Thank You to Our Sponsors + A Freebie!

Congratulations, once again, on accomplishing a huge task! You created 30 lists in 30 days. You will be able to look back on the last few weeks and see what was going on in your world :)

We want to take the time to thank our wonderful sponsors. They helped us do several things before the project even began, and they stuck with us throughout this journey. We hope that you visit each of the challenge sponsors to say hello, thank them for sharing information about 30 Days of Lists with you, or even to lurk around for a while. You can get to their blogs by clicking on the images below.

In addition, we would like to thank each of you who shared information on your blogs/facebook/twitter/around the kitchen table. Without you, this project wouldn't be what it is right now. Be sure to keep the blog button up so others can find you :)

We would also like to thank Boygirlparty, Wild Olive, and Batzy for supporting 30 Days of Lists through interviews, giveaways, discounts, and A FREEBIE! Yes, you heard right, Batzy was lovely enough to donate some beautiful printable to-do list sheets for all of you to use!

Victoria of Bazty makes amazing vector images, she does portraits, calendars, invitations, anything! She will also design you blog buttons, if you're in the market!

She decided to help celebrate the end of this challenge by giving you FIVE printable to do lists. Yes, FIVE. She hopes to encourage you to continue making lists, even if you don't have a daily prompt. How sweet is that??

Grab your FREE PRINTABLE LISTS and cross it off your to do list for the day!

P.S. Please take a few moments to fill out the feedback form. We really need your feedback to hold another quality challenge/event like this in the future. Thanks!

Wild Olive Giveaway Winner / Slideshow

Here, it is! The moment you've been waiting for! 

But first! A gentle reminder that these printable lists, along with A TON of others and even more embroidery patterns, are available in the Wild Olive shop. Mollie would love to hear from you, so if you do order, be sure to let her know you found her work through 30 Days of Lists ;)

Kim Hutton aka Little Red Emo Hood 

of Skates and Stitches!

(Please e-mail Kam in order to claim your lists!)

Before you go, you may spy some of your handiwork in this (super long--there are darn near 2,000 photos in the Flickr group pool!) beautiful slideshow of all the lists in the Flickr group. Wouldn't it make a great screensaver?

Another gentle reminder to please fill out the
feedback form for 30 Days of Lists.

The Final Prompt: Today's To Do List

Anticlimatic? I don't think so!

What brought us to this challenge? Our love of lists. The most common list mentioned in the comments this month was the ever-powerful 'to-do' list. We love making them, crossing things off, adding things we didn't originally have on the list just so we can promptly cross it off, and abandoning them when the day gets away from us.

Let's celebrate the to-do list with writing down what we ought to do today :) 

Remember, this is day thirty of the 30 Days of Lists challenge...you made it!

List 30: Today's To-Do List

It reads:

Upload my 365 photos, write back to my pen pals, watch Modern Family, not get sad that it's the 'last day' of #30Lists, eat something yummy for lunch (because yesterday's lunch was terrible), clean off my desk, snuggle, tweet/chat/email, order some Warby Parker glasses, have fun, do something adventurous, smile. 

Thank you, again, for your participation! We read each of your comments (they come directly to our email!), love browsing the flickr group, and lurk on your blog pages when you post links :)

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List 29: Favorite Foods

You may have noticed .... We didn't do a lot of (any?) 'Favorite' list prompts.

But, for food we will make an exception.

You did read about Kam and her love of tacos, right?

So, for today, indulge your love of all things edible.

What are your favorite foods?

I could eat salad every day if someone else made it. No question ..... and then wash it down with some ice cream .... Ha!

As I mentioned when showing y'all my book of lists, I'm using a 7x9" 3 ring binder, with the half-page minimal theme from the 30 Days of Lists pdf downloads.

Please head on over to the 30 Days of Lists Flickr group to see what other participants have come up with and add your own list!

Amy T Schubert blogs about tips and inspiration for creative people at Lemon and Raspberry. Follow her on Twitter or sign up for the L&R Newsletter for more!

