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    Cache Chic
    (stylish treasures)

    Cache Chic strives to inspire eclectic personal art to touch the heart of those who wear it. Each piece is made with love and a prayer. No two pieces are exactly a like. Our beautiful jewelry is handcrafted with Sterling Silver, Copper, semi-precious stones, Swarovski crystals and fresh water pearls. Then we add a little charm, rustic flair and inspiration!

    Our best sellers include the Get Personal and Copper Couture Collections.

    Not finding what your looking for? Now taking custom orders! Need a special piece for that new dress or outfit? Let me design it for you!

    Contact Tricia today by clicking contact in the menu or call (281)799-8068 to start your custom order!

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JUNK GYPSIES + JUNK O RAMA PROM+ HGTV = A BLAST!!

Most of you have heard me mention the Junk Gypsies once or twice. Ok maybe a lot! I actually had someone recently ask me “Why do you like them so much? Well it started several years ago when a friend said to me there is this company, it reminds me of you! So, of course, I had to check them out! Boots, holey jeans, t shirts and lots of jewelry! OH YEAH!! Instant connection! Since then I have been Warrenton bound twice a year and they have been one of my first stops each time I go. Did I mention JUNK! They make junk look good! So much inspiration! If you know me well enough, you’ll know I like trash! lol! “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure!

The question did make me think a moment because I think they are so much more than that.  We share common interest and we are passionate about the heart and soul that goes into to our businesses. It’s not just a piece you buy or receive from us. It’s part of us. There is meaning, history, love and laughter and sometimes lots of tears. We share our lives with others and our customers and they pour their hearts out on us sharing their lives in return.

The Junk Gypsies now have their own HGTV show! I love being inspired by the Junk Gypsies! They make me dream a little bigger and the stars seem a little closer!

If you haven’t made it to Warrenton, mark your calendar for the spring and make a date for the prom! It’s a blast!

~ December Junk O Rama Prom exclusive for the filming of the Junk Gypsies on HGTV! ~

The day of the prom started off with some much needed pampering!

Thanks to the Natural Retreat Salon and Day Spa in Cypress, I got just that!

 

So this is what a movie star feels like!:)

Ahhh! Manicure! I really needed that after all the metalwork I’ve been doing! It’s pretty rough on the hands!

As I wait for make-up, a must to facebook!:)

make-up!

Feeling a bit like a princess!

fixin’ the hair!!

Oh my! Check out these curls!

I could totally rock the 80′s hair again! I had the biggest Texas hair in my high school class! Ha!Ha!

Thanks Natural Retreat! Y’all are great and I had so much fun with you!

 

We are ready! Limo please!

My Hillbilly Couture!

 

It was a fun relaxing drive! My first time in a Limo! Amy sang us the famous RED SOLO cup song!! and oh, yeah! OMG, we hit a deer!! Maybe not so relaxing, but eventful! haha!! The deer got up and ran off! scheew! Just very thankful we were all ok!

Now we pull up to the prom and the HGTV crew was waiting for our arrival! Probably the only time you may see me on the show, if that, but I’m totally ok with that! I had a blast watching everyone else!

We mingled, we danced, we people watched…there was some crazy creative attire I must say! A great time had by all!

For the love of JUNK!

I take a road trip twice a year to Warrenton, Texas. They have one of the largest antique shows in the nation in the fall and spring!

FOR THE LOVE OF JUNK!!!

They’ve got some goods!! I have so much fun! It makes me giddy!

It’s miles and miles of all kinds of just about everything!! You gotta go!!

I had my handy iPhone to take a some pictures of my fun day…

A few of my favorite spots…

Junk Gypsy Company

That would be where I get gypsified!!

Gini and Gillian hanging with me in the HGTV tent! Can’t wait for their new show coming soon!

I’m just having a little fun…Who’s that Indian in my tee pee? It’s me! It’s me!

Leaving my mark!:)

I was so inspired by all that Amie and Jolie have done for Miranda Lambert.

I had to bring home a few accessories that they used in the Shelton wedding! How cool is that!?

I’m lovin’ the lamp shades. I was actually on a mission to find some while I was there and voila!

They will make great displays!!

Thanks Junk Gypsies for so much fun and inspiration! You’re a blast!!

Next stop…

Jillsuzanne

My first purchase ever in Warrenton was from Jill!

LOVE JILL!!

Yep, that’s me and Jill!!

