[Jewelry making - Article 00551] - [Orchid] Bracelet Making Birthday Parties

[Rena Klingenberg]

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    A birthday bracelet beading party for girls age 5 and up is
    guaranteed to be a big hit. Most girls are thrilled with the
    opportunity to make jewelry, and parents appreciate that you're
    providing both the party favors (the bracelets the girls make to take
    home) and the party activity (making the bracelets). 

    I discovered this profitable home beading party niche by accident a
    few years ago when I was asked if I could do a jewelry make-and-take
    craft at a 9-year-old girl's birthday party. The girl's mom and I
    decided on gemstone bead bracelets because necklaces would be too
    expensive, and not everyone has pierced ears for earrings. 

    So I came to the birthday party with my bead boxes, bead boards for
    everyone, a tape measure, accuflex beading wire, little sterling
    silver toggle clasps, velvet pouches for everyone, and a couple of
    example bracelets. 

    I couldn't believe what a huge hit it was! The girls absolutely
    devoured the project and were thrilled to have real pearls and
    gemstones on their bracelets. 

    Now I get calls regularly asking me to come do a bracelet birthday
    bead party for another girl, and every time I do one, more parties
    get scheduled from it because the girls enjoy it so much. 

    Bracelet birthday parties are very easy to do, and they can also
    earn you a nice profit. I charge $15 per girl for parties of 9 or
    fewer girls, and $14 per girl for parties of 10 or more. I include a
    small velvet pouch for each girl to store her bracelet in. 

    I bring bead boxes that are organized by bead color - and as you
    might guess, pink and purple are DEFINITELY the most popular beads
    every time! Fortunately, rose quartz is very inexpensive! Blue beads
    are the next most popular color. My birthday party beads all cost me
    $6 or less per 16" strand, and my average profit is around $10 to
    $12 per girl. 

    It usually takes me about an hour to get things ready to go to the
    birthday beading party, drive there, and set up; about another hour
    to do the bracelet activity with the girls; and another hour to put
    everything away, chat, eat a piece of birthday cake, give out
    bracelet birthday party flyers and business cards, and then drive
    home. So for 3 hours total, I usually net anywhere from $70 to $200
    and have a lot of fun with the girls. 

    Birthday party activities are a very hot market niche, I've
    discovered, and I recommend trying it out if it sounds at all
    interesting to you. For successful birthday bracelet beading
    parties, the keys are to: 

    - enjoy kids,
    - have a sense of fun,
    - bring a lot of pink and purple beads (along with other colors), and
    - wear comfortable clothes because you'll be sitting on the floor. 

    While I'm helping the girls make their bracelets at the party, they
    always want to know how I got into making jewelry. So I tell them
    about how doing something I love turned me into an entrepreneur,
    that I build my own websites, and that I invent my own job for
    myself every day by following opportunities that come up and
    thinking creatively about things. I can tell they're inspired by
    that, and I'm glad to plant seeds for future entrepreneurs! 

    To reach the bracelet beading party niche, I recommend making a nice
    flyer with a few enticing bracelet photos, a photo of a selection of
    beads, a brief party description, and your contact info. 

    Include a flyer for each birthday party guest to take home (most of
    the girls who are guests at one of my birthday beading parties want
    to have their own parties). Also inquire at your local elementary
    schools about including one of your flyers in students' weekly
    take-home folders. Many schools are happy to do this if you provide
    the flyer copies. 

    Other likely places to distribute birthday bracelet beading party
    flyers (with permission) include ballet / dance / gymnastics studios
    where girls take lessons; soccer / softball games; craft stores; and
    pottery painting stores. 

Rena Klingenberg
http://www.home-jewelry-business-success-tips.com

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