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Junk Beautiful- Outdoor Edition, Today Show Appearance and Kick Off Events in Texas

Sue Whitney, editor

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Wow, this cover brings back some memories... good ones! Release time is just around the corner. March 31st, to be exact. Yay!!! The fun begins in Texas.

The owners of the Marburger Farm Antique Show will be our primary host while we are in Texas. This is an unbelievable show and should be put on all of our "gotta go" lists. Here's a look at some shoppers on opening day. We'll be there this year... March 31st. Woo hoo!

Wow, this cover brings back some memories... good ones! Release time is just around the corner. March 31st, to be exact. Yay!!! The fun begins in Texas.

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Events at Marburger Farm Antique Show-

 Our good friends at the Marburger Farm Antique Show will be our hosts for the Junk Beautiful- Outdoor Edition release extravaganza! Their 2009 spring show dates are March 31 through April 4. Check out their website for more information. The Junk Beautiful- Outdoor Edition schedule is as follows. Hope to see you there!

Tuesday, March 31

Noon – 3 PM
Book-signing outside the Marburger Farm Café- offering a sale of antiques selected from Marburger Farm exhibitors to benefit a charity to be announced. A portion of all book sales will also to benefit the charitable organization to be announced.

7 PM till we have eaten our fare share and some of their Texified pie
Marburger Farm Opening Day Victory Dinner at Royer's Round Top Café, with Marburger Farm owners, invited guests and Junk Beautiful prize winners. Enter to win the dinner for two and JUNKMARKET prize package at the March 31st book signing!  And don’t forget to visit Royer’s web site for some ‘budisms’ and a preview of their "SWEET NEW INCENTIVES" ~ ROYERS' ECONOMIC PIE-BAIL OUT PLAN!!! , www.royersroundtopcafe.com.  

Wednesday, April 1

 9 AM - 11 AM
Green Ribbon Tour of the show, starting in the booth of Sundie & Brad Ruppert of Vintage Sculpture, in Tent Ga2, with books available for signing along the route. The tour will end at the booth of Shelley Weidner of Cibilo Creek Antiques, in Tent Ab6, with a book signing there at 11 AM.

Friday April 3 

10 AM - 2 PM
Book-signing and Re-purposing Demonstration outside the Marburger Farm Cafe

Other Not-to-be-Missed Events we will be at in Texas-

 Whoa Nellie....It doesn't stop there! Here are some other Texas hot spots to get your personalized copy of Junk Beautiful- Outdoor Edition.

Friday, March 27

 7 PM - 9 PM
Book-signing and show-and-tell at Uncommon Objects, with proprietor Steve Wiman, located in Austin at the heart of the SoCo shopping district, 1512 S. Congress Ave, Austin, TX, 512-442-4000, www.uncommonobjects.com.

Saturday, March 28
8 AM - 1 PM
Citywide Garage Sale in Georgetown, Texas

Visit their site (soon to be updated) for more information- http://blogs.georgetown.org/blog/2008/09/14/city-wide-garage-and-sidewalk-sale/.

 Book-signing, prize-package giveaway, and shop about the garage sale! A percentage of the proceeds from the book sales to benefit ‘The Caring Place’. www.caringplacetx.org.

 7 PM till the cow’s come home
Book-signing, fun, merriment and shopping! Leftover's Antiques, with owners Ed Fulkerson and Michael Breddin, located between Houston and Austin in Brenham Texas, 3900 HWY 290 West, Brenham, TX, 979-830-8496, www.leftoversantiques.net.

Sunday, March 29
2 PM - 4PM
Book-signing at the Blog Party of Theresa from Garden Antqs Vintage, at her Booth-Zapp Hall, http://gardenantqs.blogspot.com.

Thursday, April 2
Twilight - ???
We'll be dancing the night away at the Junk Gypsies Junk-O-Rama Prom outside the Gypsy Tent. Catch us if you can!

Junk Beautiful - Outdoor Edition
by Sue Whitney with Kimberly Melamed Create beautiful outdoor pieces with junk market style $14.71 more info...

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Comments (11)

grannijo writes: Got mine ordered!...can't wait! Posted: 10:04 pm on January 31st

GardenAntqsVintage writes: Hi Sue, I can't wait for this book to be released. I hope that you are still coming to Zapp Hall to do a book signing. I'm looking forward to the show and attending Leftover's and Marburger (two of my fav. places to visit), Theresa
http://gardenantqs.blogspot.com/ Posted: 2:36 pm on January 26th

artfoundango writes: Looks like a super book. I've enjoyed the last one tremendously. Wish I was going to be in my home state of Texas for this fandango! Posted: 11:28 am on January 23rd

MimiToria writes: I cannot hardly wait for the release of this new book!!! I just have loved everything you have ever released in written and photographed form, so know that this book will even be the best of what you've done. Just talking to you about the writing of it and the photo shooting that took place has enticed me to no end.
This is book is on my #1 wish list for my March birthday!!!!
Congratulations on it coming closer to the release date and have a blast in Texas!!! I will get there one day! Posted: 10:13 am on January 23rd

Junk_Sophisticate writes: I'm sure many of us are counting down the days! Can't wait to see where else you'll end up!
Candy Posted: 9:52 am on January 23rd

bridiemurphy writes: I'll have to get my hind end to marburger farm ... never been (can you believe it?) to get my signed edition! Look forward to meeting you, Sue! Posted: 8:23 am on January 23rd

Bec4 writes: I am so excited, I can't wait! any chance you want to swing through Montana and release it here too?! Hey, a girl can dream! Posted: 11:05 pm on January 22nd

CottageElements writes: I can't wait!! I'm sure it'll be as fab as the first two! Congrats!

Lani Posted: 9:28 pm on January 22nd

fellowjunker writes: Hey Sue
The cover on this book is absolutely beautiful............I love the colours and junk. I CAN NOT WAIT TO SEE THE INSIDE!!
xojanis Posted: 8:43 pm on January 22nd

suewhitney writes: March, 31...

Thanks,
Sue Posted: 7:17 pm on January 22nd

LuAnn writes: What date is the book coming out? Posted: 7:06 pm on January 22nd

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