Breaking and entering

Shhh... don't tell ... I have hacked this blog while red.neck chic is out gallivanting around Zapp Hall field in Warrenton. Yep. This single-wide's not too shabby, if you know what I mean. Lots of little what-nots. Some half-empty cans of spray paint. Bling on that table. Traces of silver glitter all over the floor. She must've hauled tail in a hurry! I'm guessing she was loading that trailer up until THE very last minute, making sure all those wild Warrenton women would have loads of bags, jewelry, junk and everythingelseunderthesun to drool over.

Let me just say that I visited red.neck chic Friday. And maybe again Saturday. And probably Sunday and Monday, too. AND... I came home with a couple of friends I found right in the middle of the red.neck chic tent. The coolest art couple (male and female restroom symbols all silvery and sparkling with glitter and measuring almost four feet tall). And a necklace. And another necklace.

I know she'd love to see you. Why don't you go visit her tomorrow or Friday or even Saturday and tell her Kristi sent you. But don't let her know I hacked her. That might make her feel used. And dirty. And in need of a shower. And showers are hard to come by out in the fields!

I just know there's some junk at the red.neck chic tent with your name written all. over. it.

You'll stop by and pick it up, won't you?!

PS: That's us up there in that photo, having all kinds of fun.

it's time to celebrate - part 7

"Lamp Lighter's UN.PLUGGED"

This name came about because I have moments.
I can NEVER get my lamps to turn on when I want them to.

Mainly 'cause I forget to plug them in! A couple of weeks ago I invented new vocabulary words because my new computer monitor wouldn't work. *pffffft*

Plug it in? What? Never said I was the brightest bulb in the box...

I have so much fun turning junk fun things in to lamps! But... lamps and chandeliers are SO taste/decor specific! For example: I might be the only twisted person that has a bug zapper chandelier hanging over an 18-wheeler table lamp.

How about:

instead of a "Lamp Lighter's UN.PLUGGED" lamp I throw in an Edison Bulb as the celebration prize for you to put in your favorite lamp? After you plug it in of course...

I'm taking all comments from each "celebrate-late-with-me" post and ALL comments will be entered to win - you are going to get SEW many chances because your name goes in for each comment you leave!!!

Tell your friends about the fun over here (then tell me) and you get TWO chances to win per post that you share!

New follower? Thank You! Tell me and I'll welcome you as soon as I throw your name in the duct tape roll twice for the the post you taped yourself on to!

So far the BIG giant box has... a pocketbook, some SUDZ, some Glam, a piece of Retreauxgirl AWESOMEness,  a Saddle Tramp shirt... and a partridge in a pear tree. Oops - I mean - some red.neck Lip Grease and a dishtowel from Thunderbird Linens... now an Edison Bulb and there's STILL more to come...

but I'm leaving you! I'm all loaded, hooked up and Warrenton/Zapp Hall bound! I'll keep you updated while I'm gone - and when I get back I will have more to add to the super huge celebration box - and we will continue celebratin' as if I never left you...

comin' to you LIVE from a single-wide where I'm thinking I'm going to miss you! Please tell me I'll see you in the cow pasture?! You'll know me by the duct tape - and all the lamps that may - or may not - be lit up in the 'hood...

p.s. So that you can sing along with me - here you go!!!

*big cheesy grin*

it's time to celebrate - part 6

"Thunderbird Linens".

Pretty much every state - every town - has a Thunderbird Motel that is a throw-back from another time... and most times you drive by it and you think - AUGH! It looks so "ick" and seedy... REALLY bad horror movieish!

Then - your mind wanders and you have visions of Norman Bates and the shower scene from Psycho...

And you want to stay there so that you can say you have spent the night in the seediest, cheesiest, B-Rated motel - survived Norman and his Mama - and got a T-shirt... knowing the whole time that the only way you will stay there is if you bring your own linens.

1 red.neck + a highly overactive imagination = "Thunderbird Linens".

"Thunderbird Linens" is... anything bed/bath/house linen related:

And... anything else I can get my hands on linen wise and add some "chic" to! Wanna win a dish towel?

I'm taking all comments from each "celebrate-late-with-me" post and ALL comments will be entered to win - you are going to get SEW many chances because your name goes in for each comment you leave!!!

Tell your friends about the fun over here (then tell me) and you get TWO chances to win per post that you share!

New follower? Thank You! Tell me and I'll welcome you as soon as I throw your name in the duct tape roll twice for the the post you taped yourself on to!

