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great finds, the one thing I won’t paint and a giveaway

I set out Sunday afternoon to hit an antique mall I hadn’t been to in a while.  I really need to start building up a stash for the Lucketts Antique Market in May.  Well, the antique mall I wanted to mill around in was closed.  Like, forever.  So, hmmm…I have a couple hours to myself.  Where can I go?  I pulled out my handy iPhone and looked up some antique stores in the area.  The first one I went to was a bust.  Mostly.  I did find this awesome camera…

It was super cheap, but it was about the only thing in the place that was.  So, I headed to the next place on my phone.  It didn’t look promising.  It’s a tiny, little…almost a shed.  At first glance, I thought it was going to be stuff with reproduction primitives, based on the name and the outside.  I started walking around and this caught my eye…

I know it will sound crazy, but I’ve been looking for a wire dish rack for about ten years.  I always look at them, but they are almost always priced around $40, which is just too high in my opinion.  This one was a good deal, so I snapped it up and kept meandering around.  This shop was awesome.   The proprietress has a wonderful eye and fair pricing.  Then, I spotted these…

This shop had a lot of great ironstone at good prices.  Score!

And it got even better.  I found some apothecary bottles…

…a landscape black & white group portrait, a farm table and this beautiful bird’s eye maple dresser. 

Lest you think I paint everything, one thing I won’t paint is gorgeous bird’s eye maple.  Isn’t this piece gorgeous?  I wish I could justify keeping it.  (Someone mentioned really wanting this in an anonymous comment and it will be for sale at Lucketts.)

I’m keeping this place a secret for now, so the locals don’t raid it.  Can you blame me? 
Now for the giveaway!  I bought one of these a few weeks ago from Christine at Wild Rose.  I loved it so much I went to the source and bought a few more for some girls on the blog who wanted them and a couple for my space at Lucketts.  I also bought one to giveaway!

If you would like to win an antique metal caddy (I think it’s English) with clay pots, just leave a comment. 

The giveaway closes Friday, April 15 at midnight EST. 
By the way, I haven’t forgotten about all of your waxing questions.  I have been up to my eyeballs in summer HGTV tutorials and I need to get those finished before I can sit down and write a lengthy technical post.  Want a preview of one of my projects?

Marian Parsons 

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  5. Don't you just love those hidden gems! There is a thrift store in Wisconsin, under a gas station, run by a church and I ALWAYS find the best stuff there!!!

  13. My husband is always in horror over me painting furniture as he thinks it ruins it….but what does he know ;). Thanks for the chance to win….good luck everyone!

  18. I never win these kinda things but I would LOVE to win this lil jem. It would be perfect for my art brushes, pencil, markers … heck I could use it for SO many things. So I have my fingers (and toes) crossed that my number will get picked : )

  19. Hi Beautiful lady, You are so gifted. What an awesome giveaway. Fingers and toes are crossed.
    Linda from Ont. would like to know how to soften drop cloths just purchased. I have washed and put them in the dryer. Still very stiff. Thanking you in advance…

  20. Great "finds"–love the Ironstone. The metal caddy is just darling–add my name to the drawing please…

  27. Mark me down for lovin' it! I found a dresser exactly like the one above.. at the curb! Can you believe it? It needs some TLC but.. I needed a project so I think we're a match made for each other!

  28. Oh, Oh, Oh, pick me please!! I love checking your blog to see what you have been up to. Thanks so much for all of your inspiration!!

  32. What lovely finds! I can't blame you for keeping that place a secret…I would too!!
    Please sign me up for your giveaway and join me for mine!
    Blessings, Doni

  34. So glad your day out was not a total bust. Looks like you found some great treasures!

    I'd love to win the sweet caddy with the lovely clay pots!!!! Crossing my fingers….

  36. wow. you totally scored!
    i don't blame you one bit for keeping the name of your new place under wraps! i would too! 🙂

  39. I wanna win! I love the ironstone and the jars. I found some old medicine jars here in my town that came from pennsylvania. One had sticky yucky white stuff stuck to the sides. ewwww! lol That dresser is beautiful! Great finds hun!

  40. The dresser is stunning–I would want to keep that if I found it!

    The caddy would be a great win; thanks for even thinking of us.

  41. Ok, Marian…you can tell me the name of the shop…no one is listening
    ;->

    Just got my chalk paint today!

    Janet xox

  51. Love the dresser!!! Since I can't have that, I would be thrilled to win the metal caddy. I never seem to come across neat items like that in my searches. By the way, I found you through Funky Junk Interiors…you two have the best blogs!

  59. I had a camera like that and a dresser like that but sadly they perished in the house fire that my mother had a couple years ago. I've been searching for a camera like that for a while now, good find.

    We were military and just prior to my husband retiring to where I could go back and retrieve my "personal belongings" they all went up in flames, not one of them survived.

    I was blessed by my husbands grandmother before she passed at almost 102 to be given the ironstone soup tureen. I love it, bonus was that it came with a ladle.

    Super great finds.

  61. Love ironstone (I find a piece now and then, and my collection is coming along nicely)….I would really like to win the metal caddy- soo cute…By the way the dresser is very lovely…..

  64. I always keep my secrets safe. I love the little caddy and have a collection of old clay pots that would love to reside in it! Cant wait to see your HGTV stuff.

    MJ
    Lucky 7 Design

  72. I love the birds eye maple chest and the ironstone!! Beautiful pieces. I also would love to be entered in your giveaway.
    Thanks!
    Sherry

  78. Sometimes the smallest, most unlikely places have the greatest treasures! Can't wait to see your Summer projects. Happy Wednesday to you =)

  79. I count myself lucky that I am able to find some good deals in this little town of ours, but can I say that I am jealous of all your great finds!!! Thanks for the giveaway!!

