22.5 hours to Dallas & Back
This week was supposed to be amazing! Going on my third year of selling Chalk Paint®, this was going to be my first trek to the Annie Sloan Stockist Conference in New Orleans. There she is, Annie Sloan herself and there I’m not! Michelle Black and I trekked out...
My Latest Haul
I’m on the cusp of recovering from a crazy, busy weekend. Sometimes I think I am suffocating myself with my own ambition. Coming out of planning and participating in the BAZAAR, attending (and helping to coordinate a booth) at the school Carnival, hosting a Moms...
knot too shabby BAZAAR-May 3rd
It’s here again… …with even more vendors than last month! Food! Furniture! Vintage Decor! Antique Housewares! Shabby Chic Party Supplies! Handmade and Vintage Jewelry (just in time for Mother’s Day)! Handmade Quilts! Plants! And so much...
knot too shabby BAZAAR-My Secret Chef
About a month ago, I was sitting in Allure having my hair cut and Tim walks in the door passing out weekly menus for My Secret Chef. He explained that they were running out of the Village Kitchen Shoppe and preparing a weekly menu, complete with healthy meals that...
Journey
I will never forget the feeling of my first half marathon. I remember standing at the starting line minutes before the race was about to start, almost in tears from anxiety about what was before me. This was last January. Just a month prior to the race, I had severely...
knot too shabby BAZAAR-The Dynamic Duo
If you live in Glendora, shop in Glendora or work in Glendora, it’s more than likely that you have run into Barbara and Dennis Hart. I first met the Hart’s when Dennis took one of our Chalk Paint® Workshops. I still remember the chair he painted with a...
knot too shabby BAZAAR-May Blooms
We had a near perfect day for the April BAZAAR.Beautiful, clear skies and perfect weather.Over 20 vendors and sellers participated.An array of vintage oddities……beautifully refinished furniture……done by artists with their unique...
Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint and Decorative Finishes
It was destined for the dumpster. The picture doesn’t do it justice. This was in bad shape! The top has a major crack in it. Veneer was peeling off, paint was horribly chipped and more than one of the drawers were completely broken. Dad stopped by and rebuilt...
Milk Painted Easter Eggs
Easter has always been a pretty low key holiday for our family. Good Friday and Easter Services are the focal point. The eggs, Easter Bunny and chocolates make their way into the mix but aren’t heavily emphasized. This Easter Sunday, we will be celebrating my...
knot too shabby BAZAAR Vendor Series Part 2
Our knot too shabby BAZAAR Vendor Series is all about selling in “flea market style” events, including our own BAZAAR as well as other vintage and antique shows. Part One was our Top 5 suggestions for setting up a great looking booth. Part Two is all...
knot too shabby BAZAAR and Sonnie Owens Jewelry
There is less than a week to go until our Spring BAZAAR and we are filtering through the many vendor applications. It is truly amazing how much talent and creativity is within arms reach of our own little store. Not to mention, that the notion of “shabby...
knot too shabby BAZAAR Vendor Series Part One
With less than two weeks to go, we are quickly approaching our first Bazaar this Spring! Vendors are scurrying around getting projects ready to sell. Even we are thinking about displays, sale items and paint demos for the event. With more vendors signed up for this...
Milk Paint Display
Coming up with creative ways to display product can be daunting. We seem to manage to put together nice displays with what we find here and there. Like this gigantic antique display cabinet.. Or this piano that we use as a display demonstrating the difference between...
knot too shabby Bazaar & Consignment Sale
Our first Bazaar was such a big success, we had great plans for the “Second Annual…” But, we relied on a location that ended up selling right out from under us…literally. Just days before we were ready to sign the rental agreement for the...
French Provincial Dresser and Mixing Products
There are a lot of purists out there. Those who believe in one product for all projects. That’s not me. In fact, if I were to give a speech about my painting philosophy, it would sound something like this… I believe in all paint products. I still use...
Antique Buffet and Miss Mustard Seed’s Linen and Curio
I’ve been stuck at home today taking care of my very sick child. Between the tears and cuddling, I don’t really know what to do with myself. It’s not very often that I just get to be at home. I am in the process of building a new website that will...
French Image Transfer on Desk
There is something about handwritten text that is so classic. Add a foreign language like French and it is just romantic and utterly irresistible. I searched etsy several years ago for some antique French letters and stumbled upon a few priced upwards of $20...
Disaster in Back & Milk Paint Mixology
It’s hard for me to believe that January is over, 2014 is well under way as are my business plans for this year! Time eludes me and I feel as though I will never accomplish everything on my list. 2014 is dedicated to organization! Organization in my storage...
Becoming an Entrepreneur
On Friday morning I am speaking to three different groups of Jr. High School students for their Career Day. Rather than talking about the shop, I am going to share about what it means to become an entrepreneur and how you can turn your passions into your business....
Painting Workshops
If you are hesitant to take a paintbrush to your much-loved furniture, we can help! Sign-up for one of our many in-store workshops or host one of your own!
"Open-Paint" Days
If you love to paint as much as us, then you will love our "open-paint" days!