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Maggie Whitley

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{winner, cute dolls & tours}

October 5, 2010 · 11 Comments
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I’m here with a few fun updates… hooray! :]

The first is the winner of the September sponsor feature/giveaway post. Woo hoo to Mrs. Lusher ~ she wrote:

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The second update is this darling doll —

Sarah {a Gussy blog reader} emailed me, saying “…this doll with the pretty curls and the dress made of fabric you have used before certainly made my mind scream GUSSY!!!”

I love, love, love that she though of Gussy when she saw this doll — so fun!

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And the third:
I’m working on a Studio tour post…



Do you have any questions for me or how I keep things organized?
Leave it in the comment section.

xo.

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  1. Mary Beth says

    October 5, 2010 at 5:54 pm

    I would LOVE to have a tour of your creative space! I’m in the middle of creating mine, and every little thing I do just makes me feel so good, and motivates me to get to work! But I see how far I have to go in making the perfect workspace for me! In alot of your pictures, I like to look in the background to see how you organize and decorate! I have a small space that’s in the middle of our house! I don’t mind that it can’t be closed off, because I WANT it to be a place that I’m proud to show off! :) I don’t know if you’ve had experience with that, but I would love if you could talk about ways you utilize space! :) Thanks! And I LOVE reading your blog! I would love to eventually get my hands on one of your big ruffled bags!

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  2. Mary Beth says

    October 5, 2010 at 5:58 pm

    Also… what camera do you use??? I LOVE your photos!

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  3. Moriah says

    October 5, 2010 at 6:06 pm

    tax stuff! how do you organize all of your tax stuff?!

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  4. Meg says

    October 5, 2010 at 6:17 pm

    Congrats to the winner~lucky girl!
    Where did you get the “LOVE BEING” thing, I love it!

    xoxo~Meg

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    • Gussy says

      October 5, 2010 at 6:43 pm

      Hah!

      I got it with Coke Rewards points. Ha ha ha… It lights up and blinks.

      isn’t it cute, though? :]

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      • Meg says

        October 6, 2010 at 7:35 am

        How funny! I may have to ask my step dad about that one…he has worked for Coca-Cola for almost 40 years! It is cute!

        xoxo~Meg

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  5. mrs. lusher says

    October 5, 2010 at 9:30 pm

    Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! I can’t believe I won! I couldn’t be more excited!!!!!!!

    I’ve loved reading your blog over the past several months & seeing how far you & Gussy have come & am PUMPED to get a little piece of your equally talented sponsors!

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  6. Nadir@StitchSense says

    October 6, 2010 at 8:03 am

    Studio tour yay! I’ve actually been wanting to do that myself but it’s a complete mess right now & totally not picture worthy. I actually wanted to ask you how you handle shipping? Do you print labels online & have UPS/USPS pick them up, do you just take everything to the post office yourself? I’ve only shipped out one (yes only one) order overseas since I’m just starting out & all my other sales have been local so I didn’t have to worry about mailing anything out (for now) & I was just curious as to how you handle all that? Thanks!

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  7. Angie says

    October 6, 2010 at 8:45 am

    I can’t wait to see your workspace! Mine is big, but, alas, in my basment. I love having a door to close for those long sewing days, where I leave a mess, but I long for a pretty, inviting, ORGANIZED space! I would love to see how you store your fabrics, zippers, interfacing etc.

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  8. Katie @ Making This Home says

    October 6, 2010 at 11:40 am

    bobbins – what’s your trick with those suckers?

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  9. Arshad says

    March 18, 2014 at 6:54 pm

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