{10 silly things on my mind – wink!}

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nutella pear tart, via the lovely cupboard i thought it would be fun to share 10 silly things that are on my mind ~ to take a little break from the normal business-y thoughts/ideas/prompts that are consistently on my mind and focus on some more personal things :] i hope you had a lovely weekend [...]

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{random bits from our weekend + an upcoming trip}

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antique pretties from city salvage, minneapolis happy sunday, friends! i hope you’ve had a great + busy weekend. friday was zack’s birthday, the big #27, so we celebrated with his parents coming from michigan. zack took the day off work and we enjoyed an extra-long weekend, a rarity around here! ;] we’ve spent our time [...]

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{friday giveaway with Lucy Jane}

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This giveaway is now closed. Today’s sponsored giveaway is from Lucy Jane, a handmade tote + purse shop designed around color, style + function. Lucy knows color is a great accessory and she does a fabulous job incorporating it into her wares, like rich reds, greens + golds. The inspiration behind Lucy Jane was the [...]

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{NEW! // seasonal gift guides + how your shop can be included}

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squeeee! I’m here to share with you a NEW!, super exciting resource we are launching for handmade shop owners, and it starts right here on Gussy Sews! We hear on a near-daily basis that this blog is “a fabulous site to browse for handmade gift ideas” and we couldn’t agree more. {Oh, how happy that [...]

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{paper + straw flower tutorial // guest post}

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My sweet friend Heather is here today to share a super fun + easy tutorial for making paper flowers. So perfect, because today is Valentine’s Day and these would be perfect on the table for when your sweetie arrives home ♥. Other places I’m loving them: on the dresser in your daughter’s bedroom, to pretty [...]

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{our weekend recap + choosing to have perfect plans.}

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confession: sometimes it can be really hard to enjoy my weekend when endless lists + ideas fill my head. {or when the “i must do something fun, i must do something fun!!!” monster comes knocking. you know the feeling, right?!} working from home and then being home on the weekends, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed [...]

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{noteworthy links — network like a rockstar, chevron dress, a recipe + a DIY}

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stamped with love {DIY} NOTEWORTHY LINKS FROM THE PAST WEEK: * network like a rockstar * chevron dreams dress * white queso dip {recipe} * i absolutely adore lisa’s style * you can’t wait around to find what you love happy weekending! XO Pin It

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{a closer look // detailed photos of our *new* Glam Totes}

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last week we introduced our newest Gussy item, the Glam Tote, and today i thought it would be fun to share a few more detail photos on this new bag. my idea behind this item was to create a slim-style tote that holds a lot more than you think it can at first glance. we [...]

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{Inspiration Workshop! — Organization}

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Helloooooooo there! Welcome to the Inspiration Workshop!, a monthly linky party where we share our take on the scheduled prompt. This month we’re chatting about ORGANIZATION, which makes me crazy excited!!! I can’t wait to see what you come up with :] Wanna join us? See the end of this post for instructions on how [...]

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{annoucing a few giveaway winners — 1 from Yellow Heart Art + 10 from Gussy Sews}

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we’ve had TWO fabulous giveaways here on my blog recently, so it’s time to announce who they are! here we go… Yellow Heart Art giveaway // CONGRATS to Aimee from Someone’s Gotta Pay {comment #46}, you’ve won over $100 in fabulous, colorful YHA product. check your email, we’ve sent you info on how to redeem [...]

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{celebrating 10,000+ Facebook “likes” with 10 giveaways!}

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this giveaway is now closed! today is a special day!!!!! yesterday we hit 10,000+ Facebook “likes” {THANK YOU!} and so it’s time to celebrate! moments like these make me super happy because it’s one of the best feelings to be able to give product away. it’s a bit hard to imagine more than 10,000 people [...]

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{how a filing cabinet is changing the course of my biz…}

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sometimes the easiest way to follow through with a new idea is to simply follow through! just the act of starting it can make nearly everything else fall into place. there are some tasks that i know would be super great for my business if i could just follow through with them, but there are [...]

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{7 pretty things on Sunday}

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martha stewart the boo and the boy style me pretty sophisticated bling arrow stamps delish print & pattern how has your weekend been? how have YOU been this weekend? i hope you’ve got some really fabulous replies to these questions… that you’ve been thinking about the posts from last week + that the ideas are [...]

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{noteworthy links — 3 DIYs, jessica swift + making your biz irresistible}

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a cup of jo NOTEWORTHY LINKS FROM THE PAST WEEK: * scrap fabric wreath {DIY} * amazing-ness * birds get fast food {DIY} * stitching hearts {DIY} * 109 ways to make your business irresistible to the media * four things to say to a friend after a bad breakup {so interesting!} Enjoy your weekend… [...]

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{friday giveaway from Yellow Heart Art}

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this giveaway is now closed! Today’s sponsored giveaway is from Lenora of Yellow Heart Art! I’ve gone a little bit ga-ga over the fun colors, phrases, and quirkiness her shop holds… it’s just too fun! :] Lenora’s items are fabulously priced and her prints would make for a fun gift for valentine’s day {hint, hint} [...]

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{what does your office desk look like?}

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I know there are a couple different viewpoints on how an office desk should look. And I know, you probably know exactly how yours looks right now… and you’re probably thinking, Yep, and I’m happy with how it looks. two per week But I’ve still got something to share with you ;] I’m pretty sure [...]

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