Host a Jewelry Party Fundraiser
- Fused Glass Pendants by Lynn Smythe
Host a Jewelry Party
A friend of mine recently hosted a jewelry party fundraiser at her home, to help her raise money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. She had signed up with the society’s Team in Training program to participate in the 20th Intracoastal Century Ride. Each member of the cycle team pledged to raise a minimum of $2,100 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
Premier Designs Jewelry
My friend worked with a representative from Premier Designs. Premier Designs makes a variety of high quality costume jewelry. The party was sort of like a Tupper Ware party. The hostess invited her friends and held the party at her home. Instead of receiving free merchandise, based on the amount of jewelry purchased during the event, my friend received a percentage of sales which she deposited into her fundraising account.
- Part of My Jewelry Party Display
Crafty Person
I am a crafty person by nature, and used to own my own bead store. I make a variety of jewelry using different mediums and techniques such as beading, macrame, fused glass and precious metal clay. A few years ago I started to host jewelry sales in my home one or two times per year. Hosting a sale right before the holidays always worked well, as people are looking for last minute gifts for their friends and family.
Bead & Jewelry Supplies
Many of my customers also make their own jewelry, so I also display an assortment of jewelry findings, clasps, beads and stringing materials available for sale during the party. I also have many of my fused glass cabochons, pendants and beads available for sale. I own two kilns, so it’s pretty easy for me to make up another batch of fused glass pieces.
Jewelry Boutique
I used to participate in craft and bead shows, so I own many display materials. I setup one room in my house to look like a jewelry boutique. I’m thinking of hosting another jewelry party within the next month or two for my next personal fundraising event. Thanks to the purchase of a larger kiln, I have started to make fused glass plates, bowls and vases which I will also offer for sale during the event.
Invite Your Friends
One year I invited 3 of my crafty friends to sell their jewelry creations at my yearly holiday party. At the time I was living in a really small house, so we rented the clubhouse at my development. We divided the cost of the clubhouse rental between the 4 of us. We sent out invitations to everyone we knew and had a pretty decent turnout. The clubhouse had a small kitchen, with a pass-through area to where our jewelry was setup. I had my husband setup the coffee pot and everyone brought a dessert, so we had refreshments to serve during the event.
- Beaded Pendant by Lynn Smythe
Gallery Sales
A local coffee house in my town is also a mini artist’s gallery. The owner has display cases and wall space available for local artist’s to sell their creations. I have a small, locking display case setup with a display of my beaded and fused glass jewelry for sale. I’m going to be calling the owner in the next day or two to switch out my display for the holiday season. I will be donating my profits to my current fundraising campaign. I’m going to ask the store owner if I can place a small sign in my display case which lets customers know that my profits are donated to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
Take care,
Lynn Smythe AKA the Bike Diva
Lynn you come up with the greatest ideas for fundraisers. What beautiful work!
Thank you Lori!
When we relocate to NC in a couple of years, I hope to be opening up a craft store or artist studio. We’re looking for a property that has both a house and a separate building that can be turned into my studio so I can setup a permanent retail area and teach classes. Right now I’m trying to do everything from our house which doesn’t work out too well.
Super idea, Lynn! If you have an avocation or hobby that you can turn into cash, it’s a great way to raise money for your cause. In my case, I published a chocolate cookbook earlier this year and one of the guys on our team works for a wine distributor. We’re planning to have a wine and chocolate tasting and I’ll sign cookbooks. All of the proceeds will go into our fundraising accounts. I’ll let you know how it goes.
Chocolate cookbook = GOLD!!!
Cookbook fundraisers always do well. The mentor’s for last season’s marathon team put together a cookbook and found a local publisher that printed 500 copies for FREE. They did a taste testing fundraiser at a local pub – made recipes from the cookbook, sold cookbooks, raffled off donated items. They raised $2,500 in one night, which the pub matched so they ended up raising $5,000 in one evening – AWESOME!!
Hi, All.
I’m an environmentally-conscious mom and I head the Community Activities Committee for my daughter’s school. To all parents and school administrators: if you’re looking for a fresh, new fundraising idea, think Green Fundraising! We recently held a Green Fundraising Event and it was a huge success!! We raised over $8K for the school. I found that people were so much more willing to participate because we were selling only green products.
There are a few online companies that can help you with your event and where you can buy the eco-products. We used Mother Earth Fundraising to purchase all of our green fundraising products and I’d highly recommend them. Great customer service and their eco-products are all 100% environmentally friendly materials.
Here’s their website if you’re curious: http://www.motherearthfundraising.com/
If anyone else has held green fundraisers, I’d love to hear your stories too.
Anyway, hope this helps and stay GREEN!
Lori Lavin
Green Fundraising Mom
Wilmington, MA