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Milk Paint & Wax Giveaway from John Millen Hardware

If you’ve read my blog for at least a few months, you know how I love Milk Paint and soft furniture wax.  If you haven’t tried either of these products or you have and want more, you’ve come to the right place at the right time. 

Milk Paint is the product I use to get the super chippy look on some of my pieces.  People go nuts over these pieces. 

(Color – Slate)
It’s an interesting paint to work with and unlike any of the “usual” paints.  It comes in a brown bag in powder form.  You mix the powder with warm water to turn it into “paint.”  It’s delightfully unpredictable and has a slightly funky smell and I love the stuff. 

The finish is porous and not water-safe, so I seal the finish with Fiddes & Son’s soft furniture wax.  It gives a warm, hand-rubbed luster to the piece and protects it from water and wear.  It can easily be applied with a brush and buffed with a soft cloth when it’s dry.  Dark wax can be used as an antiquing agent as well as a finish/stain over unfinished wood.

(Color: Sea Green)

Would you like some? 

John Millen Hardware is offering up two quarts of  Old Fashioned Milk Paint and two tins of Fiddes and Sons Wax.  Awesome, right?  To enter, visit John Millen Hardware’s selection of Milk Paint colors and leave a comment here letting me know which two you want to try.  (My favorites are Snow White, Sea Green and Slate.)  Colors can also be easily mixed to make custom colors. 
John Millen Hardware is giving you an additional way to win a $100 gift credit to their shop.  Purchase something from their online store through Sunday at midnight PST and you will be entered in the drawing to win! (If you purchase Milk Paint and/or wax this weekend and win the giveaway, a refund will be given up to the value of the giveaway.) 
My giveaway will be open until Sunday, October 9, 2011, at midnight PST and a winner will be announced on Monday, October 10.  Good luck to everyone!

I have been compensated for hosting this giveaway, but I used and loved these products and bought from this online shop prior to this sponsorship relationship.  All opinions posted are my own. 

Marian Parsons 

Paint Enthusiast | Writer | Artist | Designer

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530 Responses

  1. I would probably go with the Slate – it looks so versatile. Haven't tried either the milk paint of the soft wax but i have a couple dressers out in the garage that would LOVE some of this kind of attention!

  5. Ooooohhh….I'd love to try this! I would pick Driftwood and Sea Green if I was the lucky winner!

  7. I would like to try Slate and Snow White. I just love the look that these paints provide! I'm quite new to the DIY/upcycle/redo world and your site is a huge inspiration to me!

  10. I'd love to try Buttermilk and Driftwood! That super chippy look would be amazing on my bedside tables 🙂 LOVE your blog girl!

  13. I so would love to try Pumpkin and Buttermilk- such a gorgeous color combo or maybe Bayberry Green & Light Creme !

  18. I love the Pumpkin and the Salem Red! I would probably get the Salem Red because it would match my decor a little better, but that Pumpkin is just gorgeous! I also liked the Cream color and Slate. Really nice palette.

  19. Yessss..I would love to win! My choices would be Sea Green and and Buttermilk. I would definitely choose the Light wax too (x2-I go through it fast!)

  21. I have heard about Milk Paint but have never had the opportunity to try it out yet. I have to agree that the Slate is a fave but I also am loving Soldier Blue and Barn Red. As for the Fiddes & Sons wax I LOVE it! I started using it back when I purchased my first quarts of chalk paint. I nearly fainted at the price but it is as smooth as butter and very easy to work with. Goes a very long way! Thanx for this opportunity Marian!

  43. I would love to try slate and oyster white as I am trying to create a peaceful beachy atmosphere. I love the idea of an environmentally safe product used on my "trash to treasure" furniture finds.

  45. Federal Blue and Driftwood are my present favorites…we've also used Snow White, Sea Green, and a few others…this is an awesome product that gives such an old look to pieces. I love the way it can crackle and such on it's own…have not tried the Fiddes wax, but will do so on my next Milk Paint project!

  47. I'm curious – what does it feel like to the touch? I'm a very tactile person, and recently in Round Top, Texas felt some chalk paint/wax finished furniture and didn't care for the feel. If I won some barn red, I would give it a try, however! Sally

  52. All of these milk paint colors are great, but I really love slate, barn red (always love red) and light cream. I have never used milk paint and always wanted to try it. I hope I get the chance! Thanks…

  54. If I was selected as a winner I would choose the Tavern Green and the Buttermilk. I have several shades of ASCP blue which I love love love, but I would also to try my hand at some milk paint in something different. I think these 2 colors would play well off each other and they could be mixed easily for interesting shades of green.

  57. I would love to try the slate and light cream!! Love your blog….pretty obsessed with it!! 🙂

  62. I would go with the Slate. I'm looking to repaint the base of our kitchen table. Must you sand first before applying Milk Paint??

  63. I haven't tried the chalk paints yet, but would love to. oh gosh, it's so hard to decide, but I think the light cream and slate. Thank you so much for sharing yourself and your talents. You are appreciated! Sherri in Texas. rokzees@sbcglobal.net

  66. Slate and Mustard. oh, and I would love, love, love to try my hand at the wax. I'm always hem hawing around as to how to finish off pieces.

