The more the merrier! I love seeing what you all come up with. When I get my stuff from UL and have my projects done, I'll post my pics too. Let's get our creative juices flowing!
Here are some things I'd like to do:
- The Halloween 12x12 board in the catalog (pg. 135). Everyone who sees this in the catalog loves it, and it looks even cuter in person with the Vinyl Effects on the letters!
- A Mud Room board with hooks for keys, jackets, hats, etc. I'm using our new pre-drilled MDF board, the antique hooks, and expression #16389 (The Mud Stops Here). I think I will paint it in Whipped Creme and order the lettering in Hot Cocoa or Chocolate Brown.
- Kitchen Canisters with the chalk "tags & tidbits" for labels. I saw this idea at convention and I LOVED it! You could use them to store pasta, rice, dried beans, or even use one as a candy or cookie jar. The great thing is, you can erase the "label" and change out what's inside as often as you want. I'll use the tall glass canisters or whatever I can find for a good price :)
- Give Thanks trifle bowl. Order one of our Give Thanks 6x6" expressions in Etched Glass, and add to a glass trifle bowl for a beautiful gift or holiday serving dish.
- 6x6 expression on our new artichoke or cream punched tile... I haven't quite decided what I want to do for this one yet. People always love my 8x8 sign with the "Please Remove Your Shoes" so I might go with that one, but it would be fun to do something custom for the upcoming holidays. Look at what Jacqueline Cason (an amazingly artistic demonstrator) has done with these tiles in our new MyDesign Suite!!
This inspires me to get in there and start working on a design for these cute new tiles! They also had a really cute recipe book made from 2 of the artichoke tiles at Convention. That would be a good holiday gift - A book of family recipes!
Does anyone else have ideas for these?
Please share!
I'm a fellow demonstrator and interested in doing project nights, but I have no idea how to charge for them! How do you figure that out? And how do you make sure you have the right expressions/colors for your guests?
ReplyDeleteI think the trifle bowl is a great idea, and the punched tiles are good for a creative crowd.
When you are planning a project night, make sure you cover your costs in the projects... so if you're planning on serving refreshments, include a little extra in the project price to cover your expense. Everyone is different as far as what they charge for the projects. I usually just charge the retail UL price for what I need to purchase, and then I give them 10% off any order they want to place that night as an extra incentive. If I need to order any UL paint, mistik, or other accessories that I use as supplies, I just figure in the amount at my cost (I don't make anything on these items.) Also, it is good to have a little order form for your guests to complete when they RSVP for the event. Include the prices for each item, and they will fill in quantity, color (if you are offering them a choice) and total cost. Then always collect the money BEFORE the event!! I'm going to post a sample form that one of our team members has done as an example. I hope this helps!
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