Why Compete (in Julia M. Usher’s Cookie Art Competition™ 2024) with Susie Jacobs - May 2, 2024

In this short video, Susie Jacobs, third-place winner in the Advanced-Master 3-D Cookie category of my 2023 cookie art competition and owner of Susie Makes Cakes (link below), reaches out with competition advice geared especially for beginners and first-time competitors who are considering entering the ongoing 2024 competition. She talks about organization as a key strategy for overcoming fear of entering and about the value of pushing beyond one's comfort zone, among other things.
IF YOU’RE ON THE FENCE ABOUT COMPETING in my 2024 competition (now open for registration), please do listen to what Susie has to say. Her advice is bound to give you that extra nudge to submit an entry! 😀 (And don't forget: In addition to the learning that comes from competing, you have a chance to win part of the competition's record-breaking prizes - $25,500 in total value!)
🔗 TO REGISTER AND READ ALL OF THE 2024 COMPETITION RULES, please visit: cookieconnection.juliausher.c....
ENTRIES AREN’T DUE UNTIL JUNE 30, so you have plenty of time to create! However, I LOVE EARLY REGISTRATIONS, EVEN BEFORE ENTRIES ARE COMPLETE, as getting an advance read on the number of entries helps me with planning the rest of the competition! TIA!
🔗 VISIT SUSIE'S FACEBOOK PAGE: / susiemakes

[@animallovefest143]

It would've been helpful if you had shared some of your pics/ ideas. I also wonder if the competition is upcoming or has it past since she's already won 3rd place.

[@JuliaMUsher]

Thanks for the input, though I am not sure what you mean by the first part. One of the primary objectives of this competition is for entrants to come up with their own ideas that fit the annual competition theme. However, examples of Susie's past entries are shown at the end of the video, to give a sense of her personal progression from beginner to more advanced competitor. All past winning competition entries are also pictured in various blog posts in the competition section of the Cookie Connection blog (here: cookieconnection.juliausher.com/collection/julia-m-usher-s-cookie-art-competition, though you must scroll to find each year's winner reveal). The 2024 competition is also ongoing, as is indicated in the video description under the player (click on SEE MORE to view the full description, which also includes a link to the 2024 competition rules and registration). Susie is a past winner, simply talking here about the virtues of competing in the 2024 competition. I hope I've cleared things up, and that you consider competing!

[@animallovefest143]

​@JuliaMUsher Thank you!