This past labor day weekend I made it a mission to enjoy my time off. I’m a software developer and during my morning on the weekdays that is what I do. I love developing and designing software but at the end of the day, even if I love my job l, it is still a job and it comes with stressors. Sometimes I try to build something just for fun, but it’s hard to disengage from that feeling of this is a job. This is where making jewelry comes in and saves me. It is definitely an outlet where I can design and create without the pressure of something “needing” to be done.
Friday Night Working
I didn’t want the damper of work stress taking over so I stayed up until 1 am finishing my work for work. It was tiring but I knew that if I didn’t finish that task I would have spent all weekend worrying about it. I had gotten up early around 7 am to start and for the rest of the day I spent it trying to finish that one assignment. It was a stressful day and I spent a few times crying. In the end I finally finished and immediately the weight of the stress was lifted off of my shoulders. My time to just enjoy the time off had finally arrived and I was ready to make sure that it was spent on just being happy.
Amazonite Wire Wrapped Bracelet
I didn’t want to spend my entire weekend alone. I knew that it was important to spend time with my family as it was their time off too. I love making all sorts of jewelry. I sometimes spend it wire wrapping. I sometimes spend it doing metal work. The thing about metal working is you are kind of stuck out a bench. When I want to be around my family, but still want to make jewelry I tend to do things that I can do without sitting at a bench which means while wrapping or beading.
The first thing I made this weekend was an amazonite bracelet. I wanted to make something simple while still being able to hang out with my family. I didn’t want it to have to consume too much of my time or my attention. This amazonite bracelet is something I learned from Della at diyforu.com. It’s a simple bracelet that’s great for beginners, yet looks very beautiful and polished.
My Son Made His Own Necklace
My son, Robin, made his own necklace. He was very proud of it. He used black rutile quartz beads, Amazonite, charm, Malachite charms, turquoise charms, and a black obsidian cat bead. It came out very cute. I was very impressed so was of my followers on Instagram.
After Robin made this necklace and saw all of the reactions towards it, he wanted to make more. I find it wonderful to be able to share these kind of experiences with my son.
I made a few other things but my brain is getting fatigued. I’ll write more about them soon.
