Reimagined Monday: Miss Mustard Seed Gets Chippy

It's Reimagined Monday and we have another special treat from Miss Mustard Seed: a truly gorgeous piece reimagined to introduce the latest colour in her yummy new Milk Paint line.

We've mentioned this before, but can't say it enough: We LOVE the idea that we can use this paint "au natural" -- meaning without the bonding againt -- to potentially have the distressing done for us!

What are the results of that, you ask?  Well, let's get straight to it!

Say Hello to Ironstone

"I’m finally getting around to introducing another Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint color…Ironstone…

What else would I call my white?  For this piece, I’m so glad I finally got a lot of chipping.  All white pieces aren’t really my style, so I was hoping for lots of chippiness, which I got,  and I left the top and drawers wood.   Here’s how the piece started…

I sort of laughed when I showed my husband the finished dresser.  Most people would probaly consider it a “before” with the partially painted chippiness.  Oh well.  Those who get it, get it.

I was so fortunate to buy this piece with the gorgeous original glass knobs…

Oh, Milk Paint chippy goodness on turned legs.  Sigh.

Yup, we're in love... AGAIN.

♥,

Apple Box Boutique

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Send us a description of how you used Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint or Annie Sloan Chalk Paint to get from your vision to the reimagined piece, before and after pictures, pictures of your project in progress or a couple of it in its finished state, and you may be highlighted on our blog!

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Free Jewelry and How To Make Money Wearing It

One of the things we've been doing at the boutique is looking for products we love and that have us 'thinking outside the Apple Box'.  This new jewelry line is a perfect example.

ABB founder, Leanne Playter Korsos has become involved with Simply You, a Canadian company that speaks to her belief in supporting success for women through learning and career opportunities.

When asked about why she was interested in this particular company, Leanne said,  "I feel it is important for women to be provided opportunities to succeed in business without having to feel we are leaving our family's well-being out of the equation or allowing ourselves to burn out trying to do it all in an inflexible career. This company is one I feel stands by what they say, which is that they are a group of individuals passionate about family, beautiful jewelry and providing the foundation and flexibility for women to succeed as entrepreneurs."

And what of the jewelry?  Well, if the enthusiasm of the women who see the catalogs, the samples and those who wear it is any indication, Simply You has hit a home run.

The pieces are beautiful 'as advertised', but they are also reasonably priced, arrive quickly and there is a full catalog of items to choose from. A big bonus is that everything comes with a lifetime replacement jewelry guarantee.

The company is an up and coming division of Giftcraft Ltd., and has been recognized as one of Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies; which is part of what makes it an excellent opportunity for women wanting to build a career that grows with their family.  As an entrepreneurial venture, it can be a spare time project or as large as you want to build it.

If your interest is simply that you love fun, fashionable, affordable jewelry, the collection can be viewed and purchased at the Simply You Online Shop.  Order today and you could be wearing it for dinner next weekend.

If it is a no-pressure, ground-floor entrepreneurial option you are interested in, visit Leanne's Simply You info-site or email Leanne to learn more about how to be compensated financially and with free jewelry for doing what most of us do anyway -- having fun with jewelry and friends.

Sound too good to be true?  "That's what I thought at first, too", says Leanne, "but then I received my starter kit... $1100 worth of jewelry for $199 and it was up to me to either happily wear it and leave it at that, or wear it and tell my friends how to get the same fantastic deal and have us all benefit from it.  The generous commissions and flexibility were huge incentives to build my own home business.  Really, the jewelry does a big part of that for you."

Next time you get together with the girls, just show them your jewelry!

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It's a Bloomin' Big Sale: 75% Off at Sugar Blossoms!

If you love fresh, white lilies

today is your lucky day!

Our partner in-store, Sugar Blossoms Floral Design

is overstocked and selling fresh, white lilies at an unheard-of price!

Regularly $8.00 per stem

they are on sale for (drum roll please)...

$2 each

      That's 75% off!  Crazy, right?!!!

  Get them before they're gone!

6507 - 112 Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta

♥,

Apple Box Boutique

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Project Personality: Annie Sloan Gets Dressed Up!

Project Personality

with Apple Box Boutique founder Leanne Playter Korsos

Today is a blog for all my girls!

I was clicking through my hard drive full of images (yes, I have a drive dedicated just to lovely pics for no other reason than I love 'em), and realized that I save A LOT of images of dresses.

It is a good reference for when that formal party invite arrives in the mail and it is time to get fancied up, but after spending coffee time visiting my lovely pics it occurred to me that many of these frocks reflect the colours found in the Annie Sloan Chalk Paint™ collection...

Well, what's a girl to do but share!  I hope you have as much fun imagining yourself in these gorgeous gowns as I have.

ASCP Antibes Green

 

ASCP Antoinette

ASCP Arles

ASCP Aubusson Blue

ASCP Barcelona Orange

ASCP Chateau Grey

ASCP CoCo

ASCP Cream

ASCP Duck Egg Blue

ASCP Emile

ASCP Emperor's Silk

ASCP French Linen

ASCP Graphite

Someone stop me!  At least for today.  I'll be back soon with more gorgeous gowns and spectacular swatches.

Now to satisfy my custom colour cravings... I'm off to the studio to mix up some Chalk Paint™.

Have a fabulous day!

~♥~ Leanne

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