{The Sweat Shop :: before & after}

Thursday morning I talked about how unbearably hot the Sweat Shop has been lately. This isn’t really “news” to us, but since it’s now summer outside, it’s even hotter inside. Many of you commented with ways to help, and that was so sweet. Unfortunately, with no windows {it’s an inside room} and the fact that even with the a/c on it’s just too much, we had to move it. To sum it up, the productivity of Gussy was suffering. And that’s a big issue.

You know when you fight something, despite how amazing it will be once you give in and take care of it? Yeah, this was definitely one of those situations. I didn’t want to move the sewing room and the office…

…but I didn’t want my productivity down, either. Zack and I decided we’d only move the sewing table and a side cart. So, I put some music on and together Zack and I moved everything. And as a result, Friday was so much more productive for me. YEOW!!!

Look at my new Gussy tags {look up}! Monday morning I’ll be able to use them :] These tags will read GUSSY vertically instead of them reading horizontally. And, I feel like they are more professional looking. Bonuses all around.

More fun things:
You can read the fabric hoop tutorial here. The bird painting on the wall was made by my pal Lindsay. My mother-in-law made me the GUSSY’S SWEAT SHOP frame. She embroidered a piece of an heirloom quilt and had it framed. The little buttons {also above} are from my zipper supplier. My Daily Docket to-do list on a fun clipboard.

Here’s my office now. It’s so hard not be be frustrated over the useless-ness of this room… but we can’t think of that. Right? We’ll be moving soon, so it would be a waste of a worry. Hah!

And here’s the sewing area. It’s not as bad as I thought it would be. It’s actually easier to work a little in the evening because I feel more a part of things. Like if Zack is watching TV, I feel like I can laugh out loud and he’s not thinking, Oh, she’s gone crazy again… Because he knows what I’m laughing about. Haha! :]

I’m already dreaming of our new home and what the Gussy workstation will look like. I told Zack recently that it would be such a DREAM to rent a 2-story house, and the upstairs could be all Gussy {skips around apartment at the thought…} Wouldn’t that be fun??? I could have an office, and another room would be the workstation for sewing & shipping.

OK, I better stop :]
A little reminder to enter the Bundled baby giveaway {win 2 carrot rattles} — it ends Sunday at 10pm CST.