Today was such an exciting day. I truly {love} that the Nest is always surprising us. Origami Owl® has done it again!  Today the2014 Holiday Collection {SNEAK PEEK} was released.. In typical Origami Owl® fashion it is nothing short of amazing. 

Some of the new items coming are:

• A new Heirloom locket {fun} unique shape
  
• New collectible charms {Gingerbread Lady, Christmas tree snowglobe, Santa Owl, Nutcracker, Nativity, Dradel, Menorah, Red Star Dust Crystals, Candy Cane, snowflake, Virgin Mary and baby Jesus, Snowboard, Skis, Dove 2015, Wise man, and More
  
• New plates {Snowflake Window Plate, Crystal aurora borealis Love Window Plate and more}
  
• New dangles {tassel dangles, picture holder dangles, and MORE}
  
• New wrap bracelet bands
• New lockets (black wrap bracelet locket, Sparkle Locket Faces and More}
  

Ready to see some of the stuff listed above? Take a look at the sneak peek video...

 Did you watch it? Share with me what your {favorite} new items are from our holiday collection. Have you thought about holding an in home Jewelry Bar®, Virtual Jewelry Bar®or Catalog Jewelry Bar®? Let me help you earn your wish-list for {free}! Ask me today about our amazing hostess rewards program! The Holiday Collection is coming October 6th! Are you excited? I know that I am!! I seriously want one of everything. 

Have you been thinking about joining Origami Owl®? Well, now is the time!  With Christmas, Hanukkah, New Years, Valentine's Day, Mother's Day among other celebrations happening just around the corner- we are just now starting our busiest seasons of the year. I {love} busy season. Join today, so you can also share in the joy this new collection is going to bring to everyone.

Whether you are a lover of charms, lockets or jewelry, maybe a future hostess, or even a future Designer….. let the magic of the holidays bring your story to life! It is sure to add the extra sparkle we love to see during the busy holiday season that is upon us. 

If you have any questions please feel free to Contact me today! 

As Always Dream Big,

What an amazing month. I adore each and every one of you ladies! I am so lucky to get to work with a group of the best ladies around. I have made so many amazing friendships.
Keep up the amazing work. I cannot wait to see each of you achieve your goals and dreams!

As Always Dream Big,

One of the things I {love} about Origami Owl® is that we offer so many different options to help tell your story. Creating awareness with Origami Owl® jewelry is so easy. It is sure to mean a lot to the people in your life that are affected by the cause you are representing in your locket.  

We carry many different awareness ribbons different causes. Here is a list of some of the causes we have ribbons for:

ADD and ADHD
Adoption
AID's
ALS
Alzheimer’s disease
Animal Abuse
Anti-Gay Bullying
Anti- Bullying
Autism
Brain Cancer
Breast Cancer
Chiari Malformation
Childhood Cancer
Child Abuse
Colon Cancer
Crohn’s Disease
Cystic Fibrosis
Deployed Military Member
Domestic violence
Dyscalculia
Eating Disorder Awareness
Endometriosis 
Epilepsy
Father’s Rights and Parental Rights
Fibromyalgia
Gastrointestinal cancer
Heart Disease 
Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Homelessness
Huntington’s disease
Pregnancy/ Infant Loss/ Miscarriage / 
Lupus
Lung Cancer
Lymphoma
Luekemia
Macular degeneration
Melanoma
Migraine
Ovarian Cancer
Overdose Prevention
Pancreatic cancer
Hemiplegia Hemiparesis or Pediatric Stroke
Pulmonary hypertension
Religious tolerance
Rett Syndrome Suicide Prevention
Sarcoidosis
Skin Cancer
Support our Troops
Thyroid cancer
Victims of 9/11
Ulcerative Colitis
Wildland Firefighters

Along with so many other causes out there. If there is a cause that is close to your heart please Email me today. I would love to help you find the ribbon for you.  

As Always Dream Big,

Have you heard the buzz? On August 18th Origami Owl® launched their Fall/ Winter 2014 collection. Which is packed full with over 300 new items to help you tell your story even more. Now we offer Lanyard Lockets, new charms, plates, dangles, earrings, a Bridal Collection, all of the crystals in the new twist lockets, birthstones, accent stones, the Clara earrings and the Sophia earrings  are made with Swarvoski® crystals. They are stunning. I am truly so excited that we now offer a custom bangle line, which we call the Core™ by Origami Owl®. It allows you to create bangles or necklaces. It is a line based with 925 Sterling Silver metal. The gold or rose gold items are plates in 18K golds. I know you are going to love these amazing new products just as much as I do. Now let's check out some of these amazing new products.  

What do you think? Comment below with what you think of the new products. What are you most excited to get in your hands?

