One of my favorite things about the online world is that we have the chance to meet and connect with people we would never meet otherwise. I have gotten to know people who love the things I love...
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the reader’s corner | used books
When we arrived in Raleigh last week, my mother-in-law started going over potential outings. She shared the names of a few thrift stores she thought I might want to check out and she mentioned that...
decorating books I kept with me
As I was packing away my library of decorating books, I knew I wanted to keep a few out to read, study, and look to for inspiration and ideas for our next house. In case you missed it, we sold our...
a collection of the best art books (over 300!)
If it isn't completely obvious to you already, I'll just lay it out there plainly... I'm a collector. I don't know if it's genetics or upbringing or just a personality trait, but I have that drive...
youtube & book reviews
As an entrepreneur in the ever-changing world of technology and social media platforms, I'm consistently assessing and reassessing what I do, where I share, how I share, what I spend my time on,...
December Books of the Week
Well, it's our last book of the week post for 2020 and I have decided to not continue with sharing a book for each week into 2021. Instead, we'll mix it up a little bit and I'll just share some...
November 2020 Books of the Week
I hope you had a wonderful weekend! Ours was full and busy with church stuff - I played and sang in the band this week and worked on the painted murals (I shared about the Storybook Christmas on IG...
October Books of the Week
I can't believe we're almost to the end of the year and I will have shared 52 books of the week! I'm going to think about keeping this feature or just switching back to sharing favorites - music,...
September’s Books of the Week
Can you believe we're already well into October? This year seems so long yet so short. I must say that I have really enjoyed sharing the books of the week on Instagram and here on the blog. I...
August’s Books of the Week
Just so I'm not sharing my August Books of the Week in October or November, I'm getting back on schedule and sharing them in mid-September! It's just been a busy season of life and I know many of...
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I’m Marian, aka Miss Mustard Seed, a wife, mother, paint enthusiast, lover of all things home and an entrepreneur, author, artist, designer, freelance writer & photographer. READ MORE to learn more about me, my blog and my business…
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