It was time to get some updated portraits for my blog and social media pages as well as some shots of me with my milk paint products for the MMSMP website and the look book we’re working on. The last time I had portraits done, I met the photographer at Lucketts. It gave us a lot of different backdrops, but I’ve always wanted to have pictures taken in my house. In my element. Jody, the amazing lady who did my last portraits, wasn’t available this time, so I worked with another photographer I met through Lucketts. Eddie of Jalapeno Photography has shopped my booth at the Lucketts Spring Antique Market for a few years, so she was the first one who came to mind to ask.
She came out a couple of weeks ago and took some pictures of me painting a piano stool…
…some of me around my house…
…some at one of the beautiful barns in Gettysburg…
…and we took some shots that were more about the colors and products in my line, but still had me modeling them. I’d rather not be the model, but I know it’s important for people to see me with my brand. Someone pointed that out to me a couple of months ago and it was sort of a “duh” moment.
Anyway, I’m really happy with how the pictures turned out and Eddie was awesome to work with.
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The photos are stunning, and you look so happy in your element 🙂
Beautiful pictures, everything about them is perfect! Love,love them!
Oh Marian, I have always thought you were so lovely but seeing you in those pictures makes me so proud for you. You look just beautiful, healthy, confident, content… You should be very proud of yourself and the pictures turned out beautifully, too.
the one with you leaning against the barn (that looks like it was painted in tricycle!) is my favorite !
I’m loving the one in the field! 🙂
You look just sooo cute in these photos, the best ever. You are also exuding confidence and good health. Good for you.
The picture of you standing by the barn is really good ! You look lovely !
Sharon
Absolutely gorgeous shots!
You look adorable and so fresh and comfortable in the shots. Great work to both!
You really look amazing. So put together and above all else sooooo happy! Makin us all envious!
all I can think of to say is “I am so proud of you and for you” “you are the bomb”!!! love,love,love!!!
Beautiful pictures Marian! You’re such an inspiration. J
Of course the pictures of you “in your element” are really beautiful but I absolutely love the ones of you outside, leaning on the barn, standing in front of the barn and out in the field! The colors are awesome and I can see why you love blue….it is your color!
Lovely!
You’re just so gosh darn cute! Who better to be pictured with your product than you?! Perfect fit, because you’re right. You look right in your element. Lovely photos!
Marian, you look sooooo cute in these photos! Wonderful shots! Congrats to you and the photographer! Awesome! 😀
You look adorable! Great photos.
Beautiful photos but the photographer had a good subject to work with. You glow and your happiness shows. I love how the scarf matches the paint. You look great!!
Beautiful! Especially love the ones of you outdoors.
Great photos; great photographer. Awesome for your line.
Great photos! I must admit that you have made me totally crazy about the color blue. It is so beautiful in your home and it photographs so well. It always looks fresh. I think you need a color in your product line called “Marion Blue”.
Blue is my favorite color. Seeing it all around your house makes me happy, happy happy and want to cover my house with blue as well.
Marian,
I agree with everyone about how stunning you are and how beautiful are the photos!
My favorite is the one where you are leaning against the barn.
On another note, can anyone tell me how to get the quilt block icons that many of you have posted by your comments? Thanks!
Becky — I think the quilt block happens automatically on Marian’s site if you don’t have your own gravatar linked somehow. You even got one — at least on MY screen!
You look great and so do the photos!
Ditto what everyone else said. Now, you have the best drop cloth I have ever seen! Is it from Decor Steals ?
+1 on the drop cloth. Love it.
Marianne,
This pictures are incredible! I have to say that your new haircut and your wardrobe makeover have been such an inspiration for me! Your were adorable before but now there is such a spark of creativity and classiness that is undeniable! You are such an inspiration!!!
Great results! You always hit the mark!
Simply beautiful!
You inspire in so many ways! You look awesome.You are creative and fearless in bussiness!
Marian, you look amazing!! I love the new look and your new profile pic. All these photo’s are fabulous! Well done you 😀
Gorgeous photos of you, Marian! I love your newer hairstyle….
Beautiful shots of you and your product! You look wonderful! Congratulations on your accomplishments!
Really cute pix!
Girrrrrrl…………………you are so cute
Your pictures are stunning and you look so happy! Congrats!
Wonderful images and definitely you belong in them! Thanks for your Blog – so useful and entertaining!
These are absolutely beautiful photos. You look so happy and healthy and beautiful. They have a lovely radiance to them!
Sue
You look terrific! Healthy, happy, content, confident
marian,
your healthy eating & exercising regiment looks great on you! Your pics are absolutely stunning!
Great photos! Your eyes really pop! Really digging the ‘do as well!
You look terrific. I know you have worked hard at your fitness and recently a stylish fashion reboot. The big take away here is the great effort you put in to it. It deserves a big congrats! Gotta say though, you’re freaking me out a little painting on your dining table wearing new duds 🙂
Your cuteness factor is way off the charts! I am always blown away that you never have paint on you!
The photographs really did turn out beautifullly and I think it’s cool to see the creator of the product with the actual product itself. For someone like me, it makes it more personable and I’m more apt to buy it, because I can see the actual face behind the product 🙂 Have a great week 🙂 Love and hugs from the ocean shores of California, Heather 🙂
Love all the pics and, of course, all of your work! But I want to know where you got those great boots!!! Seriously! Keep up the amazing work!
