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{featured artists :: The Modern Marigold, Crow and Iris, Vintage Treasure Huntn & Pretty Tape}

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Here at Gussy has a lot to say {and sew} we love to look at all things beautiful. Beautiful items that encourage creativity; beautiful items that we can use to share with others.

Today is week #31 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.

Today’s Featured Artist post is a bit different. It’s a group feature showcasing work from the modern marigold, crow and iris, vintagetreasurehuntn & pretty tape, and at the end is a fun giveaway of sewing related items.

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{The Modern Marigold} —

How did you come up with your shop name?

For some reason, I kept coming back to garden words. I wanted to invoke feelings of color, freshness, and modernity; latching onto marigolds just felt right. I also love alliteration!

What made you decide to open up shop?

I wanted to make more stuff than I had a use for! My shop is my creative outlet — where I can create for the sheer joy of it, and not because I’m fulfilling a need or want for myself or my family.

Name your favorite thing about selling handmade.

The constant flood of creativity and beauty on Etsy continually astonishes me. Witnessing that makes me put more steam into my own creations — not as an effort to keep up with the Joneses, but because it makes me realize how beautiful and inspiring an everyday, utilitarian object can be — and I want to be a part of that!

Give us a little glimpse into what a typical day in your life looks like.

Mornings are for the park, toddler art projects, and errands. Afternoons are for naps, reading, cartoons, and meltdowns. Nights are for working out (ha, ha), sewing, and junk food that I’ve hidden from the kids.

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{Pretty Tape} —

Share a little bit about yourself.

I’m from a design background, so I love colors and pattern. I’m a Kdrama addict and tape addict. I sleep odd hours and can stay awake until 5am, but I can’t wake up at 6am – just not a morning person. I’m a mommy of 2 monkeys (boys) and they keep me busy majority of the time.

Name your favorite thing about selling handmade.

I love supporting the handmade community. I especially love it when people show me what they’ve created using the things they bought from my shop.

Give us a little glimpse into what a typical day in your life looks like.

Up at 7am, take kids to school.
Pack, pack, pack.
Email, Email, Email.
Nap.
Pick up kids.
Post office.
Dinner.
Randomness.
Kdrama when I’m addicted to a show.
Sleep around 2-3am on a normal day and sometimes… 5am.
Dream or nightmare.
Wake up at 7am and repeat.

How did you come up with your shop name?

It was quiet easy. The tape were pretty… so PrettyTape!

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{Vintage Treasure Huntn} —

Share a little bit about yourself.

Me, well. I have been buying, collecting, keeping and reselling for about 10 years. My first vintage items I bought is my profile picture of an antique postcard. I love colors and graphics of the 1910’s or 20’s.

Name your favorite thing about selling handmade.

My shop offers buyers the supplies for making handmade items. I have a good eye when buying or locating local auctions that have sewing / fabric / embellishment items. Honestly, I have never stitched, sewn or cut, but love to collect and resell supplies. Most of my items are 30’s, 40’s, or 50’s.

Do you have a day job or sell on Etsy full-time?

I have 2 full time jobs (my real day job + full time mom), and 2 part time jobs (Etsy and another online selling site). Really!!

Give us a little glimpse into what a typical day in your life looks like.

My typical weekend includes finding flea markets, tag/estate sales, local or rural auctions. I hit a triple header a few weeks ago: in 1 day I visited a barn sale, a flea market and an auction. Wow!

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{Crow and Iris} —

There was a little mix-up with the interview questions/answers with Crow and Iris, so please take a moment to browse their etsy shop and learn a little bit more about what they offer. Inside their shop you’ll find amazing colors, jewelry, and vintage goods — so fun!

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The Giveaway Goods:

One winner will win the following items:

To enter:

Leave a comment sharing something positive about your day.

For extra entries {leave a comment for each}:
  • blog, tweet or facebook it!

