Megan from Vintage Automobilia is our "Person of Interest" this week. Her shop is a reflection of her love of automobiles. I think you will see why she loves what she does.
Tell us about yourself. Your ‘real’ name and shop name, where you live, do you have children, pets, married? Etc
My name is Megan Sweeney, and my shop is Vintage Automobilia. I
live on Fairchild AFB with my active duty husband and our cat, Dino. We have no
children, but are currently pending the addition of an adopted retired racing
greyhound to our little family.
What is your product?
My shop sells exactly what the name suggests -- vintage
automobilia. Automobilia can be anything from old car ads to badges to the
various posters I currently have on offer. I’m currently working to expand my
offerings from just vintage automobilia to some handmade automotive-themed
items as well.
How long have you been
selling on Etsy?
I opened my shop on September 15th of this year. I’m proud to say
I have made six sales to date and only one of them was to family. :)
What do you like about your
shop? What would you like to change?
I really love the theme of my shop -- cars are pretty much my
entire life, so to be able to go out and hunt for vintage automotive items is a
great addition to my hobby! I like that I get to share a little bit of that
with the Etsy community.
One thing I would like to change about my shop is the size -- I
wish I had more inventory to offer. I’m hoping that will come in time.
How did you come up with
your shop name?
Nothing spectacularly creative here -- it’s just what I sell!
What is your creative
style? Is your work area neat and tidy or a disaster?
I can go either way when it comes to being neat or completely
messy. When I build a scale model car, my area is always neat and organized. My
room that holds my inventory and shipping supplies, however, is a total
disaster space. Organized chaos, as I prefer to call it!
What inspires you?
When it comes to my shop in general, it’s the car hobby that led
me to create it. As I mentioned before, it’s great to be able to share a piece
of my hobby with more people. I really enjoy going out to hunt for inventory;
it’s definitely not a job to me at all! But when it comes to being creative
myself and making things, I get my inspiration mostly from other creative
people. I love browsing Etsy and seeing what people can make.
Do you have any advice to
offer to your fellow team mates on how to be successful on Etsy?
I’m not sure I’m qualified to give out advice on how to be
successful yet, am I? Haha. I feel too new to be doing that! The only thing I
feel I could offer is to keep doing what you love, and don’t give up.
Megan's favorite shop is Old Vintage Goodies
She tells me, "it helped inspire me to create my own shop".
Many thanks to Megan for sharing her story and her shop Vintage Automobilia with us. Check out her collection of memorabilia. I especially liked the 1957 Chevy pictures since that was my first car. Sure wish I still had it! Enjoy this treasury of Megan's fantastic items!
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Fun to read about Megan and her shop! Many thanks to Megan and her hubby for their service!
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