{zipped pouch giveaway}

got GUSSY?! {giveaway opportunity} *************** Please visit Jacky’s blog, thesweetestpetunia, for a chance to win this zipped pouch: the giveaway runs August 31 – September 7. Oh, what a coincidence. I start sewing on September 7. {i think i just heard the angels singing from heaven.} hallelujah :)

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{sewing withdrawls.}

oh. my. gush. it is nearly day 2,857 of no sewing and i’m going crazy.like, no-sew crazy. just ask Zack. OK, fine. it’s actually day 16. for most of our drive out to Minneapolis i dreamt of new products… i hope to sew them up really soon :) i have updated the ship date on [...]

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{just a few more details}

holy moley. so much has happened since two weeks ago. the biggest event is that I have a full-time job. this is probably the most exciting thing right now. I HAVE A JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) also this week I found out my GUSSY products were accepted at an army-base gift shop in North Carolina called the [...]

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{attention world}

attention, attention: we are moving to MINNEAPOLIS this weekend!!!!!!!! i have a job!!! yeah! :) super exciting!!! more details to come. Love, Gussy + Hubbs

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{just a reminder}

hola. hey-yo. HEADS UP!!!!!!!!!!! just a reminder: tomorrow is the last day for the FREE SHIPPING sale in my Etsy shop and Gussy store.

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{5 new favorites}

below is a collection of some new favorite Etsy sellers of mine. i love the colors, textures, and different items available. please visit their shops and take a look around :) happy monday, friends!!! ***************** CameraShyphotography …Where MODERN PHOTOGRAPHY meets VINTAGE CHARM… Sugar and Fig all things handmade! InvitaPaperStudio In-vita Paper Studio the little red [...]

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{not once, not twice, but THREE TIMES!}

wow-weeeee. i made it on the front page, again! :)and, this is the third time i’ve seen myself! can you spot GUSSY below? here is the item, larger {and in charge}: what favorite item have you seen on the front page?

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{RED HOT SALE}

Happy Saturday, everyone :) I recently noticed the RED HOT SALE section of my Etsy shop was looking pretty lonely. When I first added the sale section I had maybe a dozen items in there. Most of them have sold, thankfully, but suddenly the section looked pretty lonely. Until yesterday there were just 4 items [...]

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{hilarious embroidered hoops}

These cute little numbers make me smile. I came across these images while scrolling through a friend of a friend’s blog. AND I HAVE TO SHARE THEM!!!!!!!!!!!! This artist did a series on embroidered hoops and ohhh, my word. You’re going to flat out laugh-out-loud. I love them. The first one is my absolute favorite [...]

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{an update, a giveaway, and a SALE!!!}

Good morning, you and you and you! :) There is a whole lot of fun + good things going on in the land of Gussy. I’ll do my best to share everything that I can. Zack and I arrived in Minneapolis early Sunday evening. While we are gone we have someone staying at our house [...]

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{11 new items}

i recently added a handful of new items to my Etsy shop. if you’d like, stop by and check them out. each item is filled with perdy ruffles and sassy buttons. and colorful zippers. and, lastly, lots of Gussy-ness :) ***********

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{etsy feature: my little buffalo}

:: my little buffalo :: ********** I met Lisa back when I was in college at CMU because our boyfriends were roommates. We’ve since married those boyfriends, but a lot has changed in our lives. For example, we’ve moved to different cities, opened Etsy shops, and continue to find unique things. Yeah, that’s right. Lisa [...]

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{Gussy + Hubby arrive in Minneapolis!}

Last night, Zack and I arrived in Minneapolis! Woo-hoo :) We drove from Petoskey, MI and traveled through Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and Wisconsin. It was a gorgeous drive and the 10 hours went by surprisingly fast. Gussy loved the many opportunities to chat with hubby. We are staying with our friend, Nikki. Having a blast! [...]

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{sew, sew, sew what?!}

{i told you I’ve been doing The Sweat Shop thang!} {please, please stay tuned…} ************** To answer any burning questions:Yes, I plan on sewing… – more diaper bags-more travel diaper + wipe pouches-slouched hobo purses-work/laptop bags but please, give me some time. i won’t let you down.

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{our Collin}

it is no small thing when children, who are so fresh from God, love us -unknown.

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{dear readers, I have a lot to say. love, Gussy}

On Tuesday, I showed off hard-core proof of The Sweat Shop working some overtime. Remember these pictures? Yeah, they are real. If you lived near me I would let you hold them. They are all so beautiful with their ruffle-ness {a little shout-out to my mom: Kathy-ness!} Word on the blog street is that my [...]

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