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HandmadeMovement ♥ SNEAK ATTACK ♥ Monday January 23rd @ 6:00 pm (Etsy Time)

Who can join?

HandmadeMovement has the following requirements:

TEAM RULES
1. Everyone is welcome to join.YOU MUST READ our TEAM RULES and CRITERIA and agree with our TEAM PURPOSE. http://www.etsy.com/teams/7565/handmademovement/discuss/96200­97 The Captain/Leaders will create threads of interest to the team so no one will get lost in the mix. Any concerns or questions can be convoed to them.

2. PLEASE understand that we are NOT a SELF-PROMOTION Team. Please abide by this rule. If you'd like to show us a new item or something special occasionally, we would be happy to chat with you about it and look it over in our regular thread only. We enjoy seeing each others' work but our main purpose is to promote our "victim" and other shops, not ourselves. Our purpose is to Make A New Shop's Day!

3. As per our Guidelines and Criteria: Members or their Friends and Family are NOT eligible to be Sneak Attacked.

4. Since the purpose and mission of this Team is to Sneak Up On a New Shop or a recent shop with few sales, if you join our team, we REQUIRE you to participate in some of the Sneak Attacks AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH by dropping by the Sneak Attack threads and supporting the shops that are chosen. You do not have to purchase anything unless you want to, but you can chat to keep the thread going, heart shops and items, make Team treasuries and promote them through your other social media. If you do use your other social media please post it in the thread for that day so we will know you have done so; it will count toward participation. It is not expected that you have to be at every Sneak Attack, but it would be great if you can. Also we would like to get to know you better and would love to see you around our regular Handmademovement Unite thread. We need help discovering new shops, offering encouragement to newbies who wonder if anyone really sees their art, ask for advice on how to improve a listing, telling 'first sale' stories, etc. Here's a quote from a previous "victim", Summer said: "I have the sneak attack team to thank for really getting me going on Etsy. I was on the verge of giving it up when you guys found me and I want to help others get going too." I don't want ANYONE giving up - that's why we're here! And, FYI, Summer is well over 100 sales now - woo hoo!

5. From time to time the team captain and leaders will monitor the Sneak Attacks for attendance and if the they determine that you are not meeting this basic ONCE A MONTH requirement, we reserve the right to remove you from the team. If you are removed, you are welcome to rejoin at a later date when you feel that you can participate more regularly.

6. We hope you'll love Sneak Attacks so much that one day you'll want to "lead the charge" and give Sponsoring a shot... the first time you do, we can even pair you with an experienced person! Hang out in the Handmade Movement Unite thread and Sneak day threads and you'll see how it works. You can check out what you need to know to Sponsor on the Handmademovement.blogspot.com and in our Sponsor Schedule thread http://www.etsy.com/teams/7565/handmademovement/discuss/90471­06

7. Choose to stay informed in one (or more) of the following ways:

a) click "subscribe to email digest" there on the left side of any page in this team - it's one email summary a day, and it's very handy!

b) subscribe to the reminder emails (this is an email from Stockannette on Sneak days, which gives you the start time and a link to the thread for the day) by signing up on the convenient sidebar on HandmadeMovement.com.

c) Our Team links
Website: www.handmademovement.com
Blog: www.handmademovement.blogspot.com
FaceBook: www.facebook.com/thehandmademovement
Twitter: twitter.com/Sneak_Attacks
Pinterest: pinterest.com/sneak_attacks/shops-we-ve-attacked/
Paper.li: http://paper.li/Sneak_Attacks/1326512444

Thank you for your cooperation.
The Handmade Movement Team Leadership

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Original Post

♥ Join us for a day/evening of surprising some undiscovered shops! ♥

Most Mondays and Thursdays, new or relatively undiscovered Etsy shops are chosen as "victims”. We encourage many shoppers to visit the shops, buying and favoriting, resulting in a bunch of surprise business in a very short time to those unsuspecting shops. It’s a great way to give a big boost to a new Etsy shop!

At 6:00 PM EST (Etsy Time) Monday, January 23rd, we are going to begin our next sneak attack. Go to handmademovement.blogspot.com/ at or soon after6:00 PM and you'll see the chosen shops' names. Just click on the shops to see what goodies are in store for you. If you make a purchase, be sure to include the words "Sneak Attack" in the "message to seller.”

Don’t worry about being too late for the attack. If the shop names are still up, you can still go and make a purchase. They are up for 24 hours. Remember to come back here and chat with us as we will be here all night and we love to talk about our purchases and favorites.

Some shops add more listings after learning that they’re being attacked. So, check back often!

Even if you can't make a purchase, you can still help by marking their shops or items as favorites, adding them to your circle and spreading the word. If you see something a friend or family member might like, ask them to view the shop. We welcome anyone to come in and join us with the chatter and fun! This thread is up all day the day of the attack for friendly discussions.

♥ Other important links: ♥

Website: handmademovement.blogspot.com/
FaceBook: facebook.com/thehandmademovement
Twitter: twitter.com/Sneak_Attacks

Posted at 8:27 am Jan 23, 2012 EST

Highlighted Responses

Kristen Cavanaugh from k5art says Highlighted Post

SNEAK DAY TREASURY CHALLENGE

1. Create a treasury based on the clues given to us by our wonderful sponsor. Just use the different clues in your search and see what you find.
2. Title Your Treasury Sneaky Treasury Challenge 1/16/12
3. Use any shops and any items you find.
4. Post the link here in the Sneak Attack Thread for us all to enjoy (so our mouths can water at the possibilities!)

THE GOAL: Is to try and "capture" one of the SA shops. Kinda like capture the flag. After the shops are revealed, the winner or winners will be announced, so if someone captures a shop, don't give it away! Those are the only rules.

