Happy New Year, Goals, and a chance to WIN!

January 1, 2011 in etsy, personal, photography | Tags: contest, cupcake, cupcake greeting card, goals, happy new year, new year, new year goals

Happy New Year!!!

As is customary with the New Year tradition, I have a few goals that I hope to accomplish in 2011. (Notice I said “goals”, not “resolutions.” This means that I’m more likely to complete some of these! 🙂 )

I would like to do another year of project 365. I’ll be finished with 2010’s 365 in the middle of January. Click here to see my progress!

Get my own domain name and do something with it!

learn how to read crochet and knit patterns (and make something other than a scarf!)

finish my photography ebook

add photography tutorials to my blog

learn illustator

wow– i know! That’s some list! I’m already working on learning how to read crochet patterns and have started a little toy (I’m so excited about that–pics will come shortly!)

Now, for the fun part– a contest! What a great way to start the new year than with a chance to win some awesome swag?! I’m giving away a set of my cupcake greeting cards:

All you need to do to win this set of 5 cupcake greeting cards is leave me a comment about your top 3 goals you have for the New Year. Easy!

For extra chances to win, simply post a link back to this blog post on twitter, facebook, etsy forum, or your blog. Please be sure to leave me the link of where you posted this back in my comment section and ta-da!! Extra chances!

The contest will run until Saturday, January 8th! One reader will be randomly selected using random.org. I will post the winner on Sunday, January 9th.

Thanks so much! I look forward to reading about your goals for the new year! I hope 2011 is the best year yet for you!!!!

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January 1, 2011 at 11:34 am

Stephanie

Happy New Year!!

Three of my goals (from a long list) are:

Focus on food photography for my blog (its hard to improve with my little point and shoot but i’m going to try)

Make lots of artisan breads

Stay caught up with my google reader

January 1, 2011 at 2:51 pm

Aubrey Fick

Sooo cute!
1. cook more, try out new recipes
2. buy a better camera
3. write more letters.

January 2, 2011 at 3:47 am

heather aka NiftyKnits

top 3 goals? Well, the first is to replace my camera – I used 6 pairs of supposedly charged batteries to get 5 photos the other day, I think it’s past it!

#2 is to promote my zibbet shop like mad – it’s much better value than my others so it’s where I’d prefer to sell most. http://www.zibbet.com/NiftyKnits

#3 keep my stock list up to date and edit my shops accordingly so I always know what is where and what needs knitting next!

January 2, 2011 at 10:01 am

shared on fb under ana amanti
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=741569600

1. read more books
2. buy less plastic
3. keep doing yoga

tumblemumbo at gmail dot com
international resident , thanks

January 2, 2011 at 11:48 am

Heidijaneblankets

hmmm 3 goals. First, lose my baby weight, first I need to lose the baby lol, she was due yesterday. Second, to not get frustrated at things and to let things go more. Third, to clean the house every day!

January 2, 2011 at 1:29 pm

Katherine

Cute cards!

Okay, three goals:

1. Buy a house and fix it up how I want it
2. Eat a more vegan diet
3. Focus on building up my jewelry business

Thanks so much!

January 2, 2011 at 4:30 pm

Zoe

goals:

100 sales in my shop, http://www.shopsealedwithakiss.etsy.com,

lose a couple pounds,

be a little nicer.

shopallbuttonedup at yahoo dot com

January 2, 2011 at 7:23 pm

Stacey

My goals:

– Read the Bible every day (even if it’s just a little portion)
– Travel to a new place
– And of course – more exercise!

January 3, 2011 at 12:26 am

Studio MME

First off, I have to tell you that your cupcake photographs are gorgeous!

My goals for 2011:
1. Quit my part-time day job
2. Make 300 Etsy sales
3. Show my work in 2 California galleries

January 3, 2011 at 12:30 am

Studio MME

I also posted a link to the giveaway on my Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/studiomme.

January 3, 2011 at 10:21 am

Marci J

1) eat more organic
2) read more books
3) have more fun!!

January 3, 2011 at 10:25 am

Allison

Well, Happy New Year to you too, April. My goals for 2011:
1. Have a sale in my Etsy shop.
2. Apply for the Renegade Craft Fair in Austin.
3. Be more diligent about keeping house/making a home.

Thanks for the giveaway.

January 3, 2011 at 11:27 am

Julie

I love your goals for the New Year. Mind if I borrow a couple of them? I’m putting a link to your blog on mine -http://thecraftersguildplace.blogspot.com/
Happy New Year!

January 3, 2011 at 12:03 pm

Amanda

Great giveaway and Happy New Year!!

