Here is Part One of Three BIG Announcements!

We've been hinting at some BIG news!  There are actually three REALLY BIG events coming over the next few weeks, but we wanted to let you in on one of them.  And since it is Reimagined Monday, we thought this would be the perfect day for it.

We do our best to hear our customers, and one of the things we've been told is that you wish we had another location closer to the North and West ends of the city.  While we aren't giving specifics quite yet, we can say that we are close to accomplishing that.

So, stay tuned for more details to come this month, with a very big

                        -------- (and we mean HUGE) --------

surprise to follow.  But for now, we are very happy to share this with you:

Happy Monday, everyone!

♥, 
Apple Box Boutique

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Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint "New Colours" Contest

Today is the day!  We are very excited to announce the winner of our MMS Milk Paint "New Colours" contest.

On August 7th, we asked you to comment here on our blog or on Facebook telling us the names of the newest colours created by Miss Mustard Seed, and then send us your name + contact info.  We're happy to say that everyone who entered got the colours right!

Here they are!

And the best news is that all three will be on our shelves tomorrow!

So now our Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint collection is made up of 15 gorgeous colours.  How to choose???

We'll leave that up to you, but we can say for certain that the lucky winner of our MMS Milk Paint "New Colours" contest will be among the first in North America to start reimagining with Artissimo, Dried Lavender and Eulalie's Sky, because you'll receive all three!

Congratulations to Krista Sandi Samson

Even if you didn't win our contest, you can still get your favourite colours at Apple Box Boutique or through our online shop: The Apple Cart!

Don't forget to take pics and enter our monthly Reimagined Monday contest!

Here's the info:

Reimagined Monday Draw

We would like to highlight more customer projects!  Send us your before/during/after pictures and tell us about your creative process using Chalk Paint™ or Milk Paint and you'll be entered into our monthly Reimagined Monday draw.

Each month we will give away a different item like paint, brushes, books, supplies, gift certificates and more. You don't have to be featured to be eligible... the month you enter is the month you will be included in the draw. 

Send your name, pictures and story to:

info@appleboxboutique.com for your chance to win!

♥, 
Apple Box Boutique

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MMS Milk Paint Contest: Win the Latest Colours!

Win the Latest Colours!
Tell us which of the gorgeous Milk Paint colours in Miss Mustard Seed's designer line are the three newest, and you will be entered to win each of them!*

How to Enter
It's easy!  Comment below on this blog post or on our Facebook page, then send your name and email address to: info@appleboxboutique.com.  

Comment on Both ...and you'll receive two entries!

Don't miss it! 

Our MMS Milk Paint contest closes in just 7 days! That's Thursday, August 15th at midnight Mountain Time. (*Winner receives one bag of each of the three new colours.  Each bag makes approx. 1 qt)

Best of luck from all of us at Apple Box Boutique!

♥, 
Apple Box Boutique

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Project Personality: Abbe's Story

Project Personality

with Apple Box Boutique founder Leanne Playter Korsos

Hello, and welcome to Project Personality.

Sometimes it just 'happens'.  You unexpectedly see or read something that inspires you, that warms your heart... that humbles you.

Such a story was featured on Miss Mustard Seed's website yesterday and I just had to share.  When you read this you will understand why today I am a woman of few words and immense gratitude.

Abbe's Story

by Miss Mustard Seed (Marian Parsons)

~♥~ Leanne

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Reimagined Monday: Hemp Oil (A New Secret Weapon!)

One of our favourite new finishes is Miss Mustard Seed's Hemp Oil.  Why?  It is multi-functional, all-natural and oh-so-easy to use!

Here is Miss Mustard Seed herself, Marian Parsons, explaining the benefits and how to use it to enhance wood and milk-painted surfaces:

Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint is available at Apple Box Boutique, in-store and online.

Don't miss our Milk Paint Colour of the Month for January...
  

Get Shutter Gray for just $20! 

(Regularly $24).

Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint in Shutter Gray

Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint in Shutter Gray and Grain Sack

Miss Mustard Seed's Shutter Gray Milk Paint Swatch: "A bluish gray"

Here are more colours from Miss Mustard Seed's designer line of Milk Paints:

What have YOU Reimagined?  

Send in your project pics and be entered to win our Reimagined Monday draw!

Reimagined Monday Draw

We would like to highlight more customer projects!  Send us your before/during/after pictures and tell us about your creative process and you'll be entered into our monthly Reimagined Monday draw.

Each month we will give away a different item like paint, brushes, books, supplies, gift certificates and more. You don't have to be featured to be eligible... the month you enter is the month you will be included in the draw. 

Send your name, pictures and story to:

info@appleboxboutique.com and win!

♥,
Apple Box Boutique

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What's On at Apple Box Boutique? Here's the Latest!

People are Chalking Chalk Paint® Workshop
Well, that was fast!  Our 'People are Chalking' morning workshop has sold out and the evening session has just one seat left.  We are SO excited to be holding Chalk Paint® classes and looking forward to getting creative with everyone attending.

Visit our website Workshops page or click below to learn more about this workshop or to register:

Want to hear about upcoming workshops?
Visit our Workshop Notifications page to sign up and hear about upcoming workshops!  Your interest and feedback helps us determine which sessions to run next!

Colours of the Month
Who would have guessed that our January "New Year's" colours of the month would sell out so quickly!  But we are fully restocked and with everyone starting back into projects put on hold over the holidays, it's a great way to save money.