Interview and Giveaway with Mollie of Wild Olive!

I don't know if you noticed the really cute sheets of paper I've (Kam) been using...the ones with office supplies with little faces? Yeah, those! They're adorable, right? Well, Mollie of Wild Olive knew I was using them for this project, and she offered up a giveaway for those of you participating in the 30 Days of Lists Challenge!

 
But first, I want you to get to know fall madly in love with Wild Olive and Mollie! I asked her a few questions, interview-style, and this is what she has to say:

Tell us a little about Wild Olive:

Wild Olive is where I share all of the crafty things that I'm working
on. My true craft love is embroidery, but I also really like hand
sewing things from felt, and any time that I can help others find this
love, I'm thrilled!

Where do you get your inspiration for your printable lists?

Well, if I'm going to have a piece of paper telling me what to do, it

had better be cute! So I look for things that are sweet, as well as
the opportunity to include silly puns. Oh, and sometimes people send
me ideas for things they'd like to see. I love that!

Are you a lister? Or are you more of a remember-as-I-go type of person?

I am definitely a lister. I make lists for everything! But...I don't
live and die by these lists. Writing them out is therapeutic, and
although I refer to them, I can move on without checking things off.

Do you do other daily journaling?

My blog is the only real journal that I've ever had success with, and
it took years before I got into the groove. If you go through my room,
however, you'll find lots of half-filled journals!

 Time for another giveaway!

This giveaway is open to all blog subscribers. 

You must subscribe to this blog via an RSS feed 

like Google Friend Connect, Google Reader, or FeedBurner.

Mandatory Entry:
Leave a comment below letting us know how you feel about 30 Days of Lists so far. Include your name and a way to contact you if you win! (1 entry)


Additional Entries:

• Tweet about this giveaway. Be sure to use the #30Lists hashtag so we can see it. Then leave a comment below with a link to your tweet and your Twitter handle (1 entry)
• Sign up for the 30 Days of Lists newsletter. Leave a comment below letting us know you are subscribed and your e-mail address so we can confirm (1 entry)
• Visit the Wild Olive Etsy shop and leave a comment blow with the title of your favorite item (1 entry)

This giveaway closes on March 30th at 10PM Pacific Time. 

Winner will be announced Thursday, March 31st.

List 28: Vacations To Take featuring Maryam from Pamplemousse1983

Maryam from Pamplemousse1983 here! Happy Monday! Ok, maybe not so happy but today's list might get your mind off the fact that it's the first day of the workweek for most people.

Prompt 27: Vacations to Take

If you're like me, you are constantly planning your next vacation. Thinking about where you'd like to go, what you would like to see, where you'd like to stay, etc. I tried to focus my list on places I haven't been before but with a couple of exceptions, the first being Hawaii which I'm not sure I should count because the one time I was there (other than being in the airport) we were only in Honolulu and all I remember was going to McDonald's...I was very young at the time. I think we were there for like a day or two.

The other exception is Haifa, Israel. I think I've been there maybe 5 times total? I even lived there for about 3 months until the Lebanese war broke out. It's a holy place for my religion and the hubs and I are planning to go for pilgrimage next spring. I'm super excited about it as he's never been! Plus, we'll be travelling with our first child who will be about 10 months then, so that should definitely be an adventure. On the way we'll stop in Belgium to visit my dad's side of the family and if all works out my parents will also meet us out there. Needless to say we're already saving up for this trip.

Now I want to know what's your next trip? Or fantasy trip? Where does your little heart desire to visit?

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Thank you SO much Maryam for being our sponsor this month! We were so luck to have you!

List 27: Lessons Learned

Today's list is a bit reflective .... but feel free to be as flippant as you like :)

Amy's Take

So .... I'm kind of that person who will offer you advice even if you don't ask for it. I'm sorry. :) Everyone has one friend like that, right?

