BIG BARN BONANZA MAY 11th - 12th, 2012 PHOTO BOOTH

First, I want to apologize for being away for so long.  Life has been hectic here lately.  My mother-in-law has been in the hospital since April 8th, I've been readying for the Big Barn Bonanza (Barn Sale) my friend and I are holding the weekend of May 11th and 12th and I've been trying to get our house in order to put it on the market this month.  I've squeezed a little shopping in here or there but I just haven't had near the time I would like, to sit down and blog about my bargain hunting adventures.  Don't worry though, I've been taking photos and keeping track and I'll get back to sharing with you after the barn sale.

For now, I do have more photos to share of the treasures you'll find at our upcoming Barn Sale!  Mark your calendars, the sale is Friday, May 11th from 3 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, May 12th from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.  Hope to see you there!

GREAT Adirondack Stool!

Beringer Wine Holder - Fun for your wine room or cellar!

We have a variety of fun, vintage case pieces including election buttons, jewelry, coins,  ephermera and more!

A DeWalt Truck bed tool box, in great condition, hardly used.

In beautiful condition - a vintage metal bedframe with rails.

Old metal merchandise stand with planters, great for your porch or deck.

OMG, the old metal hardware and other "stuff" we have!

Beautiful all wood rolltop desk

Singer Serger for the seamstress, in great working condition

Nice old tavern type wooden table and a couple antique/vintage odd chairs, one cane seat.

Nice old chippy wood bench, old fan, cherubs for the garden and turkish drink holder.

You can't say we don't have a little of everything.  Milk can, old stove (great as a plant/fern stand), galvanized tubs, barbed wire, AB wood crate, metal watering can, old clothes ringer and MORE!

Vintage metal kitchen cart with drop leaves on each side!

Car top carrier for when all your treasures won't fit in your car!!! LOL!

Overview photo looking in to the center of the barn.

Good condition foosball table.

Bad picture of a great selection of glass knobs for drawers and cabinets!

Just some of the jewelry we will be selling.  Nice selection of vintage costume jewelry.

We're rolling with a wide selection of WHEELS!

Check her out!  What an unusual piece.  Pin-up girl cutout in a vintage shelf!

Another shot of the pin-up girl shelf.  I LOVE this!

A couple vintage baby quilts

A vintage raffle tumbler, fun straw tote with felt strawberries and a vintage Mt. Rushmore plate!

Old saws in leather sheaths, I forget what kind he said these are, but they are very cool, that much I know!

Antique secretary, small buffet/credenza and other fun finds, like the large wood tray!

Old Selectric typewriter, gotta love the color.

A tabletop display that includes a selection of amber glass, Diner china, marble based lamps, vintage suitcase and radio.

Table of smalls including knick knacks, collectibles, bottles, jewerly, jewelry boxes and more!

Great mirror, painted china and linens.

Antique cane seat walnut (I think) chairs, in pretty darn nice condition.

Wicker plant stand, religious print, magazine rack

Yes, those wheels are so old that they are wooden and we've got porcelain ones too!

Heavy metal (lol) 3 tiered vintage plant stand

Blue & white display with china and ironstone and more!

More smalls including bottles and marbles

Apothecary coffee table with glass top and antique brass accent hardware (not old, but nice), a torchiere glass lamp shade and wicker bed tray.

 You can also look for more updates on the barn sale on my facebook page, Debbie's Bargain Basement at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Debbies-Bargain-Basement/266607570028663

TRASH OR TREASURE

No introductions needed.  You know the drill - Is it TRASH OR TREASURE?

SPRING BIG BARN BONANZA

Mark your calendars now for the Spring BIG BARN BONANZA!  If you hadn't seen my facebook posts yet, the sale is set for Friday, May 11th from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday, May 12th from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.  So, what is a Big Barn Bonanza?  Well, its part (big part) antique and vintage occasional sale, part estate sale (mom and mother-in-law are now in a nursing home), part moving sale (friend moved to new house with huge barn) with a little bit of yard sale thrown in for good measure (and great buys)!  What will you find at our tag sale?  Antique and vintage furniture, home decor, toys, tools and more; a variety of collectibles; garden and outdoor items including camping gear; sewing items; sporting goods; furniture (home and office); electrics, electronics and appliances; and much, much, MUCH MORE!  We've been working in the barn on set up!  Below are some photos I've been taking during set up.

