Notice anything different? I'm sure you do because my site got a complete overhaul! My business has changed quite a bit over the past few years and it was time for the website, blog, and online...
A Fresh Look & New Prints
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Rufus Porter Style Mural & My First Paintings
A part of organizing this month has been scanning old documents and photos (I'll share more on that in another post) and uploading old photos that were saved to a disc to an external hard drive. At...
A huge announcement about Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint
I wrote a post almost 10 years ago entitled "Everything is for sale". At that time, I was becoming known for selling pretty much anything including furniture we were actively using in our house. ...
creative retreat | feb 2020
I went on my first creative retreat almost two years ago. It wasn't a conference that was packed with classes and activities. It wasn't a family vacation where I was wrangling kids between pockets...
My Daily & Weekly Planning Sheets | Free download
Historically, planners have lured me in and then fell short. I would try to use them to get myself organized and stay on top of my schedule, but the format always felt forced. It didn't work the...
Mentoring for the Creative Entrepreneur
Back in June, I launched Mustard Seed Mentoring, a mentoring group for creative entrepreneurs. I must admit, I was a ball of nerves when I first launched it. Would anyone even be interested? I...
Miss Mustard Seed is 10 years old!
A little over 10 years ago, I did a google search for "home decor blog" and discovered a whole new world. Well, new to me. I found "my people"...housewives, moms, and decor enthusiasts sharing...
The Creative Exponent
I met Shaunna about 9 years ago at the Blissdom blog conference and we hit it off almost immediately. As fellow "furniture girls", we knew of each other, but we hadn't connected until that event. ...
How I Journal
I've mentioned journaling a few times on Instagram and here on the blog and have received some questions about how I journal. I know there are a lot of "journaling methods" out there and I wouldn't...
number one
On my @marianparsonsart Instagram, I shared my very first oil painting along with this caption... Number one. This was my first attempt at oil painting just over two years ago. You can see my...
Hello!
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…
