Picked up.

I have picked myself up since my last post.

Still feel somewhat the same, but it resides at the back of my mind as I push on doing what I enjoy.

I am enjoying making rings at the moment.

This is the latest one I have made:

And I am working on 3 other rings.

Below are some pendants I have made:

And I finally made another Silhouette lady:

♥ SOLD ♥

All those pieces above will be available in my Etsy store sometime towards the end of this week. I think I will try and finish my other rings first.

I have been feeling a bit sick lately, so that hasn't been helping me get to the bench. New stones have arrived - Jaspers, Labradorites and Birdseye Rhyolite. I am focusing on making simple settings at the moment, at least until my creative flow comes back. It's hard to come up with new designs all of the time, but to still keep with your 'look' if you know what I mean???

Think I will sign off here and go get started on finishing those rings :)

Till next time 

Em ♥

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I've left my title blank. 

I guess it resembles how I'm feeling at the moment.

There is so much to be done.

Knowing where to start is the hard part. Though usually I'm a list writer, I'm uncertain if a list will help me get organised right now, but it's worth a try.

It is 3 years at the end of this month, that I have been working with metal.

In celebration, I am having a 30% off sale through my entire Shop

to thank you for your support!

So back to why I'm feeling blank.

It's been 3 years since I taught myself to solder and quite frankly, I don't feel I have come far enough in that time. 

Obviously I've had other commitments.

I.e. my daughter.

She and her learning/growing/happiness/wellbeing comes well before mine.

Right now she has a question for everything, possibly in the realm of 150+ a day.

I know there are many other mothers out there who juggle a hobby/business and a family  (who have more than 1 child) and I don't know how they do it.

But can I have some of what you're having??!!!

I spend far too much time comparing my work to others and my skills to theirs and instead of getting over it/past it or doing something about it, I get despondent and critical.

Constantly saying to myself 'I wish I could do that '. 

or 'why can't I do that '

or 'they do that so much better than me'

This, as I'm sure you are aware, gets you nowhere.

I know this.

So why do I do it to myself?

I don't know.

I'm going to vacuum the house .......

and do the mopping too ...

 

So to cut a long story short. 

I know deep down how fortunate I am to have the means to make anything at all, let alone to whinge about it.

This stump I'm tripping over, I will eventually be able to jump.

It just would be nice to not go through this all the time.

It stunts my creativity.

It stunts the joy I get from creating, which is ultimately why I make things in the first place. It gives me incredible joy.

Mine is not the first post of this kind. 

I've read many like it over the years.

It's a common feeling many seem to go through.

Which is a small comfort.

My next post will be more positive.

I'll make sure of that.

Em ♥