joy in motherhood, homemaking, faith & simple living
blue skinny capris: Old Navy | orange striped shirt: c/o Francesca’s | red wedges: Target Time is passing so quickly, I really can’t believe it. I have a routine ultrasound scheduled two weeks from yesterday and they’ll be measuring the baby’s organs + limbs, looking at all the organs, reviewing the 8 week ultrasound to… [Read More]
If you haven’t heard, Zack + I moved to Los Angeles a couple of weeks ago. It’s been a dream of our family to live IN the film industry city and when the end of our lease in Minneapolis was nearing we acted quickly to get moved out here the end of August. When we… [Read More]
Our annual Holiday gift guide is one of my favorite blog events. Learning about other handmade shops, promoting them, bringing the heartfelt trade full-circle… Building a solid community around life’s passions makes my world go round. For three years now I’ve hosted a seasonal guide, showcasing handmade pretties during the holiday season — and this… [Read More]
skirt: Old Navy | v-neck tee: Target | wooden necklace: handmade in Africa Now that we have most of our items in our West LA apartment — today I’m meeting Jess to pick up the boxes we shipped to her house, it’s time to begin getting ready for baby… dontcha think? ;D Every day this… [Read More]
Just the other day I wrote how partnering with other businesses makes my world go round — it’s that sweet satisfaction connecting with other business brings me. This is the fourth post in my Mama + Biz Owner series, and I think based on your response I’ll be extending it a bit longer than I… [Read More]
We’re having a FABULOUS sale in the Gussy Sews shop. With our recent move to sunny Los Angeles we need to make room for new product in our *new* studio. Now is the perfect time to grow your Gussy Sews collection with one of our many ready-to-ship items {excludes tote bags + market totes}. This… [Read More]
It’s hard to believe, but it’s true: this is the final Inspiration Workshop! I have loved watching this grow + develop from a weekly to monthly linky party, but it’s time retire it so we can introduce new projects on Gussy Sews. I’m really excited for the future of this blog :) This month’s Inspiration… [Read More]
For a very long time, maybe a little longer than I’d care to admit, I thought that if I made a plan and stuck to it, life would turn out just as I wanted. I kept thinking that if I just worked harder or was more determined I could change things. Needless to say, my… [Read More]
We are building the 2012 Holiday Gift Guide and are so excited over the current list of participating shops! We wanted to send a quick call to anyone considering this years HGG — we’re extending the deadline through tonight, Tuesday, September 11th. We’d love to hear from you if you’re interested in participating in our… [Read More]
