Come on…what else could I name the yellow in my milk paint line?  Yep.  It’s “Mustard Seed” yellow. It’s sort of a warm honey, muted mustard color.  I started out with a stronger yellow, but it looked more like school bus than mustard seed, so I had to go back to the drawing (mixing) board and I’m happy with where I landed.  I think it’s a perfect yellow for a piece of furniture.  Strong, but not too in-your-face-hello-yellow.   Since yellow can be in-your-face, I chose to break it up with some decorative painting and a refinished dark wood top.     Oh my…the legs on this piece.  Wowee.  Can I get an amen?       Once Lucketts is over, I’m going to write a long post explaining a bit more about my milk paint line and where you’ll be able to buy it and when and all of

Well, I am totally whipped.  I have actually resorted to giving myself pep talks over the last couple of days.  “Ok, Marian.  Just paint this dresser.  That’s all you need to do right now, then you can focus on the next thing.”  I have made everyone promise to force me to get in bed early tonight.  The truck is loaded (I can’t believe I filled a 17′ truck!), I’m finished with all of my “workshop” projects and my dad is grilling some hamburgers, so I didn’t have to worry about making dinner.  Tomorrow we will drop everything off at Lucketts and I’ll refill my space inside.  I have a few more projects left to work on Thursday and Friday…sewing pillows, making some decorations for my booth, last minute shopping, getting change, making sure my bag is packed…stuff like that.  I’m hoping also to rest and watch a movie somewhere in

Here’s the next color in my line of Milk Paint!   I’d like to introduce you to “French Enamel.”   Here’s the dresser before… (You can take a moment to revive the wood lover next to you who just passed out at the sight of this beautiful wood being painted.)  I know it was beautiful, but it wasn’t in great condition and needed to be fully refinished or painted.  So, I painted.  I do love and appreciate beautiful wood, so I did refinish the top.   I stripped it and wiped it down with two coats of Hemp Oil (an all natural product that will be carried in my line.)   The colors in my line are going to be named after things I love (like Shutter Gray) and this color is named after the French enamel pitchers that have always caught my eye.  I own one, but was only able to afford it because

I’m so excited to introduce the first color in Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint line…”Shutter Gray.”   So, maybe you’re wondering why I’m calling it Shutter Gray.  I’ve decided to name the colors in my line after things I love and decorate with.  I have a few awesome chippy gray shutters, so when I thought of a name for gray, shutters immediately came to mind.       My gray has a bit more blue in it, but that’s the way I like my grays!     The piece I tested it on is a gorgeous French chest-on-chest I picked up last week.         …and the milk paint did the awesome thing it does…     The piece wasn’t bad to begin with at all.  It was just a little….orange.   I love how this dresser (and the color) turned out.  I’ll be bringing it with me to sell at the