    Thanks for the giveaway!!!! 🙂

    lyzaloo(at)yahoo(dot)com

  68. I am in the process of stripping three pieces right now. I came by for ideas as I know you love milk paint. It was a wonderful bonus to find your giveaway. Federal Blue or slate would be my choice of colors. Thanks so much for the chance, I can't wait to finish my projects, I can hope they turn out half as beautifully as yours!
    Kate

  71. Well, since I've already purchased the Slate and Soldier blue from them, then I'd like to try the Federal blue and Snow white! I have a beautiful bed frame I'd love to try it on! Jean

  72. What a fabulous giveaway! I would love to try the slate and snow white. I am so excited to try this I hope I win. 🙂

    Thank you for always having the BEST giveaways!

    Jennifer

  80. SLATE SLATE SLATE!!! Love that color…I have been looking for something similiar to paint the inside of a farmhouse closet that we are turning into a kitchen pantry.
    Would LOVE to try their products and feature it on your Furniture Friday!!

    XOX

    Thanks to both of you for the chance 🙂

  83. I would love to try Salem Red and Pumpkin. This looks like such cool stuff – and I have 3 pieces of furniture that this would be perfect for! Hope you pick me!

    jillrenee (at) charter (dot) net

  85. would love to try this stuff! seems like everyone and their brother has been talking about it lately. I think the snow white and the slate look like they'd be lovely. thanks for the giveaway!

  86. Hi Marion, what a fantastic giveaway. Well I thought I had tried it all now milk paint. I would love the opportunity to enter please. If chosen I would not only faint but after I pick myself up I would chose Snow White and Sea Green. thanks again and keep up the great work. Sandy x

  88. Marion, I don't sign up for many giveaways anymore because I feel I am so blessed with all I have already won…but you had me at milk paint. I used to see a lot of it when I was a kid in PA and no one here even knows what it is~ Sign me up-I would LOVE to win! xo Diana

  89. I love the soldier blue and snow white colors! I would use those to try out on some pieces of furniture for the family room!

  92. I have been reading your blog for months now to get inspired with my own pieces! I would love to try barn red and slate. Thank you for showing me possibilities MMS!

  94. OOOH giveaway! I adore the sea green, and I love the effect it creates on your pieces. I have been painting and distressing smaller-scale items like frames and small shelves, but would love to graduate to larger items and have been looking for other processes and products that achieve the look I'm going for, and your blog has already been so helpful in the short amount of time I have been browsing! Love your work. Thanks!

  104. Hi from Orlando!
    I absolutely adore your blog:)I would LOVE to paint some of my favorite curbside finds with milk paint. Slate and sea green would be lovely!
    By the way, thanks so much for your French Nest shopping suggestion. I'm a regular Renninger's girl, and now I can add another frenchy shop to my list of favorites. Keep up the fantastic job!

    Jenna

  108. I would have to say the Sea Green, but the Tavern Green and even the Pumpkin are fantastic too. Thank you for such an awesome giveaway!

  110. Jacobean wax and Oyster White were always my dream bedroom furniture mix. Coincidentally, we need bedroom furniture. =)

  112. I am in love with the Bayberry green and Mustard! I have a few pieces of old furniture that would love love love a new life!

  115. I would love to try seagreen and snow white! So hard to pick! Absolutely LOVE your blog, you inspire me over and over again! Just tried ASCP for the first time, and love it but not the price! Gonna try mixing my own. Been refurbishing for myself for years and just starting a new venture to sell some pieces! Thanks for all your tips and advise!!

    Pam gp_ddd@yahoo.com

  116. Your Sea Green chest is amazing, so I would love to try that color as well as the Soldier Blue. I think both of these colors would be a nice start to some of my thrift store finds….thanks! Pam

  117. Oh, I have loved the Sea Green since I saw you post that dresser the first time! The slate is beautiful too! Thanks for a great giveaway opp!

  119. Hi , I'd like to try sea green and oyster white, what a fantastic give away. Thanks for hosting. I'dbe delighted to win!
    Have a lovely weekend
    Cheers Fiona

  125. I have heard alot about milk paint but have not had the opportunity to try it. I would love to try Snow White and Sea Green.
    Thanks!
    Carol

  127. My mother just requested I find a dresser/buffet for her dining room and refinish it. I immediately thought of the dressers you did with the milk paint. I would love to redo a piece for her with either the slate or sea green. My mother actually helped me find your site this past spring and it would be a sweet "Thank You" for her helping me find you!

    I would also like to try the mustard on a piece for myself.

    You're an inspiration to many! God Bless!

  132. I'd love to try something bold like the marigold yellow or the mustard! Beautiful tones and I could just imagine one of them on a vintage piece I just picked up!

  138. I would love the pitch black and the clear wax for an upcoming project. Have you ever used the black ,and did you like the way it turned out? Thanks for the chance to win!

