Creative Genius or BIG mistake?!

Hello followers, me again,

I have been thinking over the weekend about my new found love of sewing. Ok so I'm a beginner and maybe I am just testing the waters at the moment but I am loving all things fabric!!!

Don't get me wrong I will never stop making my vintage inspired jewellery collections, but now that the collections are becoming established, I wanted to spread my wings and learn something new.

Last week was my 23rd Birthday, Now I know some of you might be reading this and thinking 23 is no age, but in my head I have a bucket list forming. (A bucket list is a list of things you want to do before you die.)
It might seem a little morbid, but none of us actually know how long we will live so in my opinion you are never too young to start crossing things off your list and making the most of your life.

Here is a few things I can think of, off the top of my head that are on my list,

Learn to knit,
Learn to sew,
Learn to crochet,
Learn to make Bolognese sauce instead of using a jar,

The above are only some of the listings that require mastering a new skill there are many more things on the list that are personal to me, my family life and life in general.

So I took the bull by the horns so to speak and set myself up with a new sewing machine, an early birthday present from the parents. She is a little beauty! works like a dream ~ I have named my new sewing machine, sad I know but it had to be done because I began to start talking to her?! Mr.Floaty thought I was mad!

So I got my new baby home rigged her up, and away we went, the new dream team. Mr Floaty must have felt redundant! I made some small fabric keyrings to begin with, then some scent sachets, then I got myself a magazine, in it was the cutest owl pattern you ever saw. As a dreamer I looked and thought I can do that! As a beginner I had a go and was over the moon with the results! Tabitha and Molly were born. My first Owl babies.

Here they are in all there glory.

I embellished them with felt flowers, vintage buttons and east of india ribbon and was astounded with what I had achieved. The sense of pride and wonder when you have created something you are happy with is amazing. What's more both of my babies have sold and are going to a new home together! I have lots more owls in the pipeline, but Molly and Tabitha will always remain special to me just like my very first collection of jewellery.

So I guess my thinking this weekend was, Am I doing the right thing spreading my wings learning a new craft and marketing on my Facebook page or should I just stick to what folk know me for and that is that? As a bigger picture should you just be happy with your lot or strive to make things even better?

I don't have a definitive answer except I will carry on sewing because it makes me happy and if you are happy does anything else really matter?

Mrs. Floaty x