In case you're not familiar with Close Buy, this is a school fundraising initiative started in Maine by Masey Kaplan who was fed up with feeling compelled to order from boring wrapping paper catalogs every year to support her child's school. She came up with a much better way to fundraise while supporting local businesses and the Close Buy Catalog was born.
Two of my items were included in the catalog:
• The silver squiggle necklace found here
• The silver teardrop earrings found here
I was really pleased with the number of orders I received – plenty to make it worth my while and keep me busy, but not enough to cause a nervous breakdown. This was my first large wholesale order, and I really enjoyed the whole process, from coming up with designs and pricing all the way through to packaging.
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| Here is Sandy (super beagle!) helping me package earrings. |
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| And here are my shipments, ready to go to 23 schools! |
My jewelry was in amazing company, side by side with products from Angela Adams, Ferdinand, annie|catherine, Sea Bags, Morris & Essex, Casco Bay Soap Co., Haven's Candies and tons more. So, basically, I somehow ended up in the mix with all the coolest companies in Maine. Not sure how that happened, but I'm sure glad it did!!
If you are affiliated with education in Maine, please consider bringing the Close Buy Catalog into your school in 2012. It's good clean fundraising. No more wrapping paper catalogs! Keep it local. Learn more here.
3 comments:
I know how it happened, you are awesomely talented and have a huge heart. Nice work and for a great cause. Happy Holidays, Lori.
WOW! CONGRATS! What a great concept! Sweet Mojo wouldn't mind getting in on that action! lol!
Jessica, you should totally apply! Their site says applications were due in October, but I'm pretty sure they are still doing reviews and looking for great Maine-made products.
http://www.closebuycatalog.com/pages/interested-vendors
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