  139. barn red and buttermilk look incredible to bring out rich hues for contrasting pieces. looks like an awesome product! thanks for your continual inspiration Miss Mustard Seed!

  140. What a great giveaway! I got my Fiddes & Sons waxes from them a few months agon and they were delivered so quickly, great company!

    I would love to give milk paint a try and my first colors would be buttermilk and sea green.
    Thanks for the chance to win!

  143. So I went to look, and it only showed three colors? But everyone else is talking about there being more so many I didn't see right? Anyway, I'd be happy with ANY color, because I've been just dying to try it out! 🙂

  147. what a wonderful give-away! my favorites are: snowy white, light cream, slate, and sea green. I would love to be able to try some milk paint. I have heard of it for years but I have never had a chance to try it.

  148. Just what I needed – a little pick me up as I prep for a flea market. The light cream and soldier blue would be my pick, but I am super excited for the chance to try the wax! Thanks for the inspiration- give away or not, I am always spurred on after visiting your blog. -Jen livelygrace@me.com

  151. Thanks for the opportunity to win!!! Would love to try the milk paint and wax. Barn Red and Federal Blue are my picks. Haven't tried painting any furniture red yet, but I figure milk paint would be the only way to go to get that farmhouse look and feel!

  154. Hello MMS!
    Thanks for this opportunity. You can't win if you don't enter, right? I would LOVE to try milk paint – and I like a lot of the colors, but if I must choose two, I'll go with the bayberry green and the oyster white.
    Blessings,
    -Revi

  157. Ooooh thank you! This store is actually in my area so maybe I'll check them out this weekend! I would love to win snow white and sea green! I know just what I would use them on!

    Thanks,

    andrea

  164. driftwood and buttermilk..i think. one of the greens is pretty as well as red.
    it would sure be fun to try it though.

    thanks!

  165. I have the perfect project for this giveaway..Slate and oyster white are such beautiful colours..Thanks for the chance..xx

  168. I would love to try Slate and Oyster White, I just got a 1930's breakfast nook table and would love to use the slate on it. Thanks for all your wonderful give aways. Regards Susie

  169. I would love to try the Buttermilk and Sea Green colors. I've just recently started painting furniture and am anxious to try everything. Your Sea Green dresser is to die for, nice work!

  174. I would LOVE to try the Oyster White and Sea Green! And definitely would like to try the wax! Thank you for another wonderful giveaway!

  176. I'll try Sea Green and Pumpkin!. Since you are mentioned on their website, could you get them to print the colors in a larger format? I am going to order some Fiddes from them. I love that wax. I found some around the house and have used the whole can. Thanks for highlighting this website. Looks great to me. I might try the paint on a bathroom vanity. I need a change. Ann

  186. I have some of this in my shopping cart already but I will wait. I love the buttermilk and the black since those sell well in my shop. Can't wait

  188. I love Pitch Black and Slate! I would love to try this paint and wax. Thanks for the wonderful decorating ideas!

  192. I have always wanted to try milk paint…I have the perfect hoosier cabinet that would look great in Buttermilk. Sea Green would be my other choice. Thanks for sending me to John Millen Hdwe. I could go crazy in their shop.

  194. Well, this was a quick decision, Barn Red and Tavern Green….I just love those colors!! My current kitchen hutch would look fantastic painted either one of the colors!!

  196. I would like to try the buttermilk and slate. I have never used milk paint but would be fun to try. Thanks for the giveaway!!

  198. I've got a buffet I'd LUV to try this on, sea green and snow white are my favorite colors in the milk paint options. Thanks for the opportunity!

  199. Definitely want to try the milk paint and noticed he also sells a bonding agent so it can be used on other things not made from wood. I would love the Tavern Green and Slate…I have a milk can from my Grandpa's farm. I was inspired by the one under the 'fireplace' at Momma Hen's Coop, it inspired me to brighten mine up a bit!…Coreen

  202. I love slate and snow white best – i'd love to try milk paint – never used it before. Thanks for the opportunity to win some. Love your blog, energy and the motivation you give us all!

  211. Slate & Driftwood! We live near the coast of North Carolina and I am slowly trying to have our home reflect the casual coastal cottage look – and on a pastor's salary that's not easy! I think the milk paint would make my 'old & rustic furniture have that gorgeous look!

  214. It was hard to read all the names, but I really like the spa green and slate. The Light Cream was pretty and there was another green that I couldn't read that I liked. Ohhhhh, the Barn Red was gorgeous too!

  216. Count me in! I've never tried milk paint+wax but I do have some furniture coming. My favorite colors are the sea green and snow white but I know pumpkin would look great in our recent guest bedroom makeover! 🙂

    Thanks! Have a wonderful weekend!

  217. Thank you both for having another give away! VERY generous and so fun to try to win! I would love to give the slate and snow white a try!

  218. I've been obsessed with Mustard lately so that, and sea green would be my choices! I love the idea of mixing my own paint that comes in a paper bag! I think I will try it no matter what.

