I enjoy making things with my hands, and right now that would be WATCHES!! Many WATCHES!! All kinds of WATCHES!! The latest 2 that I've totally finished are woven with e-beads. They are pictured above. All of the watches I make are for sale and I am looking for gift shops, etc. to sell them in. This is an interesting process as I have a hard time walking cold into a business and trying to sell something to someone.
I used to own a yarn shop and selling something to someone who comes to me is no problem at all! But even there, when I began to design knitted garments, etc. I had a hard time going to other shops to sell my kits and patterns. I finally began sending out brochures and following up with phone calls and visits. I guess that is what I should do with the watches and other jewelry.
Enough about my "insecurities". I really enjoy working with my hands, but I have had carpal tunnel surgery on both wrists and an extensive hand surgery with a rebuilt thumb joint on my right hand. The recovery from that one was 18 months!! and it has effected what I am able to do. I can knit, but purling is painful - so I knit mostly socks these days because there is not much purling in them. Beading does not seem to bother nor does needlework done by hand. Since my favorite beading is done with needle and thread and is actually weaving, I get along just fine making interesting watchbands.
Later I will post more pictures of watches, etc. that I have made. Right now it is time to do some laundry - oh, the drudgery of it all!
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