Well, all good things must come to an end, even the blessed month of November. And with that comes the end of the contest I'm so THANKFUL (I finally finished that). I must admit, I'm a little disappointed in myself because I got hung up on a few project 'snags' and didn't accomplish nearly as much as I had hoped. But that also might be due to a terrible I was also sorta sad that only 4 people actually entered the contest. Maybe I shouldn't write that publically on my blog, but it's true. So, instead of being sad about it, I'd love your feedback so that in the future I can do better. What do you think I could have done different to stimulate more participation? In hind sight I think one thing I could have done different is to just say leave a comment with a link showing a project you got done. Maybe people think it is too difficult to email? I did that hoping to make things a little more personal...but perhaps it was too much effort? Too weird for strangers? If you have any ideas I would love to hear them--Leave a comment.
Okay, enough said.
I numbered the enteries as from 1 to 4. Number 1 (Melissa), 2 (Katie), 3(Nola), 4(Abby).
On to the winner....
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NOLA
Congratulations! I'll email you to get measurements and so you can choose your fabric etc.
It was a great idea, however, the main problem is at this time of year everyone who crafts must be a similar situation. They are running round like headless chickens trying to get their handmade gifts done. I know the last thing I wanted to do was drag out something that had waited a while and could afford to wait until after the gifts were all finished. Maybe it would have been better scheduled for the Spring as a kind of Spring Clean feature.
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Although I personally loved how you posted about each entry, I think the idea of people leaving a link to their projects is a great plan and might get more people to enter. Less work for you too! I agree that maybe the time of year had something to do with it. The contest itself was a brilliant idea, and I'm sure if you hosted another one in the spring the results might be different.
ReplyDeletep.s. I'm so mad I didn't win! I really wanted a new skirt :(.
I planned on entering! I just got too busy and didn't get my project done (that dang crib bumber I keep pretending I might actually finish before my baby's here). So it's not even close, but I'm working on it. I think a different time of year, spring, summer, would maybe get more participation just because the holidays can be so busy!
ReplyDeleteI feel pretty good about not winning since I didn't really follow the rules and e-mail you summaries and pictures and everything like I was supposed to. Congratulations Nola! And thanks for hosting this Jen! It was fun to finish some things! :)
ReplyDeleteYeah I am so excited I won! I do have to say the timing was rough. I almost didn't get the entry in because we were traveling to WY. I love the idea of doing it as a Spring Cleaning contest.
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