See the little red and blue table? Oh yea, it’s mine!:)

She’s got a ton of great treasures and the sweetest smelling Creme Brulee candles!

YUMMY!!!

 

Then we headed off to Virgin, Saints and Sinners, Fitzgerald’s and the Purple Goat…just to name a few more!

This is Donna from Virgin, Saints and Sinners!

She has a picture of her grandmother holding an alligator that she shot back in the day! That’s one tough cookie!

She left a great legacy to be bold, strong, courageous and a big dreamer!

 

 

VSS has lots of t shirts, decor and jewelry with fun and inspirational quotes!

 

My awesome trunk from the Purple Goat. I paid $35 bucks for it! What a steal!

I found this scale at Fitzgerald’s in Campbell Hall! I had been on the look out for one!

Me and Stella

Some vendors have the sweetest help! te!he!

Debbie and Dewey are a precious couple whom I look forward to seeing each time I go! Love their style!

Last but not least! FOOD!!! My two favorite places to eat!

Scotty and Friends Restaurant & Catering

Located in Round Top

Look for the largest tree you’ve ever seen!

They have the friendliest service! Super sweet gals!

Thanks for recommending the Black Jack Burger! My fav! YUMMY!

No matter which burger you choose, it’s the best one you’ll ever eat!

Finished the day off with a ding dong for dessert made by The Bake Shoppe and Cafe at the Johnson’s Lemonade & cupcake stand!

Look for the sign.

May I take your order? just kidding! lol!

It’s me and Big Johnson! Fun guy!

Thank you Melissa for sharing your friends and sweets! It was delish!

The show ends Oct 2nd, but will return in the spring! You bet I’ll be heading back that direction!

Happy Adventures Y’all!

Be blessed! Stay passionate!

~Tricia

 

 

 

 

For this child I prayed…

Sigh, I only have tears in this moment…

I’m trying to find words. She is amazing, inspiring and full of God’s love… It pours out of her in abundance… She gave God all the glory in her situation! His light shines bright through her and her son! I believe so many people will be touched and moved through her words. I am so honored to have made this piece for her, I can’t even begin to tell you how much it means to me.

Praying for  my faithful sister in Christ!

Missy’s story…

Tricia,

I cannot thank you enough! The necklace you made is so beautiful and means more to me than you realize!

Such simple words, ‘For this child I prayed…’

My husband and I, for years, prayed for a baby and God brought us Jake, not from our blood, not from our bones, but from our heart. Jake came home to us when he was 19 days old, beautiful, and healthy.

A few months after the adoption was finalized, at 15 months of age, Jake was diagnosed with an inoperable tumor on his optic nerve. Again, we prayed. I was so upset but I knew God had blessed us with this beautiful child, this beautiful gift, for a reason, although at the time I didn’t quite know what that reason was.

Jake went on treatment after the craniotomy for the biopsy. He was on treatment for over a year and the tumor reacted favorably and shrunk from about the size of a golf ball to just a couple of millimeters. PRAISE GOD! All was going great until at 4 years old, he stopped growing. We didn’t know if it was because of the tumor, the chemo, or what it could have been. He just stopped. His doctor, along with his oncologist, suggested growth hormone therapy (GHT), assuring us his tumor would not be affected. 3 months after starting GHT, while in kindergarten, Jake’s tumor grew and he had to go back on chemotherapy. THEN I was angry, I was angry at the doctor’s and I was upset that Jake had to go through chemo again because of a decision we made. I was convinced it was the GHT (only to find out later, it was not). So, again, we prayed.

It wasn’t until Jake was on his second bout of chemotherapy that I came to understand why God gives us challenges in our lives. Now of course I can’t speak for God nor do I begin to understand why He does what He does. I can only interpret in my heart what lessons, I believe, He is trying to teach. While Jake was on treatment, we met so many families, but there are two in particular that really opened my eyes.

One day while Jake was inpatient with a fever, a little girl that was Jake’s age came wandering into his room. She introduced herself with a big smile on her face and she and Jake were instant friends. We also became very close to her family. Her mom was single and not only had her but two other little girls. Times were very hard for her trying to keep her family together while taking care of a sick child. Christmas time came, and I found out that she had little money for bills, let alone gifts. So, we went into action and sent out emails and letters to everyone we knew. Right before Christmas, we were able to present her mom with plenty of money to pay her bills as well as some gifts for her girls. If it had not been for Jake’s relapse, we would have never been blessed to meet them.

