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Highlights from 2010 ~ In January, Zack and I rang in the new year being residents of Minnesota. We had moved from Michigan just months before but were actually in Michigan for the New Year. I had bought my ticket to Blissdom and was realllllly excited about going to my 1st blog conference. I had [...]
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This giveaway is now closed. Each month, Gussy sponsors have the opportunity to participate in a group feature//giveaway promotion. With the feature option, sponsors can highlight their shop by showing off product. Or, sponsors can pair it with a giveaway item to draw even more attention to their shops. And you know what? My sponsors [...]
Read the full article →The winner of the Spunk & Sass giveaway is D from Unpolished Parenting. Email me D at gussysews{at}gmail.com. Tomorrow we have a mondo huge sponsor group giveaway ~ 12 items are up for grabs to one lucky reader :] xoxo
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Yayyyy — have you had a chance to see all the comments left on yesterday’s post, creating community? If not, there are over 140! If you left a comment please feel free to go back and see what people wrote. Maybe you’ll find a blog/shop to connect with? That would be my goal for yesterday’s [...]
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A big T H A N K S to all the gals that made it to the Grand Rapids/Gussy meet-up last week!! So what if we talked for over 150 minutes ;] It was amazing and I’m sooooo glad you came ~ {from the left} Molly with idance, me, Dee with Red Leter Words, Jill [...]
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I always love when I find a reader or blogger online that I can really relate + connect with. {Hello! All of my Minnesota friends were found through this blog, which is so awesome.} Yesterday I had coffee with a budding entrepreneur and as we talked I told her that I wouldn’t be sitting with [...]
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Awww, look at my sweet friend Jess {points to the left}. She makes the prettiest rosettes I’ve ever seen! Seriously, head over to her shop and see for yourself ♥ I asked Jess to share some tips on blogging and community, a topic that I hold close to my heart for many reasons. I love [...]
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Zack and I had such a wonderful, fun time home with our families in Michigan! Bauer came with us and was loved by all :] We are now back in Minneapolis and miss them dearly already… I can’t wait to share with you some fun stories + pics from our trip — our little winter [...]
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I’m so excited for January! We officially have 2 sewing machines for the biz and I can only DREAM of all the ruffles we will now sew. With the growth of the sewing business we’re seeing some serious growth of this blog, too {sew exciting!}. If you have a handmade shop or blog that you’d [...]
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Tumblr is a great site that helps me “save” all the awesome things I find online. Think of it as an online portfolio of pretty world wide web-ness. I joined Tumblr in July and it’s been so fun to browse my archives and re-visit some posts I found. You can also subscribe to my RSS [...]
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Are you going to be in the Grand Rapids, MI metro area tomorrow night? If you are I’d love to meet you and share a cup of coffee {or cocoa} ;] Will I meet you? ♥
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This giveaway is now closed. Spunk & Sass Designs is a sweet little jewelry and accessory shop run by two best friends who share a love for crafting and DIY ~ We started their little business in August of 2009 and have loved watching it grow over the last year and a half. We offer [...]
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Lisa Leonard is a sweet friend of mine. We first met earlier this year at Blissdom and then connected again at The Creative Connection. Lisa is here to share some tips on turning your blog into a community :] One of my favorite things about her blog is how honest and friendly she is. Lisa’s [...]
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Wowzers, what a week it’s been! I am 120% sure we sewed through over 4,900 yards of thread and over 32 yards of quilted batting to put 148 packages in the mail in time for Christmas! It’s been a crazy fun 22 days of Christmas ;] [Can I just take a minute to say how [...]
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This giveaway is now closed. Here at Gussy Sews we love to look at all things beautiful. Beautiful items that reflect childhood, love, and a joyful spirit; beautiful items that we can share with others. Today is week #33 of my series on Featured Artists, which is a bi-monthly event showcasing fun and sassy handmade [...]
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One of my favorite websites to search for photos is www.weheartit.com. I always find colorful, pretty, exactly-what-I-was-looking-for photos :] yay! Today I searched the site with the word “fun” and look what came up ~ [photo credit 1, 2, 3, 4, 5] These all look like FUN to me! And guess what, I’m going to [...]
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