We're sharing the top 10 business books that have inspired us over the years as we created our brand, Mustard Made. In these books we've found big shiny bright ideas, comfort + useful guidance, as well as them being epic stories in themselves. Here's our top 10, we'd love to hear your recommendations in the comments!
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There’s no denying it, these days at home are pretty tough. It's hard to stay motivated right now especially when juggling working from home, the big pile of washing, the kids and their school work - all while being pulled in a million directions! Looking after ourselves may seem bottom of the list but as the saying goes: you cannot pour from an empty cup.
Here are a few things that have been helping me get through. Sometimes we have to go back to the basics to help lift us up and energise ourselves whatever we have on our plates!
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It's time to take your mustard locker to the next level with a magnetic frame you can make yourself!
Follow our instructions to turn your locker into an art gallery - hang all your favourite prints + photos with this super sweet DIY.
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Sage is the newest addition to the mustard locker family. With nine beautiful colours there's so many combinations to play with. You could go for a row of different coloured Skinnies or a pair of mismatched Shorty bedsides. Add some baskets in a different colour or maybe these ideas will get you dreaming up a new wall colour to compliment your locker! Here's a few of our favourite ways to mix + match sage... We have ombre pinks and blues so we have been so excited to add an ombre green option fading from the darker Olive to Sage and into White. This works...
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There are now literally thousands of our lockers out there in the world, living in your homes, your kids rooms and your work spaces. That's a really big deal!
We wanted to share a really simple tip. It's small, takes 30 seconds and you'll thank us for it one day!
Here's our number one tip...
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It's hard to believe it's been two whole years since I quit my job and started working on Mustard full time. It's been a wild, bumpy ride that has stretched me in all directions. Let's take a look back at the highs, the lows and the twists along the way... The good bits I am really lucky, there have been so many good things that have happened since starting Mustard. Here’s a little list of some in no particular order The first pay check that I paid myself. There is no other feeling like it. Paying off our bank of Dad...
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Get to know the people behind the emails, stories and products. As a small business, we want Mustard to be a happy place to work and to have customers who feel cared about. These are the people we trust to take care of you, get sh*t done and bring our business dreams to life.
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Here at Mustard we are huge believers in supporting small female owned business. We've been asking ourselves how we can help and contribute to the conversation Black Lives Matter has put firmly at the centre of our minds.
We'd like to celebrate some brands and businesses that we love in our own communities that are owned by Women of Colour.
Being a business boss is a brave and wonderful thing, Ladies, we salute you!
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Did you know - our lockers are magnetic? Well now you do! We're going to show you how you can truly make the most of that knowledge! The lockers are made from steel + finished with a beautiful matte powder coat so you are able to stick magnets all over them. Here are some very cute magnets we've found to go with your favourite colour locker... Googly eye magnets Just because everyone needs to bring their locker to life…add some personality to your storage! Letter magnets We're so excited that we will soon be selling these typographic delights. Never have...
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Create adorable pom pom magnets in literally a minute! This has to be the fastest way to add something special to your locker. You can use them to stick photos, reminders, shopping lists, weekly schedules, inspiring quotes... They'll turn your locker into a magnetic notice board in just one simple step. What you need Pack of 2cm felt balls Hot glue gun and glue inserts Round mighties magnets Step by Step one. Squeeze hot glue onto the Mighties magnet and push and hold the felt pom pom on for 10 seconds... repeat as many times as you like! Yep, it’s that easy! Felt pom...
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Times are strange and we're all in need of some warm fuzzy feelings, some things to keep us (or our kids) busy and feeling inspired. We asked our little Mustard team to share the things keeping them going and bringing some joy right now. 5 things to watch with Jess I have been a big watcher of TV + Movies since I was a kid. I just really enjoy snuggling up on the sofa, with a blanket + watching things that make you happy or sad or maybe just any emotion which is a little escape. Here’s my top five...
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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...
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