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This giveaway is now closed. This month’s group sponsor giveaway is really inspirational — both Casey and Ashley are doing amazing things with the talents they’ve been given and I’m so proud to have them as Gussy Sews sponsors. I’m also excited to be sharing a teeny tiny part of their stories with you through [...]
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{squeeeee} The holidays are ALMOST here, and to get ready for the cozy season I’m putting together my second annual Holiday Gift Guide. In about 6 weeks I’ll launch the guide ~ which is so exciting {hooray!}. This is the perfect blog “event” for me because since I started blogging I’ve loved learning about & [...]
Read the full article →…Better late than never, right? {Don’t hate me for not recording these until yesterday!!!} I’m here with parts 2, 3 + 4 to answering YOUR questions on anything relating to my business or blog. Here’s my post on part 1 in case you missed it –wink! And can I share something with you? I tried [...]
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On Thursday of last week, I really seriously truly contemplated not putting on a skirt to meet up with some of my girlies. Some times getting out of the house, no matter how important it is, is one of the hardest things to do for myself. Working from home makes me want to STAY at [...]
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Our weekend has been filled with bright gray skies, which seems to be a gentle reminder that summer is fading quickly and fall will be here soon enough. Thankfully the rain has held off ~ so hubby, Bauer and I have spent hours outside, which has been really wonderful :] Zack has been reading a [...]
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September is ALMOST here and I can already taste it! I’m smelling bursts of cinnamon as I walk into local stores, and the late-summer weather outside has been dancing with fall as well. I’m happy to share my blog post “list” is getting checked off nicely: I’ll be sharing the rest of My Story starting [...]
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The Inspiration Workshop! was born from the idea that sharing our creative talents will make us a stronger Tribe. Each Thursday we link up right here to share our own unique take on the weekly prompt. One of the [many] reasons I look forward to the I.W. posts is because it’s a constant reminder that [...]
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SQUEEEEE ~ I have three more NEW items that are now in the Gussy shop! {Click here to see shop updates #1 and #2.} I’m loving how fun & punchy these fabric combinations are! And since I’ve been carrying new product around lately {this market tote + this clutch} I thought it would be perfect [...]
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I thought it would be really therapeutic to gather my story // experience as an Indie Biz owner of Gussy Sews and share it here through multiple posts. When my story first began I didn’t know where it would take me, so I didn’t document it in full-detail. November 2011 marks my third year since [...]
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happy monday! whewwww, this morning came to me a little too quickly! zack and i spent a lot of time outside playing and then inside working {chores, ick! studio re-organizing, yay!} bauer is always sooo tired come monday, too. hehe, it’s super cute. last week i hosted 2 fun giveaways and it’s finally time to [...]
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It’s time for another week of 7 Pretty Things… As I look through the photos I selected below I can see I’m leaning more & more towards fall and the comforts it brings. For us, summer is all about being outside; fall is all about adding a few more hours inside, like with reading books [...]
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Cotton Candy market tote & tote bag // diaper bag Gray Whisper market tote & tote bag // diaper bag YEOW! There are 2 *more* new items in the shop — Cotton Candy market tote & tote // diaper bag, and Gray Whisper market tote & tote // diaper bag. I’m especially in love with [...]
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We’ve been working hard at picking out new fabric, selecting pretty ruffles to coordinate, and then sewing/photographing/editing/listing these beauties… and now it’s time to share them with you!!! There are over 20 products with the new fabrics in the shop — hooray! Earlier this week I added the Not Your Grammy’s clutch & zipped pouch, [...]
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{waves} Good Morning! Since there are so many inspirational, wonderful, crafty, BEAUTIFUL ideas and projects out there {ahem, thanks to *YOU*}, I thought it would be just marvelous to have a linky party each week where we show off some of these great finds through a photo post! The photos can be found online or [...]
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…is with Terrariums! The floral shop in our neighborhood has offered two Terrarium-building classes and I’ve taken them both :] So now, inside our house you’ll find a succulent/cacti-only Terrarium and a fern-only Terrarium. {I think I need to write ‘Terrarium’ just once more, hah!} These cuties are so fun to make and I love [...]
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