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Monday, March 9, 2015

Fresh Start, New Blog!!

THERE'S A NEW BLOG FOR SCRATCH PAPER THREADS!!

FIND US

HERE!

HOPE TO SEE YOU SOON!

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Just Good Oatmeal Cookies

Sometimes you just need a good old fashioned cookie. No bells, whistles, special tricks or complicated 17 step recipes. Just cookies.

Here's a classic Oatmeal Cookie recipe that never fails me. (The raisons, coconut and nuts are all optional...but you should opt for yes. It's delicious.)

WHAT YOU NEED:

2 STICKS OF BUTTER SOFTENED

3/4 CUP BROWN SUGAR (PACKED)

1/2 CUP GRANULATED SUGAR

2 EGGS

1 TEASPOON VANILLA

1 1/2 CUPS FLOUR

1 TEASPOON BAKING SODA (I ADD A DASH EXTRA)

1 TEASPOON CINNAMON

1/2 TEASPOON SALT

3 CUPS ROLLED OATS

1 CUP RAISONS (OPTIONAL)

1/2 CUP SHREDDED COCONUT (OPTIONAL)

1/2 CUP CHOPPED PECANS (OPTIONAL)

WHAT YOU DO:

(Heat oven to 350)

Mix butter, and sugars with a mixer until creamy. Then add the eggs and vanilla.

Add the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Mix well.

Add oats, raisons, coconut, nuts. (This will be thick. Your arms will have a nice work out)

Drop cookie dough (ooooh oatmeal cookie dough is the BEST) in rounded spoonfuls, or use a cookie scoop. Bake 7-10 minutes and remove from heat quickly after you pull them out.

Your house will smell amazing.

(Should make about 4 dozen cookies)

Pardon the little hand sneaking nuts right out of my bowl. I had a little helper.

Enjoy!

Tuesday, February 3, 2015

January is probably my least favorite month of the year. It just seems to drag. It's particularly grey and dreary and spring is still so far away. I have to keep myself busy and on the move this time of year. This month flew by...it was a busy one!! Here are 9 of my favorite things that happened in January...

1 - A major case of nesting has arrived. Trying to get organized around the house!

2 - 29 week baby bump & my favorite GYPSY THREADS BLAZER

3 - My favorite pregnancy craving these days is a tuna melt accompanied by chips and sweet pickles. (ew...I know)

4 - Made a last minute weekend trip back home to SLC to see my family.

5 - Airport style.

6 - Me & dad wore the same shoes to church.

7 - Packing GYPSY THREADS orders like crazy!! Gotta get the shoppe cleared out ASAP!

(( Everything in the shoppe 40% - 75% off, and going FAST!! ))

8 - Sometimes you just gotta have a donut.

9 - Layered legs with GYPSY THREADS SOCKS and LOTTA FROM STOCKHOLM BOOTS

Sunday, January 25, 2015

Change in the Air...

Well...it's time for a post I've been dreading.

A few months ago we found out that we are expecting a baby boy in April. We couldn't be happier to be adding a little brother to our family. I have fallen in love with being a mom to a little boy, and can't wait to have another one. It's truly a blessing to be expanding our little family by one.

But, sometimes with blessings (even really great ones) comes challenges, trials, and big changes. With out going on and on with details, there's been a chance of this pregnancy/delivery being slightly more complicated than with my first. (There's also a chance it won't, and everything will be perfectly perfect!) But I have felt strongly that I need to get my life and home in order and be prepared for all the changes that our little addition may bring.

I LOVE Gypsy Threads and this online community we have been I have been lucky to be a part of. Truly, it's been so much fun to run the shoppe, but when it comes right down to it, putting my family first is the most important thing.

So, Gypsy Threads will be closing (hopefully just temporarily) till our little family is all together and settled. It is unknown exactly if and when I will reopen the shoppe, but I do plan to stay connected to this wonderful network of friends online. I will continue the blog and all of our social media accounts. I look forward to sharing more about myself, our life and family here in the PNW as well as sharing some of my favorite small businesses and brands, the way so many others have shared their support and love for Gypsy Threads.

I am truly grateful to the bloggers and instagrammers who have posted, highlighted and shared their love for my little business. They have made this crazy idea a success, and I truly am grateful to them.

As for the shoppe...everything has been marked down 40%-75% and will be available to purchase till the end of February when the website is no longer live.

Thank you so much for all of your support...I do hope you'll stay connected HERE on our blog as well as HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE!

XOXO Brittany

Monday, December 29, 2014

End of the Year Sale!!

Can you even believe we've reached the end of 2014!? Crazy. It's been a great year but we look forward to new things coming in 2015. Gypsy Threads is headed for some changes in the coming year, and we hope you'll stick around and continue to support us. We are so thankful for all you online love and support!!

To celebrate the new year, we're having and END OF YEAR SALE!

Take and additional 40% off all sale items with discount code:

2014

Now through January 1 2015

Happy shopping and happy new year!

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Happy Holidays from the Pacific Northwest!

It's such an honor to be presenting the 2014 Gypsy Threads Holiday Look-Book, featuring Jaquilyn Shumate and Lotta from Stockholm.

I had the pleasure of styling Jaquilyn for this shoot, while watching her husband Travis photograph her. Don't mistake...miss Jaquilyn is more than just a pretty face...she and Travis both run their photography business together in Tacoma. While Jaquilyn is usually next to Travis, behind the lens at Northwest weddings and portrait sessions, she's a natural for being in front of it! She's a beautiful, talented mother of two, and one of the nicest people I've met.

You'll find all the details of each outfit below, and all orders placed by Thursday December 18th will arrive by Christmas Eve!

Happy Holidays

XOXO

Gypsy Threads