by Marian Parsons | Nov 16, 2015 | All Things Home, Furniture Makeovers, Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint, Painting & Refinishing, Tutorials
In part one of this series, we talked about what milk paint is. Now, we’re going to get into mixing, which I think is the most intimidating part for most people. First of all, we’re not use to mixing paint, right? It usually comes in a bottle or can and...
by Marian Parsons | Nov 14, 2015 | Artistic Endeavors, Furniture Makeovers, Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint, Running a Business
It was almost two years since I had my last portraits done and, with as often as I change my hair, an update was overdue! I also needed some pictures for MMS Milk Paint’s Look Book Two, including the cover, that will be coming out in just a few weeks. I thought...
by Marian Parsons | Nov 13, 2015 | All Things Home, Decorating, My House, Secret Weapons
One of my milk paint retailers sent me an e-mail, asking for some decorating advice for her home. I gave her my opinion on it and this was her reply… “Thank you. I lived so long with wrong decorating choices that I started to get too used to the way...
by Marian Parsons | Nov 12, 2015 | All Things Home, Decorating, Dining Room, german glass glitter, Holiday, My House, Secret Weapons, Winter
This weekend, I’m presenting at the Holiday Expo at McLean Bible Church, just outside of DC. (I shared the details HERE, if you’re interested in attending.) With a sick kid, I was a little behind with getting my presentation together, but I’m going...
by Marian Parsons | Nov 11, 2015 | All Things Home, Decorating, Room Makeovers, Secret Weapons
I’ve spent most of the last few days at home with a sick boy. My youngest has strep throat, poor little guy. He’s on antibiotics now, though, and is finally on the upswing. Several days at home, away from the studio, squeezing work in where it fits,...
by Marian Parsons | Nov 10, 2015 | All Things Home, Decorating, Room Makeovers, Secret Weapons
You would think that selecting a wall color would be really simple. Right? Well, if you’ve ever strolled into a paint store and picked a color based on a little chip and spent a day painting, only to realize that the color was much brighter, darker, bluer,...
by Marian Parsons | Nov 9, 2015 | All Things Home, Furniture Makeovers, Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint, Painting & Refinishing, Tutorials
I’ve written a lot of posts about milk paint. In fact, we have an entire blog just dedicated to all things MMS Milk Paint. I could talk about it a lot more than I do, but I never want my readers to feel like this blog is a milk paint commercial. But when I...
by Marian Parsons | Nov 6, 2015 | my business story, Running a Business
I wrote a post answering a reader’s question about how I balance business and the rest of my life. The short answer is I struggle through it. Sometimes successfully and sometimes not. You can read the long answer HERE. I received an e-mail from a fellow...