  220. My father-in-law is building me a entryway wooden "locker" style unit …
    with five cubbies that have doors and a shelf on the top and bottom … I am beyond excited and I decided to you milk paint, so this is perfect! I am thinking about marigold or snow white and a light wax …. thanks for the chance!!

  222. I would LOVE to try slate and light cream.I have several projects going on right now and those colors would be perfect 🙂

  223. Wow! It looks like great stuff. I have an old door just crying for a cool finish…. I'd try the sea green or the oyster white for the top coat and antique brown or jacobean for the finish.

    I love your blog, your creativity & your talent!

  224. I like the white and sea foam as well but the salmon or the mustard would be fun to try…like the mustard on my fireplace mantel…
    liZ
    (simplesimonandco)

  226. Love the giveaway- my top two favs are slate and oyster white-I've never tried milk paint but I'd love to give it a try!!

  227. I think I would want to try slate and light cream. I have never used milk paint, I never even heard of it until I started reading blogs. I would love to try it! Thanks for sharing this with us 🙂

    Rachel~

  228. I have been wanting to try milk paint for so long now! I would choose the Federal Blue milk paint and the Light Supreme Fiddles wax. Thank you!

  229. How exciting and how nice of both you and the folks at John Millen. I think that lovely dresser in my garage is waiting for some Bayberry Green and Buttermilk. BTW, I so look forward to all of your great ideas and your Furniture Friday feature.

    Elizabeth

  233. I think that salem red or soldier blue would be two of my picks.

    I have an armoire waiting for me to do something about it. I need to find a space I can use to paint it, not sure where, maybe with some free paint I will find the motivation!

  237. I love the look of the dresser! Just so happens I have three pieces of furniture needing painting. 😉 I would choose snow white.

  238. Wow…such wonderful colors..I love them all, but I think I would go with the Tavern green and the oyster white..hmmm, of course, the sea green and the slate would work for my next project too! Thanks for the giveaway and John Millen Hardware! Love it! Raylene

  240. I would love the slate and Louis blue! Pick me pick me!! Thanks for the great giveaway!

  241. Sea Green, Slate, and Soldier Blue…although on just the right thing, I bet Barn Red would be amazing!

  242. Oh, I have an antique dresser that needs some work and refinishing! I would love to try the cream color and sea green. Thanks for the chance to win!

  243. Awesome giveaway!!! I was already planning on using this milk paint on our bedroom dresser so I would pick SLATE and SNOW WHITE as my two colors!

    Thanks so much!

    Elizabeth

  249. I've been wanting to try this pant and this is the perfect incentive to try it. I'd like to try the tavern green and the buttermilk. Keeping my fingers crossed!

  252. Oh wow, what an incredible giveaway! I've never been able to try this paint…and I love the sea green and snow white. Thanks for the chance 🙂

  253. Beautiful piece!! Ms Mustard Seed has been such and inpiration to me as I am learning and practicing new paint techniques. Working hard to have some post worthy before and afters…such fun!! I would love to try the Sea Green or the Slate. Thank you for the opportunity to enter!!

  254. Hmmm…I can't decide between slate or snow white. I have two pieces that are just begging for this stuff! april_dodge(at)hotmail(dot)com

  257. Hi Marian!

    Milk paint has been on my to do list. I have an old farm table stripped and ret to go and can hardly wait to try some Bayberry Green and Barn Red.

    Thanx again for all your awesome giveaways!

  258. I have several pieces just waiting to be redone! This would get me off my butt. Driftwood & Oyster white please! Thanks for a great giveaway.

  262. Oh, the choices!! But I guess I would start with Sea Green and Buttermilk. I have always wanted to try milk paint. Thanks for your give away and thanks for the wonderful blogging you do <3

  266. oooooh! barn red, mustard yellow, and snow white are my favorites. I know that is three, but I could not pick just one.

  273. I love the pumpkin and Mustard. Also like the soldier blue and buttermilk.

    I have wanted to do my coffee and end tables and mentioned milk paint to my husband. He says he is afraid it would not hold up.

    Winning would be a great oportunity to show him it would.

    Karan

  274. I tried this paint after reading about it on your blog and fell in love with it. I just love the results that I get each time I use it. I would love to try the Pitch Black and Light Cream colors.

  276. I love the Sea Green and Snow White. I use chalk paint and I have been wanting to try milk paint for awhile. Thanks!

  278. I just bought wax from John Millen Hardware last week. Does that count for their giveaway? They have fabulous customer service! Thanks for introducing them Marian.

  279. love the light cream and slate. also like the sea green. so hard to choose
    deadamsjun at yahoo dot com

  282. What a nice giveaway! I've never used milk paint, but would love to try…slate, salem red, and buttermilk appeal to me! Thanks for the opportunity!
    Andrea on the space coast of Florida
    joeandy3354@yahoo.com

  285. I've been dying to try out this paint since the last time you blogged about it. I would love to try slate and snow white. I have the perfect project for it! 🙂

  290. It would have to be slate and buttermilk for me.I have an old victrola cabinet destined to be a bar.Slate distressed and aged with dark wax would be just the ticket!

