It's been over a month for most of us since lockdown began. The mixture of emotions is strange and confusing, there's elements of the 'slow down' that for many of us have deep positives yet it all sits so uncomfortably within the greater suffering and worry. For many freelancers it's been a time of less pay checks and more 'spare' time. What happens when the creative work dries up but you have time to ponder, evaluate, draw and dig deeper? New ideas are born. Like this. We teamed up with Brighton based illustrator Melanie Smith of Smith & Wonder to bring an...
It's time to take your mustard locker to the next level with a leather tassel keyring you can make yourself! Follow our simple DIY to add some bling to your locker... What you need Faux leather 32cm x 10cm - (this is the tassel piece) Faux leather 9cm x 1.5cm - (this is the hook piece) Fabric scissors Ruler Pencil Tacky glue Mustard Made keyring Step by Step one. Using a ruler, draw a line 2cm in from the edge along the longest side of the tassel piece. We will call this line ‘a’. Then draw 6 vertical lines underneath the...
We'd like to introduce you to Natalie Jeffcott... There's something so magical about walking into a person's home and feeling like you're being told a story with every detail. It seems that Interior Photographer Natalie Jeffcott has picked up inspiration throughout her life, from all the homes she's walked into with her camera and created a captivating home for her family. We take a look at how The Skinny in Blush has been styled in three different ways in three different rooms. Tell us a little about you… I’m a Melbourne based freelance photographer and live with my partner Nick, teenage son Arthur and 2...
There is no easy way to say this. The world as we know it has completely unravelled. It sounds cliched but never has it been more accurate to say that we took so much for granted until now. Simply going to the shops to buy groceries feels like an extreme privilege. Never before have we considered whether or not we'd be able to buy pasta at the supermarket or counted down our toilet rolls like they were days before Christmas. We wanted to share how the Coronavirus has impacted us as a business because we know that there are millions of...
This has to be the most useful DIY and if you're anything like us, a label making session is your idea of a Good Friday night in! Just imagine all the things that will now have an official spot with it's very own magnetic label! It's a super fast way to add some personality to your Mustard locker! What you need Dymo label maker Refill embossing tape – 9mm - we found some more colours on eBay but your label maker should come with some too Self-adhesive magnet strips – 15mm Scissors Step by Step one. Punch out the desired word on your label...
Let's just take a minute to appreciate how great it is that International Women's Day has gathered momentum and become a celebrated day of the year. It's a day to be proud, to look back on how far women's rights have come and to celebrate the achievements of well, half the population! It's also a time to consider what the women of the world need to create true equality. As a female owned company we take pride in knowing we are walking a path that would have been impossible (or at least damn hard) in the past. We are grateful to have grown...
We'd like to introduce you to Kate Jansen... Wow is definitely the word that comes to mind when we scroll Kate Jansen's instagram feed so it's no surprise she named her business @wowhaus.au. Her imaginative home is quite literally the dictionary definition of 'colour pop', exploding with curious collections and playfully blending old and new, seamlessly mixing beach vibes with a distinctly British flavour. Kate's sunny family home is in the Mornington Peninsular, not far from Melbourne if you're not a local! But the family moved from England five years ago, so there's signs of their travels wherever you look. As an Artist, Kate brings colour to...
A little over two months ago I started working here at Mustard and oh my goodness what a whirlwind it has been! I knew when I started it was the calm before the storm, it was the lead up to Christmas and it was a really lovely time to be able to settle into life at Mustard. Every day is different, but I am always kept busy! I thought it would be a nice idea to let you see a little of what goes on ‘behind the scenes’ at Mustard UK HQ, as I talk to lots of you every...
Now seems like just the right moment to get a little reflective. We've taken the last few weeks away from work (mostly) + there's nothing like a bit of space to reset + refocus. We've come a long way in 12 months with a lot of hard work, tears, mistakes, wins + luck along the way. It's brought us closer as sisters (literally, we've seen each other loads!) + given us a growing sense of confidence in business. It's been a year of connecting with other small business owners, finding support + comfort in knowing our struggles are pretty normal...
We'd like to introduce you to Kate... It's official, Lockers + Plants is a thing. With more of us bringing greenery into our homes, the need for leafy inspiration has us hooked on Kate from @tribeandus's instagram feed. One scroll and you'll understand exactly why. With a thoughtful mix of vintage pieces, natural textures, very cute kids and a variety of plants so big it should probably be classified as a nature reserve, we thought there was only one more thing Kate needed, a Shorty! Tell us a little about you… Hey, we are Tribe and Us a plant loving family of...
Happy birthday to us! September marked one whole year since we launched Mustard in the UK so we threw ourselves a party!! Being your own boss(es) means it's all too easy to let the days slip by without really stopping to see how far you've come, to actually reflect and maybe even to reward yourself for your hard work. So we did the one thing that all small business owners know how to do well: create more work for ourselves! ;) Yep, throwing a party takes a lot of work but we totally think the fun we had made it worth it!...
We'd like to introduce you to Kim... It has to be said that one of the most notable things about @kimgrayza is that she's the mama of triplets + a big brother. Raising four kids, with three being baby humans all at once, really is pretty damn incredible. But, being a mum isn't by any means the whole story of who Kim is. We've been following Kim on Instagram for a while + admiring her neutral, minimalist home, laid back style and is on a gentle mission to live more sustainably. We challenged Kim to style her Shorty in Mustard in three ways throughout her...
