Balancing jewellery with full-time work

[agent_44]

It works for me. Think things will go tits up if I ever get pregnant and have kids though.

Although, I imagine it would be more managable and flexible than having a full time office job!

[Sheltie]

I work part time for the NHS and part time making jewellery. There has to be some give in the system and I'll be glad when the business is able to stand on it's own two feet!! Sometimes I'm busy(like know) sometimes I'm not

[wendy]

I work part time as a craft curator (2days a week), teach jewellery skills and design in the local college (1 day a week), am studying for my pgce (1 day a week), and making jewellery (3 days a week - note no spare days!). I never feel like I have enough time to make the things I want to make, and for the last couple of years I have worked on comission after comission, so my goal for this summer with my few spare days a week is to get some work made that I WANT to make and try and have it exhibited. I need a rich benefactor happy to fund my playtime I think!!

[MuranoSilver]

I gave up selling computer software (well paid) to make jewellery full time 4 years ago. Now I'm poorly paid but very, very happy. One day I'll stop buying tools and pay myself more (rofl yeah right!)
Nicola x