joy in motherhood, homemaking, faith & simple living
Hellooooooo, November! In celebration of the new month and loving to give away fun, inspiring + handmade gifts, I’m here with a giant giveaway featuring a HUMUNGO amount in total prizes — and ONE person will win everything! Yeowwwwwww! Read on for the full details of how to enter {it’s so easy}. And here’s a… [Read More]
Day 31// About this time one year ago we realized two huge somethings: if we didn’t change the way we made and priced our handmade items we wouldn’t remain profitable, and if we didn’t change these things we wouldn’t be in business for very long. Gussy Sews is my full-time job, the blog + shop… [Read More]
Day 30// We made the choice to hire shop help pretty early on. I was still working my full-time day job when we made this decision, and while it was a little scary with a big dash of new-ness, we fully believed in what hiring help could do for Gussy Sews. One afternoon, while sitting… [Read More]
Day 29// I started traveling to blog + handmade conferences about three months before I quit my day job to focus on Gussy Sews full time and I can absolutely credit many of the goals I’ve reached to the conferences I’ve attended. {WOW, what a testimony!} For me, investing financially — just like I talked… [Read More]
Day 28// When you shop online from a handmade boutique, receiving an adorably packaged gift in the mail is half the fun! At least I think so, and t’s one of my favorite things about shopping handmade. Just recently we received a package from Barn Owl Primitives and Kristi’s use of kraft paper + twine… [Read More]
Day 27// Just hear those sleigh bells ringing and jing ting tingaling too… Yep, the holiday season will be starting in just a few weeks and soon we’ll all be in high gear preparing our handmade shops for Christmas. Last year Gussy Sews was still making everything as it sold {made to order}, but in January of… [Read More]
Earlier this week I shared a sneak peek into our living room, decorated with the help of World Market, and that little peek showed off our DIY book page wall. For months I have been wanting to put old book pages on a wall but didn’t have the right home to do it in. In… [Read More]
Wednesday morning, baby + I boarded a couple airplanes and are now hanging out with friends at Allume. Yeow! With every passing week I find myself doing things, like holding my tummy as I sleep, or talking about the baby by name {we have a couple picked out}, without even realizing it. At first, every… [Read More]
Day 26// When running our handmade businesses it’s important to make sure we don’t get trapped spending all of our time writing. Or planning. Or not launching product because we are scared. via wild at heart It’s important we step away from what traps us. Often. Don’t let Land trap you from being more courageous… [Read More]
