by Marian Parsons | May 18, 2018 | buying & selling antiques, my business story, Running a Business
This weekend is the Lucketts Spring Market and it’s the first time since 2010 that I am not there. Lucketts has been such a huge part of my business since the beginning, but it’s now over 1,000 miles away. It’s hard not being there, but I’ll...
by Marian Parsons | May 11, 2018 | a slice of life, Favorite Things
We’re already 10 days into May and I realized I haven’t shared my favorites from April! Well, let’s take care of that right now. Here were some of my favorite things… AVIARY Launching Aviary was pretty exciting and definitely a...
by Marian Parsons | Apr 30, 2018 | All Things Home, Furniture Makeovers, Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint, Painting & Refinishing, Tutorials
I hope you had a wonderful weekend! Jeff was on a backpacking trip, so I busied myself with the boys and doing some work around the house. The combination of warmer weather and creative inspiration from Junk Bonanza has me excited and motivated to cross things off...
by Marian Parsons | Apr 23, 2018 | All Things Home, Decorating, Dining Room, Living Room, My House, Room Makeovers
I knew that attending Junk Bonanza would be fun, but I didn’t realize what a creative pick-me-up it would be! (Well, after I slept for 12 hours and lounged around for half a day.) Once I was rested, that creative spark got me going. I was ready to rip up...
by Marian Parsons | Aug 27, 2012 | Miscellaneus, Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint
On April 27, 2012 (four months ago to the day), I announced that I was going to have my own line of milk paint. It was my pie-in-the-sky-dream-come-true. Four months later, I received my first shipment of milk paint. Not just any milk paint. MY milk paint. Miss...