Jewelry Business on a Boat!

by Miriam D. Grafer
(http://adailydecision.blogspot.com/)

"Cool Greens of Summer" - Moss Agate Chips and Crocheted Wire

SO WHAT, You live on a boat!!!!!

Well, just like the title of this article says - I live on a boat. But what the title doesn't say is that I do business from my boat.

How would you do that you ask? Sometimes with great difficulty.

I would like to give you some background information on how I arrived to this point.

I am a retired R.N. with 7 children. About 30 years ago I decided that I needed some type of hobby that would allow me down time after the children went to bed. Crochet seemed to be something that would fit my needs, so away I went. Needless to say after so many years I have made almost everything imaginable in crochet.

I found a book about crochet with wire and beads. Well, this was a whole new idea to me. I had never heard about such a thing. I started with wire and beads and now I have more necklaces than anyone could ever wear in a lifetime. I needed to find a way to make my pieces and so my business was born.

What has any of this to do with business on a boat? Well my husband and I live on our boat for the last 2 years. We have just finished what is called the "Great Loop Trip". This started on Long Island, New York, where we have a house. We have gone through Long Island Sound - up the Hudson River - through the Erie Canal - Lake Ontario - Canada (Trent-Severn waterway, Georgian Bay and North Channel) - Lake Michigan - Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee, Cumberland and Tenn-Tom Rivers - Mobile, Alabama - West coast of Florida to the Keys and now we are on the East coast of Florida at Fernandina Beach, Florida.

I crochet my necklaces while at dock, or under way. I sell my pieces on the docks, or if anyone wants to host a jewelry party. I find that because my pieces are one-of-a-kind and quite unique that there is a market for them. I also have an internet site - http://adailydecision.blogspot.com/ - it is called "Daily Decisions" - Wire Crochet with beads and semi-precious stones - Unique Handcrafted Jewelry.

If anyone would like to contact me, my email is miriamdgrafer@yahoo.com

Please reply and let me know. If you have any thoughts about how I can get the word out about my business any help would be greatly appreciated.

Miriam D. Grafer
A Daily Decision
Wire Crochet with beads and semi-precious stones -
Unique Handcrafted Jewelry