  81. Love popping in here, and thanks for all the tutorials, and ideas, and knowledge..Count me in for the sweet pot carrier! Thank you for the generosity! 🙂

  84. My herbs would be so happy in the little wire caddy with the clay pots. I can just see them now. Basil, Thyme, Lavendar, Cilantro…you get the idea! Oh, and I do love your blog and have you featured on my sidebar!

  94. I love, love, love (did I mention LOVE) your blog. I've learned so much from you and can't thank you enough. My hubby may complain (haha) about all of my projects I keep bringing home for us but he's just as happy as I am w/how everything turns out. The funny thing is they all don't turn out that great but we have a blast w/our projects regardless, I just know one day we'll be "old" pros (hehe.) Thank you for helping turn our house into a home and showing me how to "find my inner home character." Your the best!

  98. SCORE! I hope you don't paint any of your awesome finds. I think I would keep the location to myself for a while also :o) I would love to win the English potting cups with wire holder. Thanks for sharing the love :0)

  100. Am sitting here drooling over that ironstone as well as that amazing dresser you scored! I also love the caddy….maybe I'll win this time! 🙂

    Kfowler

  101. All of your new finds are amazing. I love each thing that you showed. Why no picture of the farm table? I'd love to see that also!

    I love love love love the caddy. I'm keeping my fingers crossed and my hopes high that maybe-just maybe I will win. =)

  102. Love your blog. It really inspires me to get with it and try things that I wouldn't otherwise.

  108. i love that caddy! i was eyeing one at the country living fair..unfortunately EVERYTHING there was sky high and way out of our budget–so excited for a chance to win!

  110. Beautiful blog & awesome giveaway! Now I am going to try to talk my husband into a day out so that I can raid some local places too!

  112. Wow! You did find some treasures! I LOVE that wire caddy too! I remember your post about it awhile ago. Thanks for the awesome opportunity to score one!
    Jessica

  113. Put my name in the hat–I would love to win that gorgeous wire pot holder! Also love your wire dish strainer. Sounds like a very serendipitous shopping stop!

  114. Pick me, pick me!! Im a Pennsylvania girl transplanted down down south, we PA girls have to stick together :0) Have loved finding your blog!!

  116. The 15th you say is when the give away ends? Thats my birthday! I would love to plant some herbs in those tiny clay pots – it would be so much fun!

  119. its so fun to find so many things we love whist snooping in shops! and i love the birdseye maple, beautiful.
    thanks for sharing your finds.

    god bless you

  120. I love the caddy. As a matter of fact, I love all your stuff. We live in Montana now, but lived in upstate NY for many years. Visiting PA was once of my favorite things…

  124. I'm a new follower and simply love all your stuff! Today is my birthday, so YES I'd love to win this!!! Yes, Yes, Yes.

    Thanks for all you do.

    Diane

  125. I am a new reader to your blog and I love it! My guilty pleasure this week has been staying up late reading through your archives after my hubby and my little guy are asleep… I adore the caddy and would love a chance to win!

    Thanks!

  128. Marian,

    Great finds on your latest treasure hunt! Ironstone, apothecary bottles and vintage camera – oh my! Thanks for considering me in your generous giveaway. Been admiring that caddy since you first posted about getting one.

    Your Friend,
    Deborah

  132. Can I just say, I am new as blogger but I have been reading your blog for a year and have referred many others to it. I have had a booth in a small shop in a small town in NC for about a year. I do believe I was led to your blog because your passion, creativity, and energy radiates encouragement…it has helped me be more willing to take a risk at things. Thanks! and by the way, I would love to win the caddy.

  136. Yes, count me in for the giveaway! Love that caddy with those little pots, they would be ideal for sprouting kitchen herbs!

    You scored big at that antique shop, and I don't blame you one bit for keeping it a secret! Sometimes ya just gotta! I have a wire dish rack just like yours, I use it to display some of my old shabby chic plates that I have collected over the years. I too had to look and look for some time to find one t a resonable price.

    A friend of mine wants me to paint some of her furniture for her (shabby chic style) and I told her already "If it's good wood, a nice piece in good condition, or heirloom quality, I will not take a paint brush to it! Otherwise, we are good to go!" so I understand exactly why you would not touch the perfect birdseye maple piece. It is gorgeous!

    Best,

    Kimberly

  137. Pick me, pick me, pick me!!! I would love to win that sweet lil adorable caddy! Love checking out your blog and I think I'm gonna have to bite the bullet and order me some chalk paint. Keep the good stuff coming!

  144. OMG love the maple dresser so much! If you dont keep it I want it really bad. You have such great taste. Cant wait to visit you at Lucketts. Oh yea I would love the caddy too.

  147. You found some great pieces! You sure have a lot going on – I don't know how you do it all. Hoping to win the wire basket – it's wonderful!

  149. THRIFT STORE SCORES! Love 'em!
    Please enter me in the wire carrier giveaway, I would LOVE it for organizing my seeds, labels, etc. – Thank you!

  151. Ooh! Would love to win that charming little caddy! Looks like you found some fabulous treasures on your little road trip! Love that antique camera!! 🙂

  157. Love that dresser! It is beautiful. I have to say…good for you for keeping your place a secret. I would do the same.

    Now…I want to know how you find things at the Goodwill so CHEAP! I saw your post on a antique dresser you picked up for $15.00??? I saw one this week and it was $129.00. Far cry from $15.00 Do you think they might negotiate? I know…wishful thinking.

  158. I have the perfect place for that! I have a room my family calls The bread and breakfast room and my grandchildren call it my garden room. It's actually an enclosed back patio! But it's my favorite room!

  165. With all these comments, SOMEONE is gonna have to get REALLY LUCKY to come away the winner of this great little giveaway…..and I sure HOPE it is ME!!!

  169. I just came across your blog today and I am hooked! Thank you for all of the great information – it is inspiring. I think the caddy would be perfect for herbs in the kitchen or art supplies in the studio. God bless!

