‘Twas the Night Before Bonanza: Minneapolis 2015
A reprised and revised poem from the Bonanza archives! (Can you find the new stanza?!) Twas the night before Bonanza;/ Throughout Canterbury Park,/ Hustle and bustle continued/ Well into the dark!/ When finally, the Ki Shop was totally stuffed/ The sidewalk-chalked floors were polished and buffed/ Vendors were finished with gilding their spots/ The building stood […]
MPLS Vendor: Tila & the Textiles!
San Diego vendor Tila & The Textiles is coming to Junk Bonanza Minneapolis! Name: Amber Frigaard Business name: Tila & the Textiles Live in/Business located: Los Angles, CA Your style in three words: spirited, distinctive, versatile On your junking bucket list: army blankets, wool blankets, leather; anything I can make into garments!! Bringing to […]
Minneapolis Vendor: Logs, Lights and Barn Wood Creations!
Junk Bonanza welcomes Logs, Lights and Barn Wood Creations! Name: Troy and Jen Lewis Business name: Logs, Lights and Barn Wood Creations Live in/Business located: Woodbury, MN Your style in three words: reclaimed, reimagined, remarkable On your junking bucket list: a cross-country trip with no time constraints, stopping wherever and whenever to pick You knew you were a […]
Minneapolis Vendor: Lucky Devil Cigar Box Guitars!
Look who’s coming to Junk Bonanza! Name: Gipson Shoemaker Business name: Lucky Devil Cigar Box Guitars Live in/Business located: Medina, MN You wish you would never have parted with… We hold garage sales and get rid of common-bought goods all of the time but rarely do we part with our found objects. Your style in three […]
Minneapolis Vendor: Wares with Words!
Junk Bonanza welcomes Wares with Words to its first show, Sept. 24-26! Name: Patti Koskovich Business name: Wares with Words Lives/Works: St. Louis Park, MN/Long Lake, MN My style in 3 words: whimsical, patchwork, kick-back On your junking bucket list: Round Top, TX. You knew you were a junker when: I started researching my next vehicle I buy based on hauling capability Best all-time […]
Minneapolis Vendor: Grain Designs!
Name: Blain Mikkonen with the rest of the GD team: Grant Koenig, Phil Bruckbauer and Patrick Bresnahan Business name: Grain Designs Live in/Business located: Fargo, ND Your style in three words: modern, industrial, rustic On your junking bucket list: No bucket list here… we’re living our dream and passion so we are eager to look […]
Coming to MPLS JB: History by Zim!
Junk Bonanza loves history! We’re pleased that Minnesota history blogger Jess Zimmerman, of History by Zim: Beyond the Textbooks, has prepared a special power point slide show that will run throughout the Bonanza for your viewing pleasure! Jess is the Reference and Instruction Librarian at Bethany Lutheran College’s Memorial Library. Over four years ago, after finishing […]
Minneapolis and Portland Vendor: Faded Fleur!
Welcome, Faded Fleur! This rocking vendor will appear at the Fall Minneapolis show as well as in Portland! Name: Jody Lynn Myers Business name: Le Faded Fleur (The Faded Flower) Live in/Business located: Oak Grove, MN Your style in three words: Northern rustic romance On your junking bucket list: It’s always about old textiles, I […]
MPLS Vendor: B.R. Furniture!
Junk Bonanza welcomes first-time vendor B.R. Furniture! Riley knows Junk Bonanza; his mom is longtime vendor Suzanne Thiesfeld of Objects & Art! Name: Riley Thiesfeld Business name: B.R. Furniture LLC Live in/Business located: Carver, MN Your style in three words: rustic modern furniture On your junking bucket list: to tear down an entire barn and use the wood […]
Love and Perseverance: A Junk Bonanza Story!
This is a love story about two junk fans from Appleton, WI, who will finally get to their first Junk Bonanza this Fall! Jim Wilson sent us a private Facebook message last September, noting that our page photos “looked awesome” and that he was “sooooo upset my girlfriend and I can’t make it.” And then, […]
