As the 2009 comes to a close I asked you all to reflect on the question: What are your beading goals for 2010?  It's wonderful to hear all that everyone has accomplished and are now striving for in the coming year.  I look forward to reading about your progress in the coming months!  So many of you are aiming to further your skills in beading by taking classes, submitting your projects to contests (like USE THE MUSE IV!) and magazines (like Beadwork!).  I too share the desire to take 2010 as the opportunity to get organized, finish incomplete projects, share more with the beading world, and design new and innovative projects.

The winner for the Heart of the Ocean Giveaway, who was selected at random, is Kim from Kusz Jewelry and More...

Her thoughts and goals can be read at her blog post here.

Some additional comments that I loved are below.  I wish you all the best in achieving your goals!  I have found that in my life all accomplishment begins with a clear view of what you want and the Universe begins to put things in place for you as soon as you voice your wants.  You have all already begun achieving your goals by putting them out there and opening the door!

Glena says: "I would like to enter the next Beader's Muse contest. This was so much fun and challenged me greatly! I just completed making a lovely area to bead in and I want to finish the organization in my new studio and maybe enter some more contests. I want to increase my expertise and challenge my creativity. Making new friends in beading is also a priority. Thanks for this opportunity!!"

Erin says: "Good question Scarlett! I was very successful in setting goals for myself (for the first time) last year that I have to do it again. They are like self-fulfilling prophesies...if you give them a chance! I want to continue to be published in 2010 (I set a goal to be published 1x month in 2009 and did it..this year I will be a little less ambitious...say 8 times in the year) And I will continue to donate one piece of jewelry to a cause that I believe in each month (total 12). Did that last year as well and went over that limit by almost double! Get online in 2010...I have a blog, and a gallery website, but I need to be selling my work online in some way shape or form. Set up my new studio in my new home (I am working from the ground up and can go crazy building a dream studio for myself!) I would also add that I want to continue to be inspired and to inspire. I do hope that I can enter one of your contests again, as it was so fun with the first one and I love a challenge!"

Diane says: "In 2010 I want to expand my beading business by establishing a website and find another retail outlet for sales. Its been hard to devote much time to this aspect of beading since I also work 4 days a week. Of course I will continue to explore new materials, techinques and approaches and perhaps will attempt other contests."

Tammy says: "One of my beading goals for 2010 is to be able to bezel a beautiful crystal stone like the one you are gifting some lucky winner of this contest! The copper seahorse and turle are "oh so cute" - another one of my goals is to continue to order from Artbeads.com!"

Cj says: "My beading goal for 2010 is to actually DO all the beading that's swirling around in my mind--not just dream about doing it. So hard to let the creative part of the brain overcome the other side--sometimes I try to remember what it was like to be a child--totally unaware of failing and ready to have a go at anything. I'm going to work harder at it this year."