  174. Oh yes, I would love to win this!! Wonderful!!!
    Please put my name in the hat. I can see herbs planted in a sunny kitchen window.
    Thanks for offering this!
    hugs, Sue K

  175. I don't tell anyone my secret stores where I find all the good stuff…Thanks for the giveaway, what great finds. BTW I found my first piece of ironstone, a pitcher for $6.00!

  176. Only the second time I've left a comment for a giveaway (First one was this afternoon!!!) I'm feeling lucky, would love to win the caddy. Just want you to know, I love your blog. You are an inspiration to us all!!!

  178. Lovely finds! That dresser is gorgeous! And one of those wire caddies would most def find a forever home with me! Would look perfect on our back patio filled with flowers. 🙂

  187. Ooooh, great eye candy. Ironstone is so simple and lovely. Caddy is a fun find. I have a spot all picked out for the one I would like to win. A girl can dream!

  188. I am soo glad to have found your lovely, informative and inspiring blog. I only wish I lived close enough to visit your space at Luckett's. Thank you for the opportunity to win this treasure 🙂

  189. I am so jealous of all you awesome finds, especially the camera! I would love to win the little pot holder. It is awesome

  193. Wow, I have a set of bird's eye maple that belonged to my 92-year old grandmother: a chest and a dresser, both have mirrors. They are almost antiques…a few more years. Your's looks like it is in excellent shape. Love.

    Heather
    notyouraverageheather.com

  195. I just found your blog from "Bless our Nest" What a GREAT giveaway. LOVE. Thank you. I am looking forward to exploring your site.

  198. WOW! Pick me! Pick me! Thanks for a chance to win … ever since you showed us the one you found originally I have been searching for one…no luck. BUT, if I can win one from Miss Mustard seed herself, that would be so much the sweeter – thanks Marian!

  201. Don't you just love those serendipitous finds? I would love to be the recipient of one of yours! Thanks for the chance!!

  202. Can I hire you as a personal shopper?!?!?! lol…you always find the most fab treasures!
    🙂

  203. Oh i love your little finds. It is such a great feeling to find a bargain and things you've been looking for ages! These little clay pots are just adorable in there wire tray! Would be a great addition to any rustic home…. maybe mine! 🙂

  204. Thanks for giving us the opportunity to win one of your caddy's. When you posted pic's of it the other day I was instantly taken with it's charm. 😉 Thank you too for all the pic's and tutorials you post. I've learned a ton from them and it's inspired my creative side once again.

    Laura
    theleoness@yahoo.com

  210. I have a wire dish drainer, a friend brought it over one day and said it fit my house, and boy does it! I had no idea they were in such demand but I love mine! That ironstone is gorgeous!

  211. LOVE those ironstone pieces. And would love to win the giveaway, of course. That caddy would look great on our back porch.

    That preview shot is beautiful and looks so fresh and summery!

  214. I love painted furniture and have no qualms about painting over wood…but I have two dressers that are birdseye maple and I'll never paint them. I was even saying the other day that I wished I had painted furniture in my bedroom….but I will NEVER paint the birdseye!

  218. I just discovered your blog and love everything! You are so talented. I'm really feeling inspired.

  219. Mmmm… I want to eat those strawberries! Sounds so good right now. 🙂 You found some great finds at that little antique store, the dresser is beautiful and I wouldn't paint it either. Love the wire dish rack!

  222. Pick me, please…..I not only want this piece….I need it for my coffee table! LOL
    Love the dresser! I "saw" one on CL the other day for 60 bucks and should have snagged it. I don't think it was as nice as yours but it had potential….LOL….my husband has grown to hate that word! (((hugs)))

  223. Cool finds. I wish we had a flea market or antiques place around here but I live in a small town. I think that caddy would be a great house warming gift for me! I hope I win.

  227. I love the give away, but what I really am interested in is that little square lidded piece of ironstone! Since I can't get to your "magical place" you call Luckett's, would you consider a mail order? It's just such a cute piece!

  228. Oh. My. Buhgeebers! I freaked out when I saw that you found the first one and was instantly super jealous 😉 I would LOVE one of my own XOXO~Alisa

  230. Um, yes. I'd like to win that! I'd actually LOVE to win that! 😉
    Don't keep the shop a secret too long for the owner's sake. As a small, out of the way shop owner, I have mixed emotions when someone tells me they want to keep me their secret. I love that they like the shop, but really need more business.

  232. I love your blog and look forward to each each and every day. Thanks so much for sharing it with us.. And the chance to win… Pam

  233. I have almost the same exact bird's eye maple dresser. Mine has a tilt mirror. I'd love to win your give-away! Thanks!

  235. i am a new(er) follower, i absolutely love, love, love your blog and everything you do! you are super inspiring and i thank you for that!! i have already told my husband we need to plan a vacation down your way…and of course that would include a glorious trip to your beautiful space at lucketts- so i can drool over everything in person!!!!!!
    loved your recent finds- especially the dish rack!

  240. Caddy & pots? Yes, please! And I completely agree about the birds eye maple. I adore painted pieces, but painting that would just be wrong!!!

  244. That would look great filled with herbs!

    I can't wait to give your new paints a try – everything you do is fabulous!

    Donna

  245. I would love to win! I stumbled across your blog a couple of weeks ago and have been addicted to your tutorials and projects. I repainted my dining room hutch and chairs a couple of years ago and used wax to finish them. There is nothing better than a good coating of paste wax!!

    Thank you for sharing all your fabulous ideas!

    Sara

  247. Thank you for the give away! Such an awsome piece. I would love to win! I love to garden…this would be a good tool to organize my seeds maybe? Start seedlings? Or maybe organize my kids crayon collection? Oh, caddy with the cute clay pots, how doth I love thee? Let me count the ways!

