I first became acquainted with Debi Mattingly over a year ago ~ I’m not even sure who contacted who first, I just know that through our few {but long!!} conversations, she has become someone whose brain I love to pick, and whose experience I value. Debi is the founder and creative force behind Yaya Chique ~ a retail store in Houston, Texas, and also debi lynn designs ~ an outlet for custom designed jewelry and home accessories.

Debi has recently premiered a new look on her website, YayaChique.com. The site is a compilation of Debi’s projects ~ a place where you can see pictures of her newest creations from debi lynn designs, read her Treasures Blog about the new Yaya Chique store opening soon, and also find showcased other up and coming designers that have that unique look “Mae West meets Stevie Nicks”.

Yaya Chique is first and foremost the home of debi lynn designs. Boutique owners who are interested in carrying the line can contact Debi directly for one-of-a-kinds and the limited editions that are found at market. Her reproduction work can be found at the Dallas and Atlanta markets with Donna at Virgins, Saints & Sinners.

The original Yaya Chique Store in Houston, Texas closed last spring so that Debi could move to a space closer to home and her core clientele. The store is re-opening soon and Debi is keeping her Treasures Blog readers updated daily with all it takes to open a retail store… The blog will showcase new products of both Debi’s work and other designers at least once a week.  Debi’s posts are fun to read and help you get into the heart and soul of Yaya Chique!!

With her busy schedule, unique spin on style, and infectious laugh, Debi and Yaya Chique are a brand that tugs on the heart strings and makes me want to be a part of the adventure every step of the way!!

thanks, debi!! xo,fancy

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Our friends at Rockin’ B Antler Design are having a 20% OFF Sale!! This is a great opportunity to stock your store and find something special for your design clients.

In addition to their high quality and unique selection of antler products, Rockin’ B Antler Design can also help you with custom order projects.

I recently worked with Lora, part of the husband~wife team who runs things at Rockin’ B, on a possible special order for a design client. Lora’s attentiveness and willlingness to work with me was a great experience!! Sooo, y’all give Lora a holler HERE and get something ordered now while Rockin’ B is offereing 20% OFF all orders.

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Kat Ford from Corpirate is unlike any other girl I know. Her art is hip and funky and her style is authentic and truly unique. I am honored to carry her art and line of clothes in the Cactus Creek Store, and I was super thrilled to see her embellished vintage pearl snap in the Spring Fashion Shoot for the April 2010 issue of Cowboys & Indians Magazine.

One more thing about Kat Ford ~ this girl can make me look into the deepest parts of my soul one minute, and make me laugh like a silly-billy the next… I am honored to be her friend. Congrats, Kat!! big smooches,fancy

More from Cowboys & Indians Magazine later this morning… weeeehaw!!

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There’s a new clothing line on the range that y’all are going to LOVE!!  Cowgirl Trailer Trash Clothing Company is premiering online this week and is now available for consumers and retailers across the country.

I love the REBEL ROWSIN’ * HAIR IN THE WIND * INDEPENDENT spirit of these tees!!  The art is from Belinda Bell who resides in Nevada with her husband Bill, a horse and mule trainer, as well as being Belinda’s “silent partner”.

 You may remember Belinda Bell from her piece “Jackson” that appeared in Cowboys & Indians Magazine in the Fall of 2009.  {More about “Jackson” right HERE}

You can currently purchase Cowgirl Trailer Trash Clothing online from Sierra Western Wear.  For you retailers out there… be the first to add these spunky tees to your merchandise selection by contacting Cowgirl Trailer Trash Clothing directly right HERE.

There are even tees for tots… how cute are these little buckaroos???

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Rustic * Western * Vintage FASHION

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In this era of society’s mad scramble to ‘just make it’ we often forget those teeny tiny moments that make it all worth it… The blessing is that so many of those moments are captured by photographs. Whether the photo is taken in haste with our cell phones, in a quick pose around a birthday cake, or by a talented photographer. It almost seems that, without these tangible reminders, the best moments of our lives would be lost.

