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DIY Craft Ideas with vintage found treasures

Do you love to go treasure hunting? Pick up a few things you have no idea what you will do with them, but you just have to have them or maybe you see the perfect DIY solution. Finding that special hidden gem is a win itself, but when you can transform them into works of…

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Gypsy Travels to Smithsonian Art Museum

The Smithsonian Art Museum was so much more than I expected. A half day is all I thought I would need to wander the halls and see the paintings. My intention when I visited was not so much to enjoy it, but to do it because I had to as an artist. I grew up sitting in…

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Gypsy Travels – Road Tripping Along Highway 395 California

US Route 395 is a 557 mile highway that has been in use since the 1930’s (although the corridor itself has been in use since the Gold Rush). The 395 extends from Hesperia in Southern California all the way to the Oregon border. For most people it is a means to an end. Hikers and…

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Gypsy Travels to Renwick Gallery in Washington, DC

Recently, on one of our gypsy travels, my family and I visited Washington D.C. As we were leaving the south side of the White House I saw a beautiful building. It was the home of a wonderful art gallery sponsored by the Smithsonian. It was full of interactive mixed media pieces. I have never been…

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Gypsy Travels to Pink House Boutique and The Hop Shop Downtown, Glendale

Betz Golden is on the road again! This time I took advantage of my own downtown. Well, a downtown that is close to me. I was running errands and had about two hours between my appointments so I decided to venture to Downtown, Glendale. I parked my car and started walking the main street when I…

Phoenix, Arizona gypsy travels discovering vintage america antique old americana

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Gypsy travels in Search of Diamonds in the Rough, Phoenix, Arizona

Betz Golden here, traveling once again finding fabulous spots that cannot be missed by an artist and/or vintage lover. Today I explored Phoenix, Arizona! I started off in search of Mucho Mas Art Studio — a search it truly ended up being! I learned about this mexi-style boutique through my friend’s, Lisa Kettell Designs, Instagram…

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Gypsy Travels to the Fifteenth Annual French Flea Market at the Chateau Sonoma Winery

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Gypsy Travels – A Day Out West in Prescott Arizona

If you want a taste of the old west that is founded in history there is no better place than Prescott Arizona. I may be partial to this town located about an hour and 15 minutes north of Phoenix because I have been escaping the city life to visit it. Prescott actually was suppose to…

Petaluma Spring Antique Faire gypsy travels discovering vintage america

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Gypsy Travels to 32nd Annual Petaluma Spring Antique Faire

Lynda Lindley has been busy this spring looking for some new gypsy finds; on one of her adventures, she visited Petaluma, California and their amazing Petaluma Spring Antique Faire. ‘Petaluma’s charming historic downtown district is transformed into an open-air marketplace. The iron-front buildings and architectural gems of the late 1800’s provide a fitting backdrop for more than…

Superstition Mountain gypsy travels discovering vintage america

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Gypsy Travels to Superstition Mountain, Arizona

Just outside of Phoenix to the east is a historical goldmine. It is where the legend of the “Lost Dutchman” originated and belief that the beautiful red rock mountain is still rich with gold, but haunted! Goldfield is the best Ghost Town I have ever visited. My kids had spring break and I wanted to…