The Bird's Bible

For all of you flea market fashionista's out there if you do not have this book you NEED TO GET IT! I mean just look at the cover . . . and there are way more divine finds inside!

It's a Girl!

I designed these onsie's for a friend that had a baby girl! My mom constructed them for me and helped in the design process. Here I cut flowers out of felt and did a decorative stitch along the edges to add more detail. There is another flower on the back placed by the bottom for an all around cute spring look!

A silk ruffle and a silk rosette . . . need I say more? Absolutley perfect for the little one!
Have a little dancer in the family or about to have one? We can make any of these for you! Let us know what size, color and style and we will let you know the price! themustardbird@gmail.com
Orders will take only 2 weeks.

Jen's Birthday MUSTARD FRAME!

Here is the picture that was originally in the frame. We thought it was gorgeous and kept it for the perfect spot later. Until then we had some fun with the Mustard frame!

Here I am with my grandma that helped me make the baby blanket! :)

The Mustard Bird Sisters

Check back to see where we place the frame in Jen's house.

Spring to do list . . .

I must say that Jen has been a little busy beaver ever since she moved into her home. She has a new project every week! Here is her latest . . . mega chalk board!
My mom had this frame in her basment laying around and so jen painted int white and then painted a peice of tin with chalk board paint to double as a chalk board and magnet board!
She placed it in her laundry/entry way into the garage to always remind her of things to get donw. Right now it is of her garden plans for spring but I think the reason she wanted it so big was for Mitch's Honey Do List!

The Climb

Before image of their upstairs bath; it was really drab and needed some re-freshing.

Isn't this old peice of molding amazing!!!??? We found it at our favorite little antique shop in Shakopee How Quaint! It looks wonderful in her bathroom above her toilet. There use to be another cabinet there but we took it down for this gem.

The color of the walls is 'Sliced Cucumber' by benjamin moore. But now we are thinking of a new color and yep you guessed it MUSTARD!!!! what do you think?

Instead of putting the towel holder back up Jen got creative and found this old ladder at How Quaint and is using it for her bath towels! So innovative and one-of-a-kind!

Formica out Beadboard IN!

There was nasty Formica that lead from the counter tops to the backsplash. With them on a budget and hating there kitchen, they replaced just the backsplash with beadboard and the transformation was amazaing. Still wanting to replace there counter tops one day but at least this is a lot better than what they had!

What a wonderful view

Remember those old windows we got from a friend?

Jen painted it the same color as her dining set (pot of cream) and had a mirror cut to be mounted on the back. This turned into a brand new mirror that didn't cost a cent! By hanging it in her kitchen right off her entry is a great place to grab your things and take a peek in the mirror before heading out to work or play for the day. I hope this post inspires you to be creative with what you have lying in your garage/storage space and turn it into something functional for everyday use, but also very appealing and cohesive with the design of your home.

Dining Room Complete!

The fabric looks amazing next to the green/yellow paint color and complimented by the grey 100% silk we found for only $12.00/yd!!!

The custom cornice board and silk panels were hand crafted by our wonderful and talented mother! drapesbyjanice.blogspot.com What an upgrade from the white walls and vertical blinds right???

By mounting the cornice board to the ceiling and with the silk panels lightly dusting the floor created the illusion of huge ceilings and an overall finished look!

Here is the famous turquoise hutch setting the back drop to the off white dining set and West Elm light fixture.

She painted this dining room set 'Pot of Cream' by Benjamin Moore last august. Then re-covered the seats (well mom re-covered the seats) with the foliage pattern grey fabric we found at Calico Corners. It was a complete and absolute upgrade from what the dining set had looked like before. And with only money spent on paint and fabric, this project was a success and led to many many many more! Please give us some feedback on what you think. Wait til you see the rest of the house:)

Finally a look into Jen's House

Here is a look at their dining room the day they closed on the house. Right away Jen said the vertical blinds and the ceiling fan have got to go! So sure enough after I took this shot Mitch and Jen wasted no time in the renovation.

Also, the white walls were very institutional and Jen needed something more happy and bright!

Here is a look at the paint sample she decided on checking to see how the dark wood work would react to it. Suprisingly very well don't ya think???

This fabric we found at Calico Corners was the true inspiration for her new home. It is modern but yet traditional to accomadate Jen's vintage style and Mitch's swedish style. In this picture we are deciding if the new fabric panels would be alright with the carpet color.

Flea market season is almost here in Minnesota ...yeah!

Flea Market Style just hit the news stands so be sure to get a copy! They are really hard to find and are going fast. This magazine is awesome for all of you junkies out there!

5 tables for under $25 bucks!

Jen picked up these tables over the weekend for only $25.00!!! She is in the process of re-finishing them for our first mustard bird sale! We will be revealing a date very soon.

Every girl needs some tulle!

Here is a gorgeous tutu Jen and our mom sewed for a present to a very special little girl. The satin waist band is so pretty and the satin bow added the perfect amount of girl to this tutu!

What an entrance

I love this house!!! Someday I wish to have a mustard door . . .

Projects I would love to complete this year

Paint the whole basement
Put together my scrapbooking room
Put together a guest room
Re-do the downstairs bathroom
Re-do the upstairs bathroom
Clean and organize garage
Paint exterior house trim
Get a new front door
Landscape with river rock
Landscape keyhole garden
Get new lighting
Sell my furniture at consingment shops
Get rid of old clothes and buy more new
Build up my savings account
Finish dancing years scrapbooks
Finish Hawaii scrapbook
Finish spring training scrapbook

Felt Frenzy!

I made these headbands out of peices of leftover felt and buttons I had lying around. To add more of interest to the felt I used my mother's sewing machine to sew the decorative stitches. These are so easy to make and were great gifts for the holidays. While working on these headbands I finally mastered the craft of threading a sewing machine many times!!!!! I am learning very very slowly from my mother but I guess slow is better that not at all.

The Martha Stewart Blog Show!!!

Today on Martha they dedicated the whole show to Blogging!!!! Go to her website and catch the recap it was great!!!

A French Country Nautical Basement: After

After only 3 days, alot of shopping, planning, painting and stringing popcorn with cranberries this basement transformed into a cheerful environment ready for guest to enjoy!

This window I got back in july from a friend's old farm, I was waiting for the perfect client and perfect wall to display it on and I found it! The perfect siting area.

I made this Noel banner out or burlap and navy cotton. I cut the letters out of the navy and cut rectangles out of burlap. Then (with help) I sewed the letters on the burlap for a real home made country feel.

We found these ball mason jars at micheals for only $15.99!!!! They fit perfect in the window sills and the best part is the home owner's can fill the jars according to each season. Since this was for a christmas eve gather we filled them with navy ornaments. For spring they can do cork or flowers, and summer they can do sand and shells!

Here is my famous red rocking chair!!! I think I had a smile on my face the whole time I was painting this! Notice the tree with hand strung popcorn and cranberries, SO CLASSIC!

This was so much fun to plan and create and even under such time constraints I think it turned out amazing!!! I would love your comments on this project.