Primitives from the Iowa Prairie

The biggest antique weekend of the year is July 4th in these parts. My husband and I decided to get a head start and see what the shops had...

I bought some milk paint, always wanted to give it a try, should have done so long ago, I love it! It looks just awful on the first coat, b...

I'm filling up the shop with the old red white and blue this week, I just love the things I found!

I am slowly but surely getting all my buys from last week listed on ebay. I spent a day in northern Missouri driving for days to get to all...

I just got back from a week in Clarinda for the Glenn Miller Festival, first 2 days spent cleaning house for our Japanese guests. The house...

Next week is the Glenn Miller Festival in Clarinda Iowa, so this week is fix those antiques like crazy and list them on ebay. I finished so...

I think I love the 4th of July maybe even a little more than Christmas. After all, a hot summer day with a gazillion antique shows to atte...