Even though I've been making things on and off for 18 months now I still consider myself a beginner - and also have that luxury (if you can call it that) of a day job; it is at least a backstop. I will invest time into trying things out, whether I have 'instructions', a general guide, bespoke design, or 'just do'.
It was Caroline (CJ57) just recently posted 'I'm a martyr to my finish I think it's worth it!'
I think that sums things up neatly. If it ain't 'finished', it ain't finished. Since I have enough pressure in my day job, I will 'craft away' at my leisure, often returning to 'finished' pieces and re-polish them. This, to the degree that I was just thinking of having a 'finished' and a 'finished, finished' to my process stream. I'm OCD so this has to be managed before I get to the 'finished, finished, finished, finished, finished' tray. You get the picture.
I recently took out a set of Russian Wedding Bands (my 3rd) and tho they were finished, considered that the join was 'too visible', filed them all back, took the emery to it re-polished with rouge and 3-stage hot-washed it. Now it is finished, my second set is beckoning. Previously it was ok, but now by comparison ...
Jeez! OCD! Get back in yer box!
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