on the eve of the 44th annual CMA awards – we’re giddy with excitement for our 2 BFF’s of CounTRY MusiC, MirANDA LaMBERT & DiERKS BeNTLEY…

{dierks & ran sportin their JG}

we recently caught up with MiRANDA on the road….and let me tell ya, ain’t nobody out there that can rock it like this little EaST TExAS girl! as we were jammin side-stage with 2 of our favorite people in the world, her parents-RiCK & BeV LAmBERT, Rick proudly repeated the comparison that miranda has been called “country music’s JaNIS JOPLin”. 2 kick-hiney, bold, daring, ain’t-gonna-take-anything-off-anybody-girls…from texas. perfect.

{miranda gettin the parttttty started!}

it was a perfect night. a beyond perfect show. and perfect timing…right before country music’s biggest night…the CMA AwaRDS this wednesday. of which MiRANDA is up for 9, yes NINE awards. this is THE MOST awards any female has EVER been nominated for in HISTORY. and we couldn’t be prouder. MirANDa is the real deal. she’s what-you-see-is-what-you-get. she’s TRULY an amazingly talented songwriter, singer, and performer. she’s a renegade. an outlaw. a trailblazer.

and if i woulda been thinking enough to put my beer down and pick up my camera i would have pics to share from friday night. pics with ran and bev. pics with katherine heigl (um, that’s katie to me now…we’re like total BFFs), pics with eric church and josh kelley. all in her JuNK GypSY-fide airstream…all freezing in a good texas kind o’ way. while ran played old vinyls on the turntable (a fan sent miranda her recently-deceased mom’s extensive vinyl collection…we paid tribute and played them religiously that night).

and today, we’re barely able to sit still anticipating the CMA’s…we’re just so stinkin proud of MirANDA and DiERKS and their big night tomorrow night!

there’s only 2 people in HiSTORY that have ever gotten more nominations than MirANDA…her idol, MerLE HAGGARD, and ALaN JaCKSON.

and sweet dierks…his latest album is gritty. it’s grimey. it’s bluegrass-southern-soul. and we LOVE it.

his BaD ANgEL song (a collaboration with MirANDA) is up for ‘MuSICAL EVENT of the YEAR’ and there’s a BoB DyLAn cover that’s a little gypsy, a little spooky, and pure genius.

and y’all keep this on the down-low but DiERKS and JuNK GypSY may be teaming up on a biggo southern gothic project in the nearrrr future.

AND in honor of DiERKS and MIRaNDA and the CMA’s tomorrow night, we’re gonna have a little fun on FaCEBOOK tomorrow! giveaways allll day! PLuS, we’ve marked down our custom-designed just for MiRANDA LAMBERT RoADSIDE BarS  & PinK GuiTARS tees down to $18! and we’ve released the newest JG 4 MirANDA design: ‘SavED BY the GrACE of SouTHERN CharM’ tee … designed for MirANDA’s huge hit, “ONLY PrettiER”.

the 411 and waaaay important links:

the 44th annual CMA AWArDS - wednesday night, NOvEMBER 10 – LIVE on ABC

miranda lambert

MiRANda’S ‘GREASE meets FOOTLooSE’ ONLy PRETTiER video:

dierks bentley

dierks bentley’s BaD ANgEL video with MiRANDA and JaMEY JOHNsoN

eric church

josh kelley

KaTHERINE HeiGL - (aka katie)

 soooo, here’s to all y’all and here’s to MiRANDA and DiERKS. and all of CounTRY MUSIC.

pop some popcorn, grab a drink, and pull up a chair for tomorrow night’s LIVE show! we’ll cry, we’ll laugh, we’ll cheer. and when it’s over, our hearts will be filled with warm fuzzies…

happy birthday ran…may you have a heck-raisin’ good time!

“i guess if you don’t jump,

you’ll never know if you can fly.”

~new strings, miranda lambert

 **and in a text we just received from bev: “the good ole days have nothin on this…it’s been the craziest day ever! from fittings to stylists to make-up to rehearsals!”

yep, it’s true. we’re bonafide, for sure, certifiably muyyyy loco. (that’s crazy for the spanish-challenged)

and here’s just a few reasons why…

1. we’re gearin up for a BiGGO, GaLACTIC JuNK-A-PaLOOZA WaREHOUSE SaLE to be held in just a few short weeks
2. we’re trying to complete amie’s soon-to-be new casa…her completely landworthy, land-yacht airstream
3. we’re makin plans for gypsy-fyin MirANDA LaMBERT & BLaKE SHeLTON’S tyin’ the knot shindig
4. with RouND ToP ANTiQUES WEEK and the JuNK GypSY JUNK-O-RaMA prom in just over a month
5. with AuSTIN CITY LiMITs artist lounge the weekend after antiques week
6. with the film crew rolling into town in barely over a week to begin shooting the JuNK GypSY pilot
7. throw in the fact that i’m homeless, amie’s sleepless, and janie’s losing her mind…it’s a crazzzzy kind o’ time!

why you ask? why attempt this crazy feat? 2 words.

