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 bold two-color...
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 style......jewelry......home...
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 the...
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 about setting up...
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 chic" and...
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 vacant lot, it sold to a...
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 latex on...
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 not only host the...
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 unit....
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....
The Foothills Burning
I've never written about my "old life" on my blog. After all, this has been a decorating and refinishing site. It never seemed relevant to reference my previous work experience or talk about what I used to do. But, today is just the day to share a little bit...
Luxembourg Day 9-My last day
It seems strange that I've been home from my trip to Europe for a couple of weeks and I am finally just now writing about my last day. I'm committed to writing about the entire trip, if for no other reason than to preserve my own recollection of all that I did. My...
Antique Postcards, Image Transfers and Furniture
When I went to Europe in December, I had a list of things that I wanted to find.1. European Grain LinenDidn't find any. The closest thing I brought back was antique liner fabric that had been turned into tea towels and table runners. I bought three of them to give as...
Luxembourg Day 8
After a busy weekend in Belgium, we headed around Luxembourg to do some sightseeing on the tail end of the trip. Destination: Bourscheid CastleHere's how the day went. Depart hotel at 11:30 to the train station to head to the castle.Forget to take the train map...
Pull up a Chair
Right before I left for my trip to Europe, I received an e-mail from a rep at One Kings Lane, the online furniture and home decor retailer. I was asked to write a blog post about statement chairs that I have in my house and how I use them. That was exciting, but I...
Luxembourg Day 7
After we navigated Brussels for the afternoon, Tracy, Jamie and I navigated our way up to Northern Belgium in the adorable and quaint town of Tongeren. Goedele (pronounced Hoo-de-la) from The Old Red Barn, a local retailer of Chalk Paint® and Miss Mustard Seed's Milk...
Luxembourg Day 6
With ten days of planned sightseeing around Europe, I was looking forward to nothing more than our plans for this weekend! 1. I didn't have to spend it alone. 2. It was my scheduled "picking" weekend. 3. We got to travel outside of Luxembourg for a few days. We...
Luxembourg Day 5
This was the view from my hotel room window almost every day. Fog, and lots of it. Of the ten days we experienced in Luxembourg, only three of them were sunny. Really puts a damper on the mood.Even with the fog, the view of the trees out the hotel window was...
Luxembourg Day 4
I am packing my bags and getting ready to go home tomorrow. I'm giddy about it. Twelve days away without my family is a bit much and not something I see myself doing ever again. I managed to cram in years worth of activities, driving, train rides, bus rides and...
Cold to the Bone Luxembourg Day 3
I try to get up early, no later than 7:00 am so that I can have a quick video chat with my husband before he settles down for bed. At that time, it is still dark outside. And, I'm not talking about that early morning dark where it is just creeping into daytime. Dark....
Luxembourg Day 2
Early this morning (California time) I skyped with my girls before they were off to school. I was really excited to tell them about my day and said, "while you were sleeping in bed last night, mommy visited a castle!!!It sat up on a large hill and was surrounded by...
In Luxembourg
Less than two months ago, my sister-in-law (technically, my sisters' sister-in-law) Jamie asked me if I wanted to come to Luxembourg with her while she traveled for a business trip. The kicker was, it would be about eleven days. I hemmed and hawed about it for a few...
California Cold
I have been running around this week like a chicken with its head cut off. Tomorrow, I leave for a 12-day trip to Europe. I'm leaving my family home so have spent the week coordinating kids schedules, shop schedules, making sure I have enough inventory ordered, bills...
Rustic and Vintage Christmas Decorations
I don't know about you, but having Thanksgiving fall so late in the month really threw off my Christmas decorating at home. In fact, my girls are wondering why the Elf on the Shelf hasn't been to the house yet and I've had to explain that there isn't enough Christmas...
Small Business Saturday
Here's how it works here in town... Free Gift Wrap Gifts purchased on Saturday, November 30th from Glendora small businesses will be offered complimentary gift wrap in the Village Plaza, Downtown. Gift Card Raffle One entry per $25 of receipts from participating small...
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!