Last Thursday, the weather was lovely. It was sunny, wasn't too hot, and there was a light breeze. It was the perfect day to get the patio under our deck painted. Oh, this patio was so sad and...
Last week was absolutely packed! Jeff took the week off, so I cleared my schedule as much as I could to take advantage of our time to work on projects together. We installed the picture frame...
Oh, my lovely followers... I can't tell you how much I've enjoyed reading through your comments of gratitude on Monday's giveaway post. If you just need some encouragement, go read some of them. ...
Between gardening projects and everything else I've been working on, I've also been getting some sewing projects knocked out. A couple of weekends ago, I cut out the pieces and made piping for this...
I hope you had a good three-day weekend! We ended up doing a lot of work in our yard when it wasn't raining. It was hard, muddy work, but we got so much accomplished! We dug up a bunch of plants...
Friday ended up being a crazy busy day. It was one of those days when I was just a little bit behind from the moment my feet hit the floor. I finished a business call and checked the time..."Oh my...
I know that my house usually looks clean and tidy in the pictures I share here and on social media. And, I will admit, that I am a bit of a neat freak. I generally like to clean and I love having...
If you missed part one of this slipcover tutorial, you can find it HERE. In part one, I show how to make the "body" of the slipcover. This chair slipcover tutorial works for almost any armless...
Friday, we did another live painting class! In that session, we focused on still life painting and painted a Barlett pear with some leaves. When I first started painting, I wasn't interested in...
On Friday, we had another live oil painting class on Facebook. Those have been so much fun and have given me a good excuse to make painting more of a priority. I really got out of it after my...
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…
