Someone sees what you made and says you should sell it. The comment is often meant kindly. Yet it can shift the question from whether you enjoyed the work to whether you have overlooked a business opportunity.
You can accept the compliment without accepting the project. “I am enjoying it as a hobby” is a complete response. There is no requirement to find a market for every skill that produces something other people like.
Selling involves work beyond making: pricing, administration, customer expectations, delivery and applicable obligations. If you genuinely want to explore it, investigate those demands carefully and seek appropriate professional guidance where needed. Enthusiasm for one object does not establish that a business will be viable or enjoyable.
Consider what you currently value about the activity. Perhaps you like experimenting slowly, choosing subjects freely or making only when you feel interested. A commercial arrangement may change those conditions, even if it brings other rewards.
You can share work in ways that do not involve sales. Give something to a person who would welcome it, display it at home, participate in a suitable community exhibition or simply keep a record for yourself. Follow relevant permissions and rules when sharing publicly.
If you do accept an occasional commission, be clear about what is agreed and do not assume it must become a larger venture. A one-off experience can teach you whether you enjoy making to someone else's requirements.
Notice which part of selling people are encouraging you to take on. Making an object is different from pricing it, photographing it, answering queries, packing it and handling delivery problems. You may be interested in those tasks, or you may not. Before treating a compliment as a business proposal, consider whether the additional work belongs in the life you want around the hobby.
You can answer warmly without opening an order book: “Thank you, I am keeping this as something I do for myself.” If someone requests an item, decide separately whether you want to make it and what you are actually promising. A gift, a favor and a sale have different expectations. Enjoyment does not become less serious because you choose to protect it from deadlines, customer preferences or the need to produce consistent stock.
The activity's value does not depend on earning back the cost of every material. People spend money and time on many pleasures without expecting them to produce income. You are allowed a creative practice whose main return is attention, learning or satisfaction. Keeping a hobby as a hobby can be a deliberate choice about how you want part of your life to feel.
A little more room to be yourself.