Some of the lessons below I've learned myself the hard way ... .and some of them are based on mistakes I've seen other people make .....

Justine's Take

OK, I could NOT get this to post vertical, I saved it so many different times :( So the list says 1. Don't touch a flat iron without being sure its off. 2. Check the dates on milk 3. Don't eat chicken and waffles right before bed 4. Don't be afraid to say no 5. Don't put all your eggs in one basket 6. Don't have wishful thinking when it comes to your gas tank.

Kam's Take

I love our Sunday posts...I really like showing how there is no right way to do this challenge, and to see how similar/different we are from one another :) I can't wait to meet these two ladies IRL. Maybe we'll even post about it!

In case you missed it, we answered a few of your questions and posted information about a 30 Days of Lists newsletter in a post last week, and we announced the giveaway winner :)

30 Days of Lists is a collaboration between Kam of Campfire Chic, Amy of Lemon and Raspberry and Justine of A New Beginning.

Prompt 26: Books I'd Like to Read This Year

Amy, Justine, and I have something very big in common...we're complete bookworms! There is always a book we'd like to pick up from the bookstore/library, we're quick to recommend books we love, and Harry Potter is no stranger to our shelves :)

With that, I'm here to announce today's prompt!

List 26: Books I'd Like to Read This Year

 

It's a little hard to read, so here's my list: 

• The Maze Runner
• Dracula, The Undead
• Red Pyramid
• Boneshaker
• The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher
• Atlas Shrugged
• Deja Dead
• Hickory Dickory Dead
• Batman: Arkham Asylum
• The Grey Wolf Throne
• The Son of Neptune
• Bullet
• Hit List
• Matched
• Incarceron
• The Scorch Trails
• The Throne of Fire
• The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Quite the list, right? And what's worse is that most of those are already on my bookshelf! I buy books faster than I can read them *shrug* but at least I'm never alone, right? I don't know if you've seen this post about the importance of dating a girl who reads floating around the interwebs, but Justine has it on her blog, I suggest you read it :)

Here is a photo of one of our shelves...we have two bookcases...one is a three shelf, the other is six shelf unit. 

 OVERFLOWING!

Pull the books forward and you see a mess load of books behind them! Yes, you're seeing that correctly...books lined up the way they should be PLUS books laid on top of them. We're sick.

I'm looking forward to seeing what books you're 

hoping to read this month/season/year! 

Even though I shouldn't order any more books, 

I'd love some recommendations :)

Boygirlparty Notepad Giveaway Winner

Earlier this week, we announced an awesome

giveaway for a cute octopus to-do list!

The giveaway announcement included a sweet little

interview, and I hope you take the time to read it.

Can I just admit that this notebook was the first piece of this whole project? I ordered it before even contacting Amy and Justine, before coming up with prompts, everything. It was meant to be :)

Time is running out! Enter coupon code

30DAYSOFLISTSfor 15% off in

the Boygirlparty Etsy shop :)

And the winner is:

Congratulations!

Please email me your shipping address so I can get it out to you.

You can read on my Diana's life and see her
30 Days of Lists on her sweet blog.

Some housekeeping:

• Amy, Justine, and I get an e-mail every time you leave a comment. We know a few of you want more than 30 days! I suggest subscribing to our blogs/newsletters for updates and future challenges :) You can find our blogs by clicking on our photos in the right-hand sidebar.
• For those of you "late" to the game...you're not late! It's called 30 Days of Lists for a reason...you can do this anytime you want! You can start April 14th, May 1st, whenever! Take your time, enjoy the process.
• The printable kits Amy created are still available. They're helpful to have if you aren't able to check back each day.
• If you have a blog, be sure to add the 30 Days of Lists blog button to your blogroll. I love coming across 'new' blogs and seeing that I already 'know' the blogger from a challenge/class! It's a great way to break the ice when you chat ;)
• If you're on Twitter, be sure to use the hashtag #30Lists whenever you mention your lists! If your account is public, we will see your tweet...like a slow-moving chat room!
• The "your take" lists aren't chosen based on how cool/creative/beautiful they are, we would feature ALL lists if we could (but that's what the Flickr group is for), keep posting!
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List 25: Things I'd Rather be Doing Right Now

Happy Friday!

