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Miss Mustard Seed
missmustardseed.blogspot.com
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This blog will show you how to get “the look” on a shoestring, with creativity & elbow grease. You can learn my secrets to thrifting success, sewing shortcuts, furniture refinishing techniques, and how to paint like a pro.
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small moments

One of the things that makes a house special is the little personal touches or small moments you create. It’s simple things that invite a person to lean in closer, to explore the space. The fur...

1 day ago

Christmas in May & an Amazing Sky

I wrote an entire post and then I posted it and the content vanished. Argh!! So, take two. This weekend has been pretty low key and uneventful. I have some Christmas freelance projects due this week,...

2 days ago

Who are you…

…and what have you done with my husband? That was my thought when my husband called me at 7:30 am this morning. (He is preaching this Sunday, so he went to the church super early to practice.) ...

4 days ago

Amy’s Manifesto

I received some amazing e-mails a couple of days ago in response to my “Overwhelmed” post. Women wanted to share their stories with me and while all of the stories are different, the idea...

5 days ago

Furniture Feature Friday – Favorites & a Link Party

Whew! Well, I’m finally getting back in my groove and am ready for a full-out FFF tonight. Here are some of my favorites from a couple of weeks ago… OK, do I need to say anything more abo...

6 days ago

It’s in the details

Thanks so much for all of the sweet comments yesterday! I received some amazing e-mails as well that had me all teary-eyed again! Some of you thought I sounded a bit down yesterday, which I wasn̵...

24 may 12

overwhelmed

I’ve tried to write a post about Lucketts and I keep staring at a blank page or I write something and then delete it. It was a very overwhelming weekend and I don’t even know how to write...

23 may 12

Shopping at Lucketts

I’m still recovering from Lucketts. (Well, I guess I need to give myself a break. It just ended yesterday and I still need to de-Lucketts my house! Events have a way of taking over.) My parents...

22 may 12

Lucketts Recap 2012

I’m not sure what it was about Lucketts this year, but I am more tired than I have ever been after a fair. My voice has been raspy and squeaky for three days, my foot that I broke when I was a ...

21 may 12

’twas the night before Lucketts

Well, here it is…Lucketts Eve. I am about as nervous and excited as a kid before Christmas. I’ve been preparing and shopping for weeks and I’m now just over 12 hours away from the e...

19 may 12

Say hello to “Mustard Seed”

Come on…what else could I name the yellow in my milk paint line? Yep. It’s “Mustard Seed” yellow. It’s sort of a warm honey, muted mustard color. I started out with a st...

18 may 12

Say hello to “Tricycle”

Well, I am totally whipped. I have actually resorted to giving myself pep talks over the last couple of days. “Ok, Marian. Just paint this dresser. That’s all you need to do right now, th...

17 may 12

Lucketts Link Party & Giveaway

The “I’M SAD I CAN’T COME TO LUCKETTS THIS WEEKEND” Giveaway I am busy preparing for the Lucketts Antique Market and I know it’s driving some of you crazy that you can&#...

16 may 12

Say hello to “French Enamel”

Here’s the next color in my line of Milk Paint! I’d like to introduce you to “French Enamel.”   Here’s the dresser before… (You can take a moment to revive th...

15 may 12

something special

Last year I made a couple hundred mini cupcakes with my logo stamped in the top to give away at the Lucketts Antique Market. I knew I wanted to bring something special to give to customers who come t...

12 may 12

$100 Antique Farmhouse Giveaway!

Today I have an awesome giveaway from the girls at Antique Farm House!   If you haven’t heard of it before, Antique Farm House is an online shop where you can purchase beautiful items that...

11 may 12

Furniture Feature Friday – a Link Party

Hello ladies (and the occasional guy.) I am busier than usual getting ready for the Lucketts Antique Market (just over a week away), so I am not going to have a chance to pick FFF favorites this week...

11 may 12

Say hello to “Shutter Gray”

I’m so excited to introduce the first color in Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint line…”Shutter Gray.”   So, maybe you’re wondering why I’m calling it Shutt...

10 may 12

MMS tee & a French chair makeover

I picked up my t-shirts yesterday! I absolutely love them. Reni did an amazing job with the design and I’m so happy with the printing and the quality of the t-shirts. They are Champion brand an...

10 may 12

Mother’s Day Giveaway

***This giveaway is now closed.*** With mother’s day fast approaching, I thought I would slip in a little giveaway from one of my sponsors, Janet Hopkins. She is amazing with paper crafts and p...

09 may 12

colours & projects

I’m in the phase of getting ready for Lucketts where I spend most of my day in the basement painting, stripping (furniture), sanding, waxing, distressing…you get the idea. I get to the en...

08 may 12

hand painting again

For those who don’t know, my business started as a decorative painting/mural business. About a year into it, I realized I didn’t want to paint stuff on everything. Sometimes I just wanted...

05 may 12

MMS Decor Steals Pick of the Month

Remember Wuslu? Well, they are now Decor Steals! They sell one daily steal a day just like they did with WUSLU, but they have also added a new feature where they give second chances on deals that are...

04 may 12

Furniture Feature Friday – Features & a Link Party

If you follow me on FaceBook, you might’ve seen two of the latest furniture pieces I was working on for the Lucketts Market. I’m ramping up to get as much done as I can, so I have lots of...

04 may 12

getting ready for a fair

I wish getting ready for a fair just involved putting on a cute sundress and taking some cash out for ice cream, but I’m not talking about simply going to a fair. I’m talking about being ...

03 may 12

Milk Paint vs. Chalk Paint (again)

Man, I have been swamped!! I had no idea my big announcement would cause my inbox to be flooded! It’s all good, though, and very exciting. I was getting very stressed out at the scale of everyt...

02 may 12

fun with film holders

Here’s my little project with the antique film holders I bought last week… As soon as I saw them, I envisioned making them into mini chalkboards.     So, I taped off the frame a...

30 apr 12

white washed desk & tutorial

Thanks so much for all of your sweet comments and encouragement in response to my recent big announcement! I really do feel like I have a huge group of friends who have been with me through this jour...

28 apr 12

my pie-in-the-sky-dr eam-come-true

A few weeks ago, I shared a list of my dreams for the future in a post here on my blog. I was thinking in terms of things that would probably happen a few years out, but here we are three weeks later...

27 apr 12

Furniture Feature Friday – Favorites & a Link Party

I went on my weekly trek to Lucketts today and did some shopping on the way down and back. I found a lot of cool things, mostly furniture. My head is spinning from all of the money I have spent this ...

27 apr 12

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