Connections: You never know where a connection may lead you. Check out the story about how I got in the biggest show to date of my career.
My wife and I lived in Grand Rapids Michigan for 8 years... this is where I built my metal business. We decided to move back home to Ohio near our families. This was all made possible due to the fact that my online business (etsy) was doing so well. So we packed up our life and moved home! After we settled in, I was hanging out with my father-in-law. We went to this Market place with shops and hundreds of vendors. I looked into opening a store in the market place... it sounded great.. so i went for it! The summer was so successful.. selling loads of metal and handing out thousands of business cards. One day in late August a woman walked up to my store... it turns out she owns a salon in Akron Ohio..(here is the full story on that). She loved my work and, now is carrying my line of jewelry and some furniture in the salon... Well.. down the street is the Akron Art Museum , and the lady who runs the Museum store gets her hair cut at this salon... She noticed my work and e-mailed me and asked if i wanted to be in the Museum's Holiday Mart... They also want to carry my line of jewelry permanently in the store...
Here are some pics of the amazing Akron Art Musem and the post card that went out to loads of people.
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31 comments:
Hello from West Michigan! Congrats on all your successes!
~Cathy, justjaynes.etsy.com
Wow!! That is SO awesome Tim! I'm very happy for you and your wife, that's a great accomplishment! :-)
to michiganders in the first 2 comments!! thanks...btw!
That's fantastic! You're on your way and you deserve it. So cool!
That's fabulous! Congrats!
Very cool! Yeah for Akron! Thats very exciting!
Congrats! That is awesome!
Congrats! That is awesome!
I'm so proud of you, and excited to see what comes from having your line carried in the museum store!
It just goes to show that you never know who knows who. Congrats. The museum looks soo cooollll!
Jennifer
Wearable By Design
Beautiful blog!
Congrats!
Yours in Akron and mine in New York City. COOL!
Darryl
Major Congrats Timothy! I love to hear stories of Etsy sellers hitting it big :)
That is wonderful, congrats!
On a much smaller scale, something similar happened to me...I decided to take a painting class (unrelated to anything I planned to sell on Etsy-just for me)& the instructer hooked me up with her neighbor who runs a craft boutique in her home each holiday season. I've participated for the past 2 years and have had many sales!
Congrats! I want to be just like you one day! ;)
Tim-
That is so awesome - congrats! Will you still be my friend when you're walking down the red carpet?!?!
Cheers!
Timothy,
Tag. Your it!
We need to learn even more about you. Could you please do a post on 7 random facts about yourself. The instructions are on my blog here:
http://akacontrariwise.blogspot.com/2008/12/ack-ive-been-tagged-seven-random-and.html
I cannot get enough of your blog.
That's FANTASTIC! Congratulations to you!
I'm going to be looking into getting my work put on display in some stores around here...we'll see what happens!
that is great! congrats! the museum is a really cool space -- my cousin was married there in september.
So exciting Tim...and so well deserved for one who gives and gives and gives, how perfect for you to RECEIVE such an honor...
blessings,
Amy
I'm from Michigan. Moved to Oregon a few years ago. Congrats on your success! You have a great blog with wonderful tips.
Wow Tim!!! This is so wonderful!!!
Congratulations!!!!!
Congratulations on the success of your work! :)
The twists and turns that life brings is amazing! That is great that you now have your work in some high traffic places! And it all started with your etsy shop, what a great success story!
Wow what a great chain of events!
That is fantastic, congrats indeed:)
Congratulations Timothy! One opportunity leads to another. I wish you continued success!
~D
Congratulations! My friend Jera was telling me about her plans for tomorrow night (at the museum), and started telling me about your metalwork... she didn't know that I know Christina, and I said, wait a minute! I want to go too! :) I think your work is fabulous. I'll be there to check it out tomorrow!
Congratulations! My parents still live in the area and are about 20 minutes from Akron. I forwarded them the invitation.
It's funny where life takes us, continued success to you.
Aloha! We definitely don't have museums like that here in Hawaii, I would love to visit yours one day! :)
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