We have been helping reborn artists become reborn doll marketers so they can be recognized and paid for their work and maybe even give up their day job to become full time reborn artists. Imagine being paid to do what you love doing!

One of the fundamentals to making a hobby into a career is organization. Having the luxury of a hobby means that you can pull it out whenever you want and put it away for as long as you want.

Turning your passion into a money-making venture is a really exciting prospect, as you will become one of the minority of people doing a job they love and being paid for it.

It is this jump between hobby and career that can be difficult. Here are our 5 top tips to getting organized.

1. Time Management is very important, as time is the only thing we cannot get back. A "to do list" is a fantastic guide to utilize for the work day. It can even be split up into time slots if you find yourself becoming absorbed in a job and cannot move onto something else that needs to be done. A helpful hint for your "to do list" is to do the unpleasant jobs at the beginning of every day. They are then out of the way and make you feel productive and in control. Another idea is to make more than one doll at a time - a mini 'production line'. This is a good way to save time on setting up paints or photographic equipment, etc as it takes just as long to set up for one task as it does for several.

2. Keep your files safe. Always keep a 'reborn resource file' on your computer. We hear from artists that sourcing products is time consuming and frustrating. Once you find a product you like on a certain website, copy the URL ([http://www...].) at the top of the page and keep it in a 'resource file' so you can easily find it again. You do this by simply going to the page on the website you are visiting to reach the item you want. Look up at the control bar at the top of that page and make sure it is a variation of the 'Home Page' URL. Every page has it's on URL that links back to the 'Home Page' so simply copy and paste this URL into your private file and you will always be able to find your way back to that item quickly and easily.

3. Keep records of money spent on each doll - this includes your time. If you are serious about selling your dolls, you need to know what they have cost you in time and cash. Your profit margin is on top of these costs. Keeping records can be as simple as an exercise book ledger or as complicated as a complex computer database. It doesn't matter which you choose but what does matter is that you always keep this up to date. Including your hours is essential - how much you want to be paid for your time is entirely up to you. The important thing is in your business is that you are paid.

4. Keep family and work separate. If you have put aside a certain amount of time to work on your business, do not let yourself be side-tracked by household chores. It is easy to decide to take a break and complete a household chore to make things easier for later but you must always remember you are at work and work is what you must concentrate on. Make sure your family realize that you are working during the hours you want and that they may need to step up to help you reach your dream.

5. Keep educating yourself on both reborning techniques and business strategies. Turning a passion into a business reality means staying on top of the latest tools and techniques associated with running your venture. For example, if you are ready to sell on ebay then get to know ebay. Open an account; buy from other sellers to learn the buying process and go to 'ebay University' at pages.ebay.com/UNIVERSITY to understand the selling process.

We hope you have found these tips helpful and wish you all the best in turning your hobby into a successful and rewarding career.

Fran and Nicola