Re: Kit Question
Posted by Natasha Papousek on November 30, 1999 at 14:18:08:
In Reply to: Kit Question posted by Kym on November 30, 1999 at 04:51:05:
I made a simple kit -- 1/2 cup sifted henna, cone, bottle of my
special kitchen sink tea, instructions and sample designs. It was
packaged in a ziplock bag so people could see everything. And I sold
them at a show where I was doing henna designs -- so people could see
what I was doing and then buy the kit to try stuff on their own. The
kits were very successful. If I were selling them in a shop, I'd pay
more attention to packaging.
Congrats on the lampshade! That sounds way cool.
I have a book of sample patterns that I use for demos (I do freebies
once a month at a local bellydance show). People can get pretty
excited about henna and start asking for very complicated foo foo
designs...after a couple of freebies that took a LOT of time, I
started letting folks know that there is a time limit per person. The
booklet gives approx times per group of designs -- nothing longer than
10 minutes to draw.
I don;t really have a problem with "flash" for henna. Most people
don't have a clear idea of what they want and teh booklet of sample
designs from traditional sources helps give them focus. Esp. since
this is an intro, not the full henna experience.
Good luck!