All of this bumming around has definitely been nice, but as of late, bumming around has transformed into bummer city. Today I realized how downright despondent and almost depressed I've become from doing so much of nothing lately.
For the record: "empty" time is enemy #1 of an anxious brain.
I had to get out all the built up nervous energy from the past few days of my brain eating itself.
So today I decided to get back into my workroom and play around. Remember that awesome jewelry haul I shared with you a few months back? Today I finally broke the seal on the new goodies and made a couple pieces. And it felt SO GOOD.
The work itself was so much easier since I finally have the right tools and a giant range of raw materials. Not to mention, I've had a number of ideas floating around in my brain that I was itching to get out of my system. I threw on one of my best Spotify playlists (if you want to get on my level, you can listen to it here) and had my own little DIY art therapy session. It's funny that I convinced myself that worrying about making more jewelry was a huge cause of stress for me, but yet nothing in the last few weeks has centered me as much as sitting at that desk and working again.
These are the two pieces I made today...
So today I decided to get back into my workroom and play around. Remember that awesome jewelry haul I shared with you a few months back? Today I finally broke the seal on the new goodies and made a couple pieces. And it felt SO GOOD.
The work itself was so much easier since I finally have the right tools and a giant range of raw materials. Not to mention, I've had a number of ideas floating around in my brain that I was itching to get out of my system. I threw on one of my best Spotify playlists (if you want to get on my level, you can listen to it here) and had my own little DIY art therapy session. It's funny that I convinced myself that worrying about making more jewelry was a huge cause of stress for me, but yet nothing in the last few weeks has centered me as much as sitting at that desk and working again.
These are the two pieces I made today...
(Antiqued chain necklace featuring a neon cat charm, gold accents, wooden trinkets, and round teal beads)
(Pink charm bracelet with trio of kitties and an assortment of glass trinkets)
Today's art therapy session is exactly the kick start I needed, a therapy that bears repeating in the future, for lots of reasons. I only spent a handful of hours working and I already feel re-aligned somehow. You know?
Until next time...
Xo*
Jess