  293. i would love to try this stuff! my two favorites are buttermilk and driftwood.

    gretchen.kingsley(at)hotmail(dot)com

  296. Hi,
    I love the French country look so my color choices would be the chocolate brown and marigold yellow. I've tried the chalk paint, acrylic paint and latex paint but never milk paint but would love to try it.

  300. Hi,

    Thinking of fall and warm welcoming colors, my two favorites (today) are buttermilk and marigold. Both would add a autumn punch of color to my kitchen chairs. Thanks for contest.

    enjoy your day,

    Christy
    christylemon@att.net

  304. The Slate color would be great – very versatile. But the Sea Green you did on the dresser in the pics is gorgeous. Good luck everyone.
    Thank you!

  305. I really like the Soldier Blue but the Salem Red is calling my name!!! I will be ordering some wax and possibily a color or two. Thanks for the post.

  306. I haven't used milk paint in 20 years. You're right – it's amazing and unique. In fact, I still have the coffee table I painted way back then and am still delighted every time I look at it. In terms of colour choice – tough call. Probably slate and white for me. As always, thanks for the opportunity to win.

  307. I would SOOOOO love to win Federal Blue and Salem Red! I've been wanting to compare Milk Paint to Chalk Paint for a while now. Come on Random Number Generator . . . . pick me, pick me! LOL…. 🙂

  308. I would love to try Sea Green and Oyster White. Such pretty colors! Thanks so much for offering the giveaway!

    tarapage22(at)gmail(dot)com

  310. My favorites…snow white, slate, and of course a blue-loving the soldier blue! Have not tried milk paint…ready too…have plenty of furniture ready for transformation.

  312. I love, love, love Milk Paint…..my favorite colors are definitely Mustard and Sea Green. I can picture my projects right this minute!!! I hope that I win!!!!!

  314. Oooohh I'd love to have some sea green. I've never painted anything Any color except For cream…this could be my chance to be bold 🙂

  318. I would like the slate and also the light cream. These look like fabulous colors and I would love to try them!

  320. I have been following this blog for a couple of months now and Miss Mustard Seed you have inspired me and given me the courage to jump into a world I never trusted myself with! My first project of sewing a slipcover for my couch and cushions is about complete… and now I'm preparing myself for the painting/refinishing one of my favorite pieces of furniture. I have known I am going to use Milk paint but haven't been able to "sit" with it long enough to jump in… I'm learning that "sitting" too long in my decisions may be undermining the new sense of self I'm searching for which requires more of my senses and "gut" and not just my head. So when my email popped up with the Milk Paint give away… I thought "Yes!!, Here's my sign"!! I love Slate and Snow White. Continue your GREATNESS because it is inspiring me everyday!!!

  321. I have been wanting to try John Millen's milk paint. Pumpkin & Salem Red would be my 1st choice. I would be purchasing light cream & soldier blue to add to my inventory. Love this giveaway. Thanks again for the opportunity & as always Good Luck to Everyone!

  322. I would love to try the Snow White and Soldier Blue colors on some vintage items I've been saving to repaint. Thank you for the chance to win!

  324. Ooooh Yippy Skippy!! I love Milk Paint!! And I love the reds and browns!! I love that smell too!! If I win I would order some colors that I've never tried before, because I love to try new things!:) Thanks for the opportunity!

    missashleigh (at) juno (dot) com

  326. soldier blue and bayberry green are so pretty! also love the oyster white. great shades. 🙂 thank you for this great giveaway. i hope you pick me! (october 9th is my birthday!)

  329. I think I would like Tavern Green and Light Cream. I want to paint our new/old dining room table, just the bottom, and the chairs. They will be mostly cream with a bit of green, to go into our dark red dining room.

    Thanks for having this wonderful give away!

  334. Hi, Marian! Hope you're having a marvelous fall weekend! The foliage is at its peak here in Iowa and simply breathtaking! I would so love to try the Federal Blue and Tavern Green milk paints and the wax. Been just itching to try one of these projects. Thanks a bunch! MaryC merrymntnmom@yahoo.com

  338. I would be so excited to win this. I have several pieces ready and waiting. I'd use the pumpkin and the snow white.

  340. I just re-did my kitchen but don't like the color i have on my island…to "perfect". I would really love to try slate and chocolate brown to match what i have already done.

  342. My choice would be Buttermilk and Barn Red! Such beautiful colors make it hard to choose just two!

  347. They are all so pretty, but I'd have to choose slate or buttermilk. I am sure I could come up with a project for all of them, though! Thanks for the opportunity!

  348. Oh! Definitely Seagreen and Buttermilk! They are beautiful colors to mix with my home's neutral palette.

  351. I have been wanting to try this paint and my faves are buttermilk and snow white. The wax too? Wow what a generous giveaway! Thanks for the opportunity!!

  357. I would love to try the slate or sea green. I have two bureaus that are in need of a pick-me up and I think this paint would be just right!

