Question:
Vibrant Jewels Online Bead & Jewelry Store
http://www.vibrantjewels.com/jewelry/welcome.htm
We've had a lot of discussion lately about copying and copywriting, skill
and professionalism, encouragement and discouragement as it relates to the
creative process.
Sometimes we get so involved in the details and ends, we forget why we fool
around with beads in the first place.
So I was thinking maybe we should back up and bit and think about what
motivates us to bead or make beads. I've always had an urge to create, to
make things with my hands, and haven't always been patient with the learning
process. My first effort at beading a cab turned into a heart, and I'm still
not sure how that happened.
Sometimes I get frustrated when I'm not selling and fell like "what's the
use?" I even began an inventory at the end of summer (which I never finished
hahahahaha) with the thought of selling the whole business. Happily as I
handled my beads and jewelry I remembered why I started it all in the first
place and realized it wasn't something I wanted to give up.
Practically most of us need to make money to some extent to keep buying more
baubles, but the real reason, as least to me, to bead, is to create
something beautiful or at least interesting. For me it's therapy, it sooths
my soul, it takes my mind off the all-too-real day to day problems that crop
up.
Answer:
I agree with you.
With me I'm still trying to find my calling. I've tried so many different
things that I could scream sometimes. I try and try but the things don't go
from my head to my hands properly. Not sure if that sounds right.
I've tried crocheting, knitting, cross stitching, petit point, embroidery,
painting, woodworking, quilting, gardening, writing (romance novels),
sewing, and probably a few I'm missing. It never turns out how I want it.
Today is one of those days when I want to pack it up and put it on Ebay. I
get almost done with something and then it gets messed up. Usually just a
little thing, but then I would have to tear it all apart and that's not an
option. So I have to figure out how to hide the mistake. After this
happening alot with different craftings, I'm not sure why I do it.