Watch for updates and additional photos on my facebook page:  Debbie's Bargain Basement.

Disclaimer:  We reserve the right to change our minds and decide we cannot part with any given item.  But regardless, there will be a LOT of treasures to pick from.  And I'm really trying not to post photos of items that we might change our minds about.

TRASH OR TREASURE

Oops!  With Easter weekend and all that it held, I forgot to post a trash or treasure last weekend!  We'll just make that a rule maybe, that I don't post them on holiday weekends, yeah, that's it, that's why I didn't.  Anyway, its this weekend and I have one to post today.  So, let me ask, is it TRASH or TREASURE?

Just to be clear, the trash or treasure item is in the center of the photo and has two legs and two . . .

COME SALE AWAY, COME SALE AWAY WITH ME

Sale, sale, everywhere's a sale!  Tis the season!  Yard, garage, barn, estate, tag, rummage, they're all in full swing.  I did a little yard "saling" this past Saturday in Southern Illinois.  I've posted some photos below of my finds!  The best find was a chipped blue paint bench I scored, thanks to my friend Stephanie who asked me if I saw the bench . . . and I hadn't somehow . . . it was covered with a sheet of plywood and had yard sale goods all over it.  So I inquired and was told she didn't think it was for sale but then that gal asked her friend (who's bench it was) and she said she would sell it!  BINGO!

But this post is more about upcoming SALE opportunities and sharing the ones I know about, so here goes:

This Saturday is the Columbia (IL) After Prom Committee Rummage Sale from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Also this weekend, on  Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Midas Touch Estate Sales is holding a sale in Columbia.  The sale starts Friday at 10 a.m.  The address of the sale will be released at 9 a.m. on Thursday on their website at http://www.midastouchestatesale.com/Upcoming-Sales.

Side note, to keep track of upcoming estate sales in this area and others check out the website EstateSales.net and sign up to get notifications!

The following Friday and Saturday, April 20th and 21st Columbia (IL) has their city-wide yard sale event.

The last weekend of the month, on Saturday, April 28th there's a flea market on the parking lot of Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.

Then the first week of May there's an explosion of sales:  Citywide Yard Sales in Millstadt (IL) and down in Southern Illinois in Cobden on Saturday, May 5th.  Cornbread from WIL92 holds his World's Largest Garage Sale at the Family Arena in St. Charles (MO), also on the 5th.  I believe there is also a flea market sale at the Monroe County Fairgrounds in Waterloo (IL) that day, followed by the Fruehlingfest in Maeystown on Sunday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The next Friday and Saturday, May 10th and 11th is the Big Barn Bonanza in rural Millstadt (IL).  That's the barn sale my friend and I do a couple of times a year.  Mark your calendars and plan to attend, the sale is from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday and from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday.  I'll be posting photos and more details in the coming weeks!

If you know of any great sales in the area, please share them in the comments below!  If I come across any others of note I'll post them in the comments and on my Debbie's Bargain Basement facebook page, so keep an eye out!

And SALE away!

The blue bench with all my finds on it, along with some plants I got at the nursery.  On the far left, back are 4 fun, retro small tv trays.

This was just too funny to pass up!  It's a chopper hopper.  What's that you ask?  I didn't know either but then I noticed he's holding a tube of toothpaste in one hand and a toothbrush in the other, and it occurred to me - HE'S A DENTURE HOLDER for your FALSE TEETH!

A great turquoise green vintage pyrex casserole and a large baking powder tin.  You'll also catch a glimpse in the front right corner of a white plate.  But that's just not any old white plate, that's an antique Meakin Ironstone plate!  Ad those tv trays are peeking out at the back of the photo.

Hard to tell from the photo, but that's a tall beautiful purple glass bottle/vase in the back, along with a vintage 6-sided Swan's Down Cake Flour pan and an Arts and Crafts hand-painted plate from France.

A better photo of the Arts and Crafts plate.  I bought it for my friend Stephanie, its the least I could do after she pointed out the vintage chipped paint bench to me!