joy in motherhood, homemaking, faith & simple living
Most of the time I love to sew in silence. To listen to the hum of my machine as I press the foot pedal below. I love to see the needle bob up and down, to watch it play with the fabric. It’s like it’s own game of jump rope; the thread as the rope… [Read More]
Over the weekend I spent a few hours in the studio sewing, and I’m SEW proud of what I accomplished: 26 stockings and 23 make-up bags/wristlets/zipped pouches (sm. & med.) for a total of 49 products sewn! Yeow! I love when I am able to tackle a pile of work. When I started, Friday night,… [Read More]
It’s an uber chilly morning here — currently -5* outside {thumbs down}. Bauer and I are staying cozy warm inside, though! I’m about to make some hot chocolate and get to work finishing up a final batch of nine Gussy Christmas stockings and tote bags/laptop bags. We need groceries, but since over 2′ of snow… [Read More]
We woke up to a ridiciulous amount of snow, and looky below, because a ridiculous amount fell this afternoon, too. {I LOVE SNOW!} We stepped out for brunch at the neighborhood diner and I had to run in the snow because walking in it made me almost fall over. My boots go up to my… [Read More]
We’re having another cozy morning at the house :] Last night the weatherman predicted about 10″ of snow, and I’d say we got a lot more than that. It’s pretty and everywhere!!!!!!! I’m so thankful our landlord lives next door and he plows for us. He even does a loop in the backyard, never mind… [Read More]
if you’re in the Grand Rapids, MI metro area, you should totally come! I’d love to meet you, hug you, and share a cup of coffee {or cocoa} hope you can make it! yay for Christmas :]
I’m so glad I saw Stephanie’s post about biz cards. My stash was getting really low and I knew I wanted a new design, so her advice came at the perfect time. My new cards are in {above} and I lurve them :] I feel like they match my blog in a way — they… [Read More]
Winter is here so we’re having a little sale on ads — yay! Now through December 14, buy a 90-day ad package for January 1st start date and save: small ads will save $5 and large ads will save $10 {new sponsors only}. Last month we introduced an XL ad {which we really love!} and… [Read More]
Mr. Bauer and I were out on a walk this morning and honestly, I think we both needed it. It had been a few days since we had a morning walk because it’s just been too cold. The house has been feeling a bit stuffy {hello, I work & live & eat & sleep &… [Read More]
ok — I decided that next week, once all Gussy orders have mailed, I’ll have a clean studio and then I can take pictures of it to finalize my studio // organization FAQ post. PROMISE! it’s been such a mess and that is why I’ve put off writing/publishing it. thinking about that post topic got… [Read More]
