Originality Use Your Own Mind Creatively No Copying

By usually walking the Earth in a fog, it takes a little longer for me to figure things out. Maybe it's not the fog. I have been making jewelry for about ten years. I went crazy for stones early on. After reading all I could get my hands on, I had to have semi-precious beads. I knew every stone's name. I ran to the market place and bought what I could. I didn't care about making jewelry for me. I cared about making jewelry with those gorgeous stones that I found. One day, there was the realization that I needed to sell my jewelry. The artist had to become a salesman. EW! So I entered into the craft show arena. What the heck? What is that? I had a list of stuff that I had to have with me at every craft show. I had requirements to meet at every craft show. I had to fit everything into my car and drag it out at every craft show. I made fifteen dollars by the day's end and had to fit everything back into my car and take it home and put it away! There is no secret here, it is an uphill climb, and I've probably made it ten miles. My great revelation at one particular show was that I had jewelry for women but nothing for little girls. I pondered this problem with my merchandise. I knew I wanted something colorful. I knew it had to be cute. Finally, I saw a pinwheel and my polymer clay pinwheels were born. They were indeed a resolution to the problem. I am fulfilling a need. Of course that meant I had to learn how to use polymer clay. From January to May, I worked diligently to produce my pinwheels. I loved the results. I sold many pinwheels. I gave away even more pinwheels. I need to make more. This is my own creation. This is very exciting. No one else makes these. I used my own creativity. I produced an original item. It's a small item. It's just a start. But it's mine. I did it.