  248. Love the metal caddy and that dresser is almost the spitting image of one I just purchased…I have to paint out the top tho as someone left the imprint of an iron on the top as well as several large gouges…but I am loving the way it is turning out…

  249. Love the wire caddy… Would look great in my back yard for summer.
    By the way, anxiously waiting for my chalk paint. I was so inspired by your designs, I'm re-doing my sons entire room {did I mention I've got three kids and one on the way, in 3 weeks?!?!}.
    Thank you for the inspirations!!!

  254. Oh that's such a lovely wire crate.. I've been wanting & looking for one for quite a while. Thanks for the chance and as always the inspiration

  255. I would love to win this sweet little caddy and collection of terra cotta pots. I can see it holding different seasonal doo dads in my house!

  256. Oh my! What great finds, so different but all wonderful. The ironstone alone does it for me. I don't blame you one bit, I'd keep the name of the store a secret for as long as I could. But if I lived near you, I'd be scouring the area looking for it!

    Would love to win the giveaway. The rusted wire is beautiful – and I'd love it to death!

    Thanks for the opportunity!
    Paula @ Lulu's

  258. Hello: You must be a busy lady! I wish I could paint like you do and enjoy the process as much as you seem to. Thanks for sharing your talent and time with us.
    Lisa

  262. Hey there, Marian!
    Just wanted to thank you so much for your creative blog and what it has done to revive my passion for decorating and my LOVE of antiques. I have always been a collector, but homeschooling 4 kiddos and life had kind of put those things on the back burner. I am inspired by your frugal approach to AMAZING interior design and it has reignited a spark in me. I LOVE the fact that things don't have to be expensive to be absolutely gorgeous. I am so blessed to have found your blog.
    Mary

  264. I want one! Wow! Thanks MMS!
    Also, how much would one be if I wanted to purchase one from you?
    Thanks!
    sierra(dot)keaster(at)gmail(dot)com

  268. Oh I am in love with that gorgeous dresser!
    When I saw the giveaway,I immediately thought it would be so perfect for a little herb garden! Crossing my fingers for this one…….

  271. I would love a metal caddy, and with clay pots! A bonus. I love all of your recent finds. P.S. I am so excited, I just finished my first slip-covered chair! It turned out really sweet. Thanks so much for the tutorials. Slip-covering has always seemed like such a mountain for me, but with the videos, I realized that for one, they don't have to be perfect, and two, they are really not that hard. Terry

  273. Marian hi, I love that you post almost every single day. It makes my morning to log on and see what you wrote. I feel like I'm getting a personal message from you. Coveting the caddy,
    sara jane
    shirschhorn@hotmail.com

  288. I would love to be entered in your giveaway for the antique caddy! I loved that the first time you showed it. 🙂 You have great antique stores near you – and probably a better eye than I do. I'm still learning to go slow and see things that don't show up on first glance. 🙂

  290. I've been "stalking" your blog for quite a while, but have not left you a post. The giveaway is motivation enough!! Your creativity is inspiring, and I love how you repurpose the treasures you find!
    Greetings from a fan in Tennessee!
    Sandra

  291. What a great shopping trip you had! LOVE the ironstone…I have a soapdish that belonged to my hub's grandad that matches the piece in the back on the right. That dresser is beautiful, too!

  292. what an inspiration you are! i've been on the hunt for dressers that i can paint, and this would look fabulous on top. thanks for all you do!

  297. win something that you picked out? ummm, yes, please. you wouldn't even have had to show what it looked like – if you picked it, i'm sure i'd love it!! 🙂

  299. Having my garden club visit my garden when the roses are in bloom..This delightful clay pot caddy would be admired by all..

  304. When I saw the light glowing from the ironstone, I knew it was antiquing Nirvana. I don't blame you for keeping the store a secret, Marian. And, my mind must be on other things this a.m., 'cause when I read you were going to answer 'waxing questions', I had visions of bikinis and unwanted hair!

  306. I love the caddy! This makes me want to go treasure hunting, now to find some time!

  309. Well, of course I would love to win one of these baskets! If Hubby had not been with me at Lucketts I would have bought the one in your booth, but I couldn't convince him it was something I needed. Ah well, maybe I'll win…
    So glad you are not painting that birds eye maple dresser, some woods are just too pretty to paint!

  314. Hi Marian,
    I have been thinking about this caddy since you posted about yours.I love the rustic and natural feel of this piece. I have been looking for one with no luck. I would be honored to win the caddy and make it part of my home. Thanks for this opportunity… christinehumble@rocketmail.com

  315. I am in love… I LOVE these and hope I win. Thanks for the fabulous chance at this giveaway.

    Toni
    A Bowl Full of Lemons

  318. I really like the bird's eye dresser and I have a thing about dresser, got too many of them in my home. Your give away is fabulous and would make a very cute herb garden or even just filled with small flowers this summer.

  320. Oh how lovely is all of this! I love the ironstone! The caddy is so cute. I would love it for my potter's bench that I am currently planning out. First foray into actual building! Woohoo!!

  322. I would love to win that gorgeous caddy! even more, i think you should do a giveaway for the apothecary bottles!!! =)Haha

  323. That ironstone!!! I would be in heaven if I found those beautiful pieces! And that dresser….just gorgeous. You found a gem of a place! I'd love to be entered in your giveaway. Thanks!

    Manuela

  326. I would love, love, love to win that! I've been re-doing almost every room in my house thanks to your inspiration and SPRING!!! Going from dark antiques and orientals to dry brushed chalk paint and jute and anything light and springy! And I have to brag on myself, just finished my guest room ceiling in the treatment you have on your guest room walls…. yea, no more popcorn! See, you're inspiring… thank you so much for that!

  329. The first time I saw this I thought "This is perfect for our kitchen table"! It is made out of wide plank floor boards from my favorite store where we were stationed last, Oklahoma. Thank you for all the of the time you invest into doing this blog and blessing the rest of us.

