HousetrucksNZ » crafts http://www.htnz.co.nz housetrucks, housebuses, mobile homes, campervans, motorbikes 'n other stuff Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:13:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Jypsy Jude http://www.htnz.co.nz/2010/05/13/jypsy-jude/ http://www.htnz.co.nz/2010/05/13/jypsy-jude/#comments Thu, 13 May 2010 10:31:47 +0000 stu http://www.htnz.co.nz/?p=686 Keith over at the Flying Tortoise has given kudos to Jypsy Jude and her devotion and contribution to the many rigs that travel the tight and twisties of New Zealand…

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]]> http://www.htnz.co.nz/2010/05/13/jypsy-jude/feed/ 2 Gypsy Fair heading South http://www.htnz.co.nz/2009/02/23/gypsy-fair-heading-south/ http://www.htnz.co.nz/2009/02/23/gypsy-fair-heading-south/#comments Mon, 23 Feb 2009 08:19:20 +0000 stu http://www.htnz.co.nz/?p=207 Stopped in and visited the Gypsy Fair while they were in Wellington a couple of weeks ago. Is it me or have they grown somewhat over the last year or so? There appeared to be a lot more people involved.

They were heading down South the following day, so the troupe possibly thinned out a little then…

Anyway, I asked a few people for an itenerary, but I guess you already iknow the outcome to that. No one would divulge any details.

All that fluffery about itineraries aside, I like to spend some money at the fairs, you know, distribute the wealth. I ended up buying a helicopter made from bourbon cans this time around. A wonderful piece of engineering it was too. Highly detailed. Now, the question I have is this…

Are these things imported from China as well as the other (seemingly) 89% of goods on sale there? Or are they hand made. I got the impression from the seller that they are hand made by them as it was being packed into a custom shaped plastic bubble. I’m just a little suspicious that I might have been misled about their origin?

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