Are you sick of 2011 round-up posts yet? Well, here's one more! This morning I'm enjoying looking through my Google Analytics while the first big snow of the season swirls outside my window. Typically, I don't look at my site statistics much - it's too easy for me to get caught up in the "I have fewer visitors this week than last week, what am I doing wrong?" trap. I find that I'm happiest in my blogging when I'm not paying attention to the stats. Today though, I'm having fun looking back through the past year of blogging, and looking forward to the next!
Most popular posts of 2011:
1. Silk Shirt Refashion - this was by far the most popular post of the year; it's been Stumbled like crazy!
2. DIY iPhone, iPod, iPad, Macbook skin - a simple take on two of my favorite supplies (Sharpies and contact paper) - I'm glad you all liked it!
3. Project Restyle - Old Sheets Become a New Rug - one of my favorite craft projects of the year (and one I appreciate every time I don't have to stand on our cold bathroom floor to brush my teeth!). Elsie shared this on A Beautiful Mess, bringing lots of new readers this way.
4. DIY Braided Leather (or Pleather!) Bracelet - I still wear this all the time!
5. Holiday Giveaway from OPB and the Impossible Project - this giveaway was so much fun. I loved reading all of your comments, and seeing all the Polaroid love. There will definitely be more Impossible Project giveaway collaborations coming up in 2012!
Strangest search terms used to find OPB in 2011:
Bear doll + horror - ack!
Bangles made from your pet hair - I promise that this is not an upcoming tutorial. Ever.
Fear blythe - okay, I can see why this would bring you here.
How a real man bathes a cat - ummm....
Machine turns gnomes into pandas - I want one!
My grannie's hot pickle - oh my.
Smyzed definition - you're welcome.
Wish I had a beer belly like his - yup, I write about this all the time.
Top 10 Traffic Sources:*
Grosgrain
Craft
All Free Christmas Crafts
Crafting a Green World
A Beautiful Mess
My Girl Thursday
Feeling Stitchy
Sew Mama Sew
Giver's Log
The Dainty Squid
*not including Google, Pinterest, Stumble Upon, etc.
Thank you all for stopping by in 2011; I'm planning on making the blog even better in 2012!! Enjoy the 2nd day of the year!
This post was inspired by the fabulous Amy of Lemon and Raspberry!
Most popular posts of 2011:
1. Silk Shirt Refashion - this was by far the most popular post of the year; it's been Stumbled like crazy!
2. DIY iPhone, iPod, iPad, Macbook skin - a simple take on two of my favorite supplies (Sharpies and contact paper) - I'm glad you all liked it!
3. Project Restyle - Old Sheets Become a New Rug - one of my favorite craft projects of the year (and one I appreciate every time I don't have to stand on our cold bathroom floor to brush my teeth!). Elsie shared this on A Beautiful Mess, bringing lots of new readers this way.
4. DIY Braided Leather (or Pleather!) Bracelet - I still wear this all the time!
5. Holiday Giveaway from OPB and the Impossible Project - this giveaway was so much fun. I loved reading all of your comments, and seeing all the Polaroid love. There will definitely be more Impossible Project giveaway collaborations coming up in 2012!
Strangest search terms used to find OPB in 2011:
Bear doll + horror - ack!
Bangles made from your pet hair - I promise that this is not an upcoming tutorial. Ever.
Fear blythe - okay, I can see why this would bring you here.
How a real man bathes a cat - ummm....
Machine turns gnomes into pandas - I want one!
My grannie's hot pickle - oh my.
Smyzed definition - you're welcome.
Wish I had a beer belly like his - yup, I write about this all the time.
Top 10 Traffic Sources:*
Grosgrain
Craft
All Free Christmas Crafts
Crafting a Green World
A Beautiful Mess
My Girl Thursday
Feeling Stitchy
Sew Mama Sew
Giver's Log
The Dainty Squid
*not including Google, Pinterest, Stumble Upon, etc.
Thank you all for stopping by in 2011; I'm planning on making the blog even better in 2012!! Enjoy the 2nd day of the year!
This post was inspired by the fabulous Amy of Lemon and Raspberry!
5 comments:
thanks, love!
P.S. I mentioned you in this post:
http://lemonandraspberry.com/2012/01/goals-and-intentions-for-lemon-and-raspberry-in-2012/
Hopefully will send some more traffic your way!
Great roundup! That knit cotton rug is amazing. I loved discovering your blog in 2011 and can't wait to see what's in store!
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This was very fun to read. I'm glad I'm not the only one who has visitors coming to me from very random search words.
I've been enjoying all the round-up posts! I love the strangest search terms, it's crazy to see not only what gets people to your site but what they are googling in the first place!! Thank you for stopping by my blog last week & happy new year! :)
Your search terms section is hilarious - I guess you never know how someone will stumble upon a blog : )
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