Soup Saturday Today 10am-5pm

Soup's on!  Would love to have you stop by the shop today!  We have a big $1 bin filled w/ all sorts of good junk and specials throughout the shop.  Next Saturday at JB Knacker: fun, fresh & fiesty ( a look at JB Knacker's new "product line" for 2012).  Have a wonderful weekend!

                                                                                                                         Brenda

Soup Saturday ~ 10am-5pm Jan.7th

cozy hot soup pic from www.salon.com

 

It's January...and what a weird weather January it's been.  I know most of you are like, "Yippee...no snow!"  But I spent my younger years in Maine and northern Minnesota and well, I miss the snow!  Most retailers have been ecstatic w/ this weather as well.  But gosh...how do you have a proper Soup Saturday at the shop when it's a mild 56 degrees outside on January 7th?!

last winter looking toward the barn

 

You just do!  Since I have spent the rest of my years here in Iowa, I have learned to adapt to whatever is thrown my way...it's the Midwestern attitude!  So....Soup Saturday at the shop it is!  We will open the shop doors at 10am w/ a whole new look for the shop!  Cheese soup, potato soup and chicken soup w/ rice will be served from real cups and bowls...yummy!!  Joan and I have flipped the shop to a very different look.  Reds & pinks with whites & blues are mixed in the front room w/ lots of sparkly glass, tarnished and some polished (really?!) silver...lots of ironstone and white pottery and a good dose of industrial goodness round it out.  The next room is fun: a whole wall as a chalkboard w/ a funky industrial map case as your coffee table.  A parts bin lines one wall w/ an enchanting garden scene on the brick portion of that room.  A good functional Martha Stewart meets galvanized  potting area on the enclosed porch!  And the upstairs...well, I can't brag about it 'til we finish it...lots of lockers, mirrors and vintage clothing and such to wet your appetite!

We are open 'til 5pm on this Saturday.  There will be a good $1 bin/tub and mark-downs on lots of good stuff around the shop.  I promise pictures tonight!

                                                                                                            Brenda 

'Twas the week before Christmas

We're having fun at the shop on these days leading up to Christmas!  I don't believe it's ever looked better.  We decided that this is the time we really need to look our Christmas best, so we continue to gather all the vintage baubles and finery to embellish the place.  I really dislike going into a store this time of year and looking at skimpy displays...depressing!  So head over to the shop and have a cup of coffee and take your time winding through the downstairs, porch, upstairs and finally the old kitchen...there's a lot to see!  Please check on JB Knacker's Facebook page for specials especially the after-Christmas sale (one day only) on Monday, Dec. 26th from 9am-5pm...all vintage Christmas 50% off!

Still have a few of these wonderful little 1940's Christmas pendants at the shop ~ $10 each and will ship!

Hours leading up to Christmas:

**open Tues-Fri 1-6pm this week; open 10am-1'ish pm on Saturday, Christmas Eve (just call 233-2600 after 1pm to see if we're still there)

**open Monday, Dec. 26th from 9am-5pm for the JB Knacker vintage Christmas sale (50% off all Christmas for one day only!)

**open Tues-Fri 1-6pm & Sat (New Year's Eve) 10am-3pm the week after Christmas

**open every Saturday in January 10am-5pm (not open weekdays in January)...each and every Saturday has a different theme and fun specials!

still praying for a white Christmas

                                                                             Have a blessed Christmas,
                                                                                                                    Brenda

Black Friday and Other Updates...

JB Knacker will be open on Black Friday from 9am-6pm.  The shop will have 20% off throughout and fun door busters!  My newest employee, Joan (love her!), made mention that she didn't think we needed to have 20% off..."things are flying out right now...don't think we need to do a discount."  I thought about this a while and then came to the conclusion that it's tradition at the shop and is a nice "thank you" to loyal customers and a nice surprise to new customers!

  

Door Busters ~ burlap wrapped bundle of evergreen embellished w/ vintage ornaments ($3 while supplies last) and "snow" covered mason jars great for luminaries ($2 while supplies last)

We will also be open on Saturday, Nov 26th from 10am-3pm...restocked and ready for a busy Saturday!  And the town of Gilbert will celebrate Christmas next Saturday, Dec. 3rd w/ a home tour and Santa coming into town on the firetruck...also big tradition!  JB Knacker will be ready for shoppers and friends on this day w/ treats and cider and more restocking, whirling and twirling of great new old finds!  Have a wonderful Thanksgiving tomorrow and hope to see you!!

                Brenda

 And don't forget to sign up for our birdhouse charm workshop on Monday, December 5th from 6-8pm.  Sarah Dorn and I will be demonstrating how to make this fun little balsa wood birdhouse charm.  Cost is $25 and incl. all supplies, a ball & chain necklace and snacks and beverages throughout the evening.  Call the shop at (515)233-2600 to register!

JB Knacker
a vintage home store
Tuesday-Friday 1-6pm & Saturday 10-3pm
123 Main Street, Gilbert, Iowa

JB Knacker Christmas Bash ~ Saturday, November 12th

JB Knacker Christmas Bash
Saturday, November 12^th
10am-5pm

Remember Christmas as a kid…snow & sledding, skating & hot cocoa, family & food and midnight service & baby Jesus…JB Knacker hopes to keep those memories fresh and ready for this next generation!  Join us for a wonderful day!

Junk-Down to Christmas Workshop!

Sunday, November 13th

from 1:30-4:30pm at the shop.

Join us at JB Knacker to create a one-of-a-kind advent calendar.

All supplies provided.

It would be great if you could bring a basic craft kit (scissors, pencil, ruler and favorite adhesive). Beverages and yummy treats provided throughout the afternoon. This workshop will be in the trusty hands of resident paper artist Lara Gustafson w/ Brenda (owner of JB Knacker) assisting.

The Junk-down to Christmas calendar is made using a metal cafeteria tray and all sorts of vintage ephemera. This is a project-oriented workshop which means you will go home w/ a beautifully finished advent calendar to use this season or give as a wonderful gift. You will also learn some tricks on adhesion, staining & stamping and other fun handmade secrets!

The cost of the afternoon is $35.

You will also have the opportunity to gather all the supplies you need to make more of these at home ($15 each). You will find this project addictive…just ask our participants from last year’s workshop! To sign up, just call the shop at (515)233-2600 during business hours (Tues –Fri 1-6pm & Sat 10am-3pm). This workshop is held the day after JB Knacker’s big Christmas Bash Open House so the shop will be decked out and dripping in Christmas…fun!

Limit of 8 participants for this workshop so don’t delay!!

Ghouls Night Out at JB Knacker

I just couldn't let Halloween go by this year without doing a little something at the shop, sooo...
                    
                                  Ghouls Night Out

image via Pinterest

A JB Knacker Halloween Party 

Friday, October 7th from 6:30pm 'til 8:30ish

at JB Knacker

**no costumes necessary unless that helps you get into the spirit

**treats & drinks, wickedly fun vintage stuff, special guests Steve Hosch and Lara Gustafson and just a hauntingly good time...would love to have you by the old place!

                                                                 

                                                                      Brenda