Here at Gussy has a lot to say {and sew} we love to look at all things beautiful. Beautiful products to help you relax, beautiful colors, beautiful stories about finding joy and inner creativity.
Today is week #24 of my series on Featured Artists, which is a bi-monthly event showcasing fun and sassy handmade shops! I love searching for new wares to show the Gussy community. You can read all back Featured Artist posts by clicking here.
Please join me in welcoming Heather at Bundled Baby.
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What inspires you?
Fabric and necessity. I adore fabric shopping and it’s not hard to find fabrics that just speak, to be practically begging to be transformed into something! In the beginning most of my product ideas came about from some need to simplify life with my own babies. Necessity really is the mother of invention and some of those products, like the Quick Trip Diaper Bag Organizer are still in the Bundled shop today!
Where do you call home? Are you from there originally?
Home now is Orlando, Florida but I grew up in the super small capital city of Alabama — Montgomery.
Name something unique to where you live.
My first instinct is to say Disney World! I know, I know … there is Disney Land but really is there anything like Disney World?
Share an interesting fact about yourself.
I have two extra ribs, seriously! They’re called cervical ribs. Look it up if you really want to know :]
How did you come up with your shop name?
I would love to have an interesting, thoughtful story to add here but the truth is that Bundled just popped into my head one day and it’s always felt right.
Share a little bit about yourself.
I’m a thirty “something” mommy to five-year-old twin boys. I dated my college sweetheart for 6 years before we finally decided to make it official and we’ve been married for 8 years. While it’s definitely the most challenging thing I’ve ever done, I LOVE being a stay-at-home, work-at-home mommy. I am equally as much a play-o-holic as I am a work-o-holic. Traveling is our family past time and I love exposing our children to all different parts of the country (we’ll work on the world when they are a bit older)!
If you had to describe yourself in a word, what would that word be?
Driven
What made you decide to open up shop?
It wasn’t until I was regularly filling orders for friends and friends-of-friends that I thought maybe I should have a website. I started out with a stand alone site which took up WAY too much time (trying to get found in the Internet sea is tough) so when I stumbled upon Etsy I knew immediately that it would be the place for me. The response has been amazing and there is no looking back now!
Name your favorite thing about selling handmade.
I love that I get to know my customers. I am fortunate enough to have a great base of returning customers and it really makes a girl feel good to be someone’s “go to” gift person! The handmade community is such a bright and shiny, supportive place and it’s really a great pleasure to be involved.
Do you have a day job or sell on Etsy full-time?
My boys and Etsy are both my full-time job!
Give us a little glimpse into what a typical day in your life looks like.
Thankfully life doesn’t start too early around here! I’m usually up around 7 for a cup of coffee and a few emails. After that I get myself dressed and ready for the day and then do the same for the boys. I drop them off at school, run any errands I may have then back home to sew, sew, sew! I pick them up from school in the afternoon, play time with the boys then dinner, showers and bed for them. Once they’re in bed I either spend a little time with the hubby or get back to work on the 3rd shift, i.e. more sewing! Sleep & Repeat :]
There is always a little time in the schedule for Twitter and chatting with girlfriends, too!
Share with us a favorite Etsy purchase or shop.
I have tons of favorite Etsy shops and purchases but I think one of my most favorites would be the monogrammed leather initial keychain I purchased from Etsy Shop Jeeta! It looks as new today as the day I received it which means a lot to me as I’m not exactly gentle with my keychains.
List a few of your most favorite pastimes.
Traveling, sewing and playing cards. I love playing with my family. We are all very competitive so it’s always interesting!
What is your most prized possession?
I still have my pink chenille bunny baby blanket … Love it!
What are three of your favorite foods?
Just three? Macaroni-n-cheese (my mom’s); cucumber and cream cheese sandwiches (preferably from this really yummy deli in Savannah, GA; anything with feta cheese and kalamata olives.
What would you like to learn to do?
I would love to have a vegetable garden. My mother has a green thumb but that trait didn’t seem to get passed on to me :]
What are you listening to right now?
The sound of cartoons coming from the playroom! As for music, at the moment it’s a mix of Jack Johnson, Michael Buble, Cowboy Mouth, Regina Spektor, Arrested Development, Joe Purdy (whom I love and first heard on the blog of the most incredibly talented photographer, Jade McCully from Savannah who has taken some of the most gorgeous pictures of our family in one of our most favorite cities) and what day is complete without a little Lynyrd Skynyrd “Sweet Home Alabama”.
Name one place you must visit in your lifetime and why.
Majorca, Spain. We were there for part of our honeymoon and it is by far the most beautiful place in the world! We are looking forward to going back, just the two of us as soon as possible and then with the boys one day, too.
