I hope you’ll join me on my never-ending search for beautiful pieces, with history, for your home. Find my curated treasures, in Booth #154, at the Antique Trove, in Roseville, CA. ~ Barbara
We’ve enjoyed the last five or six days, traveling around the San Juan Islands, in the Pacific Northwest, with good friends. While living on the west coast for the last 45 years, I’ve always heard people talk about the natural beauty of the nearly two hundred San Juan Islands, originally inhabited by the American Indians. Our first stop was La Conner, Washington, after landing in Seattle. La Conner, is a charming small town, about 45 minutes from Anacortes, Washington, where you board the ferry, for the islands. This is where we spent our first evening, enjoying great restaurants, shopping and…
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Greetings, dear friends!, Yes, I’ve been Missing-In-Action, but never gone forever! In case you’ve had a less than wonderful experience, using Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint, I hope you’ll take a minute to read Cassi’s story! Bless her heart! Hello Barbara, I received my order super fast! Thanks. There is a local retailer in my area but she was unresponsive so from now on I will only order from you. You have won my business! Not only with the fast service, but you put a note in my box saying that you mix the paint with cold water. Game changer!…
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Greetings!, I hope you had a stellar weekend! The shop was busy this weekend as a half-dozen women turned the ordinary into their own personal creations! The next event at the shop, is our first ever Art & Wine Night, Thursday, September 26th at 6 pm! We’ll unleash our creativity, while enjoying some vino, appetizers and the kind of stimulating conversation achieved, when you get a bunch of smart, beautiful women together! We’ll be extending our “Bring a Friend” promotion through October, so this is the time to take advantage of the Sacramento area’s best value for furniture painting classes!…
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Hello Darling! I oversaw a major image consultation this afternoon. Wanda is this poor dear’s name. Found her on the side of the road, bless her heart, at a yard sale, for just $8! Not the best shot, but frankly, she was not very excited about having her picture taken. I said, lay down honey. When we get done with you, you’ll feel like a brand new woman! I did her colors and found that the plum color was all wrong for her skin tone! After my French designer met with Wanda, you can see what a difference it makes,…
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Hello there! Now that I’m back in the “thick of it” at the shop, blogging isn’t nearly as consistent as I ‘d like it to be. There are just not enough hours in a day! And the shop seems to magnify all my ADD tendencies. Talk about distractions! Well, enough about all that! Here’s the scoop! Classes: Our September 14th Chalk Style Paint Class is full. Our next chalk style class is scheduled for October 19th. now’s the time to check your calendar. We still have space available for our Milk Paint Class, on September 28th. The Art & Wine…
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Hello friends!, It’s been a week that just flew by! I’ll be working at the shop Saturday and Sunday, and Patti held down the fort today, so I could go treasure hunting! Mr. Wonderful and I had a fun date tonight. Dinner and a show! I love a good movie and this is one you should see! Great “brush up” on civil rights history. Oprah has a lead part and does an excellent job in her role. I was only 9 or 10 when “rules” were being questioned. I’m reminded that every generation has its challenges! See the movie, if…
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For my local friends, I have a fun night planned, on September 26th! That’s a Thursday night, from six until 9 PM. We will paint, eat, drink, tell stories and laugh! This is a simple, pre-sketched picture, on a canvas and all supplies are included! Make your own color variations, if you please. Don’t tell me you aren’t artistic, either! Look at what all of these novices created, under Niki’s guidance! Bring a friend and you’ll each get $20 off, our very first Art & Wine class! (Normally $65) Reservations and payment must be made in advance, so save your…
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Hello again!, It’s Friday night and before I lock the door, just a few more things to share! Mr. Wonderful hung my vintage shelf racks. Love that guy! Linstening to Linda Rondstatt on Pandora. Some things just never go out if style! I gave this girl a new lease on life, with MMS Milk Paint and her new White Wax, which I love! Every time I walk by the Votivo soy candle display, I briefly close my eyes, (until I run into something.) Love the mixture of natural scents, blended together! Never do I want the fragrance to overpower visitors!…
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I have a new friend at the shop! I call him “the laughing goat”, because he looks so happy. Today was my first full day, back at the shop. I leave, knowing that everyone’s in good hands, with Patti there! She sold a number of large pieces, while I was gone, so I did lots of re-arranging today. Along with my new Tahoe garage sale stash, a friend is downsizing, so I bought a number of treasures from him. Yesterday and today was filled with sorting and pricing. I love bringing new things into the shop! It’s sort of like…
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Calling all furniture painters! (Shouldn’t we have a secret handshake? At least we can show our battle scars. You know, paint in our cuticles, on our elbows or what used to be a favorite sweater!) It’s now easier than ever to reach a $25 order to qualify for free shipping, because I’ve added new goodies to the shop! Marian’s three new colors are finally on line and 1 ounce sample sizes are now available in all colors, for $6.00 each! These are great professional grade, synthetic, angled brush paint brushes, (2″ for $6.95 and 3″ for $8.95)! The new White…
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