
I went to Michael's Arts and Crafts store to buy more Christmas gifts and now I remember why I don't go there very often. That place overwhelms me. I want everything and then I start to feel guilty because I have so many arts and craft supplies at home that I don't use. 2 years ago when I still had a high paying job, I bought a sewing machine, serger, and embroidery machine. I spent about $800 for all 3. Two of them were used and the sewing machine was new after the used one I bought first wouldn't work so I returned it. Since then I have sold the embroidery machine, never used the serger because I still can't figure it out after 3 people and a video showed me how, and the sewing machine, I have used it a few times but not nearly as much as I should for something that costs so much. I also have an airbrush (but no compressor to run it), a woodburning kit, a dremel, lots of polymer clay, and many paints, pencils, charcoals, pastels etc.... I made it out of the store for $85, but it was all for gifts, nothing for myself.
On the way home I stopped at the library and found many bead books. Some glass, some polymer, some "other" beads. Now I have 8 books to look through at my leisure and I didn't have to spend any money on them. Those books also gave me some ideas. I can start making beads with less expensive materials and set-up costs such as paper, polymer and metal and see if I can make anything that people want to buy before I invest in a torch, gas, glass and kiln. I really don't want to dip in to my savings so I think I will only let myself use money that is left over from my monthly budget. I think I should limit it to $100 a month also. And I can't start anything until I am settled in one of my houses. I do not want to have to cart my supplies back and forth between my house and RV. Right now I will just have fun planning and dreaming.
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