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Saturday Theme Challenge - Activity Feed and Circles

Book Garden by Cookstah

I am loving the Circles and Activity Feed features on Etsy - I have found so many new favorites, new shops!  This week's theme challenge is going to make use of this new feature to help us familiarize ourselves with it and use it to find our team mates as well.   Kelly from Cookstah was suggesting we use the Activity Feed to watch for team treasuries - I think this is a great idea and could lead to more exposure, clicks and comments.

If you haven't added team mates to your circle, this would be a good first step.  Log in to Etsy, search for team member shops and click on their Profile.  Under their Profile picture you'll see a button that says Add to Circle.  This adds their activity to your Activity Feed - lets you see their favorites (as long as they aren't private),  shows you when they create a treasury, notifies you when someone adds one of your items to their favorites - just jump in, start adding team members to your circle and start watching your Activity Feed.  It kind of feels like stalking ;)  but I think of it more like networking.

This week's challenge will use the Activity Feed to populate a treasury - once you've added team mates to your circle, start watching your Activity Feed.  When you see a team mate pop into your Activity Feed, go to their shop and pick something to inspire your treasury.  Go back to your Activity Feed and watch for another team member for your next item.   Do this until you have at least 8 team members in your treasury, then feel free to finish your treasury using your favorites, other shops, etc. 

I'm hoping this challenge will get everyone on the team using Circles and Activity Feed.  I think Kelly makes a great point that this could be a wonderful tool to better network on our team and find team treasuries.  Please contact me if you need any help, have any questions about getting this set up - Activity Feed is going to be a great tool for the team and for YOU! 

The Rules:

1. Include at least 8 Curation Nation team members - use your Activity Feed to watch for team members to populate/inspire your treasury.
2. Please follow our blog.
3. Post a comment here on the blog with a link to your treasury - your treasury will not be judged unless you have posted it below in the comments.
4. Put a link to this blog post in the comments of the treasury - this helps others find the challenge and enter.
5. Tag the treasury "curationnation"
6. Tag the treasury "etsyteamtreasury" - if you tweet, tweet your treasury using the hashtag #etsyteamtreasury.
7. Tag the treasury "activity feed"
8. Tag the treasury "circles"
9. DUE DATE: I'm going to give a full week for everyone to get this setup, since the holiday will fall next week - your due date is Wednesday, December 29.
10. Have fun!

These challenges are meant to build your treasury making skills, promote the team and make Etsy connections. There is always a photo used to express the theme but this item does not have to be included in your treasury.
 

Everyone is invited to play - these challenges are open to all! These challenges are also voluntary - never mandatory for team members. Remember to try to include team mates you haven't used before.

Curation Nation Open Membership Coming Soon

Green Door by metroline6

The holiday rush is almost over and Curation Nation is preparing to open membership!  Starting in January we are going to be a juried team - so if you love to make treasuries, are looking for some Etsy friendship, networking and a great way to promote, apply now to get your shop on our January voting ballot!

We're a very active team that shares our experiences, knowledge base, advice and skills.  We're looking for shops that want to be actively involved with a team, love to make treasuries and have great photos and products. 

Team Members - if you would like to nominate one of your favorite shops, send them a Nomination Convo - available on our google groups site.

Apply now on our Curation Nation Etsy Team page to get on the January ballot!   When applying please include a link to your current treasuries!

Wednesday Item Challenge - jerseymaids

Heirloom Polaroid Love Ring by jerseymaids

So many great New Years Resolution treasuries to pick from!  This week's winner is jerseymaids with her gorgeously done Simplify Treasury.  Congratulations!  This week we'll be featuring her Heirloom Polaroid Love Ring.

Valentines Day is just around the corner - my worktable is full of reds and pinks and hearts.  Etsy's January Merchandising Desk mentions this upcoming holiday, "Valentine's Day: Think decor for parties, favors, DIY projects, fashion, lingerie, sweets, love notes and cards, flowers, jewelry, the naughty and nice side, gag gifts, and personalized keepsakes. Emphasis on gift ideas for him, her, family, kids, friends, and coworkers."  

Let's use this week to get inspired and prepare for the next big holiday season ;)

The Rules:

1. You must include at least 8 Curation Nation team members - use the sidebar on the blog for a list of team shops, or click here to browse our team shops.
2. Please follow our blog.
3. Put a link to this blog post in the comments of your treasury. This helps other people find the challenge and enter.
4. Post a comment here on the blog with a link to your treasury.
5. Tag the treasury "curationnation"
6. Tag the treasury "treasury challenge" 
7. Tag the treasury "etsyteamtreasury" 
8. Tag the treasury "valentines day"
9. If you tweet, tweet your treasury using the hashtag #EtsyTeamTreasury
10. Include the featured item Heirloom Polaroid Love Ring in the first three rows of your treasury.
11. DUE DATE: Wednesday, December 22.
12. Have fun!

Wednesday Item Treasury Challenges feature one item from a shop - the item must be included in your treasury. The featured Wednesday item is picked from the wining shop of the Saturday challenge. If the winner doesn't have a shop on Etsy, they will get to pick an item of their choice! Everyone is invited to play - these challenges are open to all. These challenges are also voluntary - never mandatory for team members. 

Saturday Theme Challenge - Resolutions

Pocket Journal from nightowlcrafts

So after the champagne, the party clean up, the football, we all get out our notebooks and start making our lists.  To exercise, to organize, to make new projects and set goals for the new year.  I love this fresh start we get each year. 


This Saturday our theme is Resolutions - Fresh starts, new beginnings, renewal, goal setting, organization, self-reflection, athletics, cooking, redecorating, taking on new DIY projects - taken from the Etsy Merchandising Desk for January.

Saturday theme challenges are based on a central theme or idea. No specific item is featured, but they are more loosely based on an idea. These challenges are judged - the winning shop will have one of their items featured in the Wednesday Item Challenge – however these challenges are open to everyone! If you don't have a shop on Etsy, an item of your choice will be featured in the Wednesday challenge.

 

The Rules:

1. Include at least 8 Curation Nation team members - you can use the sidebar on this blog for a list of team shops or search Etsy with the "curationnation" tag. Or click here to use the etsy minis to browse our team shops.
2. Please follow our blog.
3. Post a comment here on the blog with a link to your treasury - your treasury will not be judged unless you have posted it below in the comments.
4. Put a link to this blog post in the comments of the treasury - this helps others find the challenge and enter.
5. Tag the treasury "curationnation"
6. Tag the treasury "etsyteamtreasury" - if you tweet, tweet your treasury using the hashtag #etsyteamtreasury.
7. Tag the treasury "resolutions"
8. DUE DATE: Wednesday, December 15.
9. Have fun!

These challenges are meant to build your treasury making skills, promote the team and make Etsy connections. There is always a photo used to express the theme but this item does not have to be included in your treasury.
 

Everyone is invited to play - these challenges are open to all! These challenges are also voluntary - never mandatory for team members. Remember to try to include team mates you haven't used before.