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Good news, Farm friends - the monthly Trash Or Treasure appraisal fairs resume this month! Even better, because of the increased interest due to the Forum press coverage of the new events at Fargo Antiques & Repurposed Market, the appraisal event on this Sunday, January 26th will have expanded hours!
Our friends at Fair Oaks Antiques, Derek & Deanna Dahlsad, will hold the appraisal fair from noon until 5 pm! The fee is $5 per item, with a limit of 3 items per person. You can pay at the door, or, if you want to ensure a spot, you may pre-pay via EventBrite:
Appraisal Fair Details:
* verbal appraisals only * appraisals are offered as a sales value, not for insurance or contractual purposes * you are responsible for the security of your items; not responsible for accidents associated with your items For further information, please see our past appraisal fair event post. 
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1/13/2020 1 Comment New Year's... Old Beers!Yet another event begins at the Farm this weekend! On Saturday, January 18th, Fargo Antiques & Repurposed Market begins New Year's Old Beers - a celebration of all things beer!  Obviously, there will be plenty of antique and vintage beer bottles & cans, brewery mirrors & signs, beer lights & neon signs, mugs & steins, matchbooks & other brewing advertising ephemera, bottle openers & beer trays, and other breweriana. As beer culture is closely tied to taverns, saloons, and bars (as well as casinos, the mob, dance halls, soiled doves, prohibition, & political campaigns), there will likely be an assortment of vintage advertising ashtrays & other tobacciana collectibles - and who knows that else our vendors will bring in! Not only will our vendors be stocking their booths and cases with fresh items specifically for this major beer collector event, but our entryway will be decorated with so many beer items, you might feel a bit tipsy with glee! The week-long celebration culminates on Friday, January 24th (which is Beer Can Appreciation Day, honoring the day beer was first sold in cans back in 1935) and Saturday, January 25th with book signing events! Local author Alicia Underlee Nelson, of Prairie Style File, will be signing copies of her book, North Dakota Beer: A Heady History.  Before North Dakota obtained statehood and entered the Union as a dry state, the region's commercial beer industry thrived. A lengthy era of temperance forced locals to find clever ways to get a beer, such as crossing the Montana and Minnesota borders for a pint, smuggling beer over the rails and brewing at home. After Prohibition, the state's farmers became national leaders in malting barley production, serving the biggest brewers in the world. However, local breweries struggled until 1995, when the first wave of brewpubs arrived on the scene. A craft brewing renaissance this century led to an explosion of more than a dozen craft breweries and brewpubs in less than a decade. Alicia Underlee Nelson recounts North Dakota's journey from a dry state to a booming craft beer hub. North Dakota Beer Book Signing Dates & Times at Fargo Antiques & Repurposed Market:
Whether you're an official beer collector, a local North Dakota history buff, or just a fan of beer, you won't want to miss this event! See you at the Farm - skol!  This Friday, January 10th, is National Houseplant Appreciation Day and to celebrate, our friends at Baker Garden and Gift has invited Fargo Antiques & Repurposed Market to the greenhouse for a Vintage Succulent Garden Workshop!  At this workshop, the Farm is providing the vintage planters while Baker nursery will provide the succulents, soil, rocks, sand - and the savvy info to keep these plants alive! This National Houseplant Appreciation Day event is part of our January celebration of National Hobby Month. In keeping with the spirit of the houseplant hobby - whether you have a green thumb or are just beginning your indoor plant adventure - here are some true facts about plants: Fact: Houseplants are good for your health. (Which is why we need to appreciate them more!) Fact: Talking to plants really does help them grow - especially if the speaker is a woman! Fact: Music really is good for plants. (So music lovers can combine hobbies!) Yes, plants can be considered pets! (And landlords don't object to plant pets!) So go on, start your life-long love affair with plants! Attend the succulent plant workshop at Baker this Friday! If you can't make it - or even if you do attend and fall in love with succulents in vintage planters! - the Farm will continue the celebration on Saturday, January 11th, with some healthy succulents from the Baker nursery planted in vintage pots and planters! Or just stop at the Farm to gift your houseplants with stylish new-to-them vintage pot. Lots of possibilities, including vintage and antique tins, gravy boats, tea cups, bowls, and, of course, planters! Some of the names collectors might recognize are Hall, Johnson, & Francoma... Come take a look!   Fargo Antiques & Repurposed Market will be celebrating National Trivia Day all day Saturday, January 4th! If you'd like to play along, just stop in at the front desk & pick yer poison - err, trivia category ;) You'll be asked a trivia question, and if you are correct, a little prize you'll get! Play fair: No use of devices, no "phone a friend." Just you and the knowledge in yer noodle! Limit one question/prize per person. Let's have fun! 
Fargo Antiques & Repurposed Market is super excited to announce our first DIY events: Junk Journal Workshops with Lil Muske!
Part of our January is National Hobby Month events lineup, these workshops are like a Junk Journaling 101 - an introduction to the basics of making your very own junk journal. And, yes, you will leave the workshop with your very own handmade junk journal book!
For those who don’t know much about junk journals, they are similar to scrapbooks - with the major difference being that junk journals are handmade books primarily made with found & recycled (or repurposed) materials. As such, the process makes the books a combination of paper (or mixed media) arts and journaling, whether that journaling is for the written word, drawing or doodling, photos, or some combination thereof. 
In the words of Chelle, the creator of Art Journalist, a junk journal is “a book which is often made through found and recycled materials to be used as a way to collect and record memories, thoughts, ideas, and inspiration.”
If you’ve ever enjoyed flipping through vintage scrapbooks, you’ll love junk journals! 
Shown above are some old scrapbooks as seen in Scrapbooks: An American History by Jessica Helfand.
Below are some pages from one of Zelda Fitzgerald’s scrapbooks, described by Jessica Helfand as “a series of marvelous makeshift collages that combine fund matter with drawing & writings,” and a “compendium of letters, photographs, clippings, reviews, invitations, gossip, and idle chatter.” Yummy! Who knows, one day, someone may be as enchanted by turning the pages of your junk journal as many of us are looking at Zelda Fitzgerald’s scrapbook! 
Because you create junk journals, the books are as individual as you are. Junk Journals can be shades of vintage ivory & white, full of crazy wild pop art color, soft & romantic - they can be about journaling your travel, planning your wedding, documenting your life - or your pets’!
Other junk journal ideas include, family reunion or other event gifts, gratitude journals, and motivational goal journals (equal parts workbook, journal, & planner). The possibilities in themes and purpose are as endless as your creativity & materials! Instead of buying an artsy journal, fancy leather notebook, scrapbook, or blank book, you can make your own junk journal at the Farm! In our Junk Journal Workshops, Lil Muske will walk you through the basics of making your own journals - you will leave with a bound book to continue your journaling fun! There are a few books available to buy on how to make a junk journal, as well as video guides and tips, but in our hands-on workshop, you can ask questions as you are making one! Of course, at Farm we have lots of old paper, ephemera, ribbons, bits & bobs to continue embellishing your journal - and start new ones. These are Junk Journaling 101 Workshops, but those who enjoy making them may want to come along for the time to get their DIY on - & it’s a great way to introduce your friends to the junk journaling magic! There are 2 dates for the Junk Journal Workshops, and seating is limited, so please reserve your spot today at our Eventbrite page! 
Hello, Farm Friends! January is National Hobby Month - and to celebrate we have a lot of events planned at Fargo Antiques & Repurposed Market! Our Farm events include:
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