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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.
I’d like to read more about her faith and how it helps her find balance in her busy life. I’d also love to know the details about those pretty rooms.
Love her site, as well as yours. I’d like to learn many things from her book: slipcovers, furniture updates, paint, ideas aplenty. Thanks!
We are currently building a barn for a wedding rental venue! I am trying to totally furnish the inside with “trash to treasures” finds. I would totally love to have one of these books for more ideas in using antique furniture that has been repurposed.
I tweeted about the give away on Twitter.
Joyce H. Ackley @ flagigi
I need furniture painting inspiration!
I would love to learn to decorate with her rustic style! I love it so much but having just brought a brand new, trendy house, I need some inspiration!
I would love to learn how/where she finds the furniture treasures, also some of her painting techniques! 🙂
I’d love to learn from her about refinishing furniture with her milk paint – haven’t gotten brave enough yet to try it!
I think I would love everything about her book, but I need some serious help in the painting furniture department!
I would hope to find out her ideas and techniques for painting furniture. Would also hope to get inspiration on home decorating for various rooms in my home.
Besides having a glimpse into her home, I’d love to see how she integrates her painted pieces with natural wood.
I would like to learn how to make slipcovers. It just looks like such a daunting task! Thanks for a chance to win a copy of Marian’s book.
Beautiful book – would love to learn how to transform “cast-offs” into useable/beautiful additions in my home.
I would love to learn how to transform a dining room hutch that I bought on craigslist. Thank you.
I’d love to learn more about various paint techniques. I’ve used one of her paint techniques on an old French chair and it turned out beautifully!
I would love to learn more about how she paints furniture. I am also really interested in learning to make slipcovers.
I’d love to learn her secrets for finding the great pieces she finds to paint!
What a great giveaway! I have seen this book on Marian’s website, but have not been able to order it yet with upcoming Christmas expenses, but I sure would love it as a gift FOR ME! Just the cover is so beautiful- I can’t imagine the rest is any different! I would love to get a little more confidence to just take a chance on some of my decorating ideas- I think this book would be a great source for doing just that, and on a budget! Pick me Rhoda!
I see painting furniture in my future. I’ve got more than a few projects to do. Would love this book! I need to learn the “how-to’s” and know how…from someone that has done it well before. As always, great giveaways Rhoda! Just in time for the stocking!
My dining room is a mishmash of furniture that needs to be unified. I know paint will do the trick but I want to do it well. I’m betting Miss Mustard Seed’s book is just what I need!
Thanks for the giveaway!