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Oh my heavens ~ how is this day really, REALLY here?! Friends, this past year has been an amazing journey and if you’re reading this now then YOU are a part of my journey. My love and gratitude for all of you is very deep. Thank you so, so much for supporting Gussy Sews ~ and to CELEBRATE I have a whole week of giveaways planned. Yeow!
One year ago tomorrow {May 17th, 2010} I quit my day job to work on Gussy Sews full-time. Zack and I were so pumped to start this new adventure and today, an entire year later, we are thankful for its success.
For fun, I’ll be sharing a few things this week that help “document” my journey from the past year, along with the MASSIVE giveaways each day. I have over $1,100+ in giveaway prizes for you :]
Can you see the confetti falling?! Let’s get this party started!
Giveaway #1
The first giveaway is for the oh-so popular Yellow Woodgrain tote bag. I released this print earlier this year but shortly after we were sold out. Everyone was bummed, until I found a surprise stash of extra fabric which allowed me to add back in a limited number of Yellow Woodgrain bags. The secret stash sold out in 2 days ~ but, I was sneaky and saved one to give away for this special week :]
Psst! Look what’s been added to the shop :]
Giveaway #2
The second giveaway is from one of my FAVORITE fabric shops, Hawthorne Threads. They are giving away $50 shop credit to one lucky reader. This hubby & wife team works out of NY, and they are super efficient at answering emails, shipping orders, and providing a huge selection of fabric. I love to shop Hawthorne Threads for these 3 reasons.
Please leave a comment for EACH giveaway {you may enter up to 2x}. I’ll close the giveaways later tonight, so be sure you enter now if you’re interested! Open to the U.S. only; the winners will be posted Tuesday morning. Come back each day this week to see all that I’m giving away, a total of $1,100+ in prizes! ♥
Congrats on your 1 yr anniversary :) You are awesome & your stuff is fab!!!! Keep up the awesome work…xoxox
i love that bag! grey and yellow seem to be the popular colors right now!
hawthorne threads is where i order 99% of my fabrics. i just placed and order and received it in 2 days…..2 DAYS! that’s awesome people!! fingers crossed for a win here!!
Wow! Congratulations! I’m hoping to set up a shop soon! Congrats on your first year as “Gussy Sews.” I love the woodgrain market tote. Simply stunning!
Congratulations on one year of entrepreneurship, it is a wonderful gift! Love the bag :)
Aaaaand, would love the shop credit for fabric!
congrats to you! what a special week this will be for you, friend! yay!
annnnnd comment number two. fabric and that bag? they were made for me. :)
Happy 1 year anniversary! That bag is adorable! I love the yellow print. Thanks for the chance!
I would love to order some knits from Hawthorne! That’s a great giveaway!
Congrats on 1yr of being full time! You are an inspiration to wanna be work at homers!
Congratulations on your 1-year anniversary! Love the bag!
Great fabric rocks!
Oooh! I love me some fabrics! Thanks for the chance to win! You’re awesome!
Thanks for allowing us to celebrate with you! I would LOVE the tote bag! Sooo pretty!
These bags are BEAUTIFUL! You’ve done a great “job!”
Oh, fun! I could use a new giant tote! And congrats on all the success :)
I love love LOVE those 2 crazy kids at Hawthorne Threads. They are THE BEST!!!
Oh Gussy – Congratulations, I have just started this journey and you are my hero!!! Love the ruffle!!
I love the gray and yellow combo! So pretty!
Congrats on 1 year! That is certainly something to be proud of and celebrate!!
Congratulations!!!
Hawthorne Threads is fantastic! I order from them all the time!
I would so LOVE the Hawthorne Thread gift certificate!! I need to make some curtains for my daughter’s room and this would be perfect!! :)
congratulations!!! {i’m clearing the confetti off my computer!}
wonderful giveaways! celebrating with you this week!
Yea Hawthorne Threads – I haven’t ordered from there but shall start soon!!!
I would love to win the gorgeous Gussy bag! Thank u for the giveaway opp and a HUGE CONGRATS to u on a year of gullying success!!!
As someone who recently started a handmade business myself, your excitement inspires me! Congrats to getting to live a dream of simply creating beautiful things! Here’s to many more years of creating, and even more ruffledy goodness from Gussy Sews! This giveaway is amazing- that Yellow Woodgrain tote bag is beautiful!
yay for quitting your day job and doing what you love – I hope to be doing that sometime soon! I’d love one of your bags!
Hawthorne Threads sounds like a great company – I’d love to win a store credit from them!
Congratulations on quitting your day job and your success in your new adventure!
I love the yellow bag! Yellow seems to be my favorite color these days!
oh, the bag is so cute! congrats on your first year of business. very exciting!
Congratulations, Maggie!
I really could use that Woodgrain tote for a sorority conference I am going to this summer… pick me!
Congrats on a successful first year!! I can hear that tote bag calling my name ;)
Hawthorne Threads has a suh-weet selection of fabric! Love them! :)
The tote bag is lovely. And thank you for continually sharing your story on your blog. It’s been such an encouragement to me. Congratulations on your one-year anniversary!
I just checked out Hawthorne Threads….what beautiful fabrics!
Congratulations on 1 year!
You are an inspiration to so many creative people!
congratulations! what a brave risk you took to quit your job and trust that God has bigger plans for you! Thanks for all of the inspiring things you do around here! oh…and that bag is simply adorable!
woohoo! congrats on your success! i could totally see myself carrying that awesome bag with all my teacher supplies in it:)
thank you, thank you for introducing me to hawthorne threads! i can’t get enough and their prices are really reasonable! i especially am drooling over their Daisy Garden in Petunia right now.
