When my husband retired and we moved to New Mexico I also "retired" from making and selling jewelry.  I quickly got very bored and decided to take up sandblasting.  I knew nothing about it other than I loved the way it looked!  I still don't know a lot, but I'm learning.  I joined several online groups and received enormous assistance from the members.  I bought a compressor, pressure pot, blast cabinet, grit, dust collector, stencil material and an ultraviolet light box to make the stencils.  I practiced.  A lot!  I've blasted/etched (the words are used interchangeably) all types of designs into different media; stone, tile, glass.  I made a set of Southwestern design coasters and sold them to a shop in Taos, NM.  I am going to concentrate on dogs and Southwestern designs.