Put a little “spring” in your step…

 

Well, well, it's that time again...well almost - and you've still got time to make your plans to be at TBDFMITL (The Best Darned Flea Market In The Land).  (That's a little "Ohio" thing...)

 

Here is the WHEN and the WHERE...and the WHY...well, you know what the WHY is - no explanation needed!!

May 17, 18, 19, 2013

Clark County Fairgrounds

Springfield, Ohio

And here’s the info you need on times and admission: 

The shows opens Friday morning at 7 a.m. for Early Bird Buying. The admission charge is $12 per person, but includes re-admission for all three days. General Admission begins at noon on Friday and runs through Sunday. General Admission is $7 per person daily. For the most serious customers, a special buying period on Thursday called “Line Buying” is available. On Thursday, our vendors arrive and wait in line until 5 p.m. before they are allowed to move to their spaces. In line, many vendors will open the back of their vehicles and buy and sell amongst themselves. Admission for this opportunity is $40 per person and does include re-admission for the rest of the show.

This is what we like to call a CROWD SHOT!!  Woo hoo – happy faces all around!!

The Vintage Marketplace is returning again as a part of the Springfield Extravaganza, and so is our fearless leader/junker...Sue Whitney (applause...).  We always have a blast when Sue's around, and throw in over 2,000 vendors on the grounds, and at least 50 vendors in The Vntage Marketplace...well, you get the idea!  Junkers gone wild (maps, comfy shoes, snacks, cart, cash/checks/credit cards recommended!!) - that's all I'm saying!  And, it'll be great seeing all of our fellow vendors and regular customers, AND meeting new - it just never ends (and that's a good thing!!).

Sue's busy...planning some junker fun, always with the idea of informing, entertaining and sharing her sincere love for all things junk and vintage, and reusing for a "new" function (see below…a cordless drill is repurposed…as a corkscrew…)!

or just for the sheer beauty…

Sue is planning a shop-a-long (and who doesn’t want to shop-a-long with the Queen Junker Bee???)

And…there will be Annie Sloan chalk paint demonstrations, and more...

We have sold at Springfield Extravaganza for over ten years,  and it IS a fabulous show!! (Nostalgia's Cottage – in spaces 573 & 586 on the map – under one of the big white tents - and have I mentioned how much we LOVE the fact that we don’t have to set up tents anymore???  Ahhh…it’s the simple things!),  

The addition of The Vintage Marketplace last year was just the icing on the cake (chocolate, please!!).  Tens of thousands of customers flock (with shopping cart, wagon, large buckets (really)...or whatever in tow - in search of any little (or big) thing their heart desires...from fine antiques to primitives to mid-century modern to industrial to cottage and shabby style...to forgotten, rusted, watchamacallits!!!  Something for every budget!!  You'll find nothing but happy faces and the look of hope as people go "in search of"!!

A couple of our Vintage Marketplace vendors…The vintage amazingness just goes on and on…

   Shambora Studios…

Rusty n’Chippy

Here are a few pics of what we’re bringing to the show…

Be proud…and flaunt your “inner junker”!!!  Lots of our redesigned junk jewelry…fabulously fun!!

Terri’s cuff bracelets – a show favorite!

 

Susan’s reclaimed wood frames – chippy with a hint of rust!

Pieces and parts, and a dash of rust…and voila – a fun bud vase to show off what’s bloomin’!

Here’s your sign!!

Here’s what our booth looked like on Sunday last September…sold to the asphalt!

 

Oh, and you don't want to miss the fantastic food vendors - a HUGE selection to pick from - and you know you're going to need a little extra energy to cover lots of ground!!!  One of my favorite things...the apple dumplings! :)

And, as luck would have it…we are dangerously close to the GIANT ice cream cone!!

There will even be entertainment on Saturday night...BIGG COUNTRY hits the stage for a little boot scootin' boogie!! (Yes, Sue will have her cowboy boots on (see photo below)...maybe I will too!)

 

And...if you want to see a little "glamping" JUNKMARKET Style...be sure to stop by the BIG vintage Airstream (courtesy of Shannon of Stash Style) - and see what Sue's been up to (scary, I know, but it's all good!!).  Shannon will also be showcasing her lovely vintagey clothing line, and tons of other unique finds!!  This girl travels the country (fyi...Shannon, I wanna go too!!) searching far and wide for just the right things - for you and your home!

Details, details, details...it's all in the details:  Go to Sue's post at JUNKMARKET Style to see what's up - you don't want to miss a thing!!  (here’s the link…)

http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/46523/vintage-marketplace-at-springfield-extravaganza-were-back

Be sure to head over to facebook and LIKE The Vintage Marketplace:  https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Vintage-Marketplace/301848643181831

And, then LIKE The Springfield Antique Show & Flea Market:  https://www.facebook.com/SpringfieldAntiqueShow

Both pages are updated daily...with vendor information and more!

Any questions...just ask - I'll be the unofficial "help desk"!!

Happy junking!

Kathy

And, as a P.S. - here's a listing of vendors...so far...more being added...

