MMSMP Book Giveaway Collage

We’ve all had that experience of “clicking” with someone we’ve just met. It’s that feeling of realizing you have so much in common, even though you’ve just met. Or maybe it’s realizing that you’re not alone in your experiences and your hopes and dreams. It’s that eye-opening moment when you realize that someone else has [...]

Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint Colors by AttaGirlSays.com

A special little package arrived on my doorstep the other day. It was as exciting as a delivery from the stork! Our retailer’s sample kit of Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint — three samples of my friend Marian’s much-anticipated paint, plus some crackling medium, wax, bonding agent and hemp oil. Heaven in a box. Source [...]

Blooming Camellia Pillow on Yellow Stripe Background

Exciting and busy, busy times here at Atta Girl Says. First, we opened our local retail space at Golden Antiques in Summerfield, N.C., then we found out we’d be among the first retailers nationwide to carry Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint. And because we didn’t have enough on our plate, we’ve opened an etsy shop. [...]

McCoy Planter on Duck Egg Green Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Buffet

Let me take you back a year. It’s one of the hottest days of summer, but I have a “project.” I’m set up in my driveway, fair-skinned and un-sunscreened in the midday sun — with a paintbrush and a new can of Paris Gray chalk paint, ready to tackle a $5 yard sale table. We [...]

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I realize I’m desperately behind the times, but it’s been a busy week or so since I returned from the Lucketts Spring Market. My baby graduated from preschool; we changed our minds about wanting to send him to our neighborhood school, so we’ve been in a frenzy to find a different school for him next [...]

Miss Mustard Seed Marian Parsons at Lucketts

As I mentioned last week, I checked a biggie off my bucket list by visiting the Lucketts Spring Market. (I promise I will share my finds soon; I spent some time today uploading and editing photos. Sorry for the delay in posting; it’s been a busy week with school visits and preschool graduation and planning [...]