Portrait Obsession

If you know me, you know I have this obsession with oil paintings. Specifically portraits of men and women. I recently saw these two paintings at Melrose Trading Post, a great little weekly flea just down the street from my house. Which one do you think I brought home to hang with my collection?

Five bucks and it was mine! Her name is Bertha and she was painted by Mary Rex in 1958. Even though she looks a tad stern, I believe she was a fun gal!
Cheers,
Ki

Flea Market Style Cover Reveal

I am always relieved when the cover is put to bed! It is pretty stressful. Lots to choose from and probably the most important part of the process for a newsstand publication. The Spring issue should hit the stands mid to late February. I know you will love it. I do. I have seen every inch of every page a million times and it never gets old.

We are hard at it on the Fall issue but thought I would take just a moment to express my gratitude to the incredible team that puts every issue together and the readers that allow us to keep doing it. Thank you!

Cheers,
Ki

A New Door Opens in 2012.

We just have to find it!
I believe there is a plan and purpose to one's life. Not sure what mine might be, but I will continue to search in the New Year. One of my favorite sayings is The more you know, the more you know you don't know. It is true.

Life is grand and I plan not to waste a minute. Wishing you a wonderful 2012 and thank you for your support and friendship.
Cheers,
Ki

How is it that fleamarket bottles can be so amazing with no work at all?

Check out this link for a fun interview I did recently!

Happy New year!!
Ki

Joy to the World!

2011 is winding down.
It has been a whirlwind of a year!
Magazines, Junk Bonanza, and moving to Los Angeles kept me crazy busy and so very happy. I am truly blessed. I doubt life will quiet down in 2012, and that is ok by me!
Happy New Year! I wish you peace, joy, good health and good times with friends and family.
Thank you for your kind words and support.
Cheers,
Ki

Cowboy Junction Flea Lecanto Florida

I love discovering off the map flea markets! A reader and fellow junker recommended Cowboy Junction in Lecanto Florida and I decided it was worth some research since Lecanto is an easy drive from my sister Karla's home in Ocala FL. When searching the internet I realized the flea doesn't seem to have an official website or facebook so I had to pick up tips and info from folks blogs and comments. Good thing I found out it is only on Tuesdays and shuts down in the summer.

My sis and and I headed out early on a foggy Tuesday morning in November to get our Flea fix. Since we weren't exactly sure where we were going, we stopped at the local mini mart in Lecanto for directions. We got there just as most vendors were unloading their trailers and trucks.

We were excited to see the eclectic mix of antiques, vintage and garage sale leftovers. Something for everyone! It was obvious some vendors were there to buy as they left their booths unmanned to do some shopping.

The pace was relaxed and not as frantic as most fleas. It did feel like shoppers were on vacation or enjoying a morning in the warm sunshine. I picked up a couple small items that would fit in my carry-on including the cheerful glass clown cocktail stir sticks above.

We couldn't resist the mini donuts as you can see my sis Karla posing for the blog photo above. We stopped at a Thrift store in Beverly Hills on the way home and tried out Red's a new lunch spot for us in Hernando. Yummy, but be sure to split, portions are huge! Now I wouldn't recommend driving all day to visit Cowboy Junction, but if you are in the area you may just find a treasure or two! I did!
Cheers,
Ki

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Have a great Thanksgiving weekend everyone.

Ki
(I took this photo a couple days ago in Beverly Hills Florida just outside a Thrift shop.)