So. I survived the last 24 hours.
Survived meaning, I’m still living and breathing. Which is more than I can say for my house.
Isn’t it funny how your house can be in tip-top shape when your first guest arrives, and by the time the third guest arrives, the kitchen is a disaster. Then by the time the first guest leaves, the whole first floor of your house is a disaster. And by the time the last guest leaves, you wonder what on earth you were thinking when you volunteered to host a brunch for 25 women?
Naw, it really wasn’t that bad. At least, it seems better now that I’ve had a 3-hour nap. Yes, I said three hours.
After my last guest left, I took a look at my disaster of a kitchen, and decided to leave it is it was and go upstairs to put the baby down for her nap. As it turned out, she put me down for a nap. We both slept for three hours.
GLORIOUS.
When I got up, everything was as I had left it, but it didn’t seem so overwhelming. With Hubby’s help, we got everything back in shape shortly.
Which leads me to the Silpada party last night.
I just have one question. How is it that I haven’t discovered this stuff before now? Perhaps God was being gracious, knowing that once I saw it, I would covet EVERYTHING.
I’ve been to other jewelry shows, and I didn’t really get too excited about them. But this Silpada thing. I could get into this.
So much for no frivolous spending.
I couldn’t resist those. I’ve been wanting a pair of earrings to wear when I want something funky and fun that will stand out. I wear diamond studs all the time, and I lurv my diamonds. But sometimes an outfit or an event just calls for something, well, BIGGER. You know? These Silpada beauties fit the bill.
I think I tried on every piece of jewelry she had on display, but I only allowed myself to buy one item. And these were one of the least expensive items she had. So I was pretty proud of myself.
I have several pieces on my Christmas wishlist.
Like this.
Isn’t that FAB?
FAB is my new word, by the way. You have to write it in all caps. Last night, everything the hostess had was SO FAB. She was cracking me up. No one pout on a thing that didn’t look JUST FAB. Can you imagine? She’s a saleswoman through and through.
Then there was this.
It’s a choker, and the little silver bead lays right in the dent in my collar bone. There must be a more elegant word to describe that part of one’s anatomy than a dent, but it escapes me at the moment.
Anyway, I wore that necklace around most of the night. In fact, the hostess had to rip it off me, kicking and screaming, before she would let me leave. It suited me perfectly, everybody said so. I really hope she puts a bug in Hubby’s ear come Christmas time.
I would host a party (you know how they always try to suck you in with promises of free stuff), but I’m pretty sure another neighbor is going to do one, and I really don’t think our neighborhood can handle more than one Silpada party before Christmas.
Then I thought, Hey! What if I become a Silpada Rep? ‘Cause, you know, I’d have to keep a well-stocked inventory to be a successful business woman. Meaning lots of pretty jewelry for moi! And maybe I could even earn myself a bit of extra spending money.
But I find it hard to believe that anyone really makes anything through these home show businesses. I wouldn’t do it just for the jewelry. I’d only do it if I thought I could make some extra spending money. I wouldn’t need enough to support my family. But enough to support my handbag habit would be nice.
Does anyone have any input or advice on this?
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That’s so funny–I was just last week saying to my husband I was thinking about becoming a Silpada rep. And I HATE home parties and I barely wear jewelry. Man I sound ridiculous! But I know other women love the home parties and I live in a pretty nice neighborhood where the other women would probably buy the jewelry and then maybe I’d be more inclined to buy it too and have a little spending money on top of it all. (Was that the most run-on of run-on sentences or what?). So I know this doesn’t help you at all, but I just thought it was ironic that I was totally thinking along the same lines recently. Let me know what you decide to do!
That’s so funny–I was just last week saying to my husband I was thinking about becoming a Silpada rep. And I HATE home parties and I barely wear jewelry. Man I sound ridiculous! But I know other women love the home parties and I live in a pretty nice neighborhood where the other women would probably buy the jewelry and then maybe I’d be more inclined to buy it too and have a little spending money on top of it all. (Was that the most run-on of run-on sentences or what?). So I know this doesn’t help you at all, but I just thought it was ironic that I was totally thinking along the same lines recently. Let me know what you decide to do!
That’s so funny–I was just last week saying to my husband I was thinking about becoming a Silpada rep. And I HATE home parties and I barely wear jewelry. Man I sound ridiculous! But I know other women love the home parties and I live in a pretty nice neighborhood where the other women would probably buy the jewelry and then maybe I’d be more inclined to buy it too and have a little spending money on top of it all. (Was that the most run-on of run-on sentences or what?). So I know this doesn’t help you at all, but I just thought it was ironic that I was totally thinking along the same lines recently. Let me know what you decide to do!
That’s so funny–I was just last week saying to my husband I was thinking about becoming a Silpada rep. And I HATE home parties and I barely wear jewelry. Man I sound ridiculous! But I know other women love the home parties and I live in a pretty nice neighborhood where the other women would probably buy the jewelry and then maybe I’d be more inclined to buy it too and have a little spending money on top of it all. (Was that the most run-on of run-on sentences or what?). So I know this doesn’t help you at all, but I just thought it was ironic that I was totally thinking along the same lines recently. Let me know what you decide to do!
That’s so funny–I was just last week saying to my husband I was thinking about becoming a Silpada rep. And I HATE home parties and I barely wear jewelry. Man I sound ridiculous! But I know other women love the home parties and I live in a pretty nice neighborhood where the other women would probably buy the jewelry and then maybe I’d be more inclined to buy it too and have a little spending money on top of it all. (Was that the most run-on of run-on sentences or what?). So I know this doesn’t help you at all, but I just thought it was ironic that I was totally thinking along the same lines recently. Let me know what you decide to do!
