I started my Home Decor and Decorative Painting business, Mustard Seed Creations in November of 2008, so a lot of my firsts happened in 2009.  It was a year that exceeded expectations and I wanted to share some of my milestones with all of you.  This year I painted my first mural for a client - at a historic home in Gettysburg, PA.  I painted a Rufus Porter style mural using their … [Read more...]

Well, I finally have an explanation for why I've been feeling poorly for about a month. I have a sinus infection and bronchitis! So, I'm now on the antibiotics & codeine and should be feeling much better in a couple of days. I was in the spray booth today, anyway, and have a lot of fun things in the works. But first, I have been promising pictures of the Pottery Barn inspired mural that I … [Read more...]

For the back room of our shop, we decided to go with a pink and brown fanciful harlequin pattern. This is actually a simple (though tedious) wall treatment and such a fun one for a little girl's bedroom. (Hang with me on the pictures, here. They were taken in flourescent lighting, ick.) So, I'm going to share how I did this. The boring part of this project is the measuring. Who knew I would have … [Read more...]

For those of you who have grown accustomed to my classic, feminine style you'll realize right away that this is something out of my element! This weekend I completed a mural for an eight year old boy who absolutely loves Star Wars. Although, this is not what I gravitate towards, it was such a fun project and I loved hearing, "Oh cool! It's the Death Star!" and similar exclamations from my client … [Read more...]

Some of my favorite projects are the ones that I do for children. I thought I would share some of them with you! This mural was the first one I ever worked on. It was a collaboration with my dear friend and talented artist, Laura Dreyer. I was going to use a projector for the hares, but she painted them freehand! This was in my son's nursery, which is now my office.This toy chest was my … [Read more...]

~BEFORE ~I've been posting before & after pictures of furniture so far, so I wanted to change it up a bit and put some before & after pictures of a mural I rendered in a client's home. Above is the before picture. It is a very welcoming room, but they were ready for a change and they were very open. Their home is a historic home that was used as a hospital during the Civil War, so I wanted to … [Read more...]