• Home
  • Work with CfB
  • Contact
    • Bloglovin
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest

Cutting for Business

  • New? Start Here!
  • Visit the Shop
    • Ebooks
    • Business Names
    • Craft Business Consultations
    • Order Forms
    • SVG Files
    • Etsy Shop
  • Must Have Products
  • Join the Insider’s Club
  • Etsy Shop
  • Free Cut Files
  • Free Etsy Listings


Affiliate links may be present in the following article. For my full disclosure policy, see this link.
Additionally, as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

How to Host an At-Home Party with Your Silhouette or Cricut

Filed Under: Shows, Fairs, Classes, Markets, and More

Yesterday I talked about hosting workshops using your Silhouette Cameo or Cricut. Today, we are going to explore a similar idea: having in-home parties with your Silhouette or Cricut die cutting machine. If you’ve ever attended a Tupperware, Pampered Chef, Scentsy, Origami Owl, or any other at home party you will probably be familiar with the idea.

Steps to host an in-home party with your die cutting machine:

Before the Party

  1. Find a friend who is interested in having the party in their home.
  2. With your friend, you both decide what project will be created and choose a date for the party. Like I mentioned in yesterday’s post, one to two hour long parties on weekday evening usually work well for many people. If you are in need of projects ideas – head to Pinterest!
  3. You create some basic flyers (its a good idea to offer both email format and hard printed copies) of the project of the night for your friend to distribute, which also details the cost for each participant.
  4. Your friend then invites her friends to the party to create the project. It generally works best if your friend collects the payments from each participant before the night of the party and gets them to you beforehand. Cash or checks work well in this case. If you’d prefer to accept credit cards, after an attendee RSVP’s to your friend – you can contact them directly to collect payment via credit card. In my opinion, collecting payments at the party is not a good idea because you will have to pay all the supplies out of pocket. Additionally, you may have people who don’t show up because they haven’t paid anything – leaving you with wasted supplies. Lastly, it is time consuming to collect payments the evening of the party.

At the Party

  1. Your friend prepares some refreshments for the party.
  2. You arrive before the party to setup and you bring all the supplies for each participant to complete the project of the night. In addition to your machine(s) and project supplies, you may also need to bring tables, chairs, newspaper (to cover tables), and aprons for all participants.
  3. You demonstrate each step of the project and attendees create the project alongside you.
  4. Attendees are able to leave that evening with a completed project.
  5. Be sure to have information available and be ready to book additional in-home parties.
  6. Always remember to take photos of everyone with their completed project. They are great for future advertising, and social media.

How do you make money holding in-home parties?

For those familiar with home based party companies, you may know that consultants or representatives make a commission based on the amount of products they sell. With Silhouette or Cricut based in-home parties, you will not be selling anything. Instead, you’ll make money based on the amount that each participant pays to attend the party. Let’s look at an example:

I offer an in-home party and the chosen project is a 12″ by 12″ painted wooden sign. My cost per project is $2.50 for wood, $1.00 for paint, $1.50 for transfer paper, and $0.70 for vinyl. We will add $1 for machine wear and tear, and another $1 for gas mileage. My total cost per project is $7.70. If I charged $25 per attendee, and eight people attended the party, I’d make $200 in attendee fees. If I subtract $77.00 (total cost of supplies for eight projects, plus one demonstration product, plus no charge for the hostess of the party to create an item) that leaves me with $123.00 left as profit – not a bad payrate for a few hours of time.

One last concern is compensation to the hostess who opened her home and invited her friends to the party, as well as served refreshments. I’d suggest two things: 1) Give the hostess the demonstration product you made during the party. 2) Bring samples to the party of other projects that attendees can book for a party in their home. You can then leave these samples with the hostess as a thank you gift.

If home parties are your thing, consider assembling a small team beneath you and could design all the projects and your team could go out and offer the classes. This would allow you to make commissions from your ideas that would be charged to your team members. With a little creativity, you could turn this into a much larger venture than just a few home parties. Tomorrow, we will wrap up our discussion on at-home parties with How to Host a Holiday Market in Your Home.

How to Host an At-Home Party with Your Silhouette or Cricut by cuttingforbusiness.com

Related Posts

  • Step by Step Guide to Hosting a Sign PartyStep by Step Guide to Hosting a Sign Party
  • How to Host a Craft Holiday Market in Your HomeHow to Host a Craft Holiday Market in Your Home
  • How to Host a Workshop with Your Silhouette CameoHow to Host a Workshop with Your Silhouette Cameo
  • Silhouette Studio Business Edition – What is it? How much does it cost?Silhouette Studio Business Edition – What is it? How much does it cost?
  • My Best Silhouette Cameo & Cricut Business Advice for NewbiesMy Best Silhouette Cameo & Cricut Business Advice for Newbies
  • Free Last Day of School SVG Cut FileFree Last Day of School SVG Cut File

Connect with Cutting for Business

  • Bloglovin
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest

Get Cutting for Business in Your Inbox

Buy Books


Cutting for Business is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. See the disclosures page for full disclosure information.


« How to Host a Workshop with Your Silhouette Cameo
How to Host a Craft Holiday Market in Your Home »

Comments

  1. Sara Beth Gilbert says

    April 16, 2016 at 8:49 am

    I just had this idea recently. I was thinking of all the possibilities from decals to painted bags to shirts. Fun parties for all ages could be offered.

    Reply
    • Christine says

      April 16, 2016 at 12:07 pm

      I completely agree!

      Reply
  2. Trish benson says

    August 29, 2017 at 1:15 pm

    I was also thinking of doing this in my own home. How would I do this with only one cutting device? Would I pre-cut for all of the projects? This would only leave the guest applying he vinyl to their projects. I want them to have a great experience by participation. I need to figure this one out. Any helpful ideas for my delima?

    Reply
    • Christine says

      August 31, 2017 at 7:59 am

      Generally, you would precut most materials for a party setting.

      Reply
  3. Mami says

    January 8, 2019 at 12:15 pm

    Maybe you can precut and then everyone weed their on to apply …so they can have a most complete experience or maybe cut one on site to show but have the rest already cut

    Reply
    • Christine, Cutting for Business says

      May 18, 2019 at 10:11 am

      Sometimes this works well.

      Reply

Comments on Cutting for Business are moderated before posting. This ensures that this blog does not get overrun by spam or inappropriate comments. Please allow up to 7 days before you'll see your comment. Thanks, Christine

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Make Money

Love to craft and ready to make some money? You're in the right place! Whether you own a Silhouette Cameo, a Cricut Maker, a Silhouette Curio, a Cricut Joy, or even a Glowforge, get tips and tricks to make an income with your machine.



Ready to Buy Craft Business Names



Free Fonts

Copyright © 2021 · Cutting for Business
Disclosures · Privacy Policy
This site is not affiliated with Silhouette America or Cricut (Provo Craft & Novelty, Inc.)

This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. Cookie settingsACCEPT
Privacy & Cookies Policy

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled

Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.

Non-necessary

Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.