CarpE. DiEM.

sooooo here’s a quick rundown of numero UnO… our BiGGO, GALaCTIC, JuNK-A-PALooZA…a SaLE that you just can’t miss!

JuNK-A-PaLOOZA began as a way to kinda ‘clear out tha junk’…to get rid of tonz of stuff at really low prices. soooo several years ago, we decided to have a little sale here at our warehouse…with realllly cheap tees, realllllly discounted jewelry (lots of stuff below cost!), and looooots of great junk!

{twilight @ our last JuNK-A-PaLoozA}

 there’s always somethin for everyone…boys, girls, young & old…it’s a hodge-podge calamity of organized chaos!

KiDS have a good time….

{serenadin' the ladies}

 while mamas shop…

from DonKEYS in trucks…

{joe PeTE with a hairy friend}

to PorT-a-PoTTIES…

it’s all here!

AnD this JuNK-A-PALOOZA…we’ll be filming for an OFFiCIAL JuNK GypSY TV pilot on FriDAY! we invite y’all to come out and share with us this sooooo super exciting day!

 CLiCK HERE for MaP!

LiVE muSIC by JoHN EvANS and OWEN TiNER! $8 SouVENIR TEES! $12 tees! lots of GOOD juNK! wooo-hooo!

more updates soon y’all…..in the meantime…

CaRPE DiEM.

s’mores under the moonlight, dances with GypSIES, & the big ReVEAL 2 MiRANDA….there’s still soooo much to tell about our past month or so of craziness… 

{twilight at the reveal...}*shot at pozohondostudios.com

{la reina=the queen}*shot at pozohondostudios.com

{a 1950's StuDEBaKER hitched to the AiRSTREAM with La ReiNA in the background...a picturesque moment as we're gearing up...}

and by the way…here’s a pic of me driving that sweet ride…yep, my dad’s proudest moment…

{and good luck finding 1st, 2nd, reverse, or heck ANY gear for that matter...of course, when you're rollin with no power steerin' towards a tree, you do a pretty good job of figuring it out!}

 As most of you know, we junked out MirANDA’s tour bus a couple of years ago (pics here)…and just like that project, MirANDA wanted to know NOTHING about ANY details as the project was in progress. in fact, despite BeV’S (miranda’s mama) prodding she wouldn’t even read our first blog entries for fear it would give something away…

soooo here it goes…amie removes the VeLVeT rope…

{amie moving aside the FLeaMARkET velvet rope....MirANDA's first glimpse}

{her first look inside...}

{diggin' the vibe...}

 showing her the custom ‘JuST LiKE a gypSY’ sconce…handcrafted by TeXAS TrASH in CarMINE, TExas!

XOXOXO to LinDA and RiCHARD HaMiLTOn!

{AmiE & me with RaN seeing her 'JuST LiKE A gypSY' sconce for the first time...one of her FaVORiTE thangs}

annnnd then she got chills….(which i think is a good sign)

{homemade curtains just like a gypsy...}

and amie explaining the DRuMs-turned-into-coffee-tables story… (read here if you missed it)

{wood planks from old DiXIE chiCKEN domino tables and drums from the fleamarket...perfect for a CoSMIC cowGIRL roadside bar!}

we hugged, we loved, we laughed, we cried…we showed her the inside, and the outside…

{showin her our little surprise on the bumper...}

{'cause gypsies never get tied down...}*thanks to anthologieimages.com for the pic!

a group shot of the SiKES fam and MiRANdA…

{OK, ok, enough formalities...where's the MarSHmaLLowS?!}

and when the sun tucked in for the night….

{twilight on ReVEAL night}

{the vibe of the AiRSTREam is psychedelic at night...luuuvin it!}

{you feelin' it?}

it was time to have a good ole-fashioned, all-AmERICAN, SouTHERN StyLE hot dog and marshmallow roast…yee-haw!

followed by CaMPFiRE singin’ under the TeXAS stars compliments of MiRANDA LamBERT, AsHLEY MonROE, AnGaLEENa PreSLEY, JoHN EvaNS, and RiCK LamBERT! YiPPEE-ki-A! BuFFaLO gals won’t ya come out tonight?

{it's gonna be a great night...}

y’all stay tuned! ReVEAL video coming soooooon!!!!

HeADS up y’all!!!! NeW section added to our GypSYViLLE online store! AiRSTREAM gear and the tee MirANDA has on all riGHT heRE!

AnD BiGGO huGE ConGRATS to MiRANDA…makin out like a bandit at last night’s ACM awards!

{that's right y'all...ViDEO of the YEAR, ALBuM of the YEaR, & ToP FeMALe VoCALISt!}*photo cred:CMT.com

sooo proud of you, SisTER!

{us with MiRANDA LAmBERT & crew on prom nite}

goodnight IrENE…

{our sparkly sofa arrives by the first light of the moon...}

Let’S rewind a bit…when we first received the gutted AiRSTREaM, we hadn’t made any real decisions on the decor…or the theme…or how we were going to pull it all together in basically a 2 week time frame…  

but as soon as we stepped inside that awesome tin can on wheels, we knew whatever we did, it had to involve… GLITTER ViNYL..yeah, baby!  

