About Me
This is the part where I tell you all about myself - Not exactly my strong suit, but I’ll give it a bash.
I have been making jewelry in one form or another for nearly 30 years, although I have been art and craft-oriented my entire life. When I was in high school, I wanted to be an "artist" as my chosen profession. My Mother talked me out of it, afraid that I would starve to death, or be this weird chick living in a hippie commune somewhere, selling crafts at fairs or something.
So I did what dutiful daughters did, went to school for "business" and "trade" skills. I have minor degrees in accounting, law, the ever-popular "business-math," and computers. I've had jobs as a bartender, silk screen printer, auto-parts delivery, inventory control specialist (counting other people's inventory really, really fast), and my last "real job", customer service for public transportation, for nearly 20 years…. And hated them all - well, not really 'hate', but I certainly didn't love them either. They were jobs - necessary evils to pay the bills and support myself.
Fast forward to 2007 - Through a series of unfortunate events (no, not the movie), I lost my job at the bus company and opened my shop here on Etsy. At first, it was out of sheer necessity - I thought it would just be a supplemental income until I could find another 'real job'. The early days were tough, with uncertainty about whether I could make a living from my passion. But no one was more surprised than I when I actually started selling.
It's taken much work, more hours than I ever put into any other job. I do everything from jewelry design and creation, which involves sketching, sourcing materials, hours of 'trial and error', and meticulous craftsmanship, to hunting down unique supplies to offer, writing tutorials, packaging, shipping, advertising, photography, and accounting (I guess that did come in handy after all). But I love it! I love seeing my work go all over the world; I love it when people write me to tell me how much they loved what I made. I love creating new shinys and have people say, 'Oh, I want that!' I love it when someone asks for a particular supply, and I can find it, and they write that I was a lifesaver, LOL I love the friends I've made through Etsy. I love being able to work from home; I love it all.
It's true, I get a little annoyed now, at family and friends when they don't think I have a 'real job' - just a little. But the thing is, 'job' really isn't the right word. Not sure what the right word is, all I know is I'm very blessed to finally be making a living at something I really, really love! It's not just a job, it's a calling, a passion, and a source of immense fulfillment.
If you have any questions, please click the contact button on my shop's home page and ask. Exception: No, I don’t know if there is actually alien life 🖖
Bobbi
~~~I am a leaf on the wind, watch how I soar. ~ Hoban "Wash" Washburne
Bobbi
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The yucky, but necessary, tutorial/design legal stuff:
Copyright 1988-2025 Bobbi Maw/MyWiredImagination. All rights reserved, including but not limited to designs, design tutorials, derivatives, text, and/or photos. Tutorials, free and paid, are for personal use only. (Personal use defined as: for YOUR education). You MAY make pieces for sale, but please do not MASS produce them; that includes sharing the tutorial so others can help you make them for sale (a definite NO). You may not present these pieces as your own original design – this includes derivatives (derivatives - plural of de·riv·a·tive (Noun) Something that is based on another source.) which ARE covered by my original designs. Please give credit where you learned these techniques and designs. Reproduction and or distribution of tutorials, free and paid, in whole or in part, in any form, without my written consent, is strictly prohibited. You MAY NOT teach any of my tutorials without my express written consent.