EXTRA INFO:
  • The giveaway will close Sunday, October 10 at 10 pm CST,
    and the winner will be announced the following day

Come on back Friday, October 22 for another Featured Artist post!




Comments

  2. Alison says

    I actually got some stuff done around the house last night, so I can just relax with the kiddos this morning without feeling like I should be doing dishes or laundry.

  5. Cristy says

    I have plans to go on a glorious walk during my lunch break today. Just me & nature away from things that have been stressing me out!

  8. Andria says

    The most exciting thing about my day: I’m about to finish the last 3 tax returns that are due October 15th. Hallelujah.

  9. Erin Hisaw says

    I get to go on a little mini-vacation this weekend!…I’m sooooo looking forward to it!
    Love your site!

  13. Katie says

    The best thing about my day is that I woke up to two cuddly kittens sleeping beside me, just wanting to snuggle.

  14. kim says

    crossing my fingers on this one! i’ve had my eye on that stampset for EVERRRR.

    positive about this day: icecream. :)

  15. Piper says

    Today I got some much needed alone time. I used it to meditate on this verse: “A cord of three strands is not easily broken.” Ecc. 4:12. There is an area of my life that I need to invite others to be a part of so that I can be stronger. God really does create us to be in a community!

  16. Rebekah says

    Its payday, Friday, and I have a fun weekend with my hubby ahead! And this week we finally took the leap of going cash- only (thanks a lot for your budgeting series!),

  17. Lisa says

    I have pizza for lunch, a beautiful fall day to enjoy, and a wonderful husband to share it with. (Plus aren’t Fridays always great?)

  19. Roberta says

    Ahhh…it’s Friday and it’s beautiful and we are not suppose to be having any rain so I can’t wait to get out and enjoy the fall colors before they are all gone. Thanks for a fun giveaway and introducing us all to such great shops. Have a wonderful weekend, fondly, Roberta

  21. Laura Curtis says

    i may be stepping up to a salary position in my current job role, i’m pretty excited about that!

  22. Jingle says

    It was just announced that I made the Samantha Walker Designs Creative Team!!! I am super excited and it is really making this day GREAT!

  24. Jessica says

    Today is a glorious fall Friday, and I plan to spend the weekend frolicking in crunchy leaves and snuggling my household full of boys. Oh…and Halloween decorations too. Fun, fun, fun… :)

  25. Stacey says

    It’s going to be a lovely 25C today, so my daughter and I are going to rake up the leaves in the yard. It’ll be a race to see who jumps in the pile first :)

  27. Sarah M says

    Not only is it Friday (always positive) but we had NOTHING planned today, which was a huge change from the last two weeks. Nothing but pajams, play-doh, reading, and fort-building happened today…and of course, long naps for the kids. What a great day!

    Sarah M

  30. Lubaska says

    I had a very long but useful phone talk with my friend in UK and she invited me to visit her in britain.:-)

  33. Mama Fisch says

    This is the start of a long weekend since I am a teacher which means, I woke up smiling this morning knowing that I have three days with my family!

  35. Lynne says

    Such beautiful items! Today, I just finished preparing and upside-down apple pie… can’t wait to put it in the oven! Thanks for the great giveaways!

  36. Kel P. says

    I’m looking forward to picking up my daughter so we can go shopping for craft supplies. She is having her first slumber party this weekend and it will be crafty-licious!

  39. lisap says

    The sun is brilliant-bright, temp in the 80’s in Central Illinois, and I’m about to finish a huge curtain project for a customer!

  41. Emily says

    Celebrating 5 years of marriage today! My mom is taking our girls overnight so the hubs and I can go out for a nice dinner and have a night to ourselves. Thanks for featuring more fantastic artists!!

  42. Maggie says

    I have two: the weather is absolutely beeyootifull (!) today and my coworker surprised me with a hazelnut latte! yay for random acts of kindess :)

  43. Sara says

    Thanks for the great giveaway! I was able to use my 20 gift certificate from Piecenquilt by Natalia Bonner!!

