Great Jewellery Party!!

[amazingbabe]

Ohhhh so excited, a friend had a jewellery party for me on friday night last and it was brilliant, made so many sales.... It was the first party where i showed my Rings and they went like hot cakes,,, busy busy now for the week with orders etc, just thought i would share my excitement with you guys :)))

[Emerald]

Ohhhh so excited, a friend had a jewellery party for me on friday night last and it was brilliant, made so many sales.... It was the first party where i showed my Rings and they went like hot cakes,,, busy busy now for the week with orders etc, just thought i would share my excitement with you guys :)))

Oh well done glad you had a good one i did one Friday night aswell and it went pretty well lots of people interested in the website for xmas pressies x

[amazingbabe]

Hi Jo,,,, lots of people xmas shopping !!! Love it xx Looking for your website link and can't find it ???:pc:

[Di Sandland]

Well done both of you!

[lesley]

Great news! so glad you did well.

[bustagasket]

Fantastic news I a so glad you both did so well!

[snow_imp]

Wow, congratulations to you both. Sounds fabulous.

[Ominicci]

Well done both!! All sounds encouraging for the rest of us thinking about it :Y:

[Sheltie]

Congratulations on a succesful night. Not sure if I have the confidence at doing one at the moment.

Do you have any hints and tips?

[agent_44]

Congratulations to you both, great news! :D

[fi79]

Congratulations!! :Y::Y::Y: Hopefully the one my Aunt's throwing for me in a few weeks will go as well - it'll be my first one!

[Emerald]

oooh good luck Fi:Y:

[lorraineflee]

Well done!
Lorraine

[caroleallen]

Congrats to you both.

[EmmaRose]

well done! how about some hints and tips for the rest of us...
what worked well, what would you have done differently??
Em

[amazingbabe]

I have found that it is the most profitable of all, finding the internet sales real slow at the moment.. Really you just have to bite the bullet, there would have to be at least 10 at the party, host provides nibbles and wine, i have two folding tables which i bring along i cover them with 2 lovely plain black and white cloths... Once the first few have arrived and start looking the nerves go a bit,,,,, its the only way as you are the only seller there !!!!!!:Y:

[CDW Designs]

Ohhhh so excited, a friend had a jewellery party for me on friday night last and it was brilliant, made so many sales.... It was the first party where i showed my Rings and they went like hot cakes,,, busy busy now for the week with orders etc, just thought i would share my excitement with you guys :)))

Hi
Congratulations!:))):dancing:
You must feel very proud. Lets see some pictures!

[amazingbabe]

These are some of the items i took along Flickr: Palace Gems' Photostream (http://www.flickr.com/photos/palacegems/)

[Lindyloo]

Congratulations to both of you. Did you get any further bookings?

[Emerald]

Congratulations to both of you. Did you get any further bookings?

Thanks, i have four so far in Oct and 3 in Nov=:-O

[amazingbabe]

I have 2 more for this month so far and 1 next month xxx:D

[Lisa Quinn]

well done both of you xx

[Emerald]

oh Blimey just taken a booking from a school in Dec x

[amazingbabe]

Well done Jo,, seems like coming up to xmas will be good for all of us crafters (fingers crossed) xx:Y:

[Lindyloo]

Wow, 4 parties in one month sounds like a whole load of work. How will you cope with making all the stock? And how much stock did you feel was right to take on the night? Did you have duplicates, in case things on the table sold? Or do you think duplicates kind of downgrades the one-off, hand crafted feel of your work?

[Ominicci]

I've been offered one nearer Christmas and like you said Lindy, I am wondering how I'm going to make enough quality stock :eek:

[Emerald]

at these types of party i tend to sell a lot of my cheaper charm bracelets and Necklaces these are threaded and dare i say i use chepaer beads and findings but they are my bread and butter range and they sell like hot cakes i always have a huge stock of them although i am beginning to despise making them but last year when the the youngest was a home they where easy to do. I always have a stand with my silverwork on and this does get a lot of attention and people take my card to give to Oh to buy off the website x

[amazingbabe]

I do find that i make most of my sales at these parties.. finding it very slow off the website.... Do you have a website ???

[Di Sandland]

I've thought of parties but I'm a bit wary - I'm okay once I'm at a place but in the preceeding days I get my knickers in a right twist and make myself ill at the thought of it.

[bustagasket]

i have only held one party but that was before ihad really started to make the jewellery, so it was my cards, candles and sweetie bouquets, but i did make sales of £125 so i was very chuffed, but i only did it cos the lady whose house i went to had offered to hold it for me and invite her friends. Off my own back, i dont see another one happening, i just dont have lots of friends, as apart from the net, i lead a pretty solitary existance.

[Emerald]

the ones i have been doing recently all have evloved because a friend of mine does pampered chef so while she is in the kitchen i can set up my stand. By the time they come to me they have all relaxed and had a drink or two lol, there is also a lady that sells phoenix cards that comes along aswell and the last one i did there where four of us someone selling forever living also, it takes the focus off you a bit i suppose but i still did ok and there are other people in the same boat so it doesent seem as daunting somehow. Why not try having one at your own home and get your friends to bring a friend x

[bustagasket]

Why not try having one at your own home and get your friends to bring a friend x

My friends are all on the net hun. I just dont have any other local friends, I kinda lost my friends when Rikki was born as they didnt quite know what to say, then for 13 years i was too busy caring for him and Kurt and Kit that i didnt have time to socialise and i stayed at home with them. since he passed away i worked at home and did holiday cover at my local surgery for the secretary, but again was mainly on my own. In 2002 we set up the garage and although at first in the reception, i worked in a male environment, then about three years ago Val joined us and i took over the book keeping and moved into a side office - on my own lol.

