Posted By Craft Corps on April 1, 2009

Lori Anderson

Name: Lori Anderson

Age: 39

Location: Easton, MD

Profession: Jewelry Designer and Mommy

Craft(s) of Choice: beading

Blog: www.lorianderson.blogspot.com

I never, ever, ever thought of myself as creative.  None of my “real” jobs had the slightest thing to do with creativity – Air Force linguist, IT sales rep, pre-med student.  I’d never been encouraged to be creative, pushed more towards excelling academically, so while I’d longing gaze at colored pencils and paints, I never indulged my inner artist.

But then came my wedding, and I knew exactly how I wanted everything to be, and rather than turn into a bridezilla, delegating everything to stressed-out professionals, I decided to have fun and do it myself.  I made the favors, the table cards, the programs – and I found out I dearly loved making things.

After the wedding, I thought about becoming a wedding planner, and even built a web site to sell my handmade greeting cards, but it wasn’t until I was pregnant and on bed rest that I received my calling.  A friend brought me some beads to keep me busy, and things just clicked.  Things immediately started selling, I started amassing a frightening inventory of beads and wire, and I’ve never looked back.

I wish I’d allowed myself to explore my creativity a long time ago – who knows where I would have gone with it?  But it’s never, ever too late to start something new.  I continually find exciting art forms that intrigue me, and this time, I’m jumping in feet first, trying it all, and caring not a whit if I’m good at it or not.

Tell a friend!

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