Layering Miss Mustard seed's milk paint The first time I saw Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint colors layered one on top of the other, I was in love. The piece that inspired me was this jelly cupboard. Source: Miss Mustard Seed Miss Mustard Seed painted it by layering Flow Blue over Artissimo with a Wax Puck resist in between. She finished it with Antiquing Wax, and thought it was such a beautiful finish! I tucked this inspiration piece away in the back of my mind until I had the perfect ... Read More about Empire Dresser in Flow Blue and Artissimo
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Tearing Down a Chippendale Settee
a new upholstery project Today in the workshop, I started work on a Chippendale settee that I bought off of Facebook Marketplace. It's been some time since I dove into the world of upholstery. I truly love this craft and I have so much appreciation for people who do it full-time. It's such a lost art! structural repairs If you look carefully in the photo above, you can see a few clamps on the back of the settee. That's where work began. There were several cracks in the back of the ... Read More about Tearing Down a Chippendale Settee
Creating a Resist with a Wax Puck
wax puck resist with miss mustard seed's milk paint Have you ever seen beautiful pieces of furniture that have two layers of paint? The one that's on top is rubbed back, revealing another color underneath. Kind of like this... Photo courtesy of Miss Mustard Seed It's a really beautiful look and is easier to create than you think! The trick is using a Wax Puck by Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint to create a "resist". A "resist" is created when you use a product (often a wax or oil) ... Read More about Creating a Resist with a Wax Puck
Scenes from my Booth at Morgantown Market
my booth at morgantown market I have two retail spaces where I sell my hand-painted furniture, home decor and milk paint lines. One is located in Morgantown, Pennsylvania at an antique co-op called Morgantown Market. This location is near and dear to my heart because it's where I first started selling retail. It's the place where I first struck out on my own and I've been very intentional about cultivating positive relationships with the owner and my fellow dealers there. This past ... Read More about Scenes from my Booth at Morgantown Market
Our New Kia Sorento aka Marshmallow 2.0
why we bought a kia sorento for our business Marc and I recently bought a Kia Sorento and I'm now using it for my primary business vehicle. Now you might be wondering why I'm using that car instead of our Nissan Frontier pickup truck (aka "The Marshmallow"). In this post, I'd like to spend some time explaining the process we went through to buy our new car, why we picked what we did and what specifications we had in mind for the new business car. Perhaps my story will help you when it ... Read More about Our New Kia Sorento aka Marshmallow 2.0