That’s so funny–I was just last week saying to my husband I was thinking about becoming a Silpada rep. And I HATE home parties and I barely wear jewelry. Man I sound ridiculous! But I know other women love the home parties and I live in a pretty nice neighborhood where the other women would probably buy the jewelry and then maybe I’d be more inclined to buy it too and have a little spending money on top of it all. (Was that the most run-on of run-on sentences or what?). So I know this doesn’t help you at all, but I just thought it was ironic that I was totally thinking along the same lines recently. Let me know what you decide to do!
That’s so funny–I was just last week saying to my husband I was thinking about becoming a Silpada rep. And I HATE home parties and I barely wear jewelry. Man I sound ridiculous! But I know other women love the home parties and I live in a pretty nice neighborhood where the other women would probably buy the jewelry and then maybe I’d be more inclined to buy it too and have a little spending money on top of it all. (Was that the most run-on of run-on sentences or what?). So I know this doesn’t help you at all, but I just thought it was ironic that I was totally thinking along the same lines recently. Let me know what you decide to do!
That’s so funny–I was just last week saying to my husband I was thinking about becoming a Silpada rep. And I HATE home parties and I barely wear jewelry. Man I sound ridiculous! But I know other women love the home parties and I live in a pretty nice neighborhood where the other women would probably buy the jewelry and then maybe I’d be more inclined to buy it too and have a little spending money on top of it all. (Was that the most run-on of run-on sentences or what?). So I know this doesn’t help you at all, but I just thought it was ironic that I was totally thinking along the same lines recently. Let me know what you decide to do!
That’s so funny–I was just last week saying to my husband I was thinking about becoming a Silpada rep. And I HATE home parties and I barely wear jewelry. Man I sound ridiculous! But I know other women love the home parties and I live in a pretty nice neighborhood where the other women would probably buy the jewelry and then maybe I’d be more inclined to buy it too and have a little spending money on top of it all. (Was that the most run-on of run-on sentences or what?). So I know this doesn’t help you at all, but I just thought it was ironic that I was totally thinking along the same lines recently. Let me know what you decide to do!
Oh my goodness. That necklace is so FAB. And so needs to be on my christmas list.
I have those exact earrings–from my first (and only) Silpada party. They are FAB and I feel tastefully hip when I wear them.
As for being a rep. I have no sound advice because after almost every home party I think I should do this…and I never do. At least the jewelry is smallish to carry around, not like Southern Living at Home or Pamperes Chef. It would have its perks for sure.
That necklace is divine and I’m sure it accented your neck “dent” perfectly.
I have to share something with you… but I don’t think you’ll like me much after this. 😀
My addictions are:
http://www.silverjewelryclub.com
http://www.silvershake.com
I LOVE these two sites, and I have been getting great jewelry at wonderful prices for over a year now. They are NOT cheap jewelry or small or anything. I’m a very happy customer.
PS. My mom used to have a necklace like that “ball” one, only hers had pearls that were spaces out about about every 4 inches or so. When I was little and we were cuddling in an armchair, I would fascinate myself by putting the pearl into that “dip” in her neck. 🙂
Love the earrings!
I have a friend who sells Premier Jewelry in much the same way. I have no idea how the two compare in price, etc. but she LOVES it! She homeschools and it gives her a chance to get out and socialize and be with grown ups. She makes enough to supplement their income and she won a cruise last year. Plus, she always has cute jewelry to wear, unlike me who wears the same earrings and necklace to church every Sunday!
I sold Pampered Chef and made significant income…and went on an amazing free cruise and got free products.
If you are into it, you WILL make money.
Great earrings! Hopefully your Christmas stocking will hold the other goodies this year.
A couple of years ago I hosted a Cookie Lee (another jewelry company) party with my daughter. She was about 11 at the time, we invited mothers and daughters. Everyone had a great time, especially the girls who tried on everything. I split the “earnings” with my daughter. Sometime before Mother’s Day might be a good time to host a party.
Love the jewelry and it sounds like you had quite the good time!
Jamie
I was about to comment at another blog, for the first time ever, and realized that my first comment should go to you, since you are the one that got me introduced to blogging. So I quick jumped over to your blog to let you know I, too love Silpada. I was at a game night on Friday and a few friends had the silver bead choker on, one said her hair was constantly getting caught in it, but it did look cute.
I love those earrings! And the neclaces are well, pretty um, FAB too!
As far as selling and making money – it all depends on the person. I sold Pampered Chef for 3.5 years (AGES ago!) and loved it, and made some pretty decent money. The trick is follow up – you have to be willing to really work – making phone calls etc. to make it work and make a decent amount of money. That was my weekness. I made some pretty good money, but could have made so much more if I had been willing to put more effort into it. So really, it’s what you make of it.
The jewelry is to die for – I love it. I was a Creative Memories rep (I had about $9K of sales each year which sounds like a lot but I worked my butt off so it really wasn’t that much) I do know that if you have the drive and a handful of friends with disposable income, you can do great! 🙂
Silpada is very popular here in Delaware and the rep I know makes good money. We also have Lia Sophia which is a bit cheaper and the one consultant (who used to be a teacher) who started around here made enough money to put in a pool, buy a new car, refurniture her old house, and is not teaching anymore. Now she got lucky because there was not any Lia Sophia reps in our area when she started so now she has quite a few under her, but she cleared over 100 grand last year and has been on many trips. I used to do Pampered Chef and honestly I think you get out what you put into them. A normal show would get me a couple hundred dollars which isn’t bad for a night out. Keep us posted!
Mel