Today's list prompt is about remembering all those things you would love to be doing if you didn't have to be, you know. Responsible and stuff :)

Things I'd Rather be Doing Right Now



I'm slowly but surely crafting my "work" time around activities that I enjoy, but if I was truly honest ...... If I wasn't going to work today, or blogging for next week, I would rather be:

reading, sleeping, reading, sleeping, traveling

Not a lot to ask, right?

As I mentioned when showing y'all my book of lists, I'm using a 7x9" 3 ring binder, with the half-page minimal theme from the 30 Days of Lists pdf downloads.

Please head on over to the 30 Days of Lists Flickr group to see what other participants' have come up with and add your own list!

Can't wait to hear what you all would rather be doing!


Amy T Schubert blogs about tips and inspiration for creative people at Lemon and Raspberry. Follow her on Twitter or sign up for the L&R Newsletter for more!

List 24: I Make Lists For:

DISCLAIMER- My camera is MIA, so this photo was taken on my phone, and it's awful, I hope you forgive me!

OK, well this is a fun one! What do you like to make lists for! You know we all do, since we are doing this project :) I used to collect all my lists I made and I would staple them into a cute journal that I would turn into a planner, because I feel like I have never bought a planner that suits all my needs, so I always create my own. Do you feel me on that? Or am I crazy?

(Can I just say I cannot believe we are on list 24! I feel like it was just yesterday when Kam emailed Amy and I about this, and that was in January!)

I love being able to just make lists, everyday for something new. Have any  of you used one of the Listography books? I see them a lot, but I don't know if they are worth the money, let a girl know if you have bought one! :)

Your Take on Lists 20-23

List 20: Celebrity Crushes

Lorwilb

hollygofabulously

thedewdropinn

List 21: Things to do This Spring

twobeebs

Seona Mc

Colinon13

List 22: Today I Saw...

far from the mocking world

Backpoorchmoon

Coffin Confections

List 23: Guilty Pleasures

Michelle Lamey

Jewls82

Pear_Fairy

Just a reminder! These photos are coming from the Flickr group. 

Also, there's still time (10PM Pacific Time) to enter the Boygirlparty giveaway!

I don't want to give too much away, but keep listing, 

there is something exciting coming up next week!

List 23: Guilty Pleasures

I'm lucky I use such small sheets of paper...today's list could go on for...well, days!  I enjoy some pretty silly things...eating ice cream straight from the carton, changing the metric on my Google Analytics so I am shown a graph with positive movement, favoriting things on Etsy I know I'll never buy, yelling at the people on House Hunters for not choosing a home based on the dumbest things...On a rare occasion I'll be too ashamed to admit that I like something that I know most people don't like, but I am usually pretty outspoken when it comes to my guilty pleasures.

List 23: Guilty Pleasures

Guilty Pleasure: something pleasurable that induces a usually minor feeling of guilt. Something that brings pleasure but is considered taboo, unadvisable or lowbrow. First known use, 1907. (Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary)

 

Confession: That's my bathroom. I'm in my pajamas. 

If you can't read my list, here is what I wrote:

• A spoonful of nutella
• Spam (the food)
• Jersey Shore (tomorrow is Jersday!)
• RAW (as in wrestling)
• Dark chocolate anything
• Jack in the Box tacos
• McDonald's orange 'soda'
• Movie/TV show marathons (House/L&O:SVU)
• Collecting 4square badges ('checking in' in general!)
• Cussing
• IZZE drinks (written on the back of an IZZE carton)
• Leggings as pants
• EMU boots

I could go on, but that seems excessive. 

What is on your list?

