Primitives from the Iowa Prairie

This weekend we headed to Amana for civil war calico fat quarters, I was down to only one thousand yards of fabric in my cupboards and neede...

In honor of Valentine's Day, I would like to share my favorite poem ever, Edna St. Vincent Millay's Love is Not All. Love is not all...

When I'm not visiting antique shops or ebaying, I have a booth at a local antique mall, Barntiques, in between Iowa City and Kalona. Na...

I have traveled around the country checking out antique stores (even know where the good shops are in China and Italy!), but there is just n...

My name is Elaine, I've been selling antiques and creating primitive crafts for more years than I care to think, thought I'd start a...