| At the sight of my first born son, I knew for certain I | | | | One evening my husband came in from work with a |
| had made the right decision to give up my career. | | | | magazine in hand. Mentioning in passing that it was just |
| Three years later baby number two came along. My | | | | something he picked up on the lunch table at his place |
| years were filled with indescribable joy. It was when | | | | of employment but thought it may be of interest to me. |
| my children reached school age that my little inner | | | | I served dinner and as we ate I began to thumb |
| voice started to make itself heard. | | | | through this interesting little magazine that was jam |
| Don't get me wrong, a quiet home was very nice | | | | packed with tools of the metal trade, specifically for |
| during school hours but quite honestly, load after load | | | | hand scrolling steel. They even provided color photos |
| of laundry and scrubbing floors and toilets just wasn't | | | | of completed projects such as plant holders and |
| doing much for my self esteem. I knew I needed | | | | hangers, clocks, wall art etc. Well let me tell you, my |
| something of my own. Something that made me feel | | | | mind started reeling! I could do this and absolutely loved |
| like I was worthy of more than housework and made | | | | the idea! With my husband having worked in the metal |
| me feel a sense of accomplishment. Maybe even | | | | industry for over twenty five years, I had all the help I |
| contribute to the household income. I always made a | | | | needed. |
| decent living in my earlier years and I really wanted | | | | After much needed convincing, my husband |
| that feeling of having my own money again. | | | | purchased all of the tools he thought we would require |
| Knowing that I had been out of the corporate loop for | | | | to get my hobby started and sent me off onto the |
| far too long, I started to explore the idea of a home | | | | most incredible journey I have experienced in my life! I |
| based business. After months of searching the Internet | | | | am now handcrafting children's table and chair sets |
| and yielding results that I deemed unsuitable for all the | | | | with my husband by my side. Every item I create is a |
| time that would be invested, I looked to myself. I had | | | | work of art and truly takes my breath away when I |
| always been very crafty and loved the idea of making | | | | see the completed piece. I have found my place as a |
| and selling my own products. I tried one stroke painting | | | | children's furniture designer and it is truly my passion! |
| but quickly found that monetary compensation was | | | | We all have it in us and I truly hope that I have inspired |
| quite low in comparison to the time spent on creating. | | | | you to give your talents a try! |