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In 1993, Country Home magazine did a wonderful
feature story on my work and me. The response was overwhelming. It was a
mixed blessing. I wasn't quite ready for the success that the
opportunity presented me. I was happy to be validated as an artist but
sad because I could not handle all of the orders. I had to figure out a
practical way of doing things. I did spend a year with a West Coast
Collectibles manufacturing company that issued replicas of my designs. I
learned a lot about business during that time. Later I had the
confidence to strike out on my own. <br>
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In 1996, after perfecting a manufacturing process, Debbee Thibault's
American Collectibles was born employing six artisans. We were naïve,
but I think our innocence and idealism continue to contribute to our
success. </font>
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Each of my characters start from the stories I make up about them. I
share my stories with collectors I meet at different events and they
share imaginative and fun stories with me. We have a great time with it.
What's the next dream, I'm going to collect all of these tales that I've
created about my little characters and bring them to life in a series of
storybooks. Who knows what will happen… Dreams really can come true!</font><p align="right">
<font face="Arial">-Debbee Thibault</font></p>
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<td bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><font face="Arial">
<img border="0" src="http://www.debbeethibault.com/shopify/dt1.jpg" align="right">
In 1993, Country Home magazine did a wonderful
feature story on my work and me. The response was overwhelming. It was a
mixed blessing. I wasn’t quite ready for the success that the
opportunity presented me. I was happy to be validated as an artist but
sad because I could not handle all of the orders. I had to figure out a
practical way of doing things. I did spend a year with a West Coast
Collectibles manufacturing company that issued replicas of my designs. I
learned a lot about business during that time. Later I had the
confidence to strike out on my own. <br>
<br>
In 1996, after perfecting a manufacturing process, Debbee Thibault’s
American Collectibles was born employing six artisans. We were naïve,
but I think our innocence and idealism continue to contribute to our
success. </font>
<font face="Arial"><br>
<br>
Each of my characters start from the stories I make up about them. I
share my stories with collectors I meet at different events and they
share imaginative and fun stories with me. We have a great time with it.
What’s the next dream, I’m going to collect all of these tales that I’ve
created about my little characters and bring them to life in a series of
storybooks. Who knows what will happen… Dreams really can come true!</font><p align="right">
<font face="Arial">-Debbee Thibault</font></p>
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