Done Boden and Jamie at home parties - what next?

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I am wanting to host a charity 'at home' party event like the Boden parties or Jamie at Home, but would prefer to do something new to get maximum interest from people.

Any thoughts people?

Thx

Not an official/organised one as such but I went to a hangbag & accessorises( scarves, jewellery'etc) swap party and everyone paid a donation for every item they took home. I was amazed at the amount people brought along with them and how much they took home! Have also been to a book swap party (oh yes, a real party goer me !)

Does The Body Shop still do home parties?

Body Shop does parties round here. Also can't move for jewellery parties, Mediterranean olives and oil parties, Pampered Chef, Phoenix Cards, wine & cheese tastings.

A Vajazzle party?

If you can get someone to do a wine and cheese party, that would be great fun. other than that I like the idea of clothes/bags/accessory swap.

I do Neal's Yard parties in my spare time (about once a month)...bit different and when I do them for charity, I give 20% of all the sales plus I donate a basket for a raffle on the day/night. Last one we did for Macmillan raised just over £100 from my Neal's Yard stuff alone. The girl who hosted raised another £100 from donations from everyone there so was a good use of all our time.

Botox party?

Or a pamper evening, get a local beautician in to do mini mani/pedi/facials....or lash extensions....and split the revenue.

Put on some fizz, and do a raffle/competition?

I was going to suggest Neals Yard too..NYR Organics.

Where are you based?

Pampered chef ( i am biased as i am a consultant!), Someone will come and cook for you, show off amazing products and give a % of sales to your charity.

Dunno, plant some pampas grass and put an empty fishbowl on your hall table?

Never been to one but Pia jewellery do parties.

Ann summers possibly toooooooooooo low-brow for mn?.

Emo76

Pampering parties seem to be doing the rounds, as someone else has already suggested.

Have you noticed your mates crossing the road to escape you yet?

LOL at icod..

I recently went to a Jamie party, kinda couldn't get myself out of it, and it was awful. Lots of hard selling and pressure to buy.

I hate these kind of parties, never ever accepting an invite again.

You may be better doing a sponsored run/walk/drink a thon to be honest!

I'm going to a Captain Tortue clothes party in March.. They are a French company who only sell through agents at parties. They are a bit expensive (probably similar to Boden) but the clothes look well-made and wearable. I'm keen to try their jeans.

I did a coffee morning for Oxfam; just made a couple of cakes and a batch of scones, bought some croissants and made ?120 in 2 hours.

PAMPERED CHEF arent hard sell at all. x

They're fucking dire tho

Why don't you just throw a good old fashioned bring a bottle, a CD and get legless party and ask everyone to donate a tenner?

Are you my next door neighbour OP?

they all sound bum-squeakingly awkward.

shame you think so icod i love doing them x

you mentioned a charity one.

what about something similar to a MacMillan coffee morning? People don't have to have to buy anything. If you are worried about filling the time, you could contact a favourite charity and ask for a DVD or something and say you are doing a coffee morning. Someone like Greenpeace would be delighted to do this.

People either pay a donation to attend or pay for a slice of cake ( which you get people to bring or make yourself if you like ). You could also have leaflets about how people could volunteer etc.

virgin vie day spa?

Ick. I hate the buy things parties, even if they're for charity.