Breaking the ice.

I have decided, after lots of Facebook plugging and some research.... that the best way to entice people to host a jewelry party featuring my jewelry is to throw the first party myself in my own home. I can then show the ladies how I put together certain kind of pieces (not give away all my secrets but give them a taste), explain how I do custom orders, let them paw through my supplies and current stock and also explain to them how I intend to run my "jewelry parties". I think this might entice some of them to offer to host parties for me. I am also hoping to get on my laptop while they are here and show them around the Artfire site. This will help not just my studio but Artfire in general. I bet most of them have no idea exactly what Artfire is. Its a win/win situation. So next Tuesday I'm hoping that there will be a small flock of ladies in my house pawing through my things. Guess we'll wait and see.

Jewelry Party Offer

I have decided to run a special for the people in my immediate area and even those who might not be close by but would be willing to work with me on this. I am offering to do jewelry parties with my creations. I will offer the host/hostess $30 credit to spend in my studio for simply hosting a jewelry party featuring my things. For every $50 in sales I make at the party, the host/hostess will earn another $10 credit. I think this is a heck of a deal!

I am also hoping to collect information from other artists who have done something similar in their areas. I'll combine my experience and knowledge with that info and write a complete blog about throwing handmade jewelry parties. My hope is that by compiling the information I might be able to help out other jewelry artists considering this idea.