THE PRIZE: A shoutout on the Handmade Movement Homepage!!!!

Posted at 8:28 am Jan 23, 2012 EST

Kristen Cavanaugh from k5art says Highlighted Post

Crystal from WorldOfMine says
Sneaky sneak,
Try not to squeak.
Follow the clues,
Wear quiet shoes.
View and fav,
If u buy, rave.
Like and tweet,
To share the treat.
You find a shop,
Many hints you drop.
We see treasures we like,
And try not to cart fight.
What are they today,
Lets get underway!!!!

Yay!

Posted at 8:29 am Jan 23, 2012 EST

Kristen Cavanaugh from k5art says Highlighted Post

Here are the last four clues (one for each shop)! Ready to unscramble? Go!

CLUES:

1. tmni pjelu = MINT JULEP (Great job, Theresa!)
2. erd elrep = RED PEARL (Nice, Virginia!)
3. roter seshap = RETRO SHAPES (You're on a roll, Theresa!)
4. aecp odc = CAPE COD (Awesome, Theresa!)

5. kpni tluos = PINK LOTUS (Great job, Wendy!)
6. gsesylea = EYEGLASS (Nice one, Sandi!)
7. eat eret = TEA TREE (On a roll, Wendy!)
8. inlgdagn ethar = DANGLING HEART (Great job, Wendy!)

9. naoricg bsher = ORGANIC HERBS (Great job again, Wendy!)
10. sipal = LAPIS (Nice one, Wendy!)
11. kipn amilan = PINK ANIMAL (Good thinking, Nancy!)
12. nerptmpeip erso = PEPPERMINT ROSE (You're sharp today, Nancy!)

13. oiobsor = ROOIBOS (Well done, Virginia!)
14. rpela gfyadrnol = PEARL DRAGONFLY (Great job, Theresa!)
15. beblsbu scea = BUBBLES CASE (Nice one, Crystal!)
16. gtivena dre = VINTAGE RED (On a roll, Theresa!)

Posted at 3:54 pm Jan 23, 2012 EST

Kristen Cavanaugh from k5art says Highlighted Post

MysticalGardenTea www.etsy.com/shop/MysticalGardenTea (started with 3 sales - now has 8!)

SunMoonsandStars www.etsy.com/people/SunMoonsandStars (started with 3 sales - now has 5!)

Ynot4u www.etsy.com/shop/Ynot4u (started with 1 sale - still has 1! More ♥ needed!)

bodhiphotography www.etsy.com/shop/bodhiphotography (started with 1 sale - now has 3!)

Posted at 6:44 pm Jan 23, 2012 EST

Kristen Cavanaugh from k5art says Highlighted Post

Just received a note from Laurie of Mystical Garden Tea! She said:

"Thank you for everything Kristen! That was amazing.
Have a great week!"

Posted at 9:32 pm Jan 23, 2012 EST

Kristen Cavanaugh from k5art says Highlighted Post

It does look like she has added more items, Annette! That just gives us some more to heart and cart!

I also received another message from Laurie (MysticalGardenTea). She said:

I'm so happy! Thanks again for everything! You all are truly amazing!!!

Posted at 2:25 pm Jan 24, 2012 EST

Kristen Cavanaugh from k5art says Highlighted Post

I just got a message from Cheryl (Ynot4u). She said:

"Can't believe the activity I've had since you "sneak attacked" me. What a great surpise. Thanks so much!"

Posted at 5:07 pm Jan 24, 2012 EST

Responses

Kristen Cavanaugh from k5art says Highlighted Post

SNEAK DAY TREASURY CHALLENGE

1. Create a treasury based on the clues given to us by our wonderful sponsor. Just use the different clues in your search and see what you find.
2. Title Your Treasury Sneaky Treasury Challenge 1/16/12
3. Use any shops and any items you find.
4. Post the link here in the Sneak Attack Thread for us all to enjoy (so our mouths can water at the possibilities!)

THE GOAL: Is to try and "capture" one of the SA shops. Kinda like capture the flag. After the shops are revealed, the winner or winners will be announced, so if someone captures a shop, don't give it away! Those are the only rules.

THE PRIZE: A shoutout on the Handmade Movement Homepage!!!!

Posted at 8:28 am Jan 23, 2012 EST

Kristen Cavanaugh from k5art says Highlighted Post

Crystal from WorldOfMine says
Sneaky sneak,
Try not to squeak.
Follow the clues,
Wear quiet shoes.
View and fav,
If u buy, rave.
Like and tweet,
To share the treat.
You find a shop,
Many hints you drop.
We see treasures we like,
And try not to cart fight.
What are they today,
Lets get underway!!!!

Yay!

Posted at 8:29 am Jan 23, 2012 EST

Pre-Clue Details:

4 Shops with 8 Sales between them all!

Posted at 8:38 am Jan 23, 2012 EST

Good AM to everyone

Posted at 8:49 am Jan 23, 2012 EST

I must be seeing things, I made page 1

Posted at 8:50 am Jan 23, 2012 EST

Good morning all - 4 shops - terrific!

find out how Kristen decided on the name of her shop:
handmademovement.blogspot.com/2012/01/meet-kristen.html

Posted at 9:02 am Jan 23, 2012 EST

Oh my - I"m on the first page too!

Posted at 9:03 am Jan 23, 2012 EST

Virginia W. from MadeByHand says Edited on Jan 23, 2012

Yay!! Page 1!!
Sneak Attack Day!
Hi Kristen!!

Posted at 9:13 am Jan 23, 2012 EST

Nice write up Sandi.

Posted at 9:14 am Jan 23, 2012 EST

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