{Giveaway is Closed}
The winners are:
#25 – Kathy
#223- Lorene Halfman
#296- Linda with Coastal Charm
Congrats, ladies! All of you have been emailed, so get back to me ASAP!
I’ve gotten to know over the last 3 years or so. You may all know her as Miss Mustard Seed, but her real name is Marian and she has written a very inspiring and beautiful book, full of her own photography, many taken in her beautiful cottage style home. It’s so exciting to see my blog friends be recognized and all of the opportunities that are coming to bloggers is just so much fun to watch.
If you haven’t been to her blog, you must take a peek. Marian is just as real and down to earth as they come and she was on our Haven team this year, teaching classes on painting furniture, which is one of her many talents. Marian started her own business, painting and selling furniture, which led to her starting a blog and well, her star has risen and she is doing so many wonderful things now. I’m so, so happy for her and it is well deserved.
Her book is just out about a month now and published by Thomas Nelson, a Christian publisher. Inspired You: Letting God Breathe New Life into Your Heart and Home is a lovely book, filled with not only beautiful photos, but Marian’s well-spoken words as well. Marian really knows how to string together sentences and draw you into her world.
Here’s a little video clip from Marian about Inspired You.
From the treasure hunt of finding run-down furniture and bringing it back to life again, to showing how to paint furniture, sew slipcovers and more, Marian inspires all women to work with what they have and decorate on a budget, using the God-given gifts that we all have received.
Taking a peek through the book, you’ll see lots of beautiful rooms in Marian’s home. She’s a wonderful decorator and knows how to put thing together and she teaches us all how to do it as well.
Another awesome opportunity that Marian has been blessed with is getting her own line of milk paint. She is one talented lady in furniture painting and I know so many have been inspired by her to go out and find old furniture to fix up and love again. Click here for the entire list of retailers who are carrying Marian’s new milk paint.
I was so excited for her and have seen her milk paint displays several times now. This was at the Bella Rustica market in TN. Everyone seems to know Miss Mustard Seed!
And today, I get the exciting pleasure of offering up for giveaway THREE of her beautiful new books, Inspired You!
- All you have to do is leave a comment telling me what you’d love to learn the most from Marian’s book.
- Leave a 2nd comment using another Social Media outlet, like Facebook or Twitter and leave a link to that also, for 2 chances to enter!
That’s it! Leave your comments and I’ll choose winners in one week!Â
You can also check out Thomas Nelson for ordering books directly online and to find a retailer near you.
Thanks so much for this giveaway. I would love to learn her painting and finishing techniques. She just does the most beautiful work!
You are both huge inpirations. I love her blog and I would love to learn some of her techniques. What a great giveway!
Cynthia
I would love to learn her painting techniques–and then put them to use on some old furniture we have sitting in our garage…
Well, I would love to win this book because I love the cottage style, love her style and would also learn more about painting furniture. And I could share it with my daughter who has her own home now ♥
What a wonderful looking book…I would love to learn more about painting old furniture. Enter me, please!
I would love to know all MMS tips and tricks to redoing furniture! I follow her…she is fabulous!
I would love to learn about her painting techniques and how she decorates her home. Thanks so much for giving us a chance to win this book. I have been following you since your B’ham days. Living in MS and having a son that lives in the B’ham area I love to follow Southern belles.
Morning Miss Glory!
I have had my eye on this book and
have begun following her daily in the
last couple of months. What a delight
it would be to include this in my
library 🙂
Hugs to you,
Patti
Marion is truley talented and I love her style. It would be great to win a copy of her book.
I like the tutorials she gives on recovering furniture, or making draperies….I’m also interested in using some of her milk paint and redoing a bookcase and a couple other pieces….I bet her book is right up my alley….Thanks for the chance to win….
I’ve heard so much about Miss Mustard Seed. I love reading books about people who follow their dream and inspire us all. Thanks, for the chance to have this book!
I would love to refinish my dining room table. I want the same color she has on hers in th epicture!
Thanks for the giveaway!
I am ready to try MMS’s milk paint. I just need a nudge-like this book would give me!
I love reading your blog as well as Miss Mustard Seed. So inspirational to redo my home. Thanks for the opportunity to win.
I like to learn more about the paint.
Thank you for hosting the giveaway!
We have lived in our home 12 yrs. this month: I love our home & the blessings that have been shared here. I would love to learn some inspired ideas from reading Marian’s book!
I have a Pottery Barn taste on a garage sale furniture budget. 😉 I would like to learn how to decorate so beautiful on the truly cheap. I want to take something others would deem ugly and make it beautiful for my home. I am especially intrigued by the milk paint. Though I can’t afford to buy hers so I want to learn how to make my own.
Love your blog!! Blessings!!
I have pondered for a long time on how I could give old furniture pieces new life and never knew how to begin and frankly, was a bit intimidated by the whole process. Miss Mustard Seed’s books just might give me the confidence I need to tackle that!
I shared a link on FB!
Fingers crossed!! 🙂
Talented women like Miss Mustard Seed, and you, of course, are what keep me excited to read blogs. The book looks amazing!