  337. I don't know how I found your blog, but I am so glad I did!! I am a crafter by heart, mostly papercrafts, but everyday you entice me to try something new. I love your "vision" to see something beautiful in something old and dilapidated. Thank you for the inspiration and chance to own these little cuties :0)

  340. LOVE,LOVE,LOVE the birdseye maple dresser. LOVING that vintage camera and would love to win the caddy. Gorgeous!

  351. All great finds…
    I love the old dish drainer… will you be keeping it for yourself? or putting it in the shop. I'm thinking a 10 year seek and find; you'll be keeping it a while.
    That dresser is beautiful. I was wondering if there was ever something you WOULDN'T PAINT.

    pAT

  353. I found your blog after discovering your fantastic section of heaven at Lucketts. I ended up spending HOURS on here last night! I love love love what you do! I think you found yourself a new steady customer!

    I would love to win the giveaway!

    ~ Melissa

  355. Such a sweet giveaway! It's so cute on it's own but I think I could also find 100 uses for it too. The birds eye maple amazing! If I lived anywhere close to you I'd have to find those bottles, beautiful.

  359. I thought the caddy was lovely when you first posted about it. I do lots of gardening, and I would LOVE to win this! I can see it full of lavender and herb starts…. *sigh* 🙂

    Anna

  360. I collect vintage cameras, i truly love your find!

    I just started my little herb garden yesterday, and would LOVE the little clay pot and carrier to put herb in my screened patio. It would look fantastic!

  362. Love, Love, Love ur blog…I love how u share your talent, knowledge, life. So many women just don't get it we r meant to b a blessing to each other not HOARDERS of all the goodies!! U inspire me each time I read ur blog, maybe I'll put my big girl pants on and start one myself so I can bless someone as you do daily…keep up the Lords work. U rock Jackie

  371. I fervently hope my name is chosen. I promise to treasure it, treat it kindly, display it proudly and tell everyone who compliments it that I got it from the one and only Miss Mustard Seed!

  373. I have thought these were delightful and appealing every time you have shown a picture of them. They would be made to feel right at home at my house if the opportunity were to present itself.

  378. I love this pot caddy! I can think of a million uses for it!

    Also, I would like to start a collection of Ironstone but am having trouble finding any in my area (S. Idaho) except a random (pricey piece) here and there. Do you have any recommendations for online resources? I love your blog, I read it every day.

    Chelsea rustysparrow@gmail.com

    Thank!

  380. Love how cute this is. I would love to add it to my decor. Absolutely LOVE your blog. It is the first one I read now. You have given my courage and knowledge to tackle some projects. Thanks so much!

  383. Love your finds! That dresser is beautiful! I love the clay pot carrier too! You are a real inspiration to me, I do not know how you get done all that you do but know that you do beautiful work and that I pray for you and your family. Keep up the good work!

  385. Oh, I'm sure you've got a million comments already like this, but I just have the absolute perfect spot for the clay pot caddy! I'm so jealous that you found them… and I think if I don't win I may just have to convince my family to drive from Roanoke up to Luckettes to pick one up for me! 🙂

  386. I really love that caddy! Herbs come to mind immediately – but lots of other things too. Hope I win!!!
    bethg7g at gmail dot com

  393. That caddy is too adorable for me not to try to win it! Leigh (spencer-5 @ embarqmail. com)

  394. Wow! I am, like, almost the 400th person to post a comment!! People must really love that clay pot holder!! Well, I do too! So I am leaving a comment. Hope I win it…. It merges my love of rustic/primitive stuff with my gardening love. Fingers crossed!

    Thanks Marion!

  396. Ahhhh what could look more wonderful in my east facing breakfast room window!! I just KNOW it is calling my name :^)
    Thank you for a chance to enter to win!

    jbmusikatyahoodotcom

  400. Oh, Sweet Mustard! Your blog is a daily treat! And someday I will make a slipcover…and meanwhile – well, my heart sings at the metal caddy with those charming clay pots. Sings. Thanks so much for the chance… 🙂

  401. My bedroom set is birds eye maple. Full size four poster bed, large dresser with large beveled oval mirror, and a fantastic armoire. It was my parents. They got it at an estate sale and were bidding against each other and didn't know it…..and they won. 🙂 Love all that you share with us. Thanks!!

  407. Oh my goodness – what great finds!

    Please count me in for the giveaway of the metal basket and clay pots…. LURVE them!

    Smiles,
    Jennifer

  408. Love your blog and your tutorials are fabulous…gearing up to do me some slipcovers! I would love to win the antique caddy! It would be so cute with flowers or herbs planted in it!
    Thanks!

  409. I am so jealous of the wealth of antique malls there are in the States. Here in Montreal there are mostly crazy expensive european antiques and a few junk stores that are pretty hit and miss.
    I can see that caddy on my balcony with herbs growing in each little clay pot. It would be lovely.

  412. OOOOOHHHHH, totally jealous of your camera find. I love to collect antique cameras too but only have a few. Love the give away. Enter me into the contest. I'll have to go check out your shop and see what other cool finds you have!

  414. There's always so many who want the same thing…wouldn't it be wonderful to have enough for all??! I would LOVE the cute basket and flower pots…

  417. I'd love to win one!! O the uses…let me count the ways…..

    Love following you…so many great things & ideas!!

    Take care….until later….V
    Vicki @ My Favorite Things

  419. You seem to have such luck finding good stuff. We need to tag along with you when you go shopping! Enjoy your day! (And if you want to give me that caddy as birthday gift, I'm all for it!)

  420. These caddys are wonderful! So many uses and a lot of charm. I'd love to have one. Thanks for thinking of us readers!

  424. Your giveaways are always my favorite!
    The clay pots in the metal container would be fabulous this Spring/Summer on our deck with lovely flowers…
    Many thanks, Cindi
    jchoppes[at]hotmail[dot]com

  428. I would love to win the metal caddy! It's beautiful. I love treasure hunting at antique malls and thrift stores. It's like heaven on earth to me!