  44. Suzanne says

    Our weather is wonderful and AAA is super helpful at changing flat tires. Thank goodness we got THAT over with so the rest of the weekend will be car-problem free!

  45. Christy says

    Great shops! My positive for the day is sitting at work with my window open enjoying the cool fall breeze creeping in.

  47. allison f. says

    I am most excited about eating dinner at the kitchen table, cleaning up, and sewing sponge/washcloth baby shower gifts for this weekend. There is nothing better than being cozy in everything that you do – which is why I’m trying to do more things at the kitchen table. (And kisses on the cheek when dinner is over – thats nice too.)

    (also tweeted)

  48. Angelina says

    I got to have a wonderful lunch with my boyfriend and his parents. They’re some of my favorite people!

    Thanks for the chance to win.

    figure8angel[AT]gmail[DOT]com

  51. Amber P says

    After I had a looooong night with the baby, my husband put the coffee on for me before he went to work.

  52. Megan Lane says

    what a fantastic giveaway!! i looooove that fabric tape! something positive about my day :: i got accepted to be a vendor at the Detroit Urban Craft Fair in December – yay!

  54. Elle Strike says

    It’s payday! :) And it’s a gorgeous day out, I’ve been puttering in the garden, and my little girl is wearing a tiara. That’s enough.

  55. Bekah says

    the hubs and I got to snuggle this morning – a rarity because we *never* get up at the same time!!

  56. sy says

    it’s friday and almost end of day, it’s the most positive time of the week XD
    the bias tape is so pretty!! love all the goodies.
    songyueyu at gmail

  59. Erin H. says

    I had pumpkin donuts from a local farm for dinner tonight….managed to save ONE for breakfast tomorrow. YUM. Fall is in the air! :)

  60. Marin D says

    Tonight is GNO (girls night out) with some ladies from work. :o) Nothing better than hanging with the girls!

  62. Sarah Dowdell says

    Here is positive thing about my day (well actually it happened a couple days ago), but it is still a positive today :-)
    We just found out that I am pregnant with our first child. It might be a little early to share since I am only about 5 weeks, but I would rather have people share in my joy now and trust God with his plan.

  63. Cassie C says

    Today I started a new job working as a PCA for a lady with muscular dystrophy and I know it will be one of the most rewarding jobs I have ever had.

  66. Jennifer says

    My fantastic positive experience was the copper pendant light I scored at a yard sale this morning in this lovely lady’s barn behind the house! The barn was half off and I beat off a couple of spiders to grab this gorgeous gem. Can’t wait to hang it over my sink in the kitchen! Love your site!

  69. Marlo says

    Today was great – I got to give presents to two friends who had little babies, and I got to spend the whole afternoon and evening with just my hubby.

  73. Lesley King says

    I was able to spend some time with old friends from high school last nightl. It was nice to catch up and talk about old times. We laughed like crazy!

  74. Nancy says

    My daughter got invited to her first non-family birthday party. A new friend from her preschool which she just started at. I’m excited for her to attend her birthday party. Oh, and that today is Saturday and the weather is nice and I got to blow dry my hair. Haha

  78. Andrea in Vermont says

    I picked up my almost 15 year old son and his new/first girlfriend from the movies, together with a couple of other friends. Got to listen to their chatter on the way home, and discreetly avert my eyes from a brief goodnight kiss. Oh my goodness, how sweet!

  79. Danielle says

    It’s Thanksgiving weekend which means time with family.
    – Danielle
    other-option AT hotmail DOt com

  87. Molly says

    something positive about my day. . .hmmmmm two little boys covered in mud from an Indian summer hose battle, smiling and telling me the “lub” me. . ..that’ll do it!

  91. Jessica M says

    We had our small group from church over. Our house was filled to the brim and I absolutely loved it!!! What a blessing :)

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