Congrats on a successful first year! And that tote is sooo cute, I love yellow and gray!
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the colors and that ginormously yummy bag! Congrats on your first year! :)
LOVE THE BAG! yellow and gray combo is great! congrats on the success of your amazing business venture!
I luv hawthorne threads, gorgeous fabric.
….and free gorgeous fabric! That’s always a good thing. :) Love Hawthorne Threads!
Congratulations on one year! That’s awesome!
so sweet when you can highly recommend a business due to their excellent customer service! gonna go browse their selections now… :)
I love the yellow woodgrain bag. This would be so fun. (I’m surrounded by boys in our house…) Congrats on your milestone!
Congratulations on your first year! I hope you have many, many more!! Hawthorne Threads has such beautiful fabric, I can’t wait to place my first order!
Congratulations to one year of making some adorable items! I LOVE the yellow tote bag and hope I win so I can show it off.
The Hawthorne Threads credit would be awesome. My mom and I both love to sew, and she’s retiring in September. =) Thanks again!
I love that yellow woodgrain bag… so perfect for summer!
Congrats on one year!! Love the bag!
Love the fabric!! Such unique patterns!!
What a great bag!
I loved the quickness of the arrival of my order from Hawthorne, and that they give discounts for bulk buying! I will be buying from them again…and again!
Congrats on your one year anniversary! The bag is great!
Can’t wait to check out the Hawthorne website!
Happy Anniversary!!! What an amazing accomplishment! … and that bag? LOVE!!!
Congrats to you for accomplishing so so much! The bag is beautiful.. I would love to own one of your bags.. it’s so so beautiful! xo Love that print! hugs fr ND, bonitarose
HUGE fan of Hawthorne Threads!
Big congrats to you Maggie! The fabric prize is oh so generous… we could always use more fabric, right? hugs xo bonitarose in ND
Many congrats on ythis HURGE accomplishment!!! I wish you many more years!!! I want that HURGE tote!!! I love it!! And I LOVE LOVE LUV your blog!!! Thanks for being here to read everyday!
The yellow woodgrain tote is AbsOluTeLllllLy fabulous!!!!!!! Love it for a day of shopping at the farmers market or just out and about~Congrats on your ONE year Anniversary!!! ;)
Congrats on One Year!!! Your stuff is amazing – the yellow is beautiful!!
Cute bag- way to be sneaky!
Congrats on the 1 year!!! I love your cute signature ruffle on everything!!! I LOVE the tote bag!!!!
Way to go!!! Would love the bag!!!
Congrats on one year!! Admittedly, I am jealous. :) Found your site a few months ago and come back to drool almost everyday. :)
I love Hawthorne Threads!!! Beautiful & fun fabrics!!
I love Hawthorne threads!!!
Would LOVE the shop credit!! I started sewing again a few months ago (still learning as I go!) and have only been using up what is in my stash. I am ready for some NEW and LOVELY fabrics!! Thanks for the giveaway!!
Eagerly awaiting the end of the day to see who wins…my fingers will be crossed (not all day of course, because well that would be weird and surely I would get a cramp). So…end of the day…does that mean the end of YOUR day? Or the end of MY day…cause I’m a night owl, but I might just go to bed early if it would speed the process up :)
Maggie,
CONGRATULATIONS!
I know what it is to walk away from the workplace to pursue a dream that has been planted in your heart. Your designs are adorable and unique. Today’s bag is so pretty!
Please revel in your success and the joy that comes with doing something you love to do!
Happy 1 year Anniversary! Love the items!
Sarah M
Would love to win either!
Sarah M
Thanks for letting us know about the Hawthorne site! I just popped over to check it out. LOVE the fabrics and glad to find some really nice patterns, as well. :)
Congrats on being a successful business owner! Love the woodgrain bag!
I love Hawthorne thread so pretty!
congratulations on quitting your job a year ago! i’d say it’s been a good decision! your bags are so cute!
Ack! What a gorgeous bag to tote around this summer!
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Hawthorne Threads is AMAZING!
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YAY for a year! Seems like it was yesterday….LOVE the tote. :)
i enjoy reading your about your inspiration and learning about other artists and suppliers. thanks!
And thanks for the intro to Hawthorn Threads; just poked around a bit and am so excited to shop there!!
O my heck – I can see why that tote sold out so fast both times – its adorable! I would love love love to win this and have my own gussy made bag :)
Congratulations on making the transition from “working for the man” to “working for yourself” :) So glad its been a successful year for you!
You are such an inspiration to me! congratulations! (and I hope I win that gorgeous bag). . .Thank you!
Happy 1 year anniversary!!
I shop way more often at Hawthorne threads than is good for my budget – they always have such great fabric and very reasonable prices, I just can’t stay away! I would love to win this gift certificate… but to be honest I’d love to win your bag more ;-)
Hope you have a fabulous 1st year anniversary! Celebrate your success!! :)
Love your totes!
How exciting – congrats on your first year! Its amazing to see passionate people doing what they really love! Thank you for letting us celebrate with you :) Love the bag – super duper cute!!
That is such a beautiful bag! Thanks!
We would be lucky to get the credit to Hawthorne Threads – we’re moving and our ‘new’ old place will need a major facelift! A little fabric would be a big help :)
Thanks for these giveaways!
Great giveaway – that tote is SO cute!!!
I’ve purchased from Hawthorne fabrics before – they are a great store and have excellent service :)
I LOVE the yellow and gray in the tote. What a great giveaway!
Congrats on one year!!!
Congratulations! I’ll definitely put that $50 credit to Hawthorne Threads to good use! :-)