Exceeds expectation in every way!

[#1]

August 29 is my 1 year anniversary of being open here on Etsy. 1 year ago, I set the following goals for myself:

- 100 items in my inventory
- at least 50 sales
- Try to get on Etsy's home page

And amazingly, TODAY, with my 50th sale - I have reached every single goal.

I feel amazed and blessed - thank you so much for all the help and critiques over the past 12 months.

I feel honored to learn and grow beside you all. I've learned SO MUCH from you all, there's so much wonderful advice and knowledge to be gained from chatting with other shop owners.

I would not have been able to claim this wonderful thing, this great feeling of having met every single goal for myself - if it wasn't for you guys. I posted a lot of dumb questions, and no one ever made fun of me for it. :) Thank you for that, especially!

Thanks to each and every one of you for coming here every day and participating in the community. Sharing your experiences and expertise shapes the lives of others - I promise you that!

[ElementalSilver1]

That is just awesome!! Congrats!!

[BallardHandmade]

Wow!!! Congrats!! Sounds like you've had a VERY successful first year!

Best of luck to you in your second year and thank you for being an inspiration to the rest of us :)
Emma

[Former_Member]

Wow, Maggie! What amazing timing :D

HUGE congratulations on meeting all of your goals, too!

[Former_Member]

Congrats to you! All goals met! Thats great. Are you going to set new goals?

[Former_Member]

That is awesome! Congrats!

[Former_Member]

Congratulations, Maggie! I wish your next year would be even more successful!

[Former_Member]

Congrats on achieving your goals!

[ArtistiKat]

Congratulations!
that's a wonderful accomplishment.
;)

[twinebindery]

Congratulations!! I'm so happy for you. I hope the next year brings you tons of success!

[KCbytheNYC]

Wow-Congratulations on meeting your goal. This post is so encouraging for me to read! It makes being a newcomer to selling on Etsy seem do-able!

[Former_Member]

You are all so wonderfully kind! :D I feel so blessed!

And today, I just was featured in my very first blog post ever! I've never been featured by another blogger before!

http://modelcitynails.blogspot.com/2012/08/etsy-shop-of-week-beach-plum-cottage.html

Thanks for all the congratulations and good mojo everyone!

Supportive sellers like you guys are what makes this community, and Etsy as a whole - Great!

[Former_Member]

Congrats, you need to celebrate!

[Artgirl56]

Congrats Maggie, your shop is adorable and you have so many cute things!