Schapelle Corby has revealed that she is ending her handmade watch business.
The former drug trafficker made a new life for herself after her release from an Indonesian prison in 2014 and for years made a living as a successful watchmaker.
However, the 47-year-old announced this week that she could no longer continue with this time-consuming job.
“This may be the last year to create my epoxy art,” she wrote on Instagram.
‘This makes me sad. “Life is changing, I’m not sure how my hobby of resin obsession will fit in. At this point I just don’t know,” she continued.
The watches, which cost between $199 and $220, are sold online and have proven to be a profitable career for the convicted drug dealer.
Schapelle Corby (pictured) has revealed that she is ending her handmade watch business.
When asked by a fan in the comments if he had anything new planned in his career, Corby replied: ‘No. It’s not looking at this space.’
Additionally, he held up a clock with raised letters that read, “You are someone’s biggest regret.”
At the beginning of this year, Corby showed several colorful watches and posted an assembly video showing the manufacturing process of the watches.
In the clip, Schapelle is seen painting the wood, applying resin, and assembling the components.
She passionately wrote in the caption: “This is my hobby, my passion.” This is what I love to spend my time doing.”
His followers gushed about his work in the comments, and several said they had purchased some of his work or received one of his watches as a gift.
“I love your work, it’s awesome,” said one fan.
“They look great, what a cool hobby,” another commented.
“This may be the last year to create my epoxy art,” she wrote on Instagram.
‘This makes me sad. “Life is changing, I’m not sure how my hobby of resin obsession will fit in. At this point I just don’t know,” she continued.
‘They are absolutely beautiful. They get better and better!’ wrote one more follower.
Schapelle served nine years behind bars at Bali’s Kerobokan prison after being convicted in May 2005 of smuggling marijuana to Indonesia.
Schapelle has always maintained her innocence and her lawyers argued that she had unintentionally become a drug mule, suggesting that baggage handlers put the drugs in her bag.
The former beauty student, 47, was released on parole in February 2014.
Schapelle was then deported to Australia in May 2017.
Since returning home after the ordeal, she has found work as a watchmaker and influencer.
Last year, the former prison celebrated its ninth anniversary outside of prison.
At the time, he addressed his release in an emotional video on Instagram.
“I felt sick to my stomach and I felt a kind of regurgitation of trauma coming in and settling in my stomach and trying to take over my mind,” she said of the grueling experience.
He marked the milestone by having a piña colada with his mother, going swimming, and giving away one of his custom-made resin watches to a lucky fan.
“I want to celebrate the day, because it’s a good day, with something that really occupies my mind and that has been a healing process for me,” she said.