One of the things I love most about photographs is to look at the eyes of the subject, this is especially true with vintage photographs. I wonder how that person’s morning went along, what lead them to be photographed, their SPIRIT ~ what was their greatest joy, their hardships, their biggest secrets… It’s a snapshot of our history that would be lost forever if not for the effort of the photographer. It’s this appreciation for the tiny moments of days gone by that make Westernware’s products so special.

The photograph {LEFT} is of L.A. Huffman, “Laton Alton Huffman’s camera captured the Cowboy and Native American culture, the buffalo herds, the burgeoning cattle and sheep industry. His legacy provides us with life portraiture of the Northern Plains and the pioneering aspects of the area – ranch life, wildlife, frontier town views and Yellowstone National Park.

L.A. Huffman is cited as one of the most important photographers of the West. Renowned Western artists Charlie Russell and Frederic Remington painted from Huffman’s vintage photographs. His photography provides a glimpse into the memorable history of frontier America.”

It is a company called Westernware that has taken Huffman’s beautiful photographs, and those of other historical photographers and collections, and applied them to common items that we use every day in our homes.  I really cannot think of a better way to use these images than in a way that they can be truly appreciated every single day.

Westernware is a company that sells exclusively to retailers like Rustic Ranch Relics and Will Wyatt’s Cowboy Couture. 

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Many more images after the break… Read on!!

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Head on over to Cactus Creek in Weston, MO this weekend to check out the fabulous goods that CORPIRATE & PRAIRIE JEWELER have brought for us to see!!

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TIN ART from Corpirate

JEWELRY from Corpirate

T-SHIRTS from Corpirate

NECKLACES from Prairie Jeweler

LEATHER BRACELETS from Prairie Jeweler

and this is just the tip of the iceberg!!
{there are a few more pics on our FaceBook Page HERE}

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to the Cactus Creek Store!!

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Rockin’ B Antler is a wholesale company that designs and builds antler products for retailers across the country.  Their innovative designs and superb quality assures you a product mix that customers will LOVE!!

Hurry up and place your order in the next two days for 10% OFF plus FREE Delivery!!  {Sale ends July 31, 2009}

well, hurry up and get on over there… www.RockinBAntlerDesign.com

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For the last few weeks Lora from Rockin’ B Antler has been teasing us with the idea of TOOLED ANTLERS.  Well, the pictures are in and they are even more fabulous than I could have imagined…

Want to purchase??  They are on their way to Western Heritage Furniturein Weatherford, TX, and many other stores COMING SOON!!

Love, love, love ‘em!!  Thanks for sharing them with us Lora!!

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Hey Shop Girls {and you boys, too}… Dallas Market is starting now!!  For those of you heading over be sure to look for our friends Rockin’ B Antler Design.

Rockin’ B will be on the 11th floor of the Dallas World Trade Center in their new permanent booth with Austin Ranch {Booth #11046}. So be sure to visit them at market this Friday, June 26th thru Monday, June 29th. They have LOTS of new designs that are really cool, like their new tooled antlers
{i can’t wait to see those!!}.

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I am in love with this Antler Saddle Stand that Lora from Rockin’ B Antler Design sent me!!  It is wonderfully different from any other Saddle Stand I’ve ever seen… This is a piece that will make a HUGE Statement in your Rustic * Western * Vintage home.

Be sure to check out the Rockin’ B Antler Design website ~ they have an enormous selection of Antler products, including some of the coolest Coffee Tables, Chandeliers, and Creative Home Goods you’ve EVER seen!! {check out the pics BELOW}

Rockin’ B Antler Design has a GROWING wholesale business for all of you retailers out there. In fact, starting in June they will have a permanent show room on the 11th floor of the World Trade Center in Dallas. They will be sharing a space with Austin Ranch Furniture ~ the booth number is #11046. The showroom is open 5 days a week and, of course, for all the markets.

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