My Dream Book Jewelry Fundamentals of Metalsmithing by Tim McCreight: The Destiny of Things Story 545

Jewelry Fundamentals of Metalsmithing by Tim McCreight:  The Destiny of Things Story 545

My "once upon a time" dream book come true or at least close enough!  BEFORE:

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This was one of my many dream books from the late 90s that I still had a tight grip on because when I retired from teaching one of things I wanted to try was jewelry making.  I did retire and became allergic to many things, one of them being metal.  Don't worry, I can touch door knobs and water faucet fixtures now, but not so much jewelry.  

Ho hum, so I finally let go of one of dreams by letting go of this book!  And guess what?  It went to another retired teacher, so she could fulfill her dreams!  In my book, that's as perfect as it gets in my hoarder rehab department!

Here is the email I received:

Hello.  I’m a retired teacher. I have been taking silversmithing classes for several years now. A friend shared this book with me and I just loved it. Was so glad you had one to sell. Making jewelry is now my passion.  Loved your little gift bags. Each piece made me smile 😊
Thanks so much for your special efforts.

What are the chances of this book going from one retired teacher to another?  I am so thankful!  This is the kind of email that keeps me motivated to continue with my Hoarder Rehab journey!   which has been waning for several months now!

And the email came with some beautiful silversmithing photos! 

What a beautiful lotus flower!

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I love these playful dragonflies!  Photo via kind Etsy buyer

Below is my favorite of them all!

I want these!  How were they made?  I hope this person opens and Etsy shop soon!

photo via kind Etsy buyer

Saying Goodbye:  So one dream is building and another dream has been let go and even though it's not my dream coming true but someone else's, that's a good thing because now even in a tiny way, I've helped someone else's passion grow while for me, I've made room for a new possibility.  

And one thing I've learned as a recovering hoarder is that even one possibility is like having a key to everything and holding on to old dreams is like wanting to sleep all day.

I've loved lockets and shadow box dioramas, since I was a kid and would have loved making a locket that a locked door with key was made to open secrets!  Even though I can't make this out of metals, I can still make shadow box diorama vignettes! 
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What I Learned:

1.  As a recovering hoarder, I am either a true optimist or in denial because I've been holding on to this book for over 20 years now!  Better late than never and I'm thankful that I could finally let it go!

2.  And now that I think about it.... I did get a new book to take it's place.  Well, not just one but two!  I'm usually too late by the time I think Junk Oki has a new book out, but this year I am not!  And I ordered her new book, Truly Indispensable and a book by Misao Wada!

Both are beautiful and part of my new dream of Mending Ways!

3.  I have a ton of Hoarder Rehab stories piling up, so I've got to limit myself to an hour per post now!  Wish me luck!

What dreams have you replaced lately?

 I've collected stuff with eyes, hands and crosses since college and I often use them in my textile art. so even though I might not be able to make them in metal, I can open up the possibility to some other materials!  Photo via VintageToGoEasy

Thank you Etsy buyer for taking the time to send me an email with photos!  I really appreciate the motivation it gives me to keep on posting about my Hoarder Rehab journey and the inspiration to move with my dreams into a different medium!  Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Your metalsmithing is beautiful and I'll think I'll experiment with yours in fabric and see what happens!  So fun, thanks!

Eyes and cross incorporated with fabric.  Interesting, I guess I need to be more conscious about what I'm doing!  Eye heart cross patch available here.  Photo via Hoarder Rehab

I'm still doing my best to reach my goal of 185 to 190 listed items per shop.  So far, so good!  In many ways because hoard keeps selling each time I make my goal at 185!  I'm so thankful for that!

Click on the shop names to visit new hoard listed weekly: HoarderRehab with 181 items, The Destiny of Things- 184 items, VintageToGoEasy - 185 items and JunkDrawerAndMore - 187 items.   

 

Maybe you'll find something and give it new life and a new home!  Thanks for looking!  

 

And Thank you for visiting my Hoarder Rehab and The Destiny of Things!  TGIF!