My Jewelry Business is My Therapy

by Divya N
(Chennai, India)

mother & daughter

Hi..My name is Divya and I am a designer from India. After working for a year at a corporate house, I decided that my heart was not it in.

From my college days I wanted to do something that was related to the arts and crafts my country boasted of. So I quit my high-stress, no-satisfaction-yielding job, to start my own business.

Jewelry making was my hobby, and my friend suggested that I should take it up full time as a business. Today I am just glad that i listened to her.

I have ortho-neuro problems and I am sick most of the time, so I cannot work for long periods at a stretch. I also had severe financial constraints due to that.

As a result I became very frustated and depressed that I could not achieve what I really wanted to.

But jewelry making - beading especially - is very therapeutic like dance which immediately lifts up your mood and gives you immense satisfaction, and nearly doesn't require anything more than your creativity and a little cash to begin with.

I design & make jewelry at home and showcase them at exhibitions.

When my friends address me as a purely "self made woman" now, who rises everytime she falls, it makes me happy and my parents proud.

A little creativity and zest for life can pull you through the hardest of days and can make you a happier person.

Divya N

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My Jewelry Business is My Therapy

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The best therapy in the world
by: Rena

Hi Divya,

Thanks so much for sharing your jewelry story. It's fantastic to be a self-made woman who creates beauty and joy for a living!

So much better for you than the unhappy job you had.

I *LOVE* the colors in your jewelry that's in the photo. Tranquil blues and greens are one of my favorite color schemes. Your colors are a lovely accent for the silver and wirework in the rest of the piece.

I wish you better health and healing, Divya. I know your creativity and happiness are two of the best medicines!

My Jewelry Business is My Therapy
by: Bev

Divya, your jewelry is beautiful. The colors and your technique are also beautiful
I think you are not alone in having a jewelry business that is theraputic. I know it is for me and many of my friends.

thank you
by: Divya N

Thanks a lot for your comments...such rich feedback definetly inspires me to do better n better...
@ Rena :Wish ur wishes i'll surely be well soon :)
@ Bev : Glad to know that i have a lot of company :)
am really thankful that i chanced upon this site, it has taught me so much and given me a lot of confidence. Good work Rena..!!

Keep Creating
by: Val

Good Day Divya!
Your work is so beautiful and calming! For a lot of us creating jewelry whether for business or just ourselves is very theraputic. I cannot tell you how many times I have lost track of time, felt better after beading and come up with a solution to a problem while beading. I know beading keeps me sane w/a sick husband and having to work - beading takes me away and keeps me sane. Thank you so much for sharing your story and your work. Wishing you much success.

my therapy too
by: simply susan jewelry

I too work in a high stress job. People see that I design and sell jewelry and say they do not know how I am able to do so much. Personally, I don't know how I would survive if I did not have this creative outlet. I suppose it is the right brain vs left brain concept. It is so soothing to work with the luscious gemstones and very gratifying to create something beautiful for others to enjoy and wear. Someone said to me today that wearing my jewelry was their stress reliever. I had never thought about it like that before. That using my creativity could make another person's life more pleasant.
Simplysusanjewelry.com

Beautiful work Divya
by: Anonymous

Hi Divya,

It was a real bright spot in my day to read your article and to see a beautiful sample of your jewelry. It would definitely be something that I would buy. I am just starting out with beading and can only hope that my creations will evolve to be as delicious as yours!

I wish you good health and joy and continued success with your passion.

Nancy

Congratulations
by: Arbie Goodfellow

Divya,
Your story is inspiring to me. Its wonderful that you have done something so brave and left a "real" job for something that you enjoy doing.
The world would be a happier place if more people would be bold and decide to be who they are and not as others perceive them to be.
Congratulations and my best to you!

thanks a lot
by: Divya N

@ Susan- Glad to know that people are appreciating the passion and love that you put into your work..keep going . Good Luck!! :)
@ Nancy - Wishing you the very best in your business. Hope it brings you success and satisfaction :)
@ Arbie - I think everybody in this world is courageous..probably we all need to be pushed to our extremes to fiure out how brave we are... ;)

Congratulations
by: Melanie Heard

What a beautiful story. I just wanted to wish you continued happiness...because we make our own happiness in this world. I am learning that, and it sounds like you already did...

Best wishes!
Melanie Heard
www.wickedkittydesigns.com

Cheers to you!
by: Anonymous

You are very brave and your jewelry is beautiful! Keep up the good work!

very inspiring
by: Nidhi

hi divya, very nice design & perfect color combination. its very nice.
Am sure you will do better and better from here...you are talented...goodluck :)