Interview With Beth of Wired Vintage

1.)Tell us a little about yourself.

I am a 48-year old wife, mother of four and grandmother of 2 (soon to be three). I have a severe chronic pain history which developed as the result of a car accident in 1998. This accident turned out to be life changing. In 1998, I worked as a medical transcriptionist and taught piano lessons privately. As a result of chronic back and neck pain, I was forced to change careers. I had enjoyed making jewelry with my girls for several years and decided to list a few things. Etsy has worked out very well for me! I love the flexibility that allows me to work as much or as little as I want! In addition, I am currently an herbalist student at The School of Natural Healing. I am a Nutritional Herbalist currently and am working towards my Master Herbalist degree. I was able to overcome devastating withdrawal symptoms and control chronic pain symptoms with God's miraculous gift of the "herb of the field". I had such marvelous results that I spend much time studying herbs.



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2.)What is one of your favorite homeschool memories thus far?

I am currently in my 5th year of homeschooling. It has been an absolute joy. I l ove the flexibility of homeschooling. My oldest three kids (27, 24, 22 years) graduated from the public schools. Although my girls did well in the public schools, I did not feel that my boys reached their full potential in that environment. I would say that my favorite memory is actually seeing the progress in learning--especially in the area of math. Very rewarding to look back and see how far we have come!


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3.) What advise to would you give to other homeschool families who are also trying to run a home business?


Include your children if possible! My kids were older at the time, so this really wasn't possible for me, but I do have the memories of working together at the kitchen table with my kids on jewelry. The boys even did hemp necklaces at one time! My girls also have Etsy businesses: Jessica, a music major, has a jewelry business (newvintage.etsy.com) and Alexa, a fashion designer, has her fashion sketches currently listed on Etsy (whatheloves.etsy.com). In addition, my husband has an Etsy shop as well (rroyvision.etsy.com).

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4.) Where do you find inspiration for your pieces?

I find inspiration for my jewelry all around, but I do believe it is important to just use others' work for inspiration only. I believe that duplicating someone's work exactly is totally unethical!


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5.) Do you have specific goals for your business or for your homeschooling? Would you share some of those with us?

My youngest son is a senior this year, so this is my last year of homeschooling. I have enjoyed it very much. I really do not have a lot of specific goals at this time, as I am just trying to get through school. Long-term goals include the possibility of taking some of my jewelry to market, etc. I currently also have my jewelry in a boutique.