Jewelry Party was a big success

I just want to say what a relief. The jewelry party went really well. Thanks to the help of Courtney, my mom, and Janice. Courtney came over Firday night before the party and we set up all the jewelry. I used the Dining Room table for my Fall and more Fallish looking pieces from the Summer collection, and the kitchen table for the Summer collections. Overall I thought the setup looked very nice. We used little items I aready had around the house and I bought a few crap pieces of a satin type material in balck to use for tablecloths. It helped make the jewelry stand out.

Clint made me a sign for the end of the driveway so people could find our house. Our mailbox doesn't have a number on it, and the driveway is long, so people have a hard time finding it. He also made me some signs for the displays with the names of my collections. I had business cards folded in half for the price tags on my necklaces and bracelets, and used the full length of the cards as earring displays. It looked pretty professional if I do say so myself.

The day of the party I was so nervous. I went over the setup probably ten times to make sure everything looked right. I set out wine and cheese, and also used a great recipe Courtney had for fruit tea. Yum! Instead of finger foods I set out cheese and toothpicks. I kept it pretty simple. Next time I don't think I will serve wine because the timing wasn't very appropriate. The part was from 4-7 and I don't think the laies wanted to drink that early. Oh well, more left over for me!

Courtney and Janice were great. They both took turn helping me write out tickets when the ladies checked out. Janice used her knowledge of all the stones to help explain my designs, and mom was just straight up a talker. She kept everyone very entertained.

Overall, I sold 25 necklaces, 10 braclelets, and 20 pairs of earrings (there abouts, I can't remember my actual totals). I had one lady ask about hosting a party and several people showed interest in coming to a Christams/ Fall show later on in the season. I am going to for sure set up in October at the local Women's Conference held by the Medical Center. It will have at least 600 women in attendance. I can't wait to see the how it turns out.

I will try to update on the status of my little business after my order from FIre Mountain Gems comes in. I place it yesterday, so it should be here in about 7 business days. Woo hoo! I can't wait to play with all the Fall/Winter items I ordered!

TTYL Brenna