Back2School: {Gussy has a lot to sew}

Happy Monday and welcome back to the Back2School Giveaway Extravaganza!I'm super excited about this giveaway, so let's get right to it.

Remember these little clips of fabric? They all belong to a Gussy original! What is a Gussy original? It's handmade vintage-inspired wallets & clutches with flair, of course :-)

Way back before we went on our MidWest Road Trip ::I still owe you St. Louis; I swear it's coming:: I was searching around on Etsy (obviously) for a cute clutch that didn't break the bank. Gussy's shop came up in my search, I fell in love the girlie ruffles, and I knew I needed a Gussy clutch for vacation. Thing was, it was a Friday, and I needed the clutch by Tuesday at the latest, cause we were leaving super early on Wednesday morning. I emailed Maggie {aka Gussy} to see if it would be possible to get it out to me ASAP, and she emailed me back almost immediately to let me know that I could go ahead and purchase the clutch and she'd get it in the mail that day. She's such a doll!

Sure enough, my clutch arrived on Monday! I can't even tell you ho much I love my Gussy clutch - it's super roomy, so adorable, and very well made. You can tell Maggie really puts her heart into all of her work. You can also tell that I love my Gussy bag, as it makes numerous appearances in my vacation pictures:

When I got back from vaction, I started reading Maggie's blog and looking at all of the other ruffled goodness she has in her shop. And because I love my Gussy clutch so much, I decided to email her to see if she'd be interested in doing a giveaway on my blog.

Lucky you, she said yes! Check out some of her work:

Maggie aka Gussy has generously agreed to donate a $20 gift certificate to her shop! This gift certificate can be used towards any item in stock in her shop; the only thing it can't be used for is shipping. So how do you win? Easy peasy:

• For one entry: Leave me a comment below telling me your favorite thing about the back to school season.
• For a second entry: Become a follower (and let me know!)
• For a third entry: Follow me on twitter @Hagen23 (and let me know so I can follow you!) and TWEET about this giveaway!
• For a fouth entry: Post this giveaway on your blog (leave me the link, of course).

You can leave all of your entries in one comment; I'm going to create an Excel sheet like I did last time so you don't need to worry about leaving 4 seperate comments. Just be sure to tell me all of the ways you are entering (blog follower, blog post, Twitter follower, fav. thing about back to school season!) so I can get an accurate count.

Want that $20 gift certificate to Gussy's shop? What are you waiting for?! The contest ends on September 8 at noon (EST), so be sure to enter before then! Good luck!