I've got one waiting for you!

But can be used in the same room as the kitchen sink!

So far the BIG giant box has... a pocketbook, some SUDZ, some Glam, a piece of Retreauxgirl AWESOMEness,  a Saddle Tramp shirt... and a partridge in a pear tree. Oops - I mean - some red.neck Lip Grease... and there's more to come... still. Big box.

comin' to you LIVE from a single-wide where I'm starting to load up for Zapp Hall! I'll be right next to the Trash Talkin' Diva (Yay!!!) and her Cat Daddy (who's turning 21!)... you'll know me by my duct tape! I'm not finished with ANYTHING really... but I'm loading... and finishing...

it's time to celebrate - part 5

red.neck Lip Grease. (or lip bomb 'cause sometimes things get a little... explosive.)

In 3 flavors. Alright - maybe only two flavors... vanilla and peppermint - THEN we have "organic".

Organic meaning: I did not make this with possum fat or skunk oils.
It was tempting... but I refrained. Oh, the vanilla and the peppermint ones weren't made with possum fat or skunk oils either. I pinky swear.

"red.neck LIP GREASE"... the name just makes sense, right? You work on the truck that's up on cinder blocks in your front yard (the 3rd one from the left, row #7) - you wipe yer hand over yer face a few times...

heck. I should have a whole make-up line! Blush is available in the spray paint department, eye-shadow is available in the dirt department. etc., etc.

Want some Lip Bomb Lip Balm? All 3 flavors can be yours!

I'm taking all comments from each "celebrate-late-with-me" post and ALL comments will be entered to win - you are going to get SEW many chances because your name goes in for each comment you leave!!!

Tell your friends about the fun over here (then tell me) and you get TWO chances to win per post that you share!

New follower? Thank You! Tell me and I'll welcome you as soon as I throw your name in the duct tape roll twice for the the post you taped yourself on to!

So far the BIG giant box has... a pocketbook, some SUDZ, some Glam, a Saddle Tramp shirt... and a partridge in a pear tree. Oops - I mean - there's EVEN MORE to come!!!

comin' to you LIVE from a single-wide where I'm eyeballin' the red.neck 'hood to see if I can find a bigger box... hee-hee

it's time to celebrate - part 4

"Saddle Tramp"

I can't take credit for thinkin' up "Saddle Tramp". Awning Guy (across the street from my pay-my-bills-job) made the mistake of wanderin' over one afternoon while I was thinking "re-Fashion".

He smirked and said, "call it Saddle Tramp"...

then he kept talking - I quit listening - and the logo was born about 3 minutes later.

He then talked about royalty checks and percentages, blah - blah - blah... but I had quit listening.
*grin*




"Saddle Tramp" is Fashion at it's Finest. Re-cycled/Re-worked/Re-fashioned/Re-allkindsofthings. You know me best for my shirts...

but "Saddle Tramp" also includes hats and skirts - jackets and vests - and... anything else that sits still long enough for me to put my "tramp stamp" on it.

Want a new shirt for your Fall/Winter wardrobe? You know how it goes by now, right? If you're visiting for the first time - here you go:

I will take all comments from each "celebrate-late-with-me"post (listed at the top of my sidebar!) and ALL comments will be entered to win - you are going to get SEW many chances because your name goes in for each comment you leave!!!

Tell your friends about the fun over here (then tell me) and you get TWO chances to win per post that you share!

New follower? Tell me and I'll welcome you as soon as I throw your name in the duct tape roll twice for the the post you taped yourself on to!

Let's see...
in the BIG box so far we have... a red.neck Chic pocketbook, some red.neck SUDZ, some red.neck Glam - THE MOST AWESOME necklace from Leslie aka: Retreauxgirl Repurposed Jewelry and now... a "Saddle Tramp" shirt (I'll get your size when you win!). Tomorrow? Who knows. But - there's more...


comin' to you LIVE from a single-wide where I have metallic silver spray paint all over my feet - some ebony wood stain under my nails, and a smudge of apple red spray paint on my cheek that I'm trying to pass off as blush... only a few days left 'til I'm Zapp Hall bound... yikes!

it's time to celebrate - part 3

"red.neck Glam"...

ya'll were here when Mama Debinator dubbed it "red.neck Glam". If not, "red.neck Glam" (story here) is all about some Duct Tape, Pearls and Sparklin' Thangs... can you get better than that? Why... YES! You can!!!  It comes in the form of:

I am SEW excited because Leslie and her fabbbulous Retreauxgirl Repurposed Jewelry creations are going to be my special guest at Zapp Hall!

