To an artisan jewelry designer hearing an artist speak who is self-employed as a designer/artist and who is paying household bills, taking vacations, making connections with publisher’s and her peer artists and raising kids, it can be quite motivational. Especially when she breaks it down into some powerful tools to get you moving and backs it up with the URL’s and notes to help you focus on the finish lines. 1) Find your marketplace and client, 2) build a website, 3) take great photo’s, 4) connect to social media and 5) don’t be afraid to hire help. With a book coming out Dec. 2015 and another just beginning to be written, and 2 successful events per year, it seems like a dream life. It does come with a lot of effort and time spent creating beads, jewelry, blogging and keeping many schedules and tasks in check. But for the adventurous and creative soul it does get the wheels turning. So what will you do as your next step to get your creations out there…..