  360. Salem Red with Light Cream on top and then sanded down for that popular 'Shabby' look that I've just got hooked on – would look fabulous in my kitchen which I'm currently accenting with Red.
    Also loving that 'rugger brown' wax.

    Thank you for hosting this fabulous giveaway!

    lindaclaxson@btinternet.com

  362. I have a dresser begging me to paint it Slate and a buffet that would be just delicious in Oyster white.
    Love what you do, thanks for being so inspiring!
    Diana
    dianaboersen(at)yahoo(dot)ca

  364. I love the tavern green and slate colors. I have ordered from JMH in the paste and have been very happy with their service and products. That's for the chance. Happy weekend!

  368. I would LOVE to try Sea Green and one of the whites…I am working on a "Shabby Chic" kinda thing in my new home…..Blessings~

  370. What an awesome giveaway! I've never tried milk paint, but would love to!! I like the driftwood and slate colors.
    ReDesign-Interiors

  371. I'd love to try the sea green and the light cream. I've never tried milk paint before and would love to make a piece like one of your creations!

  373. Love the milk paint colors! Always wanted to try it. I just bought a cute little side table at salvation army $20 and would love to paint the bottom (maybe white or slate?)with it's beautiful curvy legs and stain the top. Got the inspiration from you!
    Thanks Barb Harris
    barbharris4@yahoo.com

  374. What to choose? I like mixing colors right now to come up with unique pieces. I like the tavern green, federal blue, maybe mix with the pitch black. What a great birthday surprise this would be!

  378. Slate, Sea Green, oyster White, Cream, Barn Red…..I love them all! I might even be brave enough for Pumpkin! These colors are gorgeous!

  380. This is an awesome giveaway!! I have gathered all the garage sale/thrift store furniture I need and now I am ready to paint. I am loving the colors Driftwood and Sea Green.
    jamier76@gmail.com

  381. Dear Miss Mustard Seed,
    You must know you are fulfilling a need.
    Offering your readers a chance to win,
    Milk Paint & wax, it's like we've achieved zen.
    I am so excited over Tavern Green & Salem Red,
    If I win,I promise not to let it go to my head!

    Thank you for the wonderful offers/give aways!
    Sandy

  384. I would absolutely LOVE to try milk paint. I have used Caromal Colours as well as ASCP, both wonderful to work with. I have used soft wax, also. But the Milk Paint would be a whole new adventure! I adore all the colors, but the Slate and Oyster White are the ones I would choose first!!!!!!

    jef119@hotmail.com

  385. They all look gorgeous! I would say Buttermilk and Sea Green, though I really like the look of Pumpkin as well.

  387. I have tried and LOVE slate & barn red, so I would love to try…. bayberry green & pumpkin!

  388. i bought sea green and i love it. i would love to have snow white and slate. i have a few pieces of furniture that would wear these colors well. so glad i found milk paint!
    Lindsey Wolosiewicz
    nlpwolo@yahoo.com

  393. I had a friend tell me about milk paint a while ago & I promptly forgot. Thanks Miss Mustard for the reminder. Win or not, I am buying some paint. Have 2 small tables that need some paint love, maybe sea green or tavern green or maybe one of the whites, snow white or oyster white. I feel inspired, thanks!!
    Christerriaco@yahoo.com

  394. I'd love to try this for distressing furniture with paint! Snow white sounds like a good starting point! THank you for the giveaway!

  397. Long time reader, first time writer. Have an old kitchen cabinet in my garage that is just hollering to be slathered in Old White and Slate.

    Thank you for the opportunity!

    Susan

  401. Great colors and I would choose Snow White and Pitch Black. We have pine night tables and a dresser in our bedroom that I am dying to use Milk Paint on (Snow White) and several frames, a coffee table and wall shelves that would look fabulous with Pitch Black and some distressing. Thanks for the chance.

  404. Howzabout Sea Green and Oyster White? These paints look awesome – I can't wait to try!

  405. Love the sea green and buttermilk! So enjoy your sharing of all your projects and reading your daily post! You always inspire me!
    Pamela

  407. Hello!
    I am just finding you and interestingly enough I have been searching for some kind of paint to make my furniture look old, without the latex! and
    I am so glad to see your blog and the milk paint. I am in the middle of priming a very outdated china cabinet…but cannot figure out what to paint and color to put on it after. NOW, I am most anxious to try this…and I am very sorry but I cannot get the colors to come up large enough to read but I am working with white and medium green in my kitchen…so something in that line.
    thanks for the chance!
    @aol, tibrze

  410. Oh my! What a wonderful giveaway!! I would love to try barn red and buttermilk. I already know what I would paint with them too!

  412. I've never used milk pain or the wax but have always wanted to try it. My favorite paints would be Slate and Sea Green! Thanks for the giveaway! 🙂
    heather_dice37(at)yahoo(dot)com

  413. I truly enjoy your blog and I'm so excited to read about your giveaway from John Millen Hardware ~ what a cute store! I would select the Slate & Buttermilk for the milk paint and I would love the Light Supreme in the wax. I see a refinishing project in my near future!!!!!

