Recently, I was visiting the mountains of North Carolina with my best friend. First we went to visit my aunt, cousins, and second cousins. Then we went to stay with my best friend's grandparents for a couple days. The day after we arrived in the rural mountains of North Carolina, we went to an indoor market mall with my best friend's grandma. Inside, we came across countless rows and shelves of handmade goods.
There were so many things that I came across that I thought, "I think I could make this."
I am an unemployed Florida certified teacher. It is a hard time for teachers to get jobs right now. A very, very hard time. I am in graduate school getting my master of arts in teaching, hoping to boost my chances of getting hired. But being unemployed, I have quite a bit of free time. I want to put that time to good use.
So I have decided to take a little bit of the money I make from my part time tutoring to start buying supplies and making things from scratch. I don't plan on showing the blog to anyone right now... it'll just be for me to record the things I make and how I make them. I plan to paint, sketch, photograph, cook, bake, and create.
So here is my journey... from window shopping in the mountains of North Carolina to (hopefully!) becoming a from scratch extraordinaire!
That's how I got into making jewelry! I made my sister some glass markers for Christmas, and I had NO idea what I was doing so I went through several versions, ending up with a ton of extra beads. Months later I saw a necklace online and thought... "I could make that!"
ReplyDeleteNow it's several years later, and I do jewelry, glassware accessories, and prayer beads. Just goes to show how a chance encounter can put your life on a different path!
Best of luck to you, you've got a great start and I'm looking forward to seeing what else you make. :-D
~ Mel
http://www.melsbellsjewelry.etsy.com