If you have any questions please Email me. Are you ready to see it all? Visit my Website 

As Always Dream Big,

Those in Direct Sales know that vendor events are going to help you grow your business incredibly. You will get party referrals, new team members, also some orders. I always tell my team that vendor events are not meant to make sales, they are meant to create leads which will help them build their business over the next 6 months to a year. When you are starting your new business never turn an event away. You never know what sort of leads you will gain from doing that event. I did events outside in 10 degrees weather, when it was so windy I thought everything was going to blow away, I did every event I could find or someone told me about.  Some examples of different events you can find: flea markets, farmers markets, festivals, holiday shopping, community street festivals, county fairs, state fairs, school and church bazaars, charitable events and direct sales networking group events.

How to find events.

• Check Craigslist Events, use searches with the examples above. Do one keyword at a time
• Facebook, search for the keywords above + put in the cities you are willing to travel to
• Ask on local sales sites if anyone knows of events coming up. Offer a referral bonus to the person who referred you if you decide to take the event.
• Newspaper- You might find some hidden gems in there
• Search the internet with the keywords above + the cities you are willing to travel to
• Ask your friends, family and customers. Offer a referral bonus to the person who referred you if you decide to take the event.

After you found a vendor event:

Congratulations on finding an event! Vendor events are truly so much fun! I enjoy meeting new people. Keep in mind that your time is valuable.  Don't waste your time doing events that have an insanely high fee to have a booth, have a LOT of the same products, not advertised well or have low attendance in the past. Remember it is okay to interview the event organizer/coordinator and say No if you feel the event is not for you.

Questions you should ask before saying "Yes" to the event:

• Is this the first year for your event?  If not, how many attendees did you have last year?
• What kind of advertising/marketing are you doing for the event?
  
• Is there a FaceBook event set up for your event? I would love to share my website on there. Also, I would love to share the event with my friends, family and customers.
  
• Do you provide tables? If yes, what is the cost? What is the table size?
  
• Is there a fee? Most events do have a fee. Usually $10 and up. Some ask for a percent of sales, and  a raffle donation. I never do events that want a booth fee, percent of sales and a donation. It ends up costing you more than you will make. You want to make your fees back when you do an event. I I prefer a percent of sales or a low fee under $40. Why I prefer to pay a percent of my sales then it only costs if I make money. Remember everything is negotiable. It does not hurt to ask if you can donate a percent of your sales instead of the upfront cost. The worst they can say is No.
  
• Are you allowing duplicate vendors? (Vendors that same the same thing as you or even the same company as you) If yes ask, How can I be exclusive?
  
• If the event is for a school, dance studio, church, animal shelter, etc ask them how many active members they have?
  
• Do you offer wireless internet? Electricity?
• When is set up time? Time of the event? Break down time?
  

You said "YES". Now what?

Plan your Booth Décor:
Keep it simple. I cannot stress that enough. You want the focus to be your product, not an elaborate display.  Have your display match your company branding. That way people walking by close and from afar know it is your company before they ever approach your booth. You can read about the Origami Owl® Branding here. Have your product out for your customers to play with. When someone can touch a product they build a personal connection to it. I never suggest putting your product in cases that do now allow the customers to touch it. Usually that discourages them from wanting the product.  Create height on your table. You can use clear acrylic risers, boxes from your company that are clean and have fun sayings, you can take boxes wrap them in wrapping paper that matches your company colors.

Engage those walking by.
Offer a drawing or raffle.   Be excited, greet those that walk by. Share your passion for your product. You only get one first impression. Leave them with an amazing one so they come back asking for you. Don't spend the whole day sitting. Stand in your booth, greet guests. Show them you want to talk to them, answer their questions. 

Signage
I think this is truly a vital piece of a successful booth. Don’t rely on your brochures, catalogs or handouts. Customers will not read them until they are home, if they even make it home with the customer. You want them to ask you questions while they are at your booth. You want to engage and build report.  Sometimes your best points can be phrased in the form of a question.  View the customer as one who needs to be educated because she has never seen the product before.  Most customers don’t know what they want or need.  They need to be taught the difference in each company. I love big banners or posters in my booth. It attracts people in when they see  bright sign with a catchy saying on it.

Marketing Material:
I cannot stress this enough.... KEEP it simple. 
Marketing Material Must haves:

• Business cards
  
• Catalogs (TOMS)
  
• Rack Card/ Post Card
  

I always have Rack Cards in my hand. I am always talking to people as they walk by and handing them a rack card. 

Never leave your booth unattended. That is the fastest way to lose customers. It also unprofessional. Bring friends, family, or team members to help you run your event. That way when you take a lunch break your booth is covered.


If you have any questions please feel free to email me.

As Always Dream Big,