We met another family, again, while Jake was inpatient due to a low fever and low blood counts. Not too sick, but sick enough to keep him admitted in the hospital. After our second day of being there, here came another beautiful little girl wandering into our room. This one was only 3 years old. Her mom came out of the room next to ours in a panic looking for her. I told her she was fine and playing games with Jake. Trying not to break down, her mom asked if her little one could stay in our room and play. She explained that her 3 year old was not the patient but that it was her 16 year old daughter, and she was not going to make it for very much longer. Her husband and son were on their way and would arrive the next day. In the meantime, it was hard for her to care for her little one while also caring for her older daughter. Jake, who was only 6 at the time, became like a little daddy taking care of her. He would have her stand on his IV pole and tote her around to the play areas of the hospital. It got to the point to where this little girl wouldn’t go into her sister’s room without Jake. He became her security. I was so proud of the strength he showed for that little girl. He was never afraid. The day after we met her and just minutes after her dad and brother arrived, God called her Home. A doctor came in with tears in his eyes after she had passed, hugged us, and thanked us for caring for the little one. He said, “God brought Jake here for her.” A flood of realization came over me and a light came on! It was at that moment that I understood why Jake was going through this again and that yes, God DOES have a plan for everything. Whether it was to lighten my heart, to strengthen us, or to help those families, there was a reason.

From then on, we have been active in supporting others. The Children’s Cancer Hospital (CCH) at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center is where Jake has been a patient for over 11 years. The CCH has a Family Advisory Council, of which I have been honored to be a member, acting as a voice for the families of the CCH. Jake has also been involved and has sat on guest panels with me on occasion to give a patients perspective. He is only 12 now but I think he is starting to realize what a difference he can make on the behalf of patients and that his voice will be heard.

We have had many challenges along the way but have held our faith and have looked upon each one as a lesson in strength, love, courage, and patience. As for Jake, after 7 surgeries and 2 bouts of chemotherapy, his tumor remains stable. He has been such a good patient throughout it all, always happy and ready to take whatever came. He shows strength and courage beyond his years and his daddy and I couldn’t be prouder!

And it was all because, ‘For this child I prayed…’

Now you understand, Tricia, more of the meaning behind those words and why, when I saw what you had created, it filled me with a rush of memories, joy, tears, pride, and above all, thanks to God for all of our blessings.

Thank you and may God bless you each day!

Missy Ramirez

***Another patient and her family have made a huge difference by starting Keep Kids Connected (www.keepkidsconnected.org). Keep Kids Connected is non-profit organization which gives laptops to children in the hospital in order for them to stay in touch with friends and family who cannot be there with them. And for them, we pray.

KONNEKT… ~ Cache Chic

The theme of Bigstuf Camp this year was KONNEKT.

Was this just for me? Crazy! I have been praying for months to be reconnected! To get really personal, I have felt very isolated and disconnected. To be honest, I went to camp this year just to be near my kids. I was first asked to just go and take pictures. Which I love to do!  Then things changed and they were in need of a leader. I had a great opportunity of leading seventh grade girls. I never thought it would be so life changing!

Do you ever wander if your prayers are being answered?

Some of our prayers we will never know on this side of heaven how they were answered, but this week I got to experience the blessings of a few!

There were ten girls in my group along with two graduate girls to help lead. They were amazing! For whatever their reason for going was… maybe their parents made them go, maybe they just saw it as a way to get away, beach bound or maybe they were truly seeking answers for what God’s purpose in their life really was? IT WAS LIFE CHANGING! Six girls in my group accepted Christ as their Lord and Savior! Sweet! Oh, how I wished I had an ear in heaven to hear the angels rejoicing!!

Let me take you a few steps back…this is so cool! You know how I said my pieces are made with love and a prayer? Well, several of my pieces are connected to these girls. There mother’s have one of my pieces and I have prayed for blessings upon them and their families that they would some how be touched by the love of the Lord. Now that’s prayer in action! So glad God has revealed that what I’m doing really makes a difference. I’m KONNEKTED!!

Matthew 22:37 Jesus replied: “‘ Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’

 

Just to let you know ~ Cache Chic

Just to let you know, I will be leaving this Saturday, July 16th and will be returning Thursday, July 21st. I ask for your prayers as I will be joining two of my children for youth camp in Panama City, FL. We ask for travel mercies, good health, safety at the beach, guidance as leaders and that the Lord will touch the hearts of our youth to become all God has to offer them.

Thank you!

Photo #2 of Project Inspiration