You hit the nail on the head for me.. that is exactly why I make my own skins and images..
but as for being interested in it as a profession? No, I am not.. I already work as the web and gfx designer for my family's business.. and although I do this as a hobby, I don't have enough interest in it to make it my career..
I wouldn't mind doing it as a career, but when you get to a point where your ideas suck and you have no creativity (like an artist block?) then that makes your job really suck.
I mostly just do it as a hobby and I have considered doing it as a career but I dont know yet. I mostly just do it to express myself and make my own things. I don't like people making things for me when it comes to art.