  420. Wow – I really like the bayberry green and the marigold yellow. Your furniture piece in slate is also very nice. What a great giveaway!

  422. I would LOVE to try Slate & Sea Green!! I heart the first dresser you showed in Slate! If I win, can I fly you or Mini MS down to come paint it for me!!?? 🙂

    Thanks for hosting!
    Elizabeth
    Huntsville, AL

  427. Pitch black and Buttermilk would be a fun place to start. I am working on a wall of furniture in my dining and would love to work with the pitch black. Blessings & thanks for the giveaway.

  430. hi! i found your blog about a month ago when i was learning about chalk paint. now i can't wait to try milk paint!. thank you for everything u teach us! driftwood and sea green will be what i try first. you are appreciated!
    tonyanicole11@me.com

  434. Hello, You are such an inspiration to me! I love the Milk Paint. All of the colors are amazing but the two I love are "Soldier Blue" and "Snow White". I have a bookcase in my son and daughters room that would look amazing in these colors. Thank you for all that you do! xoxo Jennifer

  436. Hey! Just starting out with my business and could definitely use help with supplies! I think these will definitely help create some inspiration and start the ball rolling. Yes, literally JUST starting out, haha!

    I LOVE Barn Red and Buttermilk.

    Thank you for the amazing opportunity. Your blog is my daily go-to! My inspiration "bible". My fiance used to tease me every time we drive through Lucketts 🙂 He's finally got the name down, but at first it was Miss Something or Mustard Something, haha 🙂 He stopped teasing when he saw your space inside 🙂

    Thanks again!

    kerryschauer@gmail.com

    Kindly,
    Kerry

  439. I just got the cutest little vintage desk for my son to have in his room and it needs to be re-painted. I've always wanted to try milk paint and this would be the perfect project for it. I think I would choose federal blue or soldier blue…keeping my fingers crossed!
    Michelle T.

  440. I just thrifted a piece of furniture that is crying for some milk paint! I like Slate and Lexington Green. Fun giveaway!

  442. I think I'd give pitch black and oyster a try. Maybe sounds boring but I tend to stick with my basics when trying new things. I'd love to try their waxes. I'm not crazy about the ones I have.
    Thanks for the opportunity for the cool prize.
    Blessings,
    Missy

  444. Marion,
    I have never tried either product and am just about ready to "dip my toe" in and try this out. I purhased the slate color, but would also love to try the sea green MP and one of the waxes. Just do not know where to begin. So here I am entering a contest hoping this will push me toward creating some really beautiful furniture. Thank you for your inspiration!!! Debbie

  445. dear, dear Gussie…this is too hard. I have been wanting to paint a china cabinet a red. I can't decide which one would be perfect. Barn or Salem. So I guess I would want the buttermilk and snowy white for another piece I am refinishing. I really could be ecstatic with many of the colors. Wonderful giveaway!

  446. I'm just starting my business and would love love love to try snow white and federal blue. Thank you for all of your awesome tips and advice, I'm a mms believer! Have a beautiful day.

  447. I couldn't read the paint names too well on the pain chip image but something in green & something in creamy white would be my choices. Thanks for the chance!

    kristincita1(at)comcast(dot)net

  448. Since I've just recovered my wing chairs in the charcoal version of your drapes, I would love to try the slate and oyster white. My coffee table needs a makeover!
    TK

  452. I have a dresser that is itching to be painted! Would love to try Oyster White and Sea Green. I usually go with several coats of Rustoleum, so this will be fun to try. Thanks!

  456. Wow, snow white and slate for me but it's seriously hard to narrow it down. I love EVERYTHING you do! Thanks you so much for your inspiring work. It would be dangerous for our bank account if I was anywhere neat your Lucketts store;-)

  461. hmmmmm…hard to pick but driftwood and bayberry or pumpkin would be good choices and FYI the folks at John Millen are awesome, they replaced a can of Fiddes wax after I inadvertently ordered the wrong color, no additional shipping, even though it was my error, now that's customer service!

  463. I've never tried out, or known where to buy milk paint—it seems like it would be a fun finish to use!
    I really love their Buttermilk and Slate colors!
    Catherine

  464. Would love to try this paint in either slate or pitch black. I have a piece that I would like to do in black. Thanks so much for offering the giveaway!

  466. As a painter and faux finish artist I would love to try both the slate and sea green milk paint. I even have pieces waiting in my garage and shed.

  472. It is a tie between Pumpkin and Mustard! Fall colors are my FAVORITE, year round — and these would snuggle in perfectly. SO cute!

  473. Sitting here actually contemplating how I could finagle a way to cover my roles as wife, mom, volunteer and home care PT to road trip it from Chicago out to help you paint your space. Yes, you are that loved by your groupies MMS!
    Not gonna happen though 🙁
    So, imagine my surprise and, well, DUH moment went I trucked on over to oogle the yummy milk paints and realized the famous John Millen Hardware, that I have so long read about here, is about 45 min away! Definitely doable.
    BTDUb love the sea green!
    lynnbedalov@comcast.net

  475. I would like to have the Snow White and the Salmon. I think I could do something with those colors. Thanks for another great give away!