  431. These pots and holder, like so many of your finds I find myself thinking how amazing it would look somewhere in my house, thank you for the wonderful giveaway and the daily dose of inspiration!!

  432. Wow, you did score big! I went by an antique place this past Sat and good grief, things were so expensive. They used to have great prices so it was disappointing.

    Would love to be included in the giveaway. Thanks for the opportunity to win!!

    xo
    Pat

  437. Thank you so much for your wonderful blog. I read it everyday. I love your giveaway too. 🙂

    Hilah Sanders

  438. I have only been following your blog for a couple of weeks and I am completely addicted! My husband always smiles when I tell him he's "just got to see what Miss Mustard Seed has done today!" After seeing your beautiful results with chalk paint, we're going to give our kitchen cabinets a try…they are in desperate need of something and new ones are out of the question. If I don't win the drawing, is there a way for me to purchase one from you (if you have any left)? Thanks for sharing that your hubby is a youth pastor…mine is a chaplain in the Navy. Blessings!

  440. I can't wait to see all your goodies at the Lucketts Festival in May! And I will be hand delivering you some antlers 😉 Sorry I'm so slack!!

    Trinity

  443. Love, love, love all your finds!! And I agree about not painting the birds eye maple. I have an old gentleman's dresser my Mom lovingly refinshed when I was a child.
    I go to Luckett's several times a year. Hope to meet you on one of my trips!!

  444. I probably don't stand a chance….but would love to win!!! Thanks for the sweet give-a-way. I LOVE your blog…have learned so much about painting furniture here!

  452. I really enjoy your site. The tin caddy has a variety of inside and outside uses especially for spring and summer . Have a number of thoughts what I would do. I love your work with the chalk paint and waxes. I can hardly wait to give it a try.

  455. Oooohhh! Ooohhh! Pick Me! Pick Me. *Waving Arm frantically over her in Ohio!* Love the bird's eye maple. Simply beautiful.

  468. I would love to win!! It would look fab on my front porch, right next to my potting bench…
    sassykatg (at) yahoo (dot) com

  469. I would love to win that caddy! It would be perfect for my new patio which has NOTHING, nada, it's a blank canvas. Crossing my fingers!

  470. I would love to win these – I have the perfect place for them. I am a stained glass artist and this would look perfect in my studio, holding my tools, but looking stylish as well!

  473. I love this!!! When I first saw it on your blog I could just picture it in my herb garden! So cute! I'm from Western PA and my husband and son are running in the Spirit of Gettysburg 5K in June…I'll be in your neck of the woods 🙂

  475. Oh my what I wouldn't give for this caddy. I've been looking and looking at them but as our house needs so much work done to it that comes first before "decorating"

  476. What a fun day you had and you scored some great items, but I just LOVE the wire caddy with the little pots. I would love to be the lucky winner.

  478. Sounds as though your treasure hunt turned into a fruitful find of many bountiful items! The birdseye maple dresser and the ironstone pieces were just beautiful! Yes, I would certainly love to win the little pots in the antique metal carrier. My grandfather was from the Cottswolds in England and as I was a child growing up, he has several similar type items in his English garden on benches and such. I have been trying for years to replicate his garden to no avail yet he made it look so easy. Thank you for always having such wonderful items, lovey ideas, and the warmest heart for sharing. Deborah

  480. Thank you for not painting the bird's eye maple chest. That wood is just too gorgeous to cover with paint. Love that wire basket. I have been looking for one!

  484. I loved this when you first showed it! I'm new to your blog and am thoroughly enjoying it! Thanks for all the inspiration. 🙂

  486. LOVE LOVE LOVE your site, your talent and the quality of your work!! Truly an inspiration! Thank you for all you share!

  488. ee-gads! my knees are weak from the images in this dreamy post! i would love to be entered into your giveaway and i'm having one, too, so pop on over.

    xo
    elyse

  490. I know how you feel about not wanting to share your newest shopping outlet. There is a "antique" (really a junk store ) near me that is like that. The building looks horrible and it's off the side of a road, yet they do have great things and dirt cheap prices. I cringe when friends as me where I buy my old stuff.

    I'd love a chance to win your caddy too!

  494. I would love to win that charming caddy! Thank you for the way you so generously share your "trade secrets." Your blog is wonderful.

  495. I am in complete awe of your shopping mojo. I hardly ever find great things at fair prices. You have found some beautiful things!

  498. So I am excited for your give away. Thank you for the chance to win. I am about to slip cover a chair…the drop cloth is in the wash now. Thank you for your inspiration, I adore your style.

  499. HI!
    I know I'm one of tons…but I, too, would love to win your giveaway! What a great find! I've seen those before, but never with the containers that go with the caddy! I would love it!
    Thanks for the chance!!

  500. The wire rusts and the pottery fades but the word of our LORD stands forever.
    I would be thrilled to be the new owner of the caddy… thanks for your generosity!!
    Blessings!!!

  503. Oh my… I love your stuff. We just don't have the things that you score in California. 🙁 I love the little basket. I see it filled with herbs, on a little painted step stool, next to my sliding glass door.

  504. Please enter me in the contest for the wire pot holder. I love it! I have enjoyed all your posts. You are blessed with great talent.

  506. So glad you found something for you! Doesn't it just make your day when you find those little out of the way shops….keep up the great work….love your blog! Blessings, Deb

  507. Beautiful ironstone! I'm glad the whole trip wasn't a bust – – you got some goodies. 🙂

    I would love to win the caddy. Thanks for the chance!

  511. Hi Marion, I would love to win this wire carrier, I eyed one at Wild Rose too, but with all the money I spent there, couldn't justify one more thing. 🙂

    Thanks for the opportunity.