Alley Cat Chic

American Heritage

Anita Osterfeld

Anna McKinney

Barn Dance

Butter Beans Antiques

Cady Recycled Creations

Cindy Lowery

Don & Marta Orwig

Gathered Comforts

Grace & Corazon

Jolie Raimondo

Junkmarket

Junque Chic

Junque Magnet

Longhorn Inn

Memories Gate

Mixed Up Design

Nostalgia's Cottage

Old World New Home

Opal Stackhouse

Pink Grapefruit Style

Red Door Antiques

Romantique Boutique

Rust & Rusty Nchippy

Shambora Studio

Small Town Chick

Stacey Morgan

STC Finds

Sweet Liberty Farmhouse

The Butt'ry

The Feathered Nest

The Inventorialist

The Not Just Shabby Shop

Tickled Pink

Urban Farmhouse

Vintage Chic

Wallartistry Studio

Stash Style

Alrighty everybody...I'm out (really...) - lots to do, and not much time to do it!  Oh, and by the way...can you tell I'm just a little excited about this show???  It's just "over the top" flea market, junking fun!!  

Again with the letters….wink wink!!

And, how about one more P.S.????  I want to wish my wonderful husband, Jim, a happy happy birthday, and my beautiful daughter, Kristen, an amazingly happy birthday too, and last, but certainly not least our handsome son-in-law, Tommy – happy birthday and GO RANGERS!!  Love you all so much!! (and yes, this is a big birthday month in our family)

Next stop…The Rural Society Antique & Garden Show!

 

Alright folks, a new show for us this year, and let me tell you, the three girls at Nostalgia’s Cottage (that would be me, Terri & Susan) are over the moon excited to be a part of The Rural Society Antique & Garden Show (May 3rd and 4th)! 

(Here is your invitation with all the details…and you can tell by the lady with the chicken on her head that it’s just gotta be fun, right??)

Oh, and don’t forget to “like” them on facebook too:  The Rural Society Antique & Garden Show

Here’s a “photo op”, we just couldn’t pass up (our first visit in fall 2011!)

And what a wonderful setting…the rolling hills of Knox County – just outside of Mt. Vernon, Ohio…

 

We have shopped the show for a couple years now (and love it), and have taken the plunge to be vendors – so, you know what that means…we’ve been hard at work/play finding even more treasures and fixer-uppers, and making jewelry and salvaged picture frames till the cows come home (farm reference…), so we can fill up our space (in the lower level of the barn)…

A couple of our favorite vendors/artists are also in this show…Lisa Maughmer of Urban Farmhouse…

Check out LIsa’s facebook page too and “like” – and see what she’s up to…

AND, “world traveler” Shannon Vance of Stash Style

Here’s Shannon’s facebook page – stop by and “like” and check out her adventures:

 

Shannon and Lisa are treasure hunters and stylists extraordinaire!!  So, be sure to stop by their spaces too! 

There is no lack of the unique and the uber fabulous at this show.  Vendors fill up every building, the greenhouse, and some of the grounds, as well –– sooooo, be sure to wear your comfy shoes and drive a junkin’ “appropriate” vehicle…for all the fine things you’re going to want to buy!! 

Here are a few pics to tempt you…

And, did I mention that they’re also going to have workshops available (provided by Broadway &Thresher)…click on their logo below for the scoop:

And, of course there is food available to keep your shopping energy level in high gear!! 

And spots here and there to just sit and take in the scenery!

And beautiful flowers to start spring out right!

Well, last but not least, I wanted to share a few, really just a few pictures of what we’re bringing to the show…

A bit of furniture…with a bit of flair (there’s lots more where those came from)!

A rusty, dusty typewriter (well, we’ll dust it, but it’s rusted just right – so, leaving as is!)

Signs, signs – everywhere signs!

And an old metal clock case has gone to the DOGs! 

And, BINGO is his name-o!!

And speaking of going to the dogs…

my “new” vintage dog licenses ala a bit o’ junk!

Pieces and parts of vintage silverware, again…ala junk!

Don’t ya just love this one???  I do!!

More junk…and one for the cat lovers too!!

And introducing my new model, Rocky the rooster…(who, by the way will be for sale at the show too…Sorry, Rocky, everything has a price…)

And, a handful of buttons – or button bokays!

Terri’s leather and vintage hardware/bling cuff bracelets!

A conglomeration of vintage jewels – a fab brooch creation!

And, a bit of green, an ode to spring!

A few more signs, and a junk jewelry board – to hold your fabulous vintage jewelry!

Susan’s sweetly salvaged wood and hardware picture frames – just add your own pics (she’s used hers for a bit of family fun!)

Love these!

A little hinged/magnetic picture hanger!

We’ve got FAITH, it’s gonna be a fab-tastic show for one and all!!

An old tool bag…who’d a thunk it could be a planter??

We’ve got tons more to bring…how big did they say our space is??? (wink, wink)

So, hope you can come – it’s gonna be some real down on the farm kinda fun!!

You can just follow along (yes, there are four-legged tour guides available), it’s gonna be a wonderfully fantastic weekend at Warwick Farm! 

Take care, happy spring, and happy junking!!

Kathy…and Terri & Susan

P.S.  I’m thinking of wearing my bib overalls…you know they’d be oh so appropriate to our surroundings – just don’t tell my daughter, Kristen aka my personal fashion police, that I said that!

P.S.S.  My next post will be for SPRINGFIELD EXTGRAVAGANZA and THE VINTAGE MARKETPLACE (May 17, 18, 19)…coming soon (real sooooon…no stress here…) – with some pictures of our fabulous finds…and I know my friend, Sue Whitney, has some fun planned for us too…stay tuned!!  Until then, check out my Pinterest boards…

Extravaganza:  Click on the cute little tricycle!

And tap on the keys of the cute typewriter to go to The Vintage Marketplace!

 

OK, I’ve taken up wayyyy too much of your time…I’m really done (for now!)