P.S. Today is the last day to enter the giveaway for an octopus notepad from Boygirlparty!

 Kam runs the blog and online shop known as Campfire Chic. She specializes in making the outdoors look good, Search Engine Optimization for non-nerdy bloggers, and eating tacos while driving.

List 22: Today I saw...

Confession: This list prompt was inspired by Jill's Today I Saw blog. If you're not familiar with her work, I encourage you to check it out.

Today's prompt is about noticing the things around you - big and little.

As I mentioned when showing y'all my book of lists, I'm using a 7x9" 3 ring binder, with the half-page minimal theme from the 30 Days of Lists pdf downloads.

Image is of my drive to work. That is west-bound Wilshire Blvd, and I work in the white building on the right.

Text reads:
traffic on the 405; billboard for GLEE; Ralph's grocery store; Ralph's parking attendant vigilantly keeping non-shoppers out; our across-the-way neighbor watering her plants; Andrew getting my morning coffee (xo)

Please head on over to the 30 Days of Lists Flickr group to see what other participants' have come up with and add your own list!


Amy T Schubert blogs about tips and inspiration for creative people at Lemon and Raspberry. Follow her on Twitter or sign up for the L&R Newsletter for more!

List 21: Things To Do This SPRING.

You know what I love about the blog world, but find funny? Every time a new season arrives, we all can't WAIT for it to start, its cute. We all get each other excited about everything. Talk about a great support group! I hope you all entered in the giveaway! We have some exciting things plans for the end of this month/project. I am so sad it is almost over. :(

A few things about my list: So, in a few weeks I am going camping with Cal and Kam, so I am super stoked about that. I also am going on the HCG diet next Sunday, so after the initial 3 weeks I hope to start running. THEN, I want to cut off all my hair! Yay! 

What are your biggest goals for this Spring? 

Is there anything you do every Spring? 

<3 Justine.

Interview with Boygirlparty and Giveaway!

Hi! Kam here with a little interview with Susie of Boygirlparty PLUS a giveaway that will have you super excited to make your next list! A couple of months back, I took a mini poll on Twitter to help me select between two cute notepads for a giveaway, and today I'm giving away the one with the most votes!

About Boygirlparty
I'm a painter who creates products featuring my original artwork and imagery, inspired by music, nature and joy. I named my company Boygirlparty so the word would imply the youthful, excited & energetic feeling of my work (hopefully!) I started crafting under the name Boygirlparty back in 2001, while I was a student at the Rhode Island School of Design studying illustration.

Hummingbird To Do List

Where do you get your inspiration for your notepads?
All my stationery is based off stationery I've made for my own use originally! I used to compulsively create to-do lists for myself, or stationery to write letters on. The imagery is derived from paintings I've done, or doodles I've made in my own sketchbook.

Blue Owl To-Do List

Do you make lists?
I'm obsessed with to-do lists. Nothing feels more satisfying than crossing a task off and knowing it's been accomplished :) Lists help me keep track of everything I need to remember so I don't feel like I'm always mentally burdened with having to remember it all... also, sometimes the very act of writing a list helps me remember the things I have to do with more clarity. I also make "Don't forget to pack" lists, shopping lists, people to call/write lists, etc.

Do you do other daily journaling?
Yes, I keep a journal (My own design!), a sketchbook (top secret), a blog, and a twitter account

 For ONE WEEK only,

Enter coupon code 30DAYSOFLISTS 
for 15% off in the Boygirlparty Etsy shop :) 

And now for the giveaway!

Source: Boygirlparty

The results of the Twitter poll I took told me you all would love to win this Octopus notepad! Now is your chance to win it!

To enter this giveaway:

• You must be subscribed to the 30 Days of Lists blog. Leave a comment below telling us your name, where you're located, and a few things on your to-do list for today

Additional entry:

• Tweet "I want to win this @boygirlparty notepad! Enter here: http://30daysoflists.blogspot.com/ #30Lists" and leave a comment with a link to your tweet

This giveaway is open until March 23, 2011 at 10PM Pacific time 
and the winner will be announced March 25, 2011,
so be sure to check back! 

