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Ahhh! Friends, I am in happiness HEAVEN here! Back in November, when I started planning the shop re-launch, I knew it would take my team and I a couple of weeks to get over 330 items sewn and in-stock/ready-to-ship, and as the big date neared {January 23!} I knew we were cutting it close to [...]
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my goodness, i sure am happy that today is FRIDAY! {if only TGIF was still on TV and i could sip a chocolate malt, now that’d really be great, hah!} the last few weekends this month have been spent working ~ getting ready for the Gussy shop re-launch that happened on monday. so, i’m looking [...]
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this giveaway is now closed. Yesterday was our super exciting shop re-launch, and today we have a super exciting, FABULOUS Gussy Sews giveaway via Nesting Place — yeow! Today you have the chance to win one of 2 – $50 gift certificates to the Gussy Sews shop! {open to the US only} ABOUT GUSSY SEWS [...]
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new, double ruffle headbands THE GUSSY SHOP IS NOW RE-OPEN! for the past 5.5 weeks we’ve been closed, finishing up Christmas orders and preparing for TODAY! but we’re now OPEN and we have some seriously amazing updates for you! i could cry happy tears right now! getting ready for today has been monumental, in the [...]
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OUR EXCITING SHOP RE-LAUNCH MEANS: * all items will be ready-to-ship {minus tote bags + macbook cases} * all items have NEW fabrics + NEW ruffle designs * amazingly perfect NEW prices * NEW sidebar design * plus, a few TOTALLY NEW products ♥ PS. sign up for our newsletter to receive VIP updates on [...]
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wild summer last year i got too comfortable with my business. i remember the months leading up to quitting my day job for Gussy Sews, which was almost 2 years ago now, and then the months that followed soon after — and how i was constantly engaging, learning, digging deeper + deeper to make sure [...]
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Yay — it’s Friday, so that means just a few more hours until the weekend {when I can really get to crafting}! This last week has been filled with more crafts than normal ~ BUT I LOVE IT! On Saturday Mary and I went to Jo-Anns, Michaels and Target looking for fun supplies. And I [...]
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We love being able to do fun things, like offer a free headband with every order that’s placed now through Thursday night {12/8} ~ so that’s why we’re so excited to offer you this fun, 2-day sale! Simply enter discount code HEADBAND1 at checkout — it’ll automatically take 1% off your order, which is how [...]
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OK, don’t laugh – but one thing I love about reading blogs or following along on twitter or instagram is that I get little glimpses of other peoples day through their photos. It’s like I get to enjoy that fun new store or beautiful view out of an airplane window without having to get on [...]
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There are many things I love about our headbands, but my favorites are that they are super, super comfortable {you won’t get a headache} and they are really versatile with how many outfits they go well with. Sometimes customers ask us if they are for only little girls to wear, but I say no way! [...]
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BRRR! The weather has definitely been chilly here in Minneapolis, which makes Christmas feel like it’ll be here so quickly! Lisa, one of my assistants, said she saw snowflakes last week. But I don’t know if I believe her… tee hehe. Last week we launched our Limited Edition Christmas Stockings — did you see them? [...]
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new ready-to-ship products Inside the Gussy studio we’ve been super, amazingly busy sewing & packaging ruffly products for the upcoming Christmas season, yay — and it’s so exciting!!! Every time I walk into my studio little memories of the growth of this biz dance inside my mind. I LOVE this space so much and all [...]
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Hi friends! We’re in the process of changing the way we do things inside the Gussy studio, mainly the way we fulfill orders, so because of that I have a really exciting update for you this morning! We have a new category in the shop — really, more like a new way to shop — [...]
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Every winter season we introduce a limited edition holiday collection to the Gussy shop, and I can’t believe it’s already time to share it with you, yeow! I’m SEW excited to show off our 2011 holiday collection of Christmas Stockings. This year we have six unique designs, all in limited quantities. Don’t wait ~ once [...]
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Yippee — yippee, we have new ruffly pretties in the shop! Click on over to see punchy colors like pink, red, lavender and mustard ~ they are a little festive but soooo cute and fun, too :] ♥ Pssst! There’s a discount code listed below! Just yesterday we announced our Christmas order-by deadline: December 3rd! [...]
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Fa La La… are you ready for Christmas?? –wink! Now that it’s NOVEMBER Christmas will be here in just 7.5 short weeks, yay! Inside the Gussy Sews shop we’re B-U-S-Y cutting, sewing and packaging holiday orders, which is sew super exciting! If you’re wishing & dreaming for a Gussy this year, now is the time [...]
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