With some great connections in the wholesale world I started selling fabric part-time because I loved the prints I found. I took a break and went back to full -time work and let my fabric pile up. A huge life change came and I dug things out and put them all up for sale - thanks to Nemo I had working capitol and re-connected with my contacts and within 2 months quit my job and was selling full-time online.
I came to etsy with a small store at first because I heard so many great things about it. And today Etsy is a very important part of my sales! I love my etsy store and friends.