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removing carpet glue from concrete | part one
I'm sure you're excited to see that this is only part one of removing carpet glue from concrete. That means there will at least be a part two and you'll have more ugly photos and stories of slow...
Lucketts Fall Market 2024 recap
Another Lucketts Market is in the books! Attending the Lucketts markets has definitely been a perk of moving back to the mid-Atlantic region. My mom and I know the Friday of the Spring and Fall...
four things | two
Last week, I started a new weekly series - Four Things. These posts are for sharing four things - what I'm reading, watching, loving, and working on. I hope these posts will be a nice place to...
Lucketts fall market wish list 2024
Here we are at another Lucketts Market! I miss the weather (believe it or not) and friends in Minnesota, but I am so glad to be back on the East Coast again and an hour away from Lucketts. As I've...
field trip | emporium antiques in Frederick, MD
Yesterday, I drove down to Frederick to meet Jodie of The Past Restored to drop off my oil paintings for the Lucketts Fall Market with her. You can read about that spur-of-the-moment partnership...
picture frame molding | dining room makeover
I feel like I keep returning to the same decorating bag of tricks with picture frame molding, but it is such an inexpensive and easy way to add architectural detail to a space that it's hard to...
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Miss Mustard Seed’s YouTube
This channel shows a progression of my business from my early years of painting and refinishing furniture and dealing antiques to my current passions of art, painting, and design. I just love all things creative and I love encouraging and inspiring other to discover and use their creative gifts.
Free Art Classes
While most of the world was under stay-at-home orders in the Spring of 2020, I connected with my online community by offering live art classes every Friday for a few weeks. It was such a pick-me-up for me each week! I received wonderful feedback from the class participants who joined me live or have taken the classes since, so I decided to put them into an online course format and offer them for free. Sign up and learn to paint with oils in nine classes that cover everything from making a color chart to painting a grazing cow…
Recipes, projects, and decorating ideas for Fall
Celebrate the season’s arrival with our curated collection of fall decor and inspiration. Discover simple ways to infuse your home with the warmth and charm of autumn, from cozy accents to earthy color palettes. Make your space feel inviting as the season changes.
Marian’s Home Tours
Maryland Home
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Marian shares her journey of transforming her new 1970s Maryland home into a modern marvel. Discover inspiring renovations that marry vintage elegance with contemporary flair. Explore her latest blog posts, featuring DIY projects, interior design ideas, and budget-friendly tips that breathe new life into this charming abode. Delight in the art of renovation and witness the magic of infusing every corner with personality and timeless allure. Join Marian on this exciting chapter of her Maryland home transformation and uncover a treasure trove of creativity and inspiration.
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All Things Home
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removing carpet glue from concrete | part one
I'm sure you're excited to see that this is only part one of removing carpet glue from concrete. That means there will at least be a part two and you'll have more ugly photos and stories of slow and tedious DIY endeavors to delight you. As I shared in the initial...
Artistic Endeavors
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original oil paintings to sell at Lucketts
It was sort of inevitable. I move back to within an hour from Lucketts and I get sucked back in. (And I mean that in the best possible way.) If you were reading this blog before I moved to Minnesota, you'll remember the days when I was a full-time vendor at the Old...
Creative Business
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Lucketts Spring Market 2023
I feel like I'm going home in a way! The Lucketts Spring Market was a big event in my business for almost a decade and it's so fun to be back. I'm just going as a shopper on VIP day, which is a lot less work than being a vendor! In case you have never heard of...
Furniture Makeovers
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Giving an antique whirligig a makeover
A few months ago, I decided to check out an antique store I hadn't been to in a while - the Fayetteville Antique Mall in Fayetteville, PA. I used to go there regularly when we lived in PA, but I noticed more vendors were leaving over and the quality of the...
Slice of Life
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Lucketts Fall Market 2024 recap
Another Lucketts Market is in the books! Attending the Lucketts markets has definitely been a perk of moving back to the mid-Atlantic region. My mom and I know the Friday of the Spring and Fall Markets are written in ink on the calendar and we need to work...
Tutorials
I love learning and sharing what I’ve learned with others. Since 2009, I’ve been writing and filming tutorials on everything from furniture refinishing and slipcovers to woodworking and crochet. What would you like to learn to do today?
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