  478. Hola, me encanta el toque que le das a los muebles antiguos. Que es la pintura de leche?
    Vivo en España y creo que aquí no la hay.
    Podrias decirme que tipo de pintura es?
    Un saludo y felicidades por tu trabajo.
    Jabontura.blogsport.com

  480. It would be so fun to try this technique on some of my vintage pieces, using the Snow White and Sea Green or maybe Slate for a soft gentle finish. Thanks for all your tips and this offer!

  481. Thanks for sharing this store with us; the prices are great! I would like Driftwood because I need more brown paint choices and Sea Green, because I am obsessed with shades of blues. Can't wait to try paint that comes in a bag!

  482. How awesome! I love milk paint! With the perfect project. A child's nightstand and bed. I love the barn red and the sea green. Thank you for the opportunity.

    Ganell@flash.net

  490. Barn Red! I was just going to research chalk paint for my kitchen island (to paint again) now that I am painting my oak kitchen cabinets white. I have lots of red in my home and think it would look fantastic on my island that has a butcher block top. And any product that you recommend, is worth a try by me! Thank you for working so hard on your blog and tutorials.

  493. Thanks so much for the opportunity to win! I have been using waxes with latex paint for years, but am DYING to try them with milk paint.
    In honor of the season, I would love the pumpkin and slate black….my wheels are already spinning as to what to use them on…

  494. I think I would choose Snow White and Seagreen as my 2 colors , tho Slate really also captures my eye and would be so useful!
    Thank you so much for this great giveaway!
    CathyB pbprojecthope at yahoo dot com

  495. What an exciting giveaway! I love a lot of the colors, but my favorites are Federal Blue and Oyster White.

    I really wish I could go to Lucketts Thursday and meet you, but I'm so excited to go Saturday for my one year anniversary. Hubby is letting me choose something as my present! Hmm…1st year is paper so maybe some sheet music decor!!

  502. Ohhhhh, how I would love to win. I would try the sea green and snow white for sure. I have always wanted to try this wax too. Have a great night and thanks for all your inspiration!
    Carolyn

  503. I'm going to refinish a corner desk that has been in my family for more than 40 years. I'd love to do the top in Pitch Black and then buff it to a nice shine. My second color choice is sea green for another project! 🙂 Love your blog; thanks for the give-away!

  506. I'm in love with Barn Red. I'm also going to go away from my normal colors give Pumpkin a try. I have a guestroom I need to decorate. I think that a distressed pumpkin bed would be a fun place to start!

  508. Enjoy your blog so much!
    I would love to try Sea Green and Snow White. Have been wanting to try milk paint, thanks for the chance. I really like the look of Rugger Brown wax. Blessings Mindy

  509. I would love to try the milk paints in sea green and light cream. I just bought a dining set and would love to reimagine it painted in those colors. thanks a bunch! Also wish I was closer – I would come help you paint your room tomorrow.

  512. Enjoy your blog so much!!
    I have been wanting to try milk paint.
    I like Sea Green and Snow White.
    Rugger Brown for the wax.
    Thanks! Mindy

  513. Oh, I'd love to try it! Maybe Sea Green and Salem Red for a start…
    thanks for the opportunity,
    jennifer

  514. Sea green and oyster white. I apologize if I have posted this 3 times. Tried to preview it, but just kept going blank. Anyway – thanks!
    cindyb
    tbarfield123 @ msn . com

  515. Sea green & slate are both to die for! I would love to try either on a piece for our den. I love the creamy look of this paint!

  518. The colors I would be excited to use most are Slate and soldier Blue. Thanks for all the help you give in your daily posts.

  520. I have been reading about milk paint forever but have been too scared to try it. I would love to experiment with the "Slate" color. If I won it would give me the perfect excuse!

  521. This is such a great giveaway!! I have a just the project in mind for the Lexington Green… a buffet table I've been wanting to "prettify." The green would be PERFECT! I would also go with Slate, because my mind is racing with all the projects I could use it on. THANK YOU for all that you do!
    ~reann
    reannmcmanus@hotmail.com

  524. I have been waiting to try these! I have been loving my new supply of ASCP. I would like to try these in your favorites Snow White and Sea Green!

  525. What a delightful giveaway! I would love to try Snow White and Slate for starters. I still have yet to try Milk Paint. My life has been crazzzy busy all through summer. I'm looking forward to bring back in Alaska and working on some pieces through the holidays. I was up in Pa earlier this summer; I'd hoped to bump into you or at least make it to Lucketts so I could actually see your work and touch it. One of these days hopefully.

    Thanks for the great giveaway. Woo-hoo!

    Blessings to you and yours
    Shanna
    http://www.revampedfrenchmaison.com

  527. I would love to try –the chippy look is just what I am looking for. How about the Lexington Green and Buttermilk. Don't how to post but will do as anonymous — KathyM

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