Get one Here!

Even better than that?! Leslie is throwing a piece of Retreauxgirl AWESOMENESS in to "THE box"... just for YOU!

Yep - not ONLY will you get the chance to win a lil' piece of "red.neck Glam" BUT you could win a Retreauxgirl necklace too! It's Leslie's birthday today... we should sing really LOUD to her... maybe have some banjo's and cowbells as our band equipment.

Whatcha' think... feelin' lucky?

I will take all comments from each "celebrate-late-with-me" post and ALL comments will be entered to win - you are going to get SEW many chances because your name goes in for each comment you leave!!!

Tell your friends about the fun over here (then tell me) and you get TWO chances to win per post that you share!

New follower? Tell me and I'll welcome you as soon as I throw your name in the duct tape roll twice for the the post you taped yourself on to!

So far in the box we have: a pocketbook and some SUDZ...

Now we're adding in some red.neck Glam and some Retreauxgirl AWESOMENESS...

It's a big box... and there's still MORE to go!!! Be sure and enter to win!!!  ALSO!  I would LOVE to welcome my new followers!!!  We keep it fun over here in the 'hood - I promise!  A BIG THANK YOU to everyone that is posting the "box of fun'" on your blog! I bet there's some special duct tape 'round here for ya...

comin' to you LIVE from a single-wide where you REALLY don't want to miss seeing Retreauxgirl's FUN in the red.neck Chic tent!!! That's if there is anything left... I've already spied about 50 things I want from Leslie out of her Retreauxgirl Repurposed Jewelry hanging from around my neck, dangling from my wrist... hanging from my earlobes...

Remembering September 11, 2001

I was a director at the Boys and Girls Club. I sat glued to the television from mid-morning on. I remember thinking as the kids trickled in after school and curled up around me on the couch, on the floor - pulled up their  chairs...

How could anyone hurt innocent souls?

May all of us remember with love and compassion this day.

May we grieve with those who still mourn,

And share memories with those who cannot forget.

May we draw strength from those who bravely responded,

And gave their lives to save others.

May we stand with strangers who became neighbors that day,

And remember their generosity and hospitality.

Above all God may we remember your faithfulness

And learn to trust in your unfailing love.

I'll be back tomorrow with more giveaway fun... but for today I will be remembering.

“Time is passing. Yet, for the United States of America, there will be no forgetting September the 11th. We will remember every rescuer who died in honor. We will remember every family that lives in grief. We will remember the fire and ash, the last phone calls, the funerals of the children. “
- President George W. Bush, November 11, 2001

it's time to celebrate - part 2

I've done gone in to the bubble blowin' business.

You can:

or you can:

Either way, some part of you is going to get clean. (just don't put yerself in the warshin' machine)

Why "SUDZ"? My Step-Daddy is a good ol' Texas man - born and raised. We've got the cowboy boots, the belt buckles, the 10-gallon hat (depending on the occasion) and when he wants to: The Good Ol' Texas Twaaaaang!

Example:

Light bulb is pronounced: "Light Buhhhb".

So when I was blowin' some soap bubbles in my kitchen, I thought of him. And "red.neck SUDZ" was oh-ficially in the air.

red.neck SUDZ is pronounced: "red.neck Suhhhdz". The twang is important here - ya gots to have the twang.

Hand soap - the perfect size to send your guests in to fits of uncontrollable giggles:

I know you want it... but I just couldn't seem to find a skunk scent!!!

and Laundry soap... so's you can warsh up them over-alls:

the fabric bag is actuuuuuually a sleeve off of a Saddle Tramp shirt!

There you go.
I'm blowin' bubbles over here in the single-wide. So...

the pocketbook is in the box, some bubbles will land in there... let's see... what else...

Did you throw your name in the duct tape roll on part 1? If not - be sure and do so! Remember:

I will take all comments from each "celebrate-late-with-me"post and ALL comments will be entered to win - you are going to get SEW many chances because your name goes in for each comment you leave!!!

Tell your friends about the fun over here (then tell me) and you get TWO chances to win per post that you share!

New follower? Tell me and I'll welcome you as soon as I throw your name in the duct tape roll twice for the the post you taped yourself on to!

