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more studio closet progress
Thanks so much for all of the lovely comments on my guest room and for the overwhelming response on my milk paint birthday post! This group knows how to make a girl feel good. Thank you! I'll...
Guest Room Makeover Reveal & $500 giveaway
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Annie Selke (Pine Cone Hill & Dash & Albert). All words and opinions are honest and my own. The guest room is finally done and I am so happy with how...
Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint turns 7
On April 27, 2012, I announced to the world (well, to my blog readers), that I would be launching my very own line of milk paint. That makes this Saturday, April 27, 2019, the official 7th birthday...
designing fabric & papers for spoonflower
A few weeks ago, I shared that my second quilting fabric collection with FreeSpirit Fabrics wasn't going to be produced. (You can find that post HERE.) Thanks for all of your encouragement on...
straightening the studio closet doors
As I shared a couple of weeks ago, we got the first set of doors for the studio closet built and installed, but unfortunately, they were a little warped! Ah! We were trying to make this a simple,...
fixing the bottom of an upholstered chair
This chair has had issues for a while, but I've been ignoring them. It's typically been in out-of-the-way places, so it wasn't something I had to look at or be bothered by regularly. Well, since I...
the toledo drafting stool & equipto cart
There are two things that have been on my shopping list for a while - an antique adjustable drafting stool and a rolling cart, both for my studio. I've been trolling craigslist and looking at local...
Timeless Home Office Makeover
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Birch Lane. I was provided with furnishings for this room makeover in exchange for advertising. As always, all words and opinions shared are honest and my...
farmhouse white dresser makeover
While at Junk Bonanza, we decided it would be fun to shop for a piece, paint and finish it in Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint products, and then offer it up as a giveaway. We did it last year and it...
monogrammed smock
A little over two years ago, I borrowed a smock while teaching a workshop at Me & Mrs. Jones in Memphis, TN. The smock was heavily used and smeared with paint, but there was a crisp new linen...
junk bonanza 2019 | part 2
Saturday evening, we packed up our remaining merchandise and headed home after a long three days at Junk Bonanza. We were pretty much cleared out by the end of the event, which is always a...
junk bonanza 2019
I meant to write a post last night, but I just couldn't. It was taking forever to upload my pictures and I was tired and I knew I had three long days in front of me. I just needed to get to sleep,...
March Favorites
Wow! I wasn't expecting such a response to selling the postal sorter. I can assure you, though, that I've bought and sold a lot of beautiful things over the years...things that were rare, unusual,...
stuff I’m selling at Junk Bonanza
I sold a lot of pieces before we moved halfway across the country from PA to MN. I knew that some of them just weren't going to work in what would most likely be our new house. And I don't regret...
milk-painted washstands reveal
I told you I was going to reveal these on Thursday, but I ended up reminiscing about my 41 years on this earth! I loved reading your comments on that post and you brought back some memories of...
how the world has changed
Today, I turned 41 and I found myself thinking about how the world has changed since I came into it in 1978... I saw my first VCR at the age of four. I watched Dumbo and thought it was the most...
mixing a custom color & fixing too much chipping
The first thing I have to say about painting these two antique washstands is that I didn't follow my own advice. But, before we get into that, let me show you how the pieces looked before... I...
dwelling book & a giveaway
When I was organizing my decorating book collection on the new bookshelf in my office, something struck me. Most of the books were written by people who I now consider friends and professional...
studio guest chair & art sale
Thanks so much for all of the love on the guest room bed! You collectively surprised me. While I was working on some organizing this week, I decided to try scooting around some more furniture. ...
reupholstering the guest bed
The boys and I had a good time over spring break, but not having my usual work hours was a bit of a struggle for me. I'm behind on pretty much everything...e-mail, errands, projects. And I really...
Goodies for Junk Bonanza
Getting ready to sell out of a 10 x 12 indoor booth in a space predominately occupied by another vendor is a far cry from filling the entire Show Barn at the Lucketts Spring Market, but I am excited...
annoying projects
While the boys are home and dedicated, quiet creative work time is limited (or non-existent), I am trying to knock out some projects that are quick and mindless and have been hanging around undone...
studio closet progress
Remember the closet we were building in the studio? (You can read about it HERE if you missed it.) Well, we finally had some time to do a bit more work on it. This is how it looked when you last...
picture frame molding in the 1/2 bath
While my mom was here and the mitre saw was out, we decided to install the chair rail and picture frame molding in the half bathroom. This is a small room with 9' ceilings and I thought this trim...
how to frame a baby dress
I'm still chipping away at the finishing details in the guest room. One of the details that had me a little stuck was what to hang to balance out the mirror hung by the left side of the bed, but I...
index card art project update
Through the month of March, I've been working on the #indexcardartproject with two of my Instagram friends - @mishwooderson and @openfieldmercantile . It's been such a great exercise for me in a...
picture frame molding tutorial
While my mom was here, the biggest job on our project to-do list was wallpapering the guest room. I was planning on installing the chair rail as a part of that, but I was going to stop there and...
“week” wall clock
When I was out shopping last week, I was poking through one of the antique mall booths and spotted a pretty clock on the wall. I'm not so much into clocks, but I think I'm attracted to them as...
antique store finds & Junk Bonanza 2019
In addition to the dresser and mirror my mom and I found for the guest room, I found a few other fun finds on our two shopping trips to local antique stores. I still need to do a lot more exploring...
wallpaper paste comparison
I know you're just dying to know which type of wallpaper paste won out in my head-to-head challenge. Was it Roman 880? Was it Dynamite 780? Oh, the suspense. Oh, the drama. This is the post...
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