 I've been working really hard to get everything ready to launch my etsy site and my web site. In a couple of weeks, I'll have my first photo shoot. I am so excited about..everything.. I feel like I've been working really hard and that it'll all pay off. Maybe not right away but I'm a pretty patient soul. I work my day job 7:30-anywhere between 3:00 and 6:00, Monday- Friday. I spend all weekend and hours after work, working on my dream. Somebody once told me that 'I'm going to make everybody so proud someday' I believe that 'someday' is very near. Sometimes I panic and get so anxious about it, I don't know why! One thing that I am sure about is how ready I am. I am ready to live my life the way I always knew I would.
I was really excited about the piece I worked on today. I used some beads from necklaces that I purchased from the thrift store and remade it into such a beautiful piece! I hope you love it as much as I do! You can see more information about this necklace on my REVAMPED page. :)
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"The beginning is the most important part of the work." -Plato I was sixteen when I started making jewelry. I was working my first job at a subway (literally, I was outside on break) when a friend of mine at the time stopped by and told me that the local bead shop in our town, where she worked at, was hiring.
Immediately I knew that I needed that job. The pay was less but I knew I would be happier doing creative work. I had some bead kits that I had previously made bracelets with stretch wire and I thought I could do it. I had no idea what all went into making jewelry but when I went for my interview I showed the manager the pieces I had made and although they were horrible pieces, she hired me. Today I wonder why she did because I obviously knew nothing of what I was doing. I like to think that she saw something in me, maybe even believed in me and what I was capable of. I worked there for three years until I decided to move to Norfolk, Virginia with a few friends. The move was a horrible experience, and it was very short lived. I was going through rough times in my life and moving, running away, was not the best option. But something incredible came out of that experience. While I was there, I found my passion and I knew that it was what I wanted to do with my life. I was laying in bed, writing in my journal and it hit me. I knew from then on I was going to be a jewelry designer. The thought manifested in my mind when I was nineteen years old. I have had seven years to perfect that vision. Although I wish I wouldn't have taken so long! But here I am and the time has come and I have finally started my jewelry Journey. Right now I am in the process of pricing, taking pictures, and getting my items up on etsy. |
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