joy in motherhood, homemaking, faith & simple living
large zip pouches | teal rain + orange square zip | lite blue tulips headband There’s nothing quite like being the boss and announcing a FLASH SALE — right? Running a handmade shop is so much fun, but shouting that four letter “s” word is even more fun ;) Now through Saturday, April 13th at… [Read More]
My beautiful friend Casey Wiegand has had something on her heart for a long time — it brings me a lot of joy to see that her prayers have been answered as she turns this heart calling into something tangible. And today I’ve invited Casey to share with the Gussy Sews community the details behind… [Read More]
These last three weeks have gone by at a beautifully slow pace. When I look at my Instagram stream, or the photos on my phone, most are of Maxwell. And that’s such a good visual descriptor of what our life really has been like since he’s been born. Life around here has been steady. We’ve… [Read More]
One of my very wise and dear friends, Liv Lane, is guest blogging today on a topic that I know many of us hold very close to our hearts: how to mix mamahood + handmade life. Now that our little one is here I am working on juggling my new role as a mama :)… [Read More]
Today is my mom’s birthday, and oh my goodness — she is so amazing. She stayed with us for three weeks in March which meant we were able to spend the final week of my pregnancy together, something I know we both cherished, along with the first two weeks of Maxwell’s life. She’s back in… [Read More]
There are four NEW! Square Zip Pouches inside the Gussy shop and I’m sooooo excited to be sharing them with you! I have been on a color kick, which is amazing! Orange + teal is my favorite combination right now, and I found a way to incorporate at least one of those colors into this… [Read More]
Hey, fabric lovers — have you heard of Spoonflower? I first heard of them a few years ago and had my first experience sewing with their fabrics for this BurdaStyle project where I tested out one of their purse patterns from their November 2011 book, The BurdaStyle Sewing Handbook.* What I loved the most about… [Read More]
This is the final post in the series, “What it means to be a mom for the first time.” What a joy it is to have Erin from Design For Mankind sharing her heart on mamahood with us on this precious question. I’m so happy to be featuring her today, thank you Erin! [Click to… [Read More]
Life around the Whitley house has been perfectly sweet in the quietest + loudest of ways. These last two weeks since Maxwell was born have been filled with lots of rest, snuggles, baby burps and hours spent rocking our little man to sleep. Umm, and lots of diaper + outfit changes. It’s taken me… [Read More]
