Primitives from the Iowa Prairie

We went out to get groceries Saturday and did what we often do, which is ditch the errands and head out on the open highway.  Bishop Hill on...

I've had two little stepback cupboards tucked away in the attic awaiting a place to display them.  I got them out and had fun using them...

I'm just skipping Halloween this year and heading straight to Christmas.  I FINALLY finished some papier mache Santas that have been sit...

The endless work goes on trying to finish all the projects in the Clarinda house so it can finally go up for sale.  I painted the parlor (bl...

I can now re-visit the horrifying two weeks of work in Clarinda.   This is how most of the house looked when we arrived, very weathered...

I still cannot get myself to craft in fall terms, but Christmas is another matter--always enthusiastic for my Santas.  It is a stormy day h...

I am forcing myself to think Halloween, but my heart is not in it, I'm just not in a fall mood.  Summer went by too fast and I am not li...