The Pickin’ Post Falls event at the Greyhound Event Center Feb. 14 and 15 is designed for those who love all things rustic and rusty, people who love the thrill of the hunt.

About 90 vendors from all over the Northwest are expected to be there with their rescued, upcycled and recycled wares. Hours will be from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14, and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15.

The annual sale is hosted by Past Blessings Farm, which is now based in Nampa after getting its start in Spokane in 2004. Founder Brenda Buckingham started with barn sales of items she had found and repurposed. “Early on I rented an old schoolhouse off Dishman-Mica,” she said.

She soon expanded and invited other vendors to her Pickin’ Spokane sale. “Our first one was held at Bigelow Gulch, the Central Grange there, then we did Fairfield,” she said.

She and her husband Ron soon bought a farm near Bigelow Gulch Road and held Pickin’ Spokane there. But the event grew too large and moved to Joe Albi Stadium in 2016.

“It was just too many people for our little farm,” she said.

The Buckinghams moved to Nampa last year. They used to offer seven shows a year, but have recently cut back and now host five shows a year in Spokane, Post Falls, Nampa and Boise.

Buckingham, who has a degree in graphic design, said she’s always loved vintage items and enjoys re-purposing and re-imagining them.

“I’ve always been drawn to things from the past,” she said.

She got her start by repurposing vintage items to give as gifts out of economic necessity.

“I think not being financially well off makes you more creative,” she said.

She’s turned chairs into planters and once turned a wooden sewing machine cover into a wall shelf. “It was very ornate,” she said.

The Pickin’ shows have been very popular, so popular that Buckingham no longer has the time to sell her own creations at the shows because she’s too busy running things and keeping the vendors and shoppers happy.

“Our shows have grown so much,” she said. “They usually bring in several thousand.”

Some of the Pickin’ shows showcase up to 200 vendors, but there’s limited space at the Greyhound Event Center, Buckingham said. “Post Falls is one of our smaller ones,” she said.

People can expect to see a wide variety of goods at Pickin’ Post Falls, everything from jewelry to clothes to furniture.

“There’s all kinds of vintage, pretty much everything rusty and chippy,” she said. “We don’t do mass produced. It’s just a lot of cottage businesses coming together. There’s something for everybody.”

“Picking” has become more popular in recent years, thanks in part to the popular cable television show “American Pickers.” Buckingham said people like searching for unique items that match their style,

“The whole concept of picking is at an all time high,” she said. “People want their homes to be unique. People like searching for a one-of-a-kind find.”

The Pickin’ Post Falls event is always held on the same weekend in February, which happens to fall on Valentine’s Day this year. The show is open late that day and Buckingham said it could be a great date night for couples who like to do a little picking.

Admission is $7 for the entire weekend so people can come and go. Children 12 and under are free. Buckingham said she hasn’t changed the admission price in several years and tries to keep it affordable.

“The concept of picking, you’re looking for a deal,” she said.

The show also includes plenty of food vendors for those who get hungry while shopping. Visit Pastblessingsfarm.com for more details.