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WOWZERS! Yesterday was an insane day, but I loved it!!! :] I feel like I spent the entire day printing your Gussy orders ;] It was so wonderful! We decided to have Jessie to work full-time until we get caught up, but guess what — I’d secretly love if she stayed full time. Wishin’ and [...]
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This giveaway is now closed. Each month, Gussy sponsors have the opportunity to participate in a group feature &/or giveaway promotion. With the feature option, sponsors can highlight their shop by showing off new products. Or, sponsors can pair it with a giveaway item to draw even more attention to their shops. This group giveaway [...]
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Yesterday afternoon Zack and I decorated for Christmas — it was so fun to see the tubs of decorations and add in some reason for the season decor. I’m loving all the red, green & silver paired with all the gorgeous wood details inside the house. The house looks so cozy now! I’m loving it [...]
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Shop Gussy Sews on Monday {Nov. 29} from 6am – 9am CST and receive our largest discount code of the year! Use code CYBER30 at checkout and save 30% immediately :] Here’s a quick glimpse of the savings ~ tote bags, now $47.60 laptop bags, now $43.40 christmas stockings, now $17.50 each {additional savings when [...]
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On Thanksgiving day, we drove about 3 hours north of Minneapolis to visit family overnight. We drove over the Mississippi River at one point, through lots of fields, saw lots of farm animals {I’m such a city girl, lol}, saw lots of trains… It was so fun to get out of the city and take [...]
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I found the most darling mini kitchen set :] Make your own play kitchen & breakfast set >> available as a PDF for printing at home, or order pre-printed {cut them out at home}. I’m sooooo loving this cute set, and it’s a great little stocking stuffer or inexpensive gift. Emily Ann Designs sells it [...]
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So… Gussy can be found in the Dec. 6th edition of OK! Magazine! Yeow :] This is such a big step — I can hardly believe it’s true!!! {skips around the house with Bauer quickly skipping alongside} someone PINCH ME ♥
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We’re gearing up for two of our biggest shopping days ~ Black Friday & Cyber Monday! And, we’re offering you our biggest discounts to-date! Black Friday {11/26}: from 8am – 12pm CST, all gift certificates are 30% off! {gift certificates are emailed within 48 hours of purchase} * Cyber Monday {11/29}: from 6am – 9am [...]
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This giveaway is now closed. The other day I realized I needed to make a list for all the “thank you” cards I needed to write. A list?! It was then I decided to finally ORDER some pretty cards. I searched around on Etsy, probably even tweeted for a recommendation, and found myself in Emily [...]
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YEOW! Look at all those sewing machines! ^ I am paralyzed from their beauty. Yesterday Emily emailed me about this shop >> AllSaints, a London-based company, and {swoon!} they have my attention. She sent me the image above… a picture taken from AllSaint’s San Francisco storefront display. Emily was so sweet — she said the [...]
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We’ve had little puppy Bauer for 4 weeks and look at all the tricks he’s learned: Also — Bauer decided he needed more time on-camera. {Like I could turn him down…} *** Bauer and I went on our morning walk today, and BRRRRRRRRR!, it was so cold! And it is still cold out! Thirteen degrees, [...]
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This machine is love. I love the sound it makes when it’s sewing simple stitches. I love the light that shines on the inside. I love the light that shines on my inside when I’m using this machine. I love the friends this machine has brought me. I love the “thank you’s” this machine has [...]
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This giveaway is now closed. Update: To enter, please leave a comment sharing your favorite Tiny Prints Christmas card. {You no longer have to tweet about this for your first entry.} *** Today’s giveaway is sponsored by a new a partner of the Gussy community, Tiny Prints — a super fun // creative // colorful [...]
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Ohhhh, baby! It’s been sooo chilly here in Minneapolis — like 20* outside. And while it hasn’t snowed since last weekend, there’s still snow on the ground. It’s been so fun getting out my scarves, mittens, hats and warm jackets. I just peeked at the forecast and there are flurries in the future! Eeeeek :] [...]
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[photo credit] Here are the winners of the recent giveaways: I Sew Lucky giveaway — Each winner gets to pick a $12 owl ornament – 1. Taryn ~ bird & baloo 2. Kate ~ Suburban Sweetheart Gussy giveaway “hosted” by Nester — each winner gets a $50 Gussy Sews shop credit 1. Julie ~ The [...]
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[photo credit] Once upon a time I was out and about, touring an area of Minneapolis called Uptown, when I stumbled into Paper Source. I walked inside and couldn’t find a thing I didn’t love — everything was so fun, so colorful >> definitely a great place to shop for a gift. {If you’re ever [...]
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