2012... A year that was exciting, educating and enriching

2012 was an interesting year for Woodooz filled with lots of learning, sharing and showcasing. From focusing on producing helpful content to understanding the mysteries around SEO, it has been one hell of a ride. We worked with the purpose of bringing resourceful tutorials and DIY tips to whoever landed here and we hope to keep going with the same objective in mind. We built some goals around the blog and 2012 has sowed the seed for us to take baby steps towards those aspirations.  As we look back at the year that went by, and eagerly look forward to what lies ahead, here are some highlights.

Some things new

• Change they say is the only thing permanent. It was in this year that we took the big step of moving away from blogspot.com to our own domain. 
• Our Twitter handle was like a square peg in a round hole and we successfully managed to snatch Woodooz from someone else – A change that gave us uniform identity on the web.
• We did our first video post on making a wall clock and it probably should pave way for more such posts.
• We decided to give the blog a new and refreshing look. We removed the clutter, and added elements that can make maneuvering through our posts a hassle free experience.

Popular Posts

Number of organic hits, number of comments and number of Facebook likes were some of the indicators to what everyone loved in Woodooz this year

• The “How to Make your own Mod Podge” post ended up being the most searched for and most viewed post of all time.
• The A-Z of making your own paper mache clay was highly appreciated in many forums where we shared this tutorial.

Featured posts

We opened the blog this year for others to feature their work and so far we have had some really wonderful projects that found their way into Woodooz

• The DIY Paper Mache name board made by my sister was an instant hit among friends
• Sumathi’s Wall Clock using personalized photos framed and neatly arranged made up for quite an innovative work
• Uma’s Paper Mache Ganesha idol is surely a testament to the creative genius in her

Tools and Accessories

Tools are the best things that we love investing in. Be it en electric drill or a small screw driver, each one has its own ways to make life easier for us.

• The power screw driver was one such life saver that came as a gift from Indonesia.
• We also lined up our tools for our readers to know what we owned and with what we made all our projects.

A live demonstration

For the first time ever we did a live demonstration of one of our products in front of an audience. When the Chennai Crafters team met up, it was an exciting opportunity for us to showcase and show everyone how we made, what we made. Meeting up with fellow crafters who are bestowed with varied, unique and exquisite talent by itself was an enriching experience. As we finish summarizing the highlights of Woodooz 2012, we will leave you with some pictures of the crafters meet.

As we set our foot into the forthcoming year, we want to come up with easy, innovative projects that everyone can make. We would like to bring to you the joy of working with wood and show you how much of a fun and useful hobby DIY can be. While we continue what we do with more focus on information and knowledge sharing, we long for your continued support, for, without you, this blog would merely be an online version of a personal journal that no one desires to read.

Please do come back for more and while you do so, have a happy, prosperous and a wonderful year ahead.

- Somu and Preethi