How to Start a Ceramic Christmas Tree Ornament Business
Selling Christmas ornaments offers a seasonal business you can work on all year round. Get word out about your business by giving away a few ornaments to friends and family and ask them to show them off to everyone who visits over the holiday season. Each year, you can build on new ideas and come up with fresh themes for your ceramic ornaments. Keep your eyes on current trends in design and fashion to come up with color schemes your customers can easily fit into their Christmas decor. Personalization is popular for Christmas ornaments and it will keep your customers happily returning.
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Things You'll Need
- Ceramic ornaments
- Paint
- Brushes
- Glitter
- String
- Ornament hooks
- Kiosk
- Table
- Table cloths
- Cash box
- Website
Instructions
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Create a stock of ornaments with images such as stars, reindeer, Santa, snowflakes, wreaths, bows, presents and other holiday themes. Choose plain round ceramic pieces on which you can paint images, or look for pieces already formed into shapes you can decorate.
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Personalize ornaments with common phrases, names or dates. Phrases like "Baby's First Christmas," "Happy Holidays," and "Merry Christmas" will appeal to a large number of customers.
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Book a table at a craft fair or several craft fairs if you can juggle corresponding dates. Kiosks can also be rented for the Christmas season at most malls. Decorate your table or kiosk with table cloths and other decorations, and sell your ornaments there.
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Make a website or take advantage of commercial websites like Etsy.com or eBay to sell your ornaments. Set up an online money transferring account, such as with PayPal, and begin processing online orders.
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Advertise by handing out a business card to each customer with a certain percentage off their next purchase. You could also create a punch card reward system like those you find in many coffee houses. Punch the card each time the customer buys an ornament, until they reach a set number and get a free one.
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Tips & Warnings
Offer further personalization with next day pickup, or offer to paint names on site. Stencils make quick work, yet are neat and tidy. Paint the name and let it dry while you are taking payment.
Visit local boutiques to see if you can sell some of your ornaments on consignment, or offer the proprietors a wholesale rate.
While the Christmas season itself may be short, plan in advance to make sure you have a sizable stock of ornaments available. Christmas craft fairs can begin as early as late October and you won't want to miss out on the early money making opportunities.
References
- Photo Credit ceramic snowman ornament image by Scott Williams from Fotolia.com
