Making Mustard

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!  

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...

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!  ...

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 create with Becca Making things is what makes me feel like me! It doesn’t have to be a huge project + it certainly doesn’t have to be perfect but making something that didn’t exist before always makes me smile. Here’s 5 ideas for things to keep you feeling creative. one. Embroidery kit These lovely kits will...

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...

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...