and bohemian brand, Junk Gypsy. Filled with stories from their unique journey as well as DIY projects and bohemian inspired designs, Junk Gypsy is a tribute to all the rowdy gypsies, crafty junkers, free-spirited romantics, and true-blue rebels who have ever dared to dream big.

Aspects of Russian author Maxim Gorky's life - as young boy, young man and old man.

Twenty-six-year-old urban professional Gypsy Smith appears to have it all. She's a beautiful, articulate, witty and full-figured African American woman, who's thriving career has provided her with sports cars, a designer wardrobe, and an expensive loft in Long Beach just blocks from the beach. But what's not obvious to outsiders is how hard Gypsy struggles daily with her secret sexual desires. Paris Morgan, is a charming, intelligent, and romantic thirty-three-year-old African American man who is nice almost to a fault. This has earned him abuse and rejection from the women he's allowed into his life. But after meeting Gypsy, he feels like he's found all he desires but he has secrets too. Only time will tell whether or not Gypsy and Paris can overcome the secrets that are keeping them or will those undisclosed skeletons force them apart forever.

Rediscover the simple pleasures of a day trip with Day Trips from Houston. This guide is packed with hundreds of exciting things for locals and vacationers to do, see, and discover within a two-hour drive of the Houston metro area. With full trip-planning information, Day Trips from Houston helps make the most of a brief getaway. Packed with hundreds of exciting things for locals and vacationers to do, see, and discover not far from Houston, TX Complete with full trip-planning information, including information on where to eat, where to shop, and where to stop along the way. Each itinerary includes its own route map.

1 dash of love + 1 heaping scoop of grace = life sweeter than pie Life doesn’t always go according to plan. Money is tight. Schedules are demanding. You’re facing a deadline at work, and your love life is on the back burner. Eat. Pie. Love. serves 52 days of powerful Scripture, heartening devotions, and reflective questions designed to satisfy your spirit. With easy-to-follow recipes and quirky illustrations sprinkled throughout, this devotional will encourage you to hang on when life gets tough. God uses the sweet and salty experiences of life to bake a beautiful story of grace, hope, and love. Learn to embrace his plan for you and find the courage to keep showing up with Eat. Pie. Love.

Ho. Ho. No… It’s Christmas in Sweet River, Texas, and the whole town is feeling festive apart from Ainsley McGregor. Ainsley has never enjoyed the holidays and would rather ignore them, but with her shop Bless Your Art busier than ever and filled with happy shoppers, even she’s feeling some Christmas spirit. That is, until her Great Dane, George Clooney, sniffs out a dead body in the Santa House at the Christmas Festival. When one of her favorite crafters becomes the prime suspect, Ainsley is determined to prove his innocence. The case is full of so many twists and turns that even Ainsley begins to fear the truth. Is she protecting a killer? With help from her friends and some extremely nosey townsfolk, Ainsley and her dog hurry to find the truth––as long as they can outwit and outrun the killer first. Otherwise, this Christmas might just be her last.

In this memoir/design book, Emmerling takes her readers sleuthing and partying at Round Top antiques fair; reminisces on her days at Mademoiselle, House Beautiful and other top magazines; shares oodles of her favorite things; and shares personal, fresh country decorating in her own home and those of a few close friends. MARY EMMERLING is an iconic innovator of American Country style. She has authored 30 previous books, including Art of the Cross, Turquoise, Skull, Heart, and Buckle and most recently The American Flag: Art, Design, Fashion. She lives in Scottsdale, Arizona. REED DAVIS is an editorial and commercial photographer living in Los Angeles and New York.