    Loving reading and watching all your videos and post here. Your one busy woman. Need to get to Luckets to check out your space. Hopefully soon.

    Hugs,
    Cindy

  512. I am fairly new to your blog, but by far, YOU ARE MY FAVORITE. I look forward to it everyday. I painted furniture and sold it for years. Your work is gorgeous. I love your ideas and tips.
    Many thanks

  513. I've been commenting on blogs for months now and haven't won a thing!…but I really, really like this wire thing. I love wire things!…and I love your blog. I'm a painter of furniture too and am learning a lot from you.

  515. I've been wondering how to get my hands on one of these since you first featured it!

  517. I would love to win this!!!! So many of my outdoor things were broken with our long harsh winter 🙁

    Melanie

    mi3ragamuffins at aol dot com

  519. oh I would love to win! I wish we had awesome antique stores where I lived! Okay, actually we do have awesome antique stores, they are just insanely high priced antique stores. :p

  520. I've been admiring those little clay pots since you first showed them! I want them! I want them! I want them! Please help me bring charm to my desert home :0)

  522. Hi
    I would love to win the caddy and pots!! I just bought my first tin of Briwax and will be trying it tonite on a stool I painted (I even sanded and primed it) – hope it turns out like I have it pictured in my head!
    jelliott60@gmail.com

  523. Pick me, pick me…

    Now, for those of us who cannot go to Lucketts because we live many many days drive away, you really are a tease! Here I sit, in Oklahoma, waiting for a spring storm, drooling over your latest booty, and I cannot even imagine how cool it would be to be able to go to Lucketts. Much less buy something from you.

    Seriously…pick me. Cause it is as close as I am gonna get to shopping at Lucketts…

    Sniffle.

  526. Oh, oh, oh, I'd love to win one of those caddys! I've been slowly trying to make my 3-year-old suburban duplex look like a 100-year-old farmhouse, with very little money. That caddy would be just perfect!

    That dresser is gorgeous. I don't blame you for not painting it!

  527. That caddy looks like the perfect thing for growing kitchen herbs! You seem to have lots of good fortune with antique shops!

  531. I'm a new comer to your blog and am really enjoying it! I discovered you through a friend's blog….jewelry box. Love the wire caddy and pots. Jennifer
    sdjg@pacbell.net

  534. Oh heck, I never win anything, but throw my name in the hat!! those are some cool finds, and I am so HAPPY that you aren't painting that gorgeous wood!!

  535. Oh, Miss Mustard Seed! Tomorrow is my birthday….and I'm so far from Luckett's I'll never get there….and I LOVE the antique metal caddy…. If I don't get it as a birthday present from you :), could you please email me with the vendor? I'm new to your blog and I LOVE YOUR WORK—AWESOME!
    barb@artforthejourney.com

  536. Wow, you really scored some fabulous treasures!!! I am dying over those ironstone tureens, ironstone is my weakness!! I would love to be entered in your giveaway, thanks for a chance.
    And I don't blame you at all for keeping the shop a secret! 🙂
    Have a lovely night.
    Sincerely,
    Melinda

  540. SO CUTE! I would love to win one of these darling caddies! I also have to send you some photos of a table I bought on Craigslist like your dining room table. As soon as it is a little warmer out, so I can work in my garage, I am going to redo it like your's! I'll post before and afters! 🙂

  542. I LOVE your new finds, especially the apothecary jars! My little girls and I would have a ball filling these small pots with garden finds. Thanks for the opportunity, would love to win ; )!

  548. I seriously need to move! You find the most amazing treasures. I would love to be entered in your drawing. =)

    Thanks for always being such a great inspiration.

    Jessica
    The Cozy Kettle
    Texas

  549. I would love to win…thank you.
    You found some real treasures and that birds eye maple piece…so beautiful.

  550. Marian,
    I love the ironstone you found.

    You truly have an eye and its so much fun to "go shopping" with you!
    Karen

  551. One of the hundreds commenting, but sooo worth it! I love your finds – funny, but I've just recently found a great collection of apothecaries & an old wire dish drainer about a month ago! Great minds…

  555. I am a new follower! Love to read your new finds, projects and great ideas every day!! Love the clay pots in the wire basket.

  556. I love your blog…I am a follower, although I do not have a blog. Love all that you do!
    I think I have that same dish drainer! Mine was like $1, so cool…can't wait to see what you do with yours…I put my thrift store plates in it!
    Would love to win your give-away!
    Thanks!

  557. I am a new follower! Love to read your ideas, projects and treasure finds every day! Keep going and please don't stop! Love the clay pots in the wire basket!

  558. Hi Marian! Sometimes those out-of-the-way little shops hold the best treasures! Yours are just wonderful! That ironstone is amazing! Thanks for offering such a sweet giveaway, too! I adore those vintage clay pots in that carrier! They would look great on my front porch next to my swing. 🙂

    xoxo laurie

  561. i love it! And I love your blog… i only found you about a month ago. Yesterday i was in the grocery store looking through the magazines… guess what i saw… your british dresser and your article! I felt like I found something in that magazine done by a friend… i was so happy!
    Kelly Starr 🙂

  564. Here's my entry for the giveaway.

    Love your blog – I've got slipcovers and painting on my to-do list. Thanks for your inspiration.

  565. Sounds like a fun afternoon! I need an afternoon to myself to peruse some antique stores. Shopping with an 18 month old is not very productive!
    Love those little clay pots!

  567. Great post, the photography is over the top. Your finds were definitely a score! You just don't find ironstone for good prices anymore…so if you do snarf it up fast!

    Thank you for offering such a wonderful giveaway – I can imagine using it for candles, blossoms, a desk caddy, herbs – well it's fun, fabulous and functional!

  568. My grandmother had one of these. She used it when she would pick blackberries or strawberries. It helped her know how many pints of berries she had as she was picking.

