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Sneak Attack Happening NOW!!!
3 Shops: carrieannn
AND DBEAUTIFULMIND
AND zoezloft
Sponsor: uuendyandfriends
Click here to see the discussion about today's Sneak Attack!
What's all this? Read below to find out!
Sneak Attack Schedule:
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What is a Sneak Attack?
It's a way to support independant artisans who are trying to sell their wares online. Two days a week at an appointed time, an Etsy shop with few or no sales is announced on this site. As many people as possible then buy items from that shop, resulting in a frenzy of surprise business to the unsuspecting shop! To the upper right is the current Sneak Attack schedule. To participate, show up on this site at or soon after the time of the next attack and you'll see the chosen shop name in the box above. Then go to that shop and purchase an item, making sure to include the words "Sneak Attack" in the "message to seller". It's also fun to tune into the current thread on Etsy to talk about it with other "attackers".
The Handmade Movement Blog
June 24th: Meet Engel
Have you met Linda yet? Linda owns the Etsy shop Engelfelt, and we all call her Engel. Linda is sponsoring today’s Sneak Attack at 7pm, and we are looking forward to it, as Linda always comes up with such adorable shops to be our ‘victims’.
Linda comes from a family of Danish craftspeople and artists who have all passed on their interest and abilities to the next generations. She was named for her Danish material grandmother – Elisabeth Engel.
In thinking about a name for her Etsy shop, her sister in law actually suggested the Engel part (Engel means “angel” in danish, and I’ve always collected angels). So Engelfelt it was. Felt from felting – which Linda loves to do, yes. But felt from feeling even more.
Linda loves working with fiber of all kinds, and taught herself how to make the most delightful felted soaps that when wet, lather up and the wool gently exfoliates your skin. Ah, such luxury!
Be sure to check out the other felted soaps that Linda creates, and chat with us here on the Sneak Attack thread!
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Hi Linda~this is gonna be a great sneak attack! Remember when your shop was new and you had no sales and you checked your shop for sales and hearts every 5 minutes???? Remember the feeling you got from your first sale??? New shops don’t know about sneak attacks, treasuries and other fun stuff! This is going to make a new shop owner very excited and happy. Good Luck and thanks for being here to help support new shops! Great work being done here!!!!
donna @ Valentine Fiber Arts
Comment by donna — June 24, 2010 @ 6:55 am
Thanks for the “highlight”, Sandi! And thanks for the support, Donna!
I do so well remember checking the hearts and views and NO sales so very well. Like it was last year… Oh yeah, it was!
Comment by Engelfelt — June 24, 2010 @ 10:21 am
I LOVE this feature! It’s so neat learning all of these new things about the wonderful sponsors!! Looking forward to the attack tonight Linda!!!!
Comment by Happy Hound Creative — June 24, 2010 @ 10:58 am
I just discovered The Handmade Movement, and Sneak Attack. So. Awesome. I can’t wait to watch and participate in some of these, and I’ll be back for tonight’s!
Comment by gabriella — June 25, 2010 @ 11:54 am
Great view into the Engel we know and love! I learned several new things about her. You sponsored an awesome attack!
Comment by Lisa — June 25, 2010 @ 12:51 pm
Just discovered you today. Very excieted to join all the fun.
Comment by Johnnie Belinda — June 25, 2010 @ 7:09 pm