Staff Profile: Jane Hall!
Happy Wednesday! Today’s installment of our occasional series of Junk Bonanza team profiles is Jane Hall! Meet our longtime exhibitor manager, Junkin’ Jane — her love of vintage, eye for the unusual and tireless work are essential contributons to the Bonanza’s success! Name: Jane Hall Bonanza job: exhibitor manager Born and raised: Minnesota. As a youngster I rode my […]
New PDX Vendor: Kindred Roses!
@junkbonanza #portland welcomes Kindred Roses! Name: Julie Crumpacker Business name: Kindred Roses Live in/Business located: Camas, WA Your style in three words: French farmhouse style On your junking bucket list: French furniture with gold gild…swoon You knew you were a junker when… …I found myself thrifting with my three girls. This is what we could afford. Best […]
NTM Monday: Never Too Many…Vintage Tablecloths!
It’s NTM Monday! Never Too Many…vintage tablecloths! Our thanks to Junk Bonanza vendor Nancy Miller for sharing her collection with us! “I have been collecting tablecloths for about 15 years, I guess,” Nancy said. “I love the weight of them and the colors and patterns.” While there are about 25 in her collection, Nancy said […]
New MPLS FALL vendor: Cosmic Girl Goes Home!
Name: Robin Sweeney Business: Cosmic Girl Goes Home Lives/Works in: Cleveland, OH Style in three words: fun, eclectic, young Junking bucket list: Brimfield! You Knew You Were A Junker When… …After many years in business I secured three dilapidated hoarder houses, digging throughpiles of who knew what to unearth metal signs, old Christmas decor, French […]
Ki’s Jacket Lives to See Another Day…
This is a story about sisterly love. It is also a story about optimism. And one of a bonding experience between siblings…and among threads! This is the story of Ki’s signature coat and…and her sister Karla’s magic touch! First, some background. Ki appropriated this Army surplus jacket from her son, Tyson, when he was 17. […]
NTM Monday: Never Too Many…Clocks!
A doff of the collecting hat to @robojunker Margo Mauch Arrick! Margo, a longtime Junk Bonanza friend, is a regular contributor to NTM Monday! Today, that’s NTM for Never Too Many…clocks and clock faces! What attracts her to clocks? “The graphics, the typography, etc.,” Margo says. A regular visitor to Junk Bonanza and all of the big Texas shows, […]
Staff Profile: Krista Belle Mickelson!
Welcome to the first in an occasional series of profiles of your Junk Bonanza team! You know that it takes a village to produce four Bonanzas a year — twice in Minneapolis and once each in Portland, OR, and San Diego, CA! Now you can learn a bit more about the people who make it […]
NTM Monday: Never Too Many…Salt & Pepper Shakers!
It is NTM Monday! Never Too Many…salt and pepper shakers! Thanks to California artist Rita Reade for the share! Rita is the creative powerhouse behind Mammabellarte and The Vintage Marketplace at Galway Downs. She has always got something creative going in her studio or on her stovetop! “I have collected shakers for a couple of years,” Rita said. “And it all started because […]
NTM Monday: Never Too Many…Chickens!
It is NTM Monday! Never Too Many…Chickens! Thanks to Rosann Hendricks of Chula Vista, CA, for the share! Pictured is just part of her collection, perched atop a coop (partially pictured) she salvaged from a country store during a going-out-of-business sale. “Chickens are the theme for my kitchen and I cannot have too many,” Rosann […]
We’ve Got San Diego Dates! See You Feb. 17-18, 2017!
Ki is thrilled to announce dates for the Junk Bonanza’s return to San Diego! Mark your calendars for February 17-18, 2017, at the Del Mar Fairgrounds! And get ready for fabulous treasure-hunting in a spectacular — and pleasantly temperate! — setting! Early Bird tickets are on sale now on the Ki Nassauer website: http://bit.ly/1TKny4t We can’t wait […]
