Thank you for choosing to have a Story Time Felts online party!  You and your guests can look forward to a fun and informative event.  Whether this is your first party or your 101st, I will work with you to assure that it will be a rewarding one.  Just follow this easy checklist, and you are well on your way to earning loads of FREE felt and discount hostess rewards!

  Write the dates in your calendar and I'll write them in mine! 

I want to reserve enough time especially for you!  Hostesses holding online parties can reserve up to 5 days on my website.   Contact me when you have selected your "party days" on my Felt Board Stories Calendar  (just choose dates for which no other hostess is listed) and I will "reserve" them for you. That means that you can invite your cyber guests to order on the website, and not only will all those orders count towards your party total, but so will all of the unsolicitied orders I receive the last party day!  I average anywhere from $30 to $300 or more in orders every day.  That will go a long way towards boosting your totals and getting you even more rewards!  Plus, these orders count toward the "10 Orders" criteria for the Hostess Challenge.

  Plan for success by taking the "10-5-1" Hostess Challenge. 

Have at least 10 orders for your party, 5 completed prize drawing forms, and 1 prearranged booking and you will receive an additional free gift from me at the close of your party!!  I will explain each of these criteria more as we go, and completing this checklist will guarantee that your prize is in the bag!!

  Choose whom you'll invite. 

Who do you know that would just LOVE the Story Time Felts products?  Think of people from many different groups and all walks of life.  Here is a short list of suggestions to help you brainstorm.  Write down any names that come to mind - don't worry about whether or not they will come - just write it down, invite them, and let them choose for themselves!  Remember, to have at least 10 orders for your party, you will need to invite 25 - 30 people. You can invite: friends, home schoolers, parents, crossing gaurds, school teachers, bus drivers, relatives, former teachers, day care providers, grandparents, neighbors, children's friend's parents, college students, new moms, beauticians, PTA members, club members, preschool teachers, Sunday School teachers, friends from church, scout leaders, coaches, co-workers, or librarians.  As I said, these are just a few .  You can invite anyone at all who has a child in their life - and that is just about everyone!!

  Send an invitations.  (Or let me do it for you!!!)

Invitations can be done one of two ways:  If you prefer to do your own invitations, I will provide you with an e-mail that you can forward to your guests.  If you would prefer that I take care of the invitations, which I am happy to do, you can just give me your list!  Just Submit Your Guest List here on the website, and I will take it from there!  I like to send out a specially designed e-vite that allows us to see who's interested.  They can even fill out their prize drawing form on the spot.

  Get at least 5 completed prize drawing forms.

In your invitation, there will be a link to a prize drawing form for your guests to fill out.  I appreciate any input or insight I can get.  Anyone who completely fills one out will have her name entered into a drawing for a free gift valued at up to $15.  It shouldn't be hard to get everyone to fill one out!

  Choose an Chat Date (if you'd like one.)

I love to talk directly with guests, as well.  I am happy to arrange for a "chat party" here in my own chat room to answer questions or help guests make selections.  These parties are very short but very fun and helpful for answering the questions and concerns that invariably come up.  Again, just  contact me when you have selected your "chat party" date and time and I will add you to my Felt Board Stories Calendar.

  Get 1 Prearranged Booking.

Take a look at your guest list.  I'll bet you can spot at least one person right away who will love the Story Time Felts products and would like to get some for FREE!  Invite her to pre-arrange her party date.  You'll receive a $15 Booking Certificate to be redeemed at her party!  Contact Me with her information, and I will get information to her ASAP.

 Make a Wish List!

You've done your work and done it well!  Now, it's time to dream big!  Take a look at all the hostess rewards available, and start planning which Story Time Felts products you will earn for yourself, your family, or as gifts!  Just add items to your Wish List, make it "available," and when we close your party, I will help arrange your choices so that you can get the most products possible for FREE.