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planting the front garden bed | part one
I feel like I'm way behind with gardening chores and projects, but when I looked back at last year to see when I did most of my gardening work, I'm pretty much on schedule. I might just be a week...
Original Oil Paintings Available at Lucketts
Late last summer, I received a message from some Instagram friends I met through the Lucketts Fall & Spring Markets. "Would you like to sell some of your original oil paintings in our space?" ...
four things | twenty-nine
I always forget how busy May is with Mother's Day, end-of-the-year school events and projects, a birthday in our house, and I seem to end up scheduling too many maintenance appointments during an...
refillable ballpoint & rollerball pens
I've been promising this post on Instagram for a while, and it's finally here - a round-up of beautiful, refillable, and relatively affordable ballpoint and rollerball pens. I say relatively...
what to get rid of, what to keep | organizing
As I've been sharing my organizing and purging efforts, I have been asked by several blog readers how I decide what to keep and what to get rid of. One reader expressed hesitancy to get rid of...
the mediumalized living room shelves
The living room shelves were one area that made me decide it was time to thin down my ironstone collection and other antiques from my stash. I put ironstone casseroles on the top shelf because I...
Celebrating 3 Years
Feels Like Home
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 Spring
The grass is greening up, I’m noticing the birds returning for a dip in my bird bath, and the days are lengthening. For me, Spring means spending more evenings in the garden and painting by natural light later in the day. It means the kick-off of home project season as we continue to renovate our 1970s brick rancher. The pleasant weather also means more consistent daily walks. Winter is my favorite season, but I still have a great appreciation for the season that fills the landscape with leaves and visible life.
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.
Latest Posts by Topic
All Things Home
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planting the front garden bed | part one
I feel like I'm way behind with gardening chores and projects, but when I looked back at last year to see when I did most of my gardening work, I'm pretty much on schedule. I might just be a week or two behind, but not as far behind as I feel! My two biggest garden...
Artistic Endeavors
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Original Oil Paintings Available at Lucketts
Late last summer, I received a message from some Instagram friends I met through the Lucketts Fall & Spring Markets. "Would you like to sell some of your original oil paintings in our space?" I had considered getting a booth to sell some original oil paintings...
Creative Business
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Traumwohnen & tips on being featured in a magazine
My very first magazine feature was thrilling. It was a small blurb about my blog in Flea Market Style magazine and I was over the moon. When I started my business, I was interviewed by the college student who designed my business cards, logo, and blog as a class...
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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four things | twenty-nine
I always forget how busy May is with Mother's Day, end-of-the-year school events and projects, a birthday in our house, and I seem to end up scheduling too many maintenance appointments during an already busy month. I keep reminding myself and the boys that the end...
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?
Try Something New
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