Whew!  I have been in a car with two toddlers and my hubby most of the day.  We drove from Pennsylvania down to Raleigh, North Carolina to spend a week with family.  Since it’s a packed day, I am so happy to have a guest here to share a great project with you.  I “met” Kelli from Re Store Interiors a few weeks ago and I absolutely loved her blog.  She has great style, great pictures, great content…all of the components of a great blog.  She’s also a great person.  Did I say she’s great?  Yeah, she is.  So, without further delay, here’s Kelli… “Greetings to all of you fantastic Miss Mustard Seed readers! I am so honored to be guest posting today on one of the most fabulous blogs on the planet. I seriously mean that…I love Miss Mustard Seed and we have never even met face to face, but I

As I shared yesterday, we had a great time at the Swanky Junque Swap.  I received some questions about how we ran it, so I thought I would share our “rules” and an explanation of how the swap would work.  This was my first swap ever, so Karen and I just went with what sounded good and seemed to make sense.  Here’s what we came up with… Swanky Junque Swap Rules We all want to leave the swap with something really cool, right? In order for that to happen, we all have to bring something really cool, so here are the guidelines… • Bring two items with a minimum value of $20, but the sky is the limit. An “item” can be a group of smaller items to make a “lot.” Minimum value can be estimated and it’s what the market value is, not what you paid for it. • Items

It was a beautiful autumn day in the quiet town of Walkersville, MD, and in a church basement, ten women laughed, cried, ate, and traded their junk.  It was a glorious day.   The women who attended were Brittanie, Holly May, Candace, Sarah, Karen (The Graphics Fairy)… …another Karen, Holly, Stephanie (and her husband), and Jamie, who somehow managed to dodge my camera.  We had yummy boxed lunches from The Corner Bakery and even yummier cake bites from Snickety Snacks made by Brittanie.  (I ate three of these and brought four home.  Two are in my fridge, but they’re calling my name.  Brittanie assured me that these were like eating a forkful of cake, so it was okay to eat a bunch!) This was an amazing group of women.  We hugged, we burst out in laughter, and Holly was crying about ten minutes into our lunch conversation.  I told her I was going

Well, I finally got around to making a glittered letter video tutorial.  I hope this will be helpful and inspirational for you as your getting ready for the holidays.  The music used at the end of the video is “Dawn” from The Pride and Prejudice Soundtrack. Music by Dario Marianelli, performed by Jean-Yves Thibeaudet. Enjoy!

All moms (and dads) out there who love decorating their home know about “the change.”  It’s what happens to your house when you bring kids into the equation.  I’ve always been a neat freak and I was determined to stay one when I first learned I was pregnant. I was not going to have a house full of bouncy seats, jumparoos, Boppies and Bumbos. I was not going to be overrun with toddler toys. I was going to keep my tabletops beautifully decorated, my kitchen floors spotless and my carpets stain free. There was even a point when I refused to have plastic cups in my cabinet. Then, I brought a baby home from the hospital and all of that changed. I must admit that it took me a while to realize it, though. I even changed my little boy anytime he got a drip on his outfit, but I finally