Love is...

Love is... 

Old turquoise trucks and a free Valentine's card for you - save and print out for your love! 

When he picks you little tiny flowers in the cow pasture... 

And sweet baby calves...

And dogs and kitties snuggled up together - on the heat vent, I might add!

The first daffodils of the year...

And coming home with truck loads of junk...

Yes, Junk is Love!

We love our Uniques and Antiques booth (with Angea) and our "business meetings" to restock our booth.

And I Love helping create bouquets for your weddings and being a part of your special days! 

For me, it really is the simple things in life, that I love.

P.S. Local peeps, don't forget our Valentine's Day show at Sweet Bean Coffeehouse on Tuesday. Show your love with flowers and sweet treats! 

Have a Happy Valentine's Day with Flowers and Sweet Treats

We are excited to announce that we will be doing a pop up show, in collaboration with Angea Howell and Sweet Bean Coffeehouse on Valentines Day (February 14, 2016). Angea and I will have roses and fresh flower arrangements that are ready for you to pick up outside of Sweet Bean. 

We will have my glamper, parked near the drive thru restaurant and you can quickly pick out a bouquet for your sweetheart and take it with you. Sweet Bean will be offering their Sweetheart Frappé's, an assortment of their different coffees and drinks, chocolate covered strawberries, cake pops, along with more sweet treats. 

Celebrate a Happy Valentines Day by shopping with local, small businesses and express your Love with Flowers and Sweet Treats! 

See more info and my fresh flower portfolio on my new flower blog www.JaniceEastDesigns.com or find out more about Sweet Bean Coffeehouse on facebook. 

Spring + Love at Uniques and Antiques

It's a new year and time for a little update to our Uniques and Antiques booth in Mineola, Texas.

Some Valentine love and springy items arrived today... Because we are anxiously awaiting spring and need some color in our lives!

So this wooden calendar reminds me of the old church bulletin boards were Sunday School attendance was recorded! ALL of the months and letters are there, in a little bag. I knew if they were all on the calendar and with my luck, I would go to get the calendar off the wall and all the numbers would fall on the floor, behind the desk in our booth. So calamity avoided, bundle together in a little drawstring bag. 

Valentine wreath with primitive style heart and pip berries, white hydrangeas and a single red rose. 

The Gone Junkin' tumbler wraps have been a hit, but now your Yeti wants to have a Valentine makeover! Show it some love, with a new sleeve! (Several in stock at the booth and lots more coming online as soon as I can get them photographed and listed.)

When I follow my heart, it leads me to you pillow with a shabby heart with wings. 

A little French Country Love... 

Angea aka Rooster Tails have a ton of fun working on items for our booth and our road trips to Mineola! We had a board meeting at The Jalapeno Tree and did a little junkin on our way home this afternoon and found more treasures to makeover for our booth! 

Pssst, don't forget to look behind the wall - there's furniture, signs, bags, and more goodies once you look around! 

A pastel spring twiggy wreath, with a birdhouse. 

Oh forsythia, you brighten the wall with your yellow blooms and we can't wait to see you blooming in yards! 

All of the above items are currently available at Uniques and Antiques - 124 S. Line St. Mineola, Texas. Angea and I thank you for shopping with us and supporting local, small handmade businesses! 

Chocolate Delight - Brownie Truffle

 

 

I've never been the type that considered myself a great cook, even though I have a Best of Show Plaque from a pie contest. This week though, people have been calling me and asking for some of my recipes. It kind of flattering that someone wants to fix one of my recipes.

 

I've made a Chocolate Delight or Brownie Truffle in the past and have plans to make a sugar free version for Christmas Eve. I was on my way home from work one evening this week and was thinking about my Christmas list and wanted to give a little something more than I already had purchased and wrapped for my co-workers. That's when it hit me! I could make the dessert in fruit jars for each person.

 

The recipe is very easy, but the results are oh so yummy!

 

Start out by making a 9x13 pan of Brownies. You can make them from your favorite scratch recipe or from a box (like I did). Let the brownies cool, before you continue to the next part. If time is an issue, make the brownies one day and assemble the next.

Next mix 2 boxes of White Chocolate Jello with 1/2 cup Coffee, and 1 1/2 cups milk. Then fold in 1 Large tub of Cool Whip. Now you are ready to assemble the truffle.

Crumble up the brownies in the bottom of the fruit jars (I used 4 wide mouth quart jars for this recipe) or a truffle dish. Next add the pudding mix. You can refrigerate till serving time. Before serving sprinkle with Heath Bar Toffee Pieces. Since I was giving this as a gift, I tied the toffee in a small bag and attached to the outside of the jar.

 

I decorated the jars with a strip of burlap, some lace and assorted ribbons, then made a tag from scrapbook paper. Since I made 4 quarts, the pudding mixture didn't quite fill the jar up, but nobody knew the difference with the cute decorations to the jar!

 

I have been ask to bring the desserts for our family gathering this week and have two people who are diabetic. I will be making this recipe with Sugar Free Brownie Mix, Pudding, and Cool Whip so they can enjoy it too.

 

So if you are in need of a super easy handmade gift or need to take a dessert somewhere, this is sure to please everyone!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day Y'all!

The Junk Gypsies shared this picture recently and allowed anyone to pass it on and share it.

 Gotta love the junk gypsies, but most of all,

♥♥♥I LOVE Y'ALL♥♥♥

 MY friends and customers who stop by and comment on my blog with an encouraging word, follow along and talk on twitter and pinterest, and support my etsy store.

You are the ones I love and appreciate!

I hope you all have a Happy Valentine's Day!

As a token of my LOVE and to celebrate GypsyFarmGirl.etsy.com 's ONE year anniversary recently, I am having a sale in my etsy store. Use coupon code: GYPSYXOXO to get 10% off each item. Hurry as this sale won't last long!

As a florist, this is the longest and busiest week of the year for us. I scheduled this post ahead of time and will try to catch up with everyone soon. When I get home today, I will crash, because if history holds true, I will be running on about two hours sleep today. 

XOXO,

Janice ♥