joy in motherhood, homemaking, faith & simple living
Mique is here with 30days to share with the Gussy community a few tips on handmade gift giving {umm, yeow!} I met Mique for the first time at The Creative Connection last month and she’s just as fabulous as I knew her to be online. I know you’ll love her, too :] You can also… [Read More]
Since recently owning a 1916 Singer sewing machine, and since recently blogging about it {more photos to come, I promise!}, and recently locking eyes with it {is that TMI?}, I’ve found online some amazing, gorgeous, “wow” antique sewing machine photos to share. One of my favorite sites to search for pictures is www.weheartit.com. There’s so… [Read More]
I’m here with a few fun updates… hooray! :] The first is the winner of the September sponsor feature/giveaway post. Woo hoo to Mrs. Lusher ~ she wrote: *** The second update is this darling doll — Sarah {a Gussy blog reader} emailed me, saying “…this doll with the pretty curls and the dress made… [Read More]
Let the inspiration surround you… Last weekend, when Zack drove down to Chicago and I chatted his little ear off, we stopped at this amazing shop called P.O.S.H. Chicago. There was so much loveliness to look at — housewares, antique hotel silver, glassware, things for kids — oh, they had such C U T E… [Read More]
I wanted to send one final call for the Holiday Gift Guide. This is such a fabulous opportunity to promote your handmade shop during October, November and December. Traffic on the Gussy Sews blog had already picked up, which is amazing and exciting. If you’re interested, click over to this post for more information and… [Read More]
Once upon a time, Zack and Maggie hopped in the car and drove from the Twin Cities to the Windy City. Zack drove, Maggie sat next to him and edited photos. And Maggie talked. And Zack nodded and uh-huh’d when necessary. They arrived in Chicago, had a F U N weekend with pals, and partied… [Read More]
Our landlord is A M A Z I N G! He sent me a quick email Friday saying he found a sewing machine “table” at a garage sale for $25 and wanted he know if I wanted it. I’m pretty sure I replied, “yes!!!!!!!” and sent it back. He said he’d drop it off on… [Read More]
The LoveFeast girls + Gussy have teamed up to create the ultimate vacay bag. I received so many “please list them for sale!!!” comments/emails from this post that I decided I needed to make them available to everyone :] Click here to see the new vacay bags. Not going on a vacation? Use it for… [Read More]
{photo credit} I’ve found so many great friends because of social media. I remember when I started blogging, almost 2.5 years ago, I thought the internet was soooooo huge and how would I everrrrrrrrr learn my way around it? I finally feel like I understand how to use it, and what types of benefits it… [Read More]
{photo credit} I had a really big prayer answered for me earlier this week, and again yesterday it was confirmed that I knew it was “right”. Things have been so busy ’round here — all good things, but all very busy things. I’m so looking forward to the weekend. Not really because it will be… [Read More]