Christmas in January Sale
There's just one week left to make a clean getaway with fantastic sale prices on bath products, decor and ornaments! Save up to 50% until January 31st.

Reimagined Monday Draw

We would like to highlight more customer projects!  Send us your before/during/after pictures and tell us about your creative process and you'll be entered into our monthly Reimagined Monday draw.

Each month we will give away a different item like paint, brushes, books, supplies, gift certificates and more. You don't have to be featured to be eligible... the month you enter is the month you will be included in the draw. 

Send your name, phone number, pictures and story to: info@appleboxboutique.com and win!

♥,
Apple Box Boutique

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New Horizons and Our Milk Paint Workshop Deadline

Let me start by saying Hello... I hope you are enjoying the holiday season!  Although today's blog is not my usual "Project Personality" post, it is a personal one.  This is a "Welcoming the New" post.

Since starting our little boutique last year we have shared our space with lovely Leslie of Sugar Blossoms Floral Design.  A fantastic designer and dear friend, we have had our laughs and adventures, ups and downs and we've learned a lot about our industries, businesses and ourselves.  And so it is with some wistfulness that I announce beginning in January, Leslie will be moving on to new horizons with the intention of focusing exclusively on wedding florals rather than maintaining a retail flower store.  I will miss Leslie around the shop, but am very excited for her and all the good things to come. 

As for Apple Box Boutique, many of you have been with us as our business has changed and grown over our time in historic Highlands.  We've found a home here and will stay on in our current location while expanding our own horizons -- the extra space afforded us now is much needed and has come along at just the right time. We have fabulous new and exciting plans in the works that we can't wait to share with you.

We recently released our new company logo.  It was developed with our future plans in mind and is the first reveal of the new look and feel of Apple Box Boutique, which we will develop in phases over the coming months.

With this change comes the need to take some time to rework the boutique, so we will be closed until January 7th, and look forward to seeing you starting on January 8th!

Milk Paint Workshop Deadline
Although the retail side of  Apple Box Boutique will be breaking for the week, our "Got Milk Paint?" Workshop is happening on Wednesday, January 2nd and there are still a few seats left.

Registrations are open until 8:00 PM on New Year's Day! Click below to learn more about this workshop or to register:

Happy New Year, everyone!

 "We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year's Day."

---Edith Lovejoy Pierce

We wish you your best year yet.

~♥~  Leanne

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Reimagined Monday: The Real Deal -- Milk Paint!

Welcome to Reimagined Monday!

Fabulous Janet of The Empty Nest decided to go all in with the colour Tricycle from Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint line.  Here are the results in an excerpt from her enthusiastic article about her experience using Milk Paint for the first time:

I decided that if The Empty Nest was going to carry

Miss Mustard Seed's

new line of Milk Paint colors, then I should become the best spokesperson possible.

Here is the dresser I chose.

Very well made and with beautiful lines.

However the orangey wood has to go.

Not being a shrinking violet, I chose

Tricycle

a spunky cool red.

Well what do you know....

Marian was right, it does just flake off in spots.

I did not use the bonding agent.

Yeah, I live life on the edge!

After two coats of Milk Paint

some sanding with a sanding sponge

a coat of Miss Mustard Seed's wax

She has a whole new sassy attitude.

So what do you think?

I am really pleased with the results..

  I know you are dying to hear my take on Milk Paint.

Amuse me folks..

"Yes Janet...we are dying to hear you opinion!"

Ok...here you go...

1. I will admit the mixing part will take a little bit of getting used to, but it was not rocket science and only took a few minutes.

2. For those wondering how it differs from my beloved Chalk Paint™ decorative paints.

The minute I applied the first brush stroke, I new this was a whole different ballgame.

3. Milk Paint smells different..feels different..reacts to surfaces differently, distresses different....it is simply

DIFFERENT

I in no way mean that in a negative manner...it's just apples & oranges

4. Two coats covered nicely and I used very little powder. You will get multiple projects per back..easily.

5. I mixed the Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint powder with warm water to make a smoother paint.

6. It dried pretty quickly.

7. I was able to get a super smooth feel after sanding..nice.

8. Love how the paint will literally flake off in spots..instant age.

9. Miss Mustard Seed's wax was super easy to apply with a soft cloth and has a nice sheen

 (Mr. Secret Agent is beginning to wonder where all his t-shirts are)

10. I buffed 30 minutes later

11. I'm happy

Marian's colors are beautiful and I found the paint easy to work with.

Almost forgot to add...

no prepping was done to my dresser other than a good cleaning.

 So there you have it...

Milk Paint by Miss Mustard Seed (Marian Parsons) is so popular it is hard to keep it on the shelves so with Christmas coming, and knowing how great a gift this is, we are 'stocking' up!

AND one of our Colours of the Month is Boxwood Milk Paint by Miss Mustard Seed, regularly $24 it is on sale for $20.

PLUS don't forget -- for every purchase of $50 or more we are donating a Christmas meal!  Give a gift that keeps on giving!

Visit Apple Box Boutique for fantastic ideas from stocking stuffers to perfect gifts for under the tree!

For every $50 purchase, Apple Box Boutique will donate a warm, nutritious meal for someone in need this Christmas.

Your purchase = dining with dignity...   It's that easy to give hope in Edmonton!

♥,
Apple Box Boutique

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