me.

Sew... I've hesitated to put pictures of my tent here on my blog 'cause... well... it looked wild and CrAzY and fun - and did I mention CRAzY?!

There's a story regarding this couch and chair and bar... and a certain Trash Talker...

 I have since figured out the reason(s) for the insanity that happened in the back 40o (sq/ft... complete with a duct tape lookin' floor).

I don't have a definite style - just MY style.  There is NO WAY to pigeon hole me or categorize me... I'm as insane as you know think I am.

There was not one piece of ANYthing that had ANYTHING in common with another piece (I make/buy only things that I adore... which translates in to "anything goes here") - hence... no groupings of similar shapes/colors/etc.  BUT!  I did have the presence of mind to have different departments... fashion. home. life.

There weren't any ideas to give on how to use whatever via beautiful and inspirational vignettes 'cause I had already done the "whatever" with the whatever I had for sale.

I'm an insane lunatic/wild child/nutbar who likes color and ain't skeert of throwing all the colors in one tent.  Like a giant crayon box.

There was no unity in my tent. None/NADA/Zilch... but HECK YEAH it was a lot of CrAzy fun to spend some time in - and to look at it... you KNEW it was me and that you had arrived. I even heard, "I've never seen anything like you before" about... 20 times.  I would have had a complex had I not known only the truth was being spoken.

To quote the Sweet MALisa - I am unique.  And I'm gonna revel in it...

And I thank YOU for revelin' in it with me!!!  Zapp Hall was a FANTASTIC show for me - there were a lot of REALLY cool lamps (think...blow torch and k-mart blue light special.  Seriously - someone now has a metal k-mart box with a blue light bulb glowing...), fun "road side treasure" furniture (complete with a road sign top), and all kinds of other crazy fun things that I failed to get a picture of before it flew out of the insane asylum crayola box! Most of everything else I've shown you has moved on to new and loving homes - complete with duct tape!

where it's official: my personal style crisis is over 'cause I have style - it's just a little schizophrenic - and uniquely MY style - you NEVER know what is going to come out of my head next - and that works for me. hee-hee

WANTED: one lid

I was at "the Mama's" on Saturday...

While there I decided to cruise around with my camera when she wasn't looking! Have I said before that you should come with me to "the Mama's" house sometime? It's my favorite shopping spot. I seem to get the five finger discount most times... I'm sure that would apply to you as well!

Anyway, "the Mama" is ALL geared up for Spring and Summer. Each season brings a slew of packing, unpacking - trips to the attic and her version of "the la.bor.a.tory"...

Each. 
Season.
Let me define "each. season." for you. We're talkin': Early Spring. Late Spring. Early Summer. Mid-summer. Summer. End of Summer. Early Fall. Fall. Thanksgiving (oh wait, is that a Season? hmmm...) and so on... you get the picture, right? Sometimes I think the whole "each season" thing is hereditary...

For Spring and Summer this year she is sending her red and white transfer ware on holiday in the land called... storage - and prettifyin' with my Grandmother's Haviland! Grammy always had her china cabinet filled with her Haviland... bits and pieces - ALL gorgeous! And ALWAYS the star of the show was her chocolate pot.

Since "the Mama" is springin' up Grammy's china cabinet... it all makes perfect sense to have it in it's rightful spot. The chocolate pot was a wedding gift to my GREAT Grandparents in 1905(ish). But, it was mainly used for chicken broth when someone was sick! Ain't no red.neck in their right mind gonna actually use it for hot chocolate... you knew I got it from somewhere...

The lid has been missing for as long as "the Mama" can remember... and we're on the hunt.

If you happen upon one - we would be forever grateful to you and your sharp eye!!! As a matter of fact... SO grateful that you could earn yourself an ALL EXPENSES PAID shopping trip through "the Mama's" house.

