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Springing Forward with Origami Owl with Independent Designer LocketsNcharms

March 10, 2013 by Jennylou

We all had one less hour today but instead of being bummed out about it, the family and I made the most of what hours we had left.

i stepped out of my door and looked up and could not help but be amazed at the pine tree hovering above our home. These are pine cones and they are blooming. Pine cone flowers?

Oh, before I stepped out, I put together this locket. It was beautiful and sunny… unlike the days before… rainy and gloomy. Today was a bright sun-shining day reminiscent of beach days with palm trees, sea shells, boats and of course, slippers.

The outing would never be complete without food. I have taken a recent liking to lamb as in gyro meat. I went to this place called The Kebab Shop with the family. Everyone was happy. I got my lamb, my kids got the rice they want and my hubby got his sandwich fix.

The kids met with their bedtime but they still did not want to go to bed. My daughter said that she was going to sleep during the commercials of The Bible Series. My son, he always just messes with me. He was trying to look like he was asleep. His smile can’t fool me 😉

So that was my day of springing forward with Origami Owl as part of my day. I am looking forward to tomorrow and every day after that because I love what I do and I love the opportunities Origami Owl has given me. Thanks for reading and hope to connect with you soon!

Hostess Rewards Rumors. Should I Book A Party Now or Later?

March 8, 2013 by Jennylou

Question:

I want to book a party and already know a consultant. I have heard rumors that the hostess incentive program will change (for the better) in April. My consultant said her mentor/leader said April 16th. I did a Google search and found some independent Origami sites stating the change would occur in April but was not specific about a date.

Can you answer specifically when the new hostess rewards will take effect?? I want to schedule the party after these new changes.

Also, when will the spring catalog be available?

Thank you! Hoping you can answer this. Anxious to find out and no one seems to know the exact answer.

-A

Answer:
Hi A,

No one has a specific answer because no one was given a specific answer. On our company event in January, we were told that there would be new Hostess Rewards and were given an idea of what they would be but they also said, nothing is set in stone and no date has been determined. They are hoping sometime in april maybe May, but nothing more than that has been said (as far as I know).

I will say that depending on your party, you may be better off with the old one than the new one…. i posted the tentative “rough copy” of what the new rewards may be at http://www.locketsandcharms.com/origami-owl-new-hostess-reward-exclusive/

With the new one, if you have a party at $249, you only get $15 in free jewelry. Right now, or before the change, your free jewelry would be $24.9. I think it is best you do the party now. Between now and then, your friends may be invited or have bought an Origami Owl necklace elsewhere that would have been $50 – $125 that could have been towards your Hostess Rewards had they purchased from your party. At that point, the Hostess Rewards would be less anyway because you would have less sales at your party. Does that make sense?

Spring Catalogs… no date. We can only assume that it be at the same time since the Hostess Rewards would probably be printed in them.

We will not know until the home office tells us. Everyone is just so excited and speculating because they want to sound like they know but the truth is no one knows and I do not know more than what they told us in January.

Sincerely,

Jennylou Raya ID #1186

Meet Origami Owl Independent Designer LocketsNcharms and Learn What She Does For Her Team

March 6, 2013 by Jennylou

I did this video last week introducing who I am. I was looking through my Origami Owl videos and thought.. oh… I’ve never really introduced myself and it may be helpful for anyone wondering if they can be an Origami Owl Designer as well.

Did you get the main point of the video? It is, “If I can do this, you DEFINITELY can do this business!”

Also, if you don’t have a Mentor or have a team to join, do consider ours, The Parliament. I am very big on family in my personal life and our team is family as well. We are all very supportive and helpful of one another. We have a very active FB group that are there for tips, business ideas, motivation from the resources and sales books I read, but most of all, encouragement from fellow designers new and old spanning from coast to coast.

As far as lessons and trainings with Origami Owl, there is plenty in the back office but I also do trainings one on one with all my personally mentored Designers. Every one has different needs, situations, and questions not covered back there so this is where I help you.

Weekly emails are sent in to my personally mentored every Tuesday.
Phone call trainings – Intro and Basic Trainings, Ordering, Hostess Coaching – we cover these topics at scheduled time slots that work for you.
Also available is my personal phone number to stay in contact within the week via texts or calls…
In a nutshell, my goal is to help you be successful with Origami Owl.

I will be the first to acknowledge that Origami Owl is not for everyone at every time. Not everything will always be perfect and rosy but I will say that there hasn’t been anything that hasn’t been worth the wait or growing pain with this company. Origami Owl has been really good to me and I want you to see it for yourself as well.

With ample communication with your Mentor and Directors, planning and proper training on your end, you build a line and a business that is strong and can alleviate the impact of hurdles that do come to business.

Let me know if you would like to join us and start receiving company materials and training so that when your kit arrives, you would already have the confidence to step out and soar with your Origami Owl business.

xoxo,

Jennylou Raya
Mentor ID# 1186

How to Design Your Origami Owl Jewelry Table of