beijing | day one
Whew! Well, I’m back in the US and it’s so nice to be back with home with Jeff and the boys, to sleep in my own bed, and to eat familiar foods again. What an amazing trip, though. Truly a memorable life experience in so many ways. It was so much that I’m still processing it […]
the cottage bed craigslist score
Last fall, Marshall got a new mattress for his bed, so we had an extra twin mattress. I’ve been hanging onto it in the hopes that I could find a great twin bed frame to match, so I can set up a comfy, fluffy bed at Lucketts. I had one last year and it was […]
the business of blogging | social media
Welcome to part 5 of my series “The Business of Blogging“. In this installment, as advertised, we’re talking about social media. I started writing this post a couple of weeks ago and I realized I sounded really hostile towards social media in general, so I decided to set it aside and write about it when I […]
I’ve created a monster
My boys were really little when I started my business, both in diapers, in fact. As a stay-at-home mom and new entrepreneur, one of the things I enjoyed most was getting out of the house and going to Hobby Lobby. I would just meander, usually pushing one cart and pulling another (one kid in each […]
the French twins of Lucketts 2017
It has become a Lucketts tradition, it seems, to have a twin pair of French-style chairs at the Miss Mustard Seed booth! Well, we do not want to break that trend, now, do we? As a recap, here is the pair from 2014… …from 2015… …and from 2016… And here is the pair for 2017 […]
english advertising containers…
Sometimes the best things happen through e-mail. I have “found” some of my best sources just because someone reached out to me. I took a chance on ordering antique linens from a source in Hungary who e-mailed me and he’s been an awesome source for over four years. Some of my local pickers first sent […]
All the details for Lucketts 2017
Lucketts 2017 is just around the corner!! I know May doesn’t seem that close, but when I have to fill a 5,000 square foot pavilion, it is right around the corner. Lucketts will be entirely different this year. Well, not entirely, because it will still have awesome antique dealers, makers, food vendors, beer crafters, and […]
the antique bread case
I am often asked how I find such great pieces. Well, I find a lot of them myself, just by cruising Craigslist, going to antique stores, and hitting some other favorite shopping spots. But, I also have some great “pickers” who know me well and either sell pieces to me directly or tip me off […]