My oh my! It sure has been awhile! I must improve at this newly revisited blogging world ASAP. So much has transpired since the last time I posted. After much craziness moving back to the PNW and getting grounded here again, it is starting to feel how I imagined it would originally.
Things are coming together in a good way and I'm constantly challenged and reminded of why I wanted, no MUST go after my dreams. Go after them I will. I will remind myself on those rough days why I am doing it and remind myself of my accomplishments thus far, even if tears are dropping in my teacup as I do it.
I have long looked through beading magazines and admired many artists and their creations. I would "ohhh and ahh!" over piles of my favorite beading publications. I never considered that I could one day have one of MY creations in them. I had no idea where to start to get in one. I one day googled how to submit to my favorite publication, Bead Trends. I thought what the heck, why not give it a try. I submitted a few pieces not expecting to hear anything, but at least I would now know the process and had tried. I was beyond thrilled when I got a email a few weeks later telling me that my piece had been chosen for the Nov 2012 issue. Yay! I was beyond thrilled! I have continued to submit designs to them and have designs n the March 2013 issue and the upcoming June 2013 issue. Published jewelry designer I am! I am still continuing to focus on getting more designs published but adding to my list of goals as I go along.
2013 is about making this dream of mine a priority by doing it the right way. By right way I mean actually taking the time to get serious about branding, customer base, show representation, wholesale presence, online store, look book, long term goals etc.. I'm the only one who's going to make it happen and I need to stay disciplined to that goal.