{rolls of glitter vinyl we had delivered to the warehouse...retro, cosmic, & PerFECT!}

we had several options on creating the main seating area….  

we could: a) build in a ‘booth-style, u-shaped’ seat to wrap in the entire nose of the AiRSTREAM (of which we later realized the window was too low and the costs were going to be realllllly astronomical), b) use old bus seats (could be cool…but gotta find some in a crunch), or  c) move the seating area to the OTHER end of the trailer and put the bar in the nose…  

none of these really fit our fancy…we knew that this would be the main focal point of the AiRSTREAM…and we wanted it to be a cozy, cosmic, and most of all GRANDIOSE lounge for MirANDA and company to put up their feet and relax after a big show.  

we remembered an old 1800′s leg-less VicTORIAN sofa we bought from HECtoR years ago.  

{just pullin’ it off the shelves and tryin it out for size…hopin it will fit through the door}

aside from the fact that the sofa was slightly dry-rotted, didn’t have legs, and was nestled deeply within the stacks of furniture and junk at our warehouse, we thought it just might work….  

we channeled StEPPENWoLF’s MagiC CarPET riDE and envisioned the sofa with legs, fringe, studs, and most importantly… HoT PinK GLiTTER VinYL…  

{salvaging the old tapestry off the sofa...preppin it for a lil trip to the upholsterer}

  

{we're sooo excited here, we can't wait to get 'her' into place first thing the next morning!}

we added GoLD satin BuLLION fringe and studs…

{lovin this! with a fleamarket $10 pillow from JoE PeTE and a crushed velvet pillow we made in-house}

and the completed GRanDIOSE LouNGE…

{why don't you come with me little girl, on a MaGIC CarPEt riDE? ~steppenwolf} *thanks to keely marie scott for the image!

we have a confession: it involves rhinestones. and curtains. and a mexican batea. and a cowboy…

{love this shot..the sun is setting on our BiG RevEAL nite...and later...a moonlight marshmallow roast!}

NoW that MiRANdA has seen her 1953 FLyING CLouD AiRSTreAM transformed into a CoSMIC COwGiRL SaLoon on WhEELS…we’re just itchin’ to show y’all all the inside details!

{shot of the interior...cowboy stomped floors, glitter vinyl, homemade curtains, and sooo much more!}

and to refresh your memory…here’s the before shot…

{before shot- gutted}

so here’s the confession…and you gotta keep this on the down-low……

we…..used….a….bedazzler. there, i said it! and by gosh darn, i’m not ashamed to admit it. because you know why?! because nothin’ says CoSMIC COwGIRL like a blingin’, bull-ridin’, bedazzled RHinESTONE COwBOY! yee-hawww!

{blingin' out his chaps...}

in hindsight, amie learned it would have been waaaaay easier to bedazzle this baby BEFORE we actually PERMANENTLY adhered his bull-ridin booty to the wall (darn you, gravity!)…buuut who ever said we like to take easy street?

{OK, i really can't quit singin'..."LiKe a RHiNESTONE CowBoY...ridin' out on a horse in a star-spangled rodeo..."}

 OriGiNALLY framed and mounted on a copper plaque, we popped off the frame, unscrewed the cowboy from the plaque and used a little SupER-duty-ULtRA-strength double stick tape to mount it on the wall. SpRinKLE in a few Swarovski crystals and voila! a RHiNESTONE CoWBOY!

and here’s a wider angle of the RhiNESTONe CoWBOY wall…

{try to ignore the 564 electrical outlets...we're still trying to figure out WHY in something sooooo tiny, there are SO many stinkin' outlets sooo close together!}

we spotted the GoLD stallion clock at MyLISSA’s in WARRENTON and knew it was a perfect addition to our retro cowboy wall. There was no hope (or time) for fixin the clock, so we did what any good GypSY would do…set the hands to 5 o’clock, cut the electrical cord, and permanently adhered that bad boy to the wall! we completed the mini-vignette with a GoLD stained PINK spitoon sign, an authentically plastic chandelier, and of course 5000 electrical outlets…

we liked it so much, amie went a little rhinestone crAZY….

a mexican batea…

{traditional MeXICAN tole-ware BatEA...usually sold for around $15-60, depending on the size and condition. this one is about half-way through the bedazzle process}

 the homemade curtains were easy prey on our quest to rhinestone the universe…

{original JG art..our tribute to waylon & willie & the boys...whip-stitched on crushed velvet, with fringe...and rhinestones}

{not all who wander are LoST...jrr tolkien}

{LoVE GuADALupE curtains at both ends of the AiRSTREAM...with TonS o' CrySTALS} *thanks to anthologieimages.com for the pic

tons more to tell…y’all stick around!

“I’ve been walkin these streets so long, singin the same old song.

i know every crack in these dirty sidewalks of BroADwAY, where hustle’s the name of the game

and nice guys get washed away like the snow and the rain. there’s been a load of compromisin’

on the road to my horizon…BuT i’m gonna be where the lights are shinin’ on me.” ~RhinESTONE CowBOY, GleN CaMpBELL