So i honestly just dont have friends lol, apart from my virtual buddies of course [[]]

[Lindyloo]

What about using Val's friends Su. And if she doesn't have enough, then ask them all to bring a friend, like Emerald says. Or what about the wives of all the men at the garage? Send an invite home with all the guys. Cards and candles aren't expensive, and everyone needs cards.

And anyway, I would find it easier if they were not my friends (well that's all in my imagination, as I am not doing it, of course). I would somehow feel like I was using my friends. Except if they were ones with money. Then they'd be used to spending.

I have thought about it, especially since joining this forum. And I had in my mind to invite about 8 of my friends (the ones with money), and get them all to bring a friend. And rather than impress upon someone to have it at their house, if they didn't want to, then I might have the first one at my house. Then send them all home with a card advertising what they would get as a hostess if they booked one at their house.

I am thinking about it for the future (perhaps when people have more money to spend).

I went to a party once myself. It was all mexican imported stuff, but I saw loads of money change hands. I didn't buy any of course, because I just looked at it all and thought 'I can make that'.

Anyway. Just hold your breath and put yourself out there Su.

[bustagasket]

What about using Val's friends Su. And if she doesn't have enough, then ask them all to bring a friend, like Emerald says. Or what about the wives of all the men at the garage? Send an invite home with all the guys. Cards and candles aren't expensive, and everyone needs cards.

And anyway, I would find it easier if they were not my friends (well that's all in my imagination, as I am not doing it, of course). I would somehow feel like I was using my friends. Except if they were ones with money. Then they'd be used to spending.

I have thought about it, especially since joining this forum. And I had in my mind to invite about 8 of my friends (the ones with money), and get them all to bring a friend. And rather than impress upon someone to have it at their house, if they didn't want to, then I might have the first one at my house. Then send them all home with a card advertising what they would get as a hostess if they booked one at their house.

I am thinking about it for the future (perhaps when people have more money to spend).

I went to a party once myself. It was all mexican imported stuff, but I saw loads of money change hands. I didn't buy any of course, because I just looked at it all and thought 'I can make that'.

Anyway. Just hold your breath and put yourself out there Su.

What you say does make complete sence i know - but i dont think Val has many friends lol cos she spends all her time with my husband fishing lol.

And yes if i had friends i would prefer not to be trying to sell to them, much easier to an unknown bod. There are only two guys at the garage now and one of them is my husband so thats a bit of a dead lead too.

I am not trying to be awkward, i just find approaching people really difficult and not having an inner circle of friends to go to really sucks lol

[Lindyloo]

It's difficult, I know. Most of my current friends come from having kids - i.e. at school, from my antenatal group etc. But all you need is one friend who has lots of friends. Don't give up. Perhaps Val knows more people than you think. And what about your parent's friends?

I'm making a lot of assumptions here - i.e. you actually want to do it, you have time etc.

But it would be good for one's self esteem to feel that people wanted to buy their handmade goods. Especially when the buyers couldn't possibly make it themselves.

[bustagasket]

lol i dont know if "want" is quite the word but i have got to do something. I only have my mum left and she only has one friend (she is 81 so all her friends have kinda snuffed it lol)

[Emerald]

(she is 81 so all her friends have kinda snuffed it lol)


Oh Su lol xx

[amazingbabe]

ha ha ha you are so funny Su xxxx:)

[bustagasket]

Oh Su lol xx


ha ha ha you are so funny Su xxxx:)

lol i aim to please :Y:

[Lindyloo]

I'm not giving up for you Su. And I read the other day about a virtual party. So once you get a web site going, you just invite strangers to log on on a particular evening, and they all invite a friend. And all sales that evening at the specified time frame get a discount. I think it said it was best to have a link from another web site, to increase the traffic, but it means you don't have to leave the house, or have any friends! :Y:

[bustagasket]

I'm not giving up for you Su. And I read the other day about a virtual party. So once you get a web site going, you just invite strangers to log on on a particular evening, and they all invite a friend. And all sales that evening at the specified time frame get a discount. I think it said it was best to have a link from another web site, to increase the traffic, but it means you don't have to leave the house, or have any friends! :Y:

LMAO I like your way of thinking!!! :Y:

[amazingbabe]

wow i'm in anyhow for a spot of virtual shopping !!!! Open up that site i want cards and i want them nnnnooooooowwwwwwwwww LOL :Y::X:):Y:

[bustagasket]

roflmao i wasnt even gonna put the cards on the website lol cos everyone makes cards

[amazingbabe]

Oh i think you should put a selection on there !!! I don't make cards lol [-X
I want Su Cards :~:

[Lindyloo]

But can everyone make lovely cards with a hidden piece of jewellery inside???

[bustagasket]

lol now you are just getting sneaky!!!