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the cottage bed craigslist score

Last fall, Marshall got a new mattress for his bed, so we had an extra twin mattress.  I’ve been hanging onto it in the hopes that I could find a great twin bed frame to match, so I can set up a comfy, fluffy bed at Lucketts.  I had one last year and it was such a nice touch of softness in the booth and a great place to display linens and pillows.  (And it was a pretty nice place to crash at the end of the first day!) I’ve been looking for a few months and I finally hit the craigslist jackpot with this beautiful, antique cottage-style bed… I mean, it’s pretty great, right?! Of course, I’m going to paint it a different color.  This one isn’t terrible in the pictures, but it looks a little “fleshy” in person. When I saw the listing, it only mentioned the headboard and

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the French twins of Lucketts 2017

It has become a Lucketts tradition, it seems, to have a twin pair of French-style chairs at the Miss Mustard Seed booth!  Well, we do not want to break that trend, now, do we? As a recap, here is the pair from 2014… …from 2015… …and from 2016… And here is the pair for 2017 (before their makeover, of course)… They are a new-ish pair, so they are in good, sturdy condition, and they sit a little higher, making them ideal for pulling them up to a table.  The frames are nice as they are, but they look a little too “factory finished”, so I will most likely paint them.  I’m going to wait to decide until they are stripped and I “try on” some fabric to see what I want to do.  I always base the wood/paint and color decisions on the fabric I’m going to use. Now, I almost didn’t

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english advertising containers…

Sometimes the best things happen through e-mail.  I have “found” some of my best sources just because someone reached out to me.  I took a chance on ordering antique linens from a source in Hungary who e-mailed me and he’s been an awesome source for over four years.  Some of my local pickers first sent me an e-mail, sharing pictures of their regular finds, asking if I could like to buy from them. Well, most recently, I received an e-mail from a reader who specializes in antique English advertising containers and jars. Um.  Yes, please.  I had actually splurged on an anchovy container when I was at the Fancy Little Flea in Memphis and I immediately started searching for more, but they were too costly to buy and resell. Her prices were great, so I placed an order and they just arrived a few days ago. Oh my goodness…  It

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All the details for Lucketts 2017

Lucketts 2017 is just around the corner!!  I know May doesn’t seem that close, but when I have to fill a 5,000 square foot pavilion, it is right around the corner. Lucketts will be entirely different this year.  Well, not entirely, because it will still have awesome antique dealers, makers, food vendors, beer crafters, and music.  It’s different because it’s moving to a new location. If you’ve read my blog for a while, you know weather is always a factor at the Lucketts Spring Market, since it’s an outdoor event, and our parade was definitely rained on last year.   So much so, that the event had to be closed on Sunday due to ground saturation.  Cars were stuck, booths were literally sitting in inches of water, the mud…oh, the mud was terrible.  And, even if you’re amazing at putting on an event, as the Lucketts crew is, there is only

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the antique bread case

I am often asked how I find such great pieces.  Well, I find a lot of them myself, just by cruising Craigslist, going to antique stores, and hitting some other favorite shopping spots.  But, I also have some great “pickers” who know me well and either sell pieces to me directly or tip me off to finds they think would interest me. One of my pickers, Traer, found this amazing, antique display piece for me last week… I had a similar one at Lucketts last year and it was one of my favorite pieces. At first, I assumed it was a cheese case, but I found lettering on the inside of the bottom and it is, indeed, a bread case… This is the back of it, but I sort of love the little door and latch. It’s in pretty amazing condition with all of the glass intact and a sturdy

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spring cleaning

It’s that time of year!  Well…almost.  Our February has been so warm and mild that it has felt like spring.  We’ve even thrown the windows wide open a few days and I’ve gotten the itch to start some cleaning, home maintenance, and organization…all of which, I suppose, can be classified as spring cleaning. I have started on a few things, like cleaning out the hanging space in my closet, washing all of the quilts in the house, and reworking the open shelves in the bathroom… But cleaning and organizing can be like dominos and I’m realizing that some nooks and crannies need a good scrubbing. It was about this time that I received an e-mail, asking if I would be interested in partnering with eBay on spring cleaning.  My first thought was, perfect timing!  Then I realized that I had never thought of checking out eBay for tools and supplies for spring cleaning

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Peony & Lilac | Free Mrs. Meyers Products

I learned a few years ago that I love the smell of lavender.  I don’t ever get tired of it and anytime lavender is a scent option in a product, that’s the one I’m going to pick. That is what first enticed me to purchase a bottle of Mrs. Meyers cleaning products.  Well, after over two years of using the multi-surface lavender cleaner, I’m sold.  And that led me to other lavender-scented Mrs. Meyer products, like the laundry soap, fabric softener, surface scrub and glass cleaner.  My love of lavender also led me to start using Jāsön lavender body wash and liquid hand soap. The issue for me with buying some of these products is that I live in a small town and the full range of Mrs. Meyers products isn’t always available and I have to drive about 30 minutes to get it.  Now, I get them sent to my

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leather boots & linen aprons

If you’re observant, you may notice I have a favorite pair of boots.  They are my go-to for events, photo-shoots, videos, church, tooling around, etc.  Basically any time I need to wear “real clothes”. They are the Deerfield boots from LL Bean and Jeff bought them for me for Christmas a few years ago.  They don’t carry the exact style any longer, but they offer a few that are similar.  Anyway, they are comfy and they just get better with age. I honestly don’t mind that they are scuffed and wrinkled, but I figured they could use a little TLC. Kriste wrote a post for the MMSMP blog about hydrating and polishing her leather booths with our Hemp Oil and 100% Beeswax Finish.  Her boots looked amazing and I happened to have both products on hand (duh), so I tried it on my favorite boots. Believe it or not, I

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I’m Marian, a painter, writer, and lover of all things creative. From art and antiques to home projects and everyday life, I share my journey in hopes of inspiring you to embrace your own creativity and make beauty in the spaces you live.

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