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The best way to keep up with the latest on beading is to constantly stay on the lookout for new information. Current info is
not always the easiest thing to locate. Fortunately, this article includes the latest available.
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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! :o) 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 is a jewelry artist and the publisher of http://www.home-jewelry-business-success-tips.com, a collection of thousands of tips on marketing handcrafted
jewelry. She also publishes http://www.trade-show-booth-display.com, tips for trade show success on a small budget.
rena@home-jewelry-business-success-tips.com
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Hopefully the sections above have contributed to your understanding of beading. Now might be a good time to write down the
main points. The act of putting it down on paper will help you remember what's important.
Of course, it's impossible to put everything into just one article. Even if you don't know everything about beading, you've
done something worthwhile: you've expanded your knowledge.
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