Throw a Jewelry Making Party with Danielle Fox and Debbie Blair!

re: Throw a Jewelry Making Party with Danielle Fox and Debbie Blair!

22jewelryart@etsy — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 23:45:45 GMT

In June of 2009, my aunt hosted her daughter's bachelorette party, during which I guided my cousin & her attendants in making earrings. I saved some time & made things easier by making the ear wires ahead of time. I brought a variety of gemstone, glass, crystal beads, and fresh-water pearls (B grade) the women used to design their earrings. I supplied crystals in the bride's wedding colors as well as ascent and complimentary colors. The party was great, all 8 women had fun, as did I. Since then, I prefer to put together bead kits rather than have a free-for-all, and I have extra kits of beads & findings available in different sizes for $1 to $7. This works well for those who want more than what us in the kit included in class fee.

re: Throw a Jewelry Making Party with Danielle Fox and Debbie Blair!

Dita Basu — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 02:50:43 GMT

Thank you Jennifer, This is a great article. Many of my friends often show interest and ask how do you crimp or how do you do this and that. Many times I though of inviting these people and throw a tutorial party that can be fun and entertaining . Your article gave me some good ideas.

Dita from www.alankarshilpa.etsy.com

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re: Throw a Jewelry Making Party with Danielle Fox and Debbie Blair!

JanG@25 — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 12:59:30 GMT

One holiday season, I taught bracelets as part of a crafts party to help out a friend. The discoveries? First, several women decided they didn't like/wear bracelets, so they foraged in my stash (which I thought I'd hidden well enough) and added beads for necklaces. Next, they soon realized they wouldn't finish their new, longer projects, and tried to get me to take them home and finish them -- for free. Others simply strewed beads all around and left them on the mat, the floor, or the table.

My lessons? Clearly, I should have packaged the beads into kits and left the rest at home. Because there were so many crafts available, I should have had the hostess sign up participants, just as the instructors do at bead shows. The last thing would have been to provide a list of bead stores that allow clients to go in and use their tools for a small fee. In the end, only two persons finished their projects, and I took home one huge necklace for someone who was chronically ill.

Naturally, that was the craziest lesson I ever taught, but did I ever learn one, too!