Let’s Throw A Home Craft Party
June 9, 2008 5:13 pm Craft Professionals
A home party can be a great way to earn income from your crafting. With a little planning and organization, this type of marketplace has great advantages. You don’t really need to worry about the weather conditions and you have complete control over how your crafts will be displayed. Everyone loves a party!
- Home craft parties are similar to other home parties (Tupperware for example) except you are going to sell your crafts. You can also invite other crafters who do not make the same items to join you and split the costs.
- Select the date, location, and who is going to participate.
- Schedule out all the jobs: Organizing, writing up the invitations, Setting-up the home, refreshments, mailing list, pricing and tagging, and don’t forget the clean-up.
- Mailing lists can be made up of past customers, friends and family, church groups and such. Give door prizes and a bonus if an invited guest brings a friend. Mail out invitations/postcards at least two weeks in advance or have a phone invitation party.
- The invitation must have address (map is best), time, date, phone number, and contact name.
- At least one week before the party have all items gathered and tagged. If more than one person is selling crafts be sure to color code the price tags and keep an inventory/receipt pad near the check-out.
- Day before the show, set-up the home decorating at least a living room, bathroom, or dining room. Show off the crafts and give lots of home decor ideas to your potential customers. Create unique displays and group items together. If you are selling Christmas ornaments…set-up a lighted tree with Christmas Carols playing softly in the background. Hang wreaths, place kitchen items in the kitchen. Be sure to remove personal items from the rooms if possible.
- Have plenty of change in your checkout area. Store up bags for packing purchased items.
- Greet each guest. Have a sign in book to record phone numbers or address for future/annual craft party. Walk customers through sale rooms and tell them politely if certain rooms are off-limits.
- Decorate your door or have a festive sign outside the house to help customers locate the “party” home. If it is a seasonal craft party, dress up for the holiday.
- If you do not want young children, state so on the invitation. Better yet, hire a teenager to baby-sit and designate a room in the home as the playroom. Have the sitter teach a craft to the children that way moms can shop in a more relaxed atmosphere.
- Tally up the money and see if the show was a success for you. Home Craft Parties are getting to be annual events and grow over the years. Good Luck!
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