Today was a special day. I attended the ASCP workshop in Leesburg, VA and got to meet Miss ASCP herself, Annie Sloan. Let me give you a bit of the back story. Last year, around this time, I was...
Meeting Annie
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Wuslu MMS Pick of the Month & Giveaway!
It's time again for the Wuslu MMS Pick of the Month! You know the drill by now. I pick something cool. You can buy it on Wuslu AND you have the chance to win one for free! My pick for this month is...
Lisa Leonard Giveaway!
I have another wonderful giveaway for you this week. Maybe you've heard of the very lovely and talented Lisa Leonard? She made her mark as a jewelry designer... ... and has since expanded into...
just around the corner…
I've still been taking things easy the past few days and it's kinda been nice to have permission to be a couch potato. I always feel like I need to be super productive all the time, so it's been a...
the story behind the picture
I shared a couple of days ago that I had the privilege of being a small part of Matthew Mead's Flea Market Finds book-a-zine. In order to do that, I had to submit a picture of myself with one of...
Flea Market Finds with Matthew Mead
I just got my e-preview of the new Matthew Mead "book-a-zine", Flea Market Finds. I can't wait to hold it in my hands and thumb through the pages. The cover stole my heart right away and when you...
normalcy in view
After a few days spent mostly in bed, I'm starting to see normalcy in view. The recovery from my surgery (gallbladder removal) has been a little slower than I expected and it looks like it will be...
ASCP Prize Package & Ticket Giveaway!
***This giveaway is now closed*** On March 31, I am finally going to get to meet Annie Sloan when she teaches a workshop in Leesburg, VA while on her North American Tour. I started using her paint...
Oreck Steam-It Mop
There are many perks to being a blogger. Just one of them is getting to try products and share an opinion about them. When Oreck contacted me about becoming a sponsor, they were interested in...
not exactly what I had I planned…
This post has nothing to do with home decorating or DIY or any of the things I usually write about. It's just about me. Soooo... Yesterday I was all excited about the new projects I was going to...
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I’m Marian, aka Miss Mustard Seed, a wife, mother, paint enthusiast, lover of all things home and an entrepreneur, author, artist, designer, freelance writer & photographer. READ MORE to learn more about me, my blog and my business…
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