shanzy294 message #1
Hello one and all
April 3, 2013 at 12:53:00 AM
 
Hi eveyone!

My name is Shannon, but everyone calls me SHANZ. Either one is fine by me.

I've been a crafter all of my life and I've been beading on and off for more than twenty years now.

I enjoy other peoples work just as much as my own, if not more than my own. I am always on a quest to better myself, as well as my craft - no matter what medium I am crafting at the moment. 

Although I have been crafting/beading for most of my life on some level, everyone seems to be surprised that I am an avid crafter, and even more surprised that I make jewelry. 

For just over twenty years I was a machinist. After numerous years in the field I was laid off permanantly a few years back along with several other friends of twenty plus years, and I have to say - it was a blessing in disguise. It opened the door to my dreams of being a full time writer and crafter. In fact, I work longer hours now than I ever did busting my butt as a machinist, lol... but it's a labor of love, and while I spend almost twelve to fifteen hours a day devoted to my love, I always wake up looking forward to a new day of design, and I don't regret the path I am now on. 

I wish everyone here, and out there, much success in whatever their personal endevors might be.

~SHANZ