...supporting artists and crafters worldwide
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
July 26th: Meet Handmade
Sandi from Handmade By Sandi has been a sponsor before and today she is sponsoring the Sneak Attack which starts at 7pm Etsy time.
Here’s something you might not know about Sandi: Not only does she have 2 Etsy shops, but she also has an online business that she started several years ago – called Sandi’s T’s. Sandi has been a ‘crafty’ person all her life and learned a technique called ‘Snip-Snip’ from a craft shop owner in California.
Sandi was on a business trip to California and just wandering around the area looking for craft shops – to see if she could find some little gift type items to bring back from her trip. She visited a shop on Coronado that had all kinds of cute and unique items and found a tee shirt that the owner had made using this technique – it was a heart with fabric made to look like a USA flag. Sandi bought the shirt to wear on the trip back home, and also purchased a couple of patterns to try. Needless to say, that was the beginning of Sandi’s new business!
This is the first shirt Sandi made:
Be sure to check out Sandi’s tee shirts. Then come chat with us in the Sneak Attack Thread! We are a fun bunch!
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Thanks for sponsoring today – and for doing ALL the Meet the Sponsor blog posts!
Comment by Stockannette — July 26, 2010 @ 8:29 am
Yay for Sandi our sponsor tonight and faithful Sneak Attacker and blog writer!
Comment by Engelfelt — July 26, 2010 @ 10:18 am
YAY Sandi!!
Fun pic!!
Comment by Catchastarcreations — August 5, 2010 @ 9:41 pm