Tara Reed Designs Blog » Boston Warehouse http://tarareeddesignsblog.com Fun and Sassy Art! Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:00:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Looking back at my first licensed product… http://tarareeddesignsblog.com/2009/12/09/looking-back-at-my-first-licensed-product/ http://tarareeddesignsblog.com/2009/12/09/looking-back-at-my-first-licensed-product/#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:26:40 +0000 Tara Reed http://tarareeddesignsblog.com/?p=496 Every Christmas, as I pull out all of the holiday decorations, I am reminded of the first deal I got when I decided to branch out of scrapbooking and into the wider world of art licensing.

My first deal was with Boston Warehouse for these “Jingle Java” plates, mugs and coffee cup spreaders.  They were a [...]]]> Every Christmas, as I pull out all of the holiday decorations, I am reminded of the first deal I got when I decided to branch out of scrapbooking and into the wider world of art licensing.

My first deal was with Boston Warehouse for these “Jingle Java” plates, mugs and coffee cup spreaders.  They were a “private label” deal, meaning they were for one specific client (Marshall’s & TJ Maxx stores) and not for their regular line of offerings.

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It was SO EXCITING! I remember being at the Licensing International Expo, where I was exhibiting for the first time, and checking my email.  I had to blink a few times and made sure I saw it right – they wanted my art???  WOO-HOO! That was in June 2004 and the products were in stores in the fall of 2005 – quite quickly when it comes to deal-to-delivery time frames.

While these are no longer available in stores, I just wanted to share my “first deal experience” with you.  I am still excited with each new opportunity and hope that never changes – it’s half the fun of the business!

May you have many wonderful surprises in your life as well!

– Tara

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