Hello all-Suzanne here, of Manic Butterfly Jewels, and another
Michiganer. I've been creative all my life. When I was a kid my parents gave me free reign with craft catalogs, and I happily created things from a young age. I started making jewelry in 2001 when I discovered online that I could actually buy parts to make a bracelet much cheaper than buying the actual bracelet. One thing led to another and of course as most people on here, I basically live and breath jewelry now.
I'm basically a full-time designer at this point, having also lost my job, in 2007-due to progressive arthitis in my spine. The loss of function in my legs from the damage to nerves in the spine(inoperable), along with the medications I was put on, prevented me from being able to fully perform my job. Companies that hire you to manage their money/accounting generally tend to want a person who is always coherent LOL
Anyway, I have many days with pain that prevents me from doing much of anything involving moving my body, as I prefer to think straight and suffer, rather than exist in a drug-induced haze. I just try to make the most of the good days that I have. I also live with fibromyalgia and rheumatoid arthritis, but I don't let my body get in the way of my mind!! Since I'm house-bound most of the time, I'm very grateful to have the internet-meeting people from all around the world is a wonderful thing
I'm happy to meet everyone here and absolutely love checking out the beautiful things all of you have created. I sooo want to start doing chainmaille, but not sure my hands could perform well enough for such intricate work. That doesn't mean I won't try it though!! lol I also am one of those people who looks at something and says, 'Hey I can do that!!!'
Suzanne
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