Hey everyone, as it& #39;s my #craftiversary week, I& #39;d like to share the story of Coryographies! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌸" title="Kirschblüte" aria-label="Emoji: Kirschblüte">Grab a tea and I& #39;ll tell you a tale... (pictured: vintage photo of young Cory at a craft fair) https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🫖" title="Teapot" aria-label="Emoji: Teapot">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="☕️" title="Heißgetränk" aria-label="Emoji: Heißgetränk">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✨" title="Funken" aria-label="Emoji: Funken">

I moved to the UKhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇬🇧" title="Flagge des Vereinigten Königreiches" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge des Vereinigten Königreiches"> from Canadahttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇨🇦" title="Flagge von Kanada" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Kanada"> in 2008 to do my Masters at UCL.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👩‍🎓" title="Schülerin/Studentin" aria-label="Emoji: Schülerin/Studentin">Then I worked in an office in London and needed a creative outlet. A co-worker made jewellery and sold it on Etsy, which really appealed to me, so I went to YouTube and started watching polymer clay tutorials.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📺" title="Fernsehen" aria-label="Emoji: Fernsehen">

I bought £20 of clay, and started to experiment! I started with sushi jewellery (see pics of my first items!)https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🍣" title="Sushi" aria-label="Emoji: Sushi">, and one day bought some wood so I could make a little bento box.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🍱" title="Bento box" aria-label="Emoji: Bento box">I then thought I could try a bookshelf with the wood, and my first bookshelf necklace was born.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📚" title="Bücher" aria-label="Emoji: Bücher">

The rest was history really - the bookshelf necklaces were a hit, and my little shop began growing.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🎉" title="Partyknaller" aria-label="Emoji: Partyknaller"> Soon all my designs became book-themed and I guess you could say my brand emerged! (pictured: early vs. later necklace designs)

I returned to uni to do my PhD in 2013, and couldn& #39;t have done it without Coryographies. I felt so lucky that I could work to cover my expenses and tuition and be my own boss, and people were so supportive along the way. I finished in 2017 and got to wear a floppy hat. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🎓" title="Doktorhut" aria-label="Emoji: Doktorhut">

I now work both with Coryographies and my new academic proofreading business:https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✍️" title="Schreibende Hand" aria-label="Emoji: Schreibende Hand"> http://www.cocoproofreading.com"> http://www.cocoproofreading.com . I always thought that the Etsy venture would be short term - but it looks like it& #39;s here to stay! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥰" title="Smiling face with 3 hearts" aria-label="Emoji: Smiling face with 3 hearts">