List 20: Celebrity Crushes

For today's list, it's OK to admit to some things you might not otherwise

Who are your celebrity crushes?

This could be actors and musicians, it could be thinkers and writers, it could even be historical figures you admire. Think of "crush" as liberally as you like....

Amy's Take

Text reads:
Adrien Brody, Montgomery Clift, Dick van Dyke, Christian Bale, Jamie Bell, Harry Connick Jr.

And, somehow I forgot Viggo Mortensen! I added him after the photo was taken, not to worry.

I tend to love crooked mouths .... I also have a lanky-nerdy-type going on :)

Justine's Take

This was so fun! It's funny how easy there were to come up with! I broke it down to actors and musicians :) But, I was lazy and didn't know two of the musicians names hahaha, so you will have to bear with me. 

Speaking of Joseph Gordon- Levitt, do any of you guys follow his tumblr? I love his work! And him!

Kam's Take

I don't know if you see the pattern here...why do the names for the men on my list all start with the letter J?? Craziness. Who knows. Yes, I broke mine down into boy-crushes and girl-crushes, because I'm not afraid to admit that these women are beautiful! I was a little cramped for time (I'm sure you understand) and wasn't able to cram all the people I would like on this list, but there is always next time, right? Edit: I just read Amy's list, and how could I forget Adrien Brody?! My mister has the same nose, so I'm quite fond of him, to say the least :) Thanks for the reminder, Amy!

Please head on over to the 30 Days of Lists Flickr group to see what other participants have come up with and add your own list!

We're looking forward to seeing some of your crushes/style icons!

30 Days of Lists is a collaboration between Kam of Campfire Chic, Amy of Lemon and Raspberry and Justine of A New Beginning.

Your take on Lists 17-19

Here are some highlights of lists found through the 30 Days of Lists Flickr Group. I had to laugh, there were a few lists I wanted to share, but they're protected! Sneaky, sneaky. You'll have to go take a look for yourself :)

List 17: Words that are hard to spell

Kelly Morrison

Kateyz

I couldn't help but laugh (and be jealous!) when I read the above list! 

Spelling Bee champ, perhaps?

Mandy A Curtis

List 18: Road Trip Must-Haves

MaRLeNe

Rock Star Crafter

Dolly Wog

List 19: Recipes to Try

Michelle Lamey

Angelina Dawn

Pear Fairy

How is everybody doing? Are you still having fun?

Guess what! There is another giveaway (or two) coming 

up soon. Stick with this, we're over halfway there :D

P.S. Does anybody else feel like you're clicking the little 'favorite' star a million times while going through the group? You are all so incredibly inspiring and creative! I got behind in commenting on each photo and wake up each day to see that even more photos have been posted to the group! There are so many of you, and I'm totally loving it :) Thank you for participating. I know Amy and Justine are equally thrilled at the response to this project, and it means a lot to us that you've stuck around. 

List 19: Recipes to Try

It's Kam again! Hi. I can't believe it's the end of the week already. I hope you had a good one, Spring is right around the corner! Yay :)

My mouth was watering the entire time I wrote up my list for today. How could it not be watering when today's prompt involves yummy food?

Prompt 19: Recipes to Try

My stomach is rumbling.

I'm pretty domestically challenged, but I can make a few quality meals without the use of a recipe...macaroni and cheese (no, not Blue Box), cheese or chicken or veggie enchiladas, breakfast burritos (with soysauge or turkey bacon), pizza, and a few other small dishes. Nothing to boast about...my boyfriend says I have the tastes of a homeless four-year-old so that tells you what I like to eat ;)

What do you want to learn how to make? 

Any recipes floating around your junk drawer? 

A whole e-mail folder dedicated to recipes 
your friends send your way? Maybe a folder for all your 
bookmarks? Let's hear them!