Oh...

hmmmm.....

maybe not. She could have a problem with that - I just got a lil' carried away. How about... a few buttons from her magic button bowl - and the stories that accompany the buttons?! And, to sweeten the pot - she'll even throw in the two lids that DON'T fit!  whoo hoo!!!

I figure - it's Easter Egg huntin' season (I'm sure that's a season)... maybe you'll find a lid too?

Comin' to you LIVE from a single-wide where I'm flippin' my lid! *snicker*

my duct tape view finder.

Here are a few things from Zapp Hall that caught my eye...

The Mindy

Kim and David

The Trash Talkin' Diva herself, Debbie "the additional Mama!"

 Tricia w/Vintage Bliss

I have never once said that looking through my duct tape roll meant I was going to show you NORMAL things...

What have YOU had in your view finder lately?

Comin' to you LIVE from a single-wide...hee-hee

Because...

*big cheesy grin goes here*

I'm still editing photos - but I wanted to wish you a DELICIOUSLY fun week-end!!!  Please don't pop the popcorn...

Comin' to you LIVE from a single-wide...hee-hee


P.S. I still have one or two of these left from the "big show"... holler if you need to update your fire system...

Where all the cool kids are...

I love pullin' in to the cow pasture. Or, to quote the Debbinator (my newest adopted Mama) "the greatest show on dirt".

I feel kinda like Norm from "Cheers".  Remember when he used to walk in to Cheers and everyone would shout, "NORM!"?

(I stole this picture from David!!! ssssssshhhhhhh.....)

Like that.  Only... my name is Robelyn and I don't really look like Norm...

(I stole this picture from Meg!!. sssssshhhhhhh.....)

And it's Zapp Hall, not Cheers...

Where was I?  Oh - pulling in to the cow pasture.

Zapp is a hard show.  Lonnnnnnnnnnnnnngggggggggggg. Many days away from the "Resident Teen" and the sewing machine.

(I stole this picture from Amy!!! ssshhhhhh.....)

But I wouldn't trade ANY MOMENT of it 'cause I got to hang with all the cool kids...

I enlisted their aid, I harassed them all at various times and in various ways... laughed at with them all... spread the duct tape and felt the love.

It's kinda like a family reunion every 6 months.  The love and friendships that are nurtured, the new friendships that are established - the sense of family.

Cheers to all of you!!!  Let's do it again in the fall, m'kay?

Comin' to you LIVE from a single-wide (where yes, I have WAY more photos of good junk - and a few stories... but first I should admit to you - I've already made a pocket book since being back. And no, it's not out of very tall woman's body parts.  geesh...) hee-hee

carrying body parts.

So... at 11:30am today a giggling orange headed girl was spotted on a four lane highway in Southern Texas carrying body parts.

One leg on the Northbound shoulder...

Second leg in the middle of the 2 Northbound lanes...

Torso in the middle of everything...

Head rollin' off in the South Southbound lane.

Couldn't stop the duct tape mobile fast enough so I hauled all of them there body parts... oh... about half a mile. Along a very very busy highway.  Could it have been on one of the little teeny tiny country roads?  No.

People stopped all along the side of that very very busy major highway running through South Texas... took some pictures (I'm hoping they email 'em to me 'cause there are 5 different cameras out there right now starring me and my legs... my mannequin legs... (stupid Iphones))...

One lady said she would help me but she was laughing so hard she was skeert to get out of her car.

You know you missed me.

Comin' to you LIVE from a single-wide where the really tall woman that was strapped to the top of my car now FITS in my car.


P.S. I'm home. Zapp Hall was FANTASTIC FUN so get ready for the stories! In the meantime, funeral services for the very tall woman will be held Monday, April 4th at 11:30am.

P.S.S. Oh yeah, I DID indeed get pulled over on the way TO Warrenton with the big tall woman strapped to my car last week... handed out some business cards - was questioned and photographed by the police... one woman in a mini-van flashed her lights at me - pulled me over and took a picture for her facebook page...

Again... you KNOW you missed me.  I missed YOU!  ;-D