For 2011 my top three goals are:
1. Get Organized
2. Take more pictures
3. Read more books

January 3, 2011 at 3:38 pm

Krista

Fun giveaway 🙂 My top three goals are….
1. Complete craft room.
2. Start Blogging
3. Grow my Etsy business

January 3, 2011 at 3:41 pm

Krista

I tweeted the giveaway at http://twitter.com/#!/Heckofarush/status/22044442714185728

krista dot rowles at usbank dot com

January 3, 2011 at 5:18 pm

Danijela

Happy New Year.

To have another baby.

To be patience.

To enjoy.

January 3, 2011 at 9:21 pm

Mary-Catherine

I want to learn to knit, learn to sew, sell my crochet stuff on etsy, and learn to drive.

January 4, 2011 at 7:13 am

não me mande flores

Cute cards!!!

My top 3 goals for 2011 are:
– Read a lot, at least 12 books (one for each month),
– Travel a lot (I plan on going to Russia in may),
– Love a lot (♥)!

🙂
Camila F.
naomemandeflores@gmail.com

January 4, 2011 at 8:53 am

Mer

thanks for the opportunity!
1-cook more
2-get around to going to eye doctor 🙂
3-read!

January 4, 2011 at 9:23 am

Nicoline

My three goals would be.
Show I respect my husband more. (I do respect him. I’m just looking for more ways to show him. 🙂
Spend less time on the computer. Ironic.
And less flabby.

January 4, 2011 at 9:38 am

Amber

My top three goals for the new year’s

1. Get published in a magazine
2. Eat breakfast every day
3. Do yoga each morning!

January 4, 2011 at 9:38 am

Amber

I tweeted, I’m @AmberGoo: http://twitter.com/AmberGoo/status/22315844629430272

January 4, 2011 at 12:13 pm

Michelle S./Nature Manipulated

Having my first child this year so they’re all baby-related:

– Have an unmedicated birth
– B-feed for at least a year
– Get some sleep

January 4, 2011 at 1:12 pm

Julie B

=clean up clutter in the house and give away stuff to Goodwill,
=read the stack of books I won in giveaways then give them away,
=send a greeting card to my mom every month cuz she likes them.

January 4, 2011 at 1:22 pm

Jacy

My new 2011 GOALS:

1. learn to quilt
2. save more money and live by a budget
3. read one fiction and one nonfiction book each month

lots more, but those are the top three.

Thanks for the giveaway. jacy468 at aim dot com

January 4, 2011 at 4:06 pm

jen

1. stay up to date with my checkbook!
2. read more non-fiction books.
3. grow my blog.

I found you on Etsy forums, I hope you’ll come visit me too!

http://jdavissquared.blogspot.com

January 4, 2011 at 5:47 pm

Nupur

1. Eat healthier snacks.
2. Become more active.
3. Try to be kind to everyone.

Thanks for the giveaway!
onehotstove AT gmail DOT com

January 4, 2011 at 9:13 pm

Shelley

1. blog more
2. take more pictures
3. learn something new 🙂

seashell210 at gmail dot com

January 4, 2011 at 9:15 pm

Shelley

Mentioned your giveaway in this blog post:
http://boutiqueofluck.blogspot.com/2011/01/lucky-round-up-14.html

seashell210 at gmail dot com

January 4, 2011 at 10:20 pm

hihihi

my top 3 goals (no kidding) are keeping up the teeth brushing, travelling (not far!), and drawing a big picture. 🙂
good luck with your photography ebook! i did one of those, they are soooo satisfying when they come with t story!
and thank you!! I would LOOOVE to give these to my friends!! oh!~
sumshi.is.yummyATgmailDOTcom

January 4, 2011 at 11:26 pm

Nicole B

Goals:
1. Spend more constructive time with my kids.
2. Learn to bake a decent loaf of bread everyone will love to eat.
3. Be kinder.

January 5, 2011 at 12:17 am

Cupcake Forum

My top 3 goals for the new year:
1) stop paying for cable TV
2) read more
3) save more money

January 5, 2011 at 7:49 am

Jeanette

The cards are gorgeous! Thanks for the chance!
My goals:
*eat heathier
*loose weight
*live an overall more disciplined life
thealldays(at)msn(dot)com

January 5, 2011 at 8:28 am

Tilt

Goals…easy? Maybe, but picking 3 may not be 😛 It may be easier to do by category….

Family: set a weekly game night with the kids
Biz: Sew 4 days a week and spend the 5th doing a different craft/art
Personal: Up my strength training to a steady 2 days every week…not the sporadic 2 days a week it is now 😛

January 5, 2011 at 8:29 am

Tilt

Blogged about the giveaway here:
http://tiltsgiveawayfinds.blogspot.com/2011/01/creative-apples-cupcake-cards-ends-108.html

January 5, 2011 at 9:01 am

Alison

Holy cute, Batman! My goals for this year are a bit eclectic…

1. Try yoga, a different kind than the one class I did and decided I didn’t like.
2. Go to bed at a proper time each night, especially when I have to wake up super-early.
3. Call my grandmother more often.

gemini5757 at hotmail dot com

January 5, 2011 at 10:26 am

Wehaf

1. Finish my degree!
2. Paint the rooms in my house that are currently colors I don’t like.
3. Do some family genealogy.

Reading crochet patterns isn’t hard at all; you’ll pick it up in no time!

