Are you a Native artisan or craftsperson with a successful offline business but haven’t yet found your footing online?
Maybe you’re selling on platforms like Facebook, but not fully tapping into the power of a thriving online marketplace?

If you’re ready to create or grow your online presence—or even just explore whether selling online is right for you—please join us in Fallon for an Information Session on the IDRS Native Artisans Etsy Cohort.

The IDRS Acorn Project offers this unique opportunity for Native artists and makers to expand their market reach and increase income by selling on the Etsy platform. The cohort will be led by IDRS Acorn Project staff, Lynn Wilson and MaryBeth Timothy—both successful Native makers who have grown their businesses through online sales.

Participants selected for the three-month cohort program will receive:

• Personalized support to set up an Etsy store
• Professional graphic design and copywriting assistance
• Hands-on training and guidance
• A $200 grant
• Promotion through the IDRS Acorn Project’s social media channels

This program is designed to help you launch or elevate your online business with the tools and support you need to thrive.

📅 Information Session Details:

Date: Wednesday, June 11th
Time: 6:00 – 7:00 PM (Pacific)
Location: FPST Administration Building
Address: 565 Rio Vista Drive, Fallon, NV

To register, please click the “going” button above and complete the form.

All Native artisans, craftspersons, entrepreneurs, and community members are welcome. If you know someone who could benefit from this session, please share the invitation!

Here is a link to a flyer for this event for distribution within your community.

For more information, please contact Barb Saling, IDRS’ Acorn Project Fallon Cohort Community Manager at 775tumbleweedtumblers@gmail.com or at 775-217-9458.  You can also reach out to Lynn Wilson, Microenterprise Development Specialist at the IDRS Acorn Project, at lynn@idrsinc.org.

Program Guide: 

Barb Saling is an enrolled member of the Walker River Paiute Tribe and a dedicated Native artisan based in Fallon, Nevada. A past participant in the IDRS Acorn Project’s Etsy training cohort, Barb launched her Etsy shop where she shares handcrafted creations inspired by her heritage and creative spirit. Formerly a nail technician and cosmetologist, she discovered a love for working with epoxy during recovery from a shoulder injury—a hobby that quickly evolved into a passion and business. Barb now crafts unique, personalized items from her home studio, “she shed,” finding joy in the creative process and pride in every finished product. As the new program guide for the Native Artisans Collective cohort in her area, she is excited to help fellow Native artists start their journey on Etsy and share their work with the world.

About your presenters:

Lynn Wilson (Cherokee) serves as the Microenterprise Development Specialist for the IDRS Acorn Project. She has championed small businesses and entrepreneurs for 20 years, working with tribal communities across Indian Country. Lynn’s work has focused on entrepreneurial training, business counseling, economic and demographic, and social research related to economic development. For the past four years, she has been on staff at IAIA teaching  Entrepreneurship under the Business and Entrepreneurship certificate program. Lynn received her M.B.A. and Professional Certification in Entrepreneurship from Cameron University and is a certified market research specialist through the National Center for Economic Gardening. She lives in Hulbert, OK, with her husband, Clint.

MaryBeth Timothy is an award-winning Cherokee artist.  MaryBeth and her husband operate MoonHawk Art LLC, an art business in Muskogee Oklahoma that specializes in Native American and wildlife art.

MaryBeth creates new original art and, through sublimation printing, offers her and her husband’s images on a variety of items, such as ceramic decorative tiles, coffee mugs, cuff bracelets, and t-shirts.  While MaryBeth primarily sells through venues such as gift shops and art markets, she has been able to expand and reach a worldwide market through her Etsy store.

This workshop is being funded in part by the Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe, the USDA Rural Development, the US Small Business Administration, and the Elevate Initiative.