It's a BIG box! And there's sew much more fun to go!

comin' to you LIVE from a single-wide where I'm thinking that the next thing I make in the soap business should be bath bombs... but really big ones that explode and fizz while you're warshin' off in the cow tank. Call 'em "Bubba Bubbles".

it's time to celebrate!

You know... AGAIN this year I missed "red.neck Chic's" birthday.

AGAIN this year I missed "in.di.vid.u.al Objects" birthday. (Did you know I've been slaving away over my sewing machine and in the pocketbook business for 13 years? Dang... I'm not even that old.)

AGAIN this year I missed my OWN birthday.
Okay, missing my own birthday was on purpose (you can only celebrate the anniversary of your 13th birthday so many times), but...

Let's celebrate them all - what do you think?

Starting NOW I will start telling you some stories about alllllll of the different things that make up "red.neck Chic"... starting with a pocketbook.

"red.neck Chic" makes pocketbooks.
The end.

Oh... ha!  No - I started making pocketbooks when I couldn't find one to replace my cheapo, store-bought plastic one!  Who knew I was SEW picky about pockets and handle length and fabrics and lining?!

I went home, designed one - and voila! Here I am today!  Still designing my pocketbooks from the ground up - I design my own patterns, design my own pocketbooks (no two are the same!) make them all myself - I name them, I love them... I give them born on dates and mark them "authentic"... and every single one of them has a story to tell. YOU get the real deal... down to the tiniest detail! And I am a picky detail girl!

Where did "red.neck Chic" get it's name after I had been in production for sew many years? Here you go:
The calling: It all started on a sunny Saturday morning – U-turn number…(not sure what number, but we made some Grandparents Proud!!!) and, of course, the mandatory garage sale! With treasured belts, lamp bases and an embroidered pillowcase as trophies held high, off I go to the garage sale CEO (that loved my purse) – just to disappoint when I was a quarter short! Oh no! Am I going to have to give up THE GREATEST belt?!!? Alas, no, she reluctantly gave up on the quarter, but “red.neck Chic” was born…thank you garage sale lady!!! The garage sale lady (we're talking... ultimate redneck here) inspired my name, my logo, my branding - EVERYTHING within 23 miles. THAT fast it all clicked for me. I knew where I was... I knew where I wanted to go - duct tape and all.

There are SEW many other "divisions" of "red.neck Chic"... there will be SEVERAL other posts telling you all of my stories.  With each post (offering a new addition to the giveaway) - and each comment you leave me (on each post) - you get a chance to win a BIG box of FUN in the end! That's right:

I will take all comments from each upcoming "celebrate-late-with-me" posts - starting with this one - and ALL comments will be entered to win - you are going to get SEW many chances!!!


Tell your friends about the fun over here (then tell me) and you get TWO chances to win per post that you share!


New follower? Tell me and I'll welcome you as soon as I throw your name in the duct tape roll twice for the the post you taped yourself on to!

We're talking BIG BOX. You see... "red.neck Chic" is not only my pocketbooks, but the umbrella for:
Saddle Tramp
Splat Fine Dining
Thunderbird Linens
U-Turn
lamplighters un.plugged
red.neck Glam
red.neck Sudz (a couple of different bubbles!)
red.neck Lip Grease
and some other stuff that I make that I can't even BEGIN to name...

And they ALLLLLL have a story behind them - and YOU will have something from each "division"!!!  You won't want to miss it...

Ready? Set... GO!!! In the end - the whole box of goodies goes to ONE lucky winner... is it you? This is going to be sew much fun...

comin' to you LIVE from a single-wide where I'm thinking this box is going to be HUGE in the end... refrigerator size? double-wide size? hmmmm....


p.s. The way I figure it... the box will be full and complete by the end of next week... BIG box.

down the field...

It's Friday night football season once more in Central Texas. Okay, fine. All over the United States.

But NO BODY does it like small Texas schools.

Bull horns, shaker things... louder bull horns. And the giant pickles from the concession stand.

Now - my football knowledge fits in the same hockey puck that my baseball knowledge fits in...

But my kid sure is cute. I'm sorry...we're almost 17... handsome when he marches.

Oh, and we were beating the living daylights out of the school I grew up in... 36-0. I felt immense joy with each rebound shot and hole-in-one that our football team scored!

comin' to you LIVE from a single-wide where I labored all week-end getting ready for Warrenton... what did YOU do? Are you sitting at the rugby field watching football all season? hee-hee