Well! The bead weaving led to more general jewellery making, which, because I couldn't attend the Stuff4Sam craft fair, led to me selling the jewellery I had made, on eBay, and the very positive response I got from the RNIB people who bought my earrings and bracelets led to me setting up an eBay shop! So I am now the proprietor (proprietrix?) of the eBay shop "Beautifully Beaded UK" (which, thanks to the kindness of an eBay user in the US who has agreed to change an eBay ID they no longer use, will soon just be "Beautifully Beaded").
Obviously, I got in just at the right moment to catch people as they were looking for inexpensive, last minute Christmas presents, but even allowing for that, I was gratified to find that I've sold almost 20 pairs of earrings and 3 bracelets, and have an order for another bracelet for January!
I have sometimes sat down and pondered what on earth I could do if I ever chose or had to leave my job with RNIB. Perhaps I've stumbled across it by accident and serendipity?