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The Giveaway Goods:
Bundled Baby is giving away 2 Carrot Rattles
To enter:
Leave a comment sharing something positive about your day.
For extra entries {leave a comment for each}:
- Tweet about this: So sweet! Enter to win 2 Carrot Baby Rattles from @Bundled via @GussySews’ blog, http://u.nu/8f7qb
- Blog about it {please share permalink with us}
EXTRA INFO:
- The giveaway will close Sunday, June 13 at 10 pm CST, and the winner will be announced the following day
- An email address must be listed on your blog profile or in the comment you leave
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Additional links for Bundled Baby:
Twitter
Blog
Flickr
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Come on back Friday, June 25 for another Featured Artist post!
these are cute! a goof thing about my day…….the baby is actually napping!!!
Those are adorable! We are getting DQ after school today – that is always good!
I get to stay home this morning and spend time with the kids before their activities start!
The best thing about my day so far is getting accosted by 4 hugging & kissing wee ones this morning…fortunately for me, they all love to snuggle!
Tweet! http://twitter.com/ElliaCNaturals/status/15934111546
i love her ideas & the bright fabric she uses! i get to leave work 45 minutes early today!!
my brother is expecting a baby – I love this shop. And frankly, what could be happier and more exciting than a first niece/nephew?!
Thanks ladies.
katie
My lovely little lady woke up on the right side of the bed. What better way to begin the day? Love it!
Thanks for another wonderful giveaway Gussy!!
thursday@mygirlthursday.com
Adorable!! Today we are hosting a surprise birthday dinner for my parents’ 35th anniversary! We have the whole family coming, and they don’t have a clue! :)
My 18 month old slept in until 8am!
Tweet! http://twitter.com/butterfly1979_/status/15934736840
I tweeted! @lesliegbarton
I am having a great day! My oldest is at VBS, and my youngest had a great 15 month dr. visit today. Oh, and it’s Friday! What could be better than that?
We are going to get icecream at the park!
susanerios at hotmail.com
It’s Friday! That’s the best part of my day!
I would love to win these… Two of my friends/cousins are about to have babies! It would work out perfectly!
aw those are so cute! i’m going to a wedding with hubby tonight!
it is friday. that is about as ‘yay’ as it gets for me… i need a weekend!
The sun is shining. God is good!
beehope3 at gmail dot com
I love those giraffes! My day is positive today because it’s friday and that means I can spend the weekend with my two boys. By friday I am sooo missing them.
Those are precious!
Today I got to show off my brand new engagement ring to all of my coworkers. That was positive!
Those Giraffes are adorable.
Something good about my day (hard one today) but, Logan was making the mmmm sound again today, making me hopeful for the first word of “mama”. Oh, and he pooed this morning (4 times in one hour) without needing a clothes changing for once!!! Whoo Hooo!!
I am in love with those giraffes and carrots and bunnies! How adorable! I would love to give one (or 100) to my niece or nephew who will be arriving in about 7 months! Something positive about my day is that I am busy selling books at my bookstore! Yay!
blogged about it too…
http://journeyofaworkingmomhope.blogspot.com/2010/06/head-on-over.html
something positive about my day… I feel inspired to create just looking at the Bundled items! also makes me think about how my sister and her husband are trying for a baby, and how much I am looking forward to being “Aunt Maggie” :)
Today is a happy day because it’s Friday!
Adorable prize. Hope I win!
Oh happy day! I am visiting my parents and my sister (whom I haven’t seen since September). My husband and I harvested the rhubarb in my parents’ garden this morning; and my mom, sister and I will be making rhubarb jam, sauce, and pie this afternoon. It is a very, very wonderful day!
Her items are so darling! My day is going to be good cause we have a work picnic, and a picnic is better than work!!!!
I get to go to the ball game with my family tonight! That’s positive :) Thank you for hosting this giveaway!!!
these are just adorable. I recently met someone who is new to this country and having a baby in September. I’d love for her to get these. A positive thought for the day. Hm. Another friend called to say the progress in her daughter’s fight against several strokes is going well.
would love to win! Love the fabrics
We are winding down kindergarten with an end of the year celebration. What could be cuter than a bunch of proud little ones singing “Down by the Bay”? Smiles!
something positive is that its almost naptime!
love these rattles…kohen needs them :)
What beautiful creations! Thanks for sharing with us. It’s warm, the sun is shining, my little girl is napping, and I’m trying to be productive…it’s a good day!
We’re in the middle of potty training and my daughter is about to go down for a nap- with a diaper on. A little break for momma is definitely a great thing!!