You are so beautiful! I love these pics.
These pictures are fantastic…you look great! I love the one in the field!
If I looked as cute as you, I would have a photographer following me everywhere! Pics are awesome!
Look out models! Here comes Miss Mustard Seed! So photographic. More pictures of you are in your near future.
Lovely!! And I LOVE that blue scarf. Where would I find one?? 🙂
That’s one of my favorites. I bought it 2-3 years ago from American Eagle, so I’m afraid it would be hard to find now.
Okay, so am I the only one who didn’t know about the MMSMP website? I’m so excited to know it’s there and can’t wait to learn from you and your team.
The photos look fantastic!
You look so pretty, Marian. These photos in these settings are a wonderful idea.
Best wishes,
Jill in Virginia
These photos are just beautiful, Marian!
You look fantastic,your hair is just darling-beautiful shots of you!!!
Beautiful, Your joy is shining through!
Hey gal you look so fantastic with your new body and hairdo, so much younger. Great photos.
sorry to hear your son was sick so you couldn’t go to Raleigh and the ladies shopping get-together. Love how your wear your scarves, love the fringe on scarf. I’m a scarf person myself so love to see how other’s wear them. Happy season
The photos are beautiful; such lovely colours. And you look lovely in them. :0)
Girl! Look at your tiny self! You are looking so great!!
On a side note, my fiance works for a custom furniture builder (they have an exclusive contract with Phoebe Howard) and we recently picked up some of your waxes for them to try. They LOVED them. They have already used them on a few pieces but they were delivered before I had a chance to get a picture but next time I will be sure to send them your way.
These are my favorite portraits of you, ever! You look fabulous, and (to me at least) they seem to capture the different facets of who you are. Way to go Marian and Eddie!
Beautiful photos..love the pics near the barn and beautiful lighting in your home…just lovely.
The new pics are adorable! I really like that they show you having FUN and enjoying what you do! I always love reading about your work and your many projects, but it’s nice to be able to associate all that busy-ness with your lovely, happy smile!
They’re SO cute ~ I love you casually leaning against the barn. If I didn’t know you, I’d definitely buy whatever you were selling! 🙂
Love the photos of you in Gettisburg!
I love the barn and field shot and blue looks so pretty on you. I am thankful for you and the beauty you have brought into my life. Di@Cottage-wishes
You look so pretty 🙂 That blue scarf is perfection, by the way!
You look so cute and happy! Thanks for sharing these pictures with your readers.
All the photos that you have posted of yourself are beautiful, but these show the results of all your hard work at getting healthy. The photos are beautiful- you are – glowing!
Absolutely gorgeous!
Love, love, love these pics! You look fabulous!
You looks fabulous! All your hard work is definitely paying off.
Marian, You look Fab, my Darling!! You have a glow about you and it shines from within. These photos show how sweet you are but you also look confidant and just happy to be where and who you are and you can’t fake that.!! Love your photos, too 🙂 Eddie captured you so well!! Have a beautiful day.
Excellent ! So very proud of you..love your product…love your look..love your blog…!Girl you are shinning !! Blessings to you and your family this Most Holy Season…
They turned out fabulous!
You look beautiful, Marian! The photos are gorgeous!
The one of you leaning up against the barn is OUTSTANDING……that should be on the cover of your next book!!!
Your photographs of you along with your products….and those in your element – PERFECTION!!! I am thrilled for you….your personality and beauty are such a compliment to your creative, business side! GORGEOUS pictures!!
You look stunning! The pictures came out just beautiful! Can’t wait to see the finished piano stool.
Great pics! Love the one of you leaning on the barn.
<3
Maggie
Pictures…great! You…..beautiful.. Site……terrific. I guess what I’m trying to say is your photographer had the best subjects!
Such beautiful photos!
Your pictures are beautiful! I love the one of you by the barn. Your hard work has paid off…you look so tiny! You are inspiring me in more ways than one. Can’t wait to see your look book!
Angie from Pensacola
You look gorgeous in these photos! There is no better model than you!
They’re ADORABLE shots. You look so pretty. I love the “real” settings, and how the colors are all coordinated. I think you might start a trend with your hairstyle too. It is tooo cute!
Cindy
Um, you look super fantastic! You go girl!
these are such lovely photographs and so nice to have you in them – so we can see who you are a little bit more – you are so pretty, it is great to put a real face behind this fabulous paint!
Trixie
Lovingly Made
x
Wow, you look great. Love the pics by the barn. You’re confidence is shining through!
Arrgh! Hate misspelled words. Your, not you’re. : )
This is your best look, hands down!! So darling!!
WOW !!! Beautiful photos. Miss Mustard Seed looks great! Very well done.
Hello! Love the colors in the photos……curious what type of boots you’re wearing?
Thanks!
Hi Marian – Love the photos. How fabulous you look. I need a makeover…badly! I saved one of your pics to show my hairdresser. I love my salon – but they never want to cut my hair short…so I have to show them your pic. My hair is finer and straighter – but I have a lot of it. Hopefully mine will look almost as good as yours.
Great pictures – if only we always looked good when we are painting!!
Linda
Love your makeover! You seem to be very comfortable with the new you and you wear it well. My hair is like your old style and I have thought about getting my hair cut shorter. You are so cute with your new style. Lovin’ the look gurl!