  569. I am so jealous of your fun shopping adventure! Would love to be the future owner of the metal caddy with pots! Thank you for your offers, and sharing your creativity. {p.s. what are you going to do with the metal drying rack?}

  570. It would be like winning the lottery! I love your blog so much. Thanks for all the great information and inspiration!

  571. I love this post, but mostly (I cannot tell a lie) I WANT THOSE SEED POTS! I've wanted them since I first saw it, and have been waiting on the edge of my seat for this blog.

    Happy Thursday, pretty girl 🙂

  572. I actually have a camera like the one at the top. My late father-in-law used it when he was in WWII. I display his camera with another one that belonged to him in the 50's and the Canon slr camera my parents gave me for high school graduation. It is a very graphic display and also has so much meaning to our family!

  574. I would love to win the wire basket and pots. I would plant herbs in them. I love your blog and wished I lived close enought to buy that birds eye dresser. I live in Georgia. (sigh) Oh well.
    Jacque Avant

  575. What a great giveaway, I have the perfect place for this pretty little find. I've wanted one for years.

    BTW This is a fabulous blog. I just began reading blogs and yours caught my eye right away. Keep up the wonderful ideas.

  576. Oh how delightful those little pots are! Count me in for the giveaway!

    Ps…so glad you aren't painting the dresser. It is truly gorgeous as is.

  577. Oh, please, oh please, oh please let me win these!!! I have loved these since I first met them and wondered how on earth I never find things like this in my travels!
    If you pick me, I promise I'll paint my MIL's antique dresser just for you and I'll even name it Marion!!!!
    Terry

  582. Wow, your lucky day girl!! That little dresser is just to die for and I'm so happy for you that you found your wire dish rack!! Now about that beautiful ironstone….are you going to sell it? I wish I could get a piece or two….but I suppose it would be too risky to ship……oh well, I will just have to keep looking. I never see any around here though, must be a northern item…..have your parents arrived yet? Be sure and let us know when you get your armoire! Is that how you spell it?? Yes, I would absolutely love to win the beautiful pot carrier. Thank you for being so generous!! Take care, VBg

  584. Gosh! My friend introduced me to your blog. I am loving it! I wish I was in the US so I could go antiqing but seeing what you find helps feed my need for now! 😀 Love how you make things "your own" 😀

  586. Love those little pots in a wire tray – love to win one. Appreciate all your tips and hints – thank you for sharing some inspiration.

  587. What Wonderful finds you got. I would love to win the Lovely pot holder. Could you Please contact me about the Bird's Eye Maple Chest? I am very Interested! Thank-You for for sharing with all of us your Heavenly site. realsungirl@hotmail.com

  588. I would love to win the giveaway its so cute,the only time I`ve seen something like this was in my Grandad`s greenhouse.
    BTW I adore that dresser is so beautiful and love the shape.

  589. Love your blog!I entered your giveaway, but was wondering if you have some of those crates with the pots in your store? I would love to purchase one, but I don't live near your store. I live in Ohio. Would you ever ship one? And if so what would be the cost? Thank you.

  591. The maple floor of my last house had a lot of birdseye maple pieces in it…gorgeous! Yeah for you for finding the wire dish rack…I had been looking for a great piece of coral. You know those big ones you see in magazines. I found some at an estate sale this weekend. Score! Love the wire caddy, too. It would look great on my screen porch. Thanks for the opportunity to win.

  593. I left a comment a couple of days ago but I do not see it, so want to try again.
    Love the caddy and your blog is wonderful!

    Dorothy

  594. Lovin' the wood on that dresser! I'm a total sucker for soup tureens…I've been drooling over that pot caddy since you first posted it! here's to hoping im the lucky winner 😉

  595. I love these pots, I would love to win them! Thanks for all the great ideas, I have been following your blog for a few months now and have been so inspired!

  596. I am so glad this is the giveaway. It caught my eye when it was first posted. Love it.

  597. I have been reading your blog for a few weeks now. I love your before-afters. You inspire me! I struggle with MS and have both bad and good days, but my creative brain is always, always moving forward. I am going to buy a can of the paint you recommend for my next, to be found, treasure. I'd love to win the caddy 🙂 May you have a blessed day!

  607. I am a collector…of…everything vintage. My sister has recently moved into a new home with little storage. She has decided she deserves one of my chest of drawers (since I have so much storage ha-ha) I hesitantly agreed BUT I told her she isn't allowed to paint the piece. It is birds eye maple too. She called me last night and said, "well you were right Miss Mustard Seed won't paint birds eye maple either." 🙂 🙂

  608. I loved that caddy when you got the first one……the pots remind me of Guy Wolf's pots from CT…….. He always has the highly visible circles showing, but these look too old to be done by him. It's fabulous, and can see it for so many uses plants this summer, (peach colored Geraniums, to be exact), and possibly some real green plants in some, and Qtips, Make up brushes, etc. in the bathroom in the winter 🙂
    Kate

  610. Tax deadline–check! Miss Mustard Seed clay pot collection giveaway deadline–check check!!! 🙂 Please count me in!! Fingers crossed!

    xo

  617. Wow, over 600 comment, my chances are slim but I still wanted to say what great finds you got! I love the camera. I always keep my eye out for them for my son who's a photographer. The ironstone is amazing and so is that dresser! Glad you are not painting it. 🙂

  621. I know envy is a sin but I am jeaaaaaalous over that camera! Excellent finds! I suddenly have the urge to go antiquing….

  622. I read your blog faithfully, but have never posted a comment until now. I just had to say how much I love the birdseye dresser. I have a dresser with mirror and a chest of drawers made of birdseye that belonged to my mother. I sold my bedroom furniture so I could have the pieces in my house after my mother died. It makes me feel closer to her.

  624. Hey Girl love your blog. You have great taste.
    Love Love Love the wire basket with the clay pots. Would look soooooooooooo good in my home.

    Thanks Lynda

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