progress and heartbreak. i spent the week painting vintage wood beads a variety of peach colors and carving larger crystals for some new necklaces i am working on. when i went to cast the crystals last night, we ended up having some unforeseen issues with the equipment and nothing turned out. it was nobody's fault, but i couldn't help wanting to cry. i hand carve each little crystal to be one of a kind, which means a lot of time and some serious neck pain. i went to bed really upset and asking myself, "what's the point of all this?" when i woke up this morning i decided i would just put it out there and move on. i think it is important to let emotions go, even when it seems impossible. i still love carving the crystals and plan to make more in the future. for now i am just really glad it is friday! wishing you all a wonderful weekend!
Oh I'm sorry things didn't work out : ( I know the feeling and it's not too fun. I hope you have a good weekend to make up for it!
ReplyDeleteyou make such lovely things. keep at it! life wouldn't be so sweet if we never had to feel any heartbreak. have a happy weekend.
ReplyDeleteugh, that is so disappointing! i'm so sorry...all that hard work. you have such an amazing attitude though, it's inspiring.
ReplyDeletewhat a bummer!! sorry to hear. your next batch will be even more amazing :)
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ReplyDeleteI read your blog for a couple of month , It 's really good , i love it !
I understand what you feel ,i used to work wood and i painted it ,and sometimes it was so difficult and painfull that i thought the same thing . But don't worry ,you are talented ,your next work will be better ...
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I think your attitude of letting emotions go is a good one. I often find myself bottling up too many things inside, and I don't even realise I am torturing myself.
ReplyDeleteHearing you say that, feels like coming up for air.
I hope you have a great weekend too.
Awww! BOOOOO! Lame to the MAX.
ReplyDeleteHowever, like Kate said, your next batch will be TOTALLY AWESOMER. Right?!?
That sucks, Stephanie! It's so frustrating to spend that much time on a project only to have it end unsuccessfully. Hang in there, and on to even better things! I hope you enjoy your weekend :)
ReplyDeletei'm so sorry dear! i know the feeling, i've been dealing with that lately with illustrating; working really hard on something and then you realize its ugly.. you have to move on and throw it away. i have to remind my self that the work was not a waste of time, it helped me to get where i am and i will learn from my mistakes.
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good luck! don't give up.
the point is you've got a seriously successful etsy shop and customers lined up around the virtual block! ;)
ReplyDeleteseriously though, i am super sorry that batch didnt work out! i would have definitely cried, too.
oh what a shame! it looks like such laborious work. i'm so sorry about that - you do have amazing talent, though, so please don't give up hope or you'll break all of our hearts.
ReplyDeleteoh my I am really sorry...that it is really annoying when you sit over something for hours, already having a picture in your head how it could look like and it doesn't turn out to be like this...But you know there will be other beautiful beautiful things you will create...and I am pretty sure about this : )
ReplyDeleteI hope you had a wonderful weekend anyways..and didn't let such a thing get you too down...
Everything is definitely not for nothing. You'll never know when you will be using those beautiful crafted hand crafted crystals. They'll be useful one day, I know it!
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