January 5, 2011 at 11:54 am

wheninseason

My 2011 goals should mostly be accomplished in the first 3 months! 🙂
1. Get my currently breech baby turned the proper way
2. Have a safe + happy birth!
3. Take baby on her first road trip to visit her great-grandpa.

January 5, 2011 at 12:13 pm

chelsea

im quitting smoking

January 5, 2011 at 4:31 pm

Allie

Don’t stress out as much

Exercise more

January 5, 2011 at 6:09 pm

TopHat

My top 3 goals are
1) Find an organization to volunteer for
2) Decide what to study for graduate work
3) Become a Runner

January 5, 2011 at 8:34 pm

ruby clover

1)get better acquainted with my sewing machine and buy a damn zipper foot! 2)paint my living room and get new drapes, maybe even sew them if i do #1 first! 3)be more active everyday instead of being sitting in a crafters hunch at my table all day long! LOVELY CARDS!!! Yummy ♥

January 5, 2011 at 8:36 pm

ruby clover

pimped you out in the etsy forums too!

http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?page=3&thread_id=6727709

January 5, 2011 at 8:42 pm

Tiffany

3 goals:
-complete half marathon
-lose 20 lbs
-win a sweepstakes

January 5, 2011 at 8:47 pm

Tiffany

http://twitter.com/#!/redbirdgreeting

I tweeted about the giveaway.

January 5, 2011 at 9:04 pm

Allie

3 resolutions are:
– Do more hot yoga
– Be more active
– Work harder

January 5, 2011 at 9:05 pm

Allie

tweeted: http://twitter.com/#!/Alliegal101/status/22851066366267392

January 5, 2011 at 9:23 pm

very married

ms(dot)verymarried(at)gmail(dot)com

1. take real steps to start my law firm.
2. travel to Georgia (I’m in Brooklyn) by car
3. Adopt my foster dog.

January 5, 2011 at 9:42 pm

Rose

I’m a workaholic so my goal is to play more. I want to buy less and use more. And I also want to graduate school with all A’s! ambrerose at(aol) dot(com)

January 6, 2011 at 8:03 am

Linda

My goals:

1. Blog more!
2. Stop being a pack rat.
3. Take more time out for me.

email: dartloser@yahoo.com

January 6, 2011 at 4:08 pm

kerry hawkins

1. be more organized
2. Enjoy more art
3. learn more crafts just for fun
The cards are super cute

January 7, 2011 at 9:04 am

Kathy

Great post! From my list of goals, here are 3:
1 – finish re-decorating a spare bedroom (the baseboard has been waiting to be painted and installed for a while)
2 – work on more bridal jewelry designs
3 – eat breakfast every day — ok, that should be healthy breakfast:)

January 7, 2011 at 9:51 am

Charity U

My top three goals:

1. Journal daily.

2. Finish my long research paper.

3. Read 200 books!

January 7, 2011 at 10:00 am

Kristin

Great giveaway!

My Three Goals: 1) Find a new job, 2) Be more creative, 3) Be more organized

January 7, 2011 at 10:02 am

Kristin

tweeted at: http://twitter.com/#!/mkristin/status/23408800832688128

January 7, 2011 at 1:01 pm

Janet

1) To finally lose those pesky 10 Lbs
2) Take those classes to expand my business running knowledge
3) Be a better momma

January 7, 2011 at 10:19 pm

cerenaleigh

1. like most, i want to lose ten pounds! i’ve already lost 15!
2. i want to write in my journal everyday
3. i want to learn to make red velvet cupcakes from scratch 🙂

January 7, 2011 at 11:44 pm

edmontonjb

My goals for 2011 are to be more organized, get fitter, and show my husband more appreciation.

January 7, 2011 at 11:52 pm

Jessica

First of all, thank you for the opportunity to win these greeting cards! I feel like I’ve gained 10 lbs just by looking at them. 🙂 I send a moderate amount of snail mail and I know that my friends and family would be tickled to receive one of these cards!

Three Goals for 2011:

1) Spend time with my grandmother, who had a bad year in 2010 and who just experienced a stroke after waiting in the hospital for a month for back surgery.

2) Send more snail mail!

3) Visit farmer’s markets every week and learn to prepare the food I buy there- I want to be able to cook a few wholesome vegetarian meals.

January 8, 2011 at 10:44 am

Reba C