I get to spend the morning with two very handsome little boys <3
I tweeted via @ShanLeAnn http://bit.ly/cnm7kN
I’m spending the day crafting, baking and cleaning for my daughter’s big first birthday party tomorrow! I love being a mom!
I’m over half-way to my sales goals fro the month & it’s not even half-way through the month! woot!
it’s Friday and the weekend is ahead shortly : ) I love her stuff – great gifts!
While out and about someone told me today that my son has beautiful lips, and that he looks like me. I never get tired of hearing that.
Today I actually understood how to do my math homework.
I tweeted @buttrflychic05
Something good about my day? Only 3 more Fridays until maternity leave begins!!! So excited for the little one to get here!
I tweeted the link (jenswart)
Love, love, love Bundled and it’s my go to gift for showers and births! I have given the carrot to my expecting bestie who’s also a vegetarian…get it? I also keep a stash of giraffe’s on hand for gifts!
While out running errands this morning, a lady told me that I had such a well behaved son (he’s 18 months)! He is such a good boy and I’m so glad someone else besides his mommy recognized it! =)
And its Friday!!
Very cute stuff!! A positive thing about my day is just the blessing of being a stay-at-home mom. I cherish every moment with them!!
Tweeted it.
http://twitter.com/BWbyMarcy
My husband and I just decided to go on our first cruise! I’m so excited!
My hubby and I are having our last date night with the baby before his parents come to invade my house for the next 23 days! Can’t wait! (for the date night!)
LOVE the bunny! I know my 6 month old would love to get his mouth on it! I may have to shop on Etsy today…
I also tweeted about the giveway! @Mallaidh
molly.garavito(at)hotmail
Happy! I am [choosing to be happy] today for my dad who is getting married this weekend! And, I started my first day as a tutor!
Today was awesome because I actually caught up on all the baby’s laundry! Miraculous!
I’m having a great day because I had a playdate with a friend and her baby that is 5 weeks younger than mine, and it gave me an excuse to go shopping for a little girl! Got an adorable Carter’s onesie with little whales on it.
Something positive from my day was receiving a picture text of my 2 month old nephew with the biggest smile on his face!
Can I just say I love her items? Wow.
Something positive from my day? Watching my husband teach our youngest son how to swim. He’s petrified of water and is slowly starting to trust. Another is seeing my due next week daughter waddle around the house when she stopped by after work. That’s why I need the rattles!!
The best part of my day (and the worst also) was leaving my amazing 1st and 2nd graders on the last day of school and knowing that they have grown so much during our time together and are ready to move on to another teacher.
I tweeted about the giveaway (@slugbugblue)
Too cute! I’d give them to my sisters’ bff who is also like my sister and is due with her first baby in a mere 3 months!! :D
today’s positive:
i built a spaceship out of a refrigerator box and flew to the moon, saturn, a shooting star, and through an asteroid field. i wanted to fly to pluto spontaneously but 5 year old Matt (i’m 19) said it was too far. by far the most fabulous trip i’ve had in years – all in one fantastically simple day.
i’d love to pass these lovely carrots on to my two favorite preggo ladies – traci and danielle. :)
The best thing about my day is going to be telling our parents what this little baby is!! Pink or blue? They’re finding out at dinner tonight – can’t wait!
Those are too cute! Something positive about my day? I’m sitting in an airport, hours away from squishing my little one in my arms! Wahoo!
Tweet, Tweet! :)
My day has been relaxing…spent the morning in the sand and sea watching/playing with my kids in the ocean!
I sewed today!!
I had a great dinner out with husband tonight! (I can be reached at greatnarf [at] gmail [dot] com)
Love Bundled! I bought a giraffe for a friend as a baby gift. BabyJ needs some carrots please!
the weather! thank you sunshine!
Beautiful work! I’m heading back over the to Etsy shop to take another look now.
Today’s Positive: We moved into our new house! Babies are sleeping and its quiet.
Those carrots are aDORable. something positive about my day….off to church with the husband & I actually have a double baby shower for two fabulous friends today!:)
I’m expecting my second baby and I’d LOVE to have these adorable rattles for him or her. A great thing about my day is that my wonderful hubby is painting our kitchen and hallway!
Today’s positive…It is finally not raining today. A peek of sun from time to time. That lifts everyone’s spirits, right?!?
Your rattles are adorable. Thanks for sharing.
O SO CUTE!
whoooops. I forgot a positive thing from my day! I was just so excited about the cute carrots and other baby goods.
Today we went to the Sprint store and decided which smart phones we’ll be getting in a week. I’m a *little* giddy.
we just had a baby, and she is GOOD!!!!