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{What’s that? You want to be in our Mama+Baby Gift Guide?!}

January 9, 2013 by
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One of my favorite things about the Gussy Sews community is how encouraging + quick to share y’all are. Whether it be another shop you’re encouraging or leaving a comment on a post found here, y’all are great. Which is why it’s so fun to be launching another seasonal Gift Guide. This time it’s a [...]

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{The Limelight Letters.}

January 8, 2013 by
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My dear friend Liv Lane {hey look, here’s a photo of us together, back when we lived in Minneapolis} has once again put together something amazing for the handmade/entrepreneurial community: The Limelight Letters, which is “a weekly email service for and by entrepreneurs, designed to turn even the smallest business into big news via social [...]

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{Did you miss a post? Handmade Business in 31 Days: series recap}

November 15, 2012 by
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For the entire month of October I published a post on Handmade Business. Some posts included tips to share, others addressed topics we personally have had to work through the challenging way, and other posts were a bit more simple yet thought-prov0king. Participating in this series was a brand new experience for me, however I [...]

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{Mama + Biz Owner — Using the spare time you’ve been given to glorify God, part VII plus a Red Letter Words giveaway!}

November 2, 2012 by
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This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to our winner, comment #82, Jess of Follow the Journey!!! Check your email Jess! xoxo Red Letter Words is our XL sponsor this month and we’re so happy to have them. Dee is the designer + enthusiast behind the canvas art shop {including prints, candles, gift sets, even fabric}. [...]

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{Handmade Business in 31 Days — Day 31, How to accurately price your handmade items.}

October 31, 2012 by
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Day 31// About this time one year ago we realized two huge somethings: if we didn’t change the way we made and priced our handmade items we wouldn’t remain profitable, and if we didn’t change these things we wouldn’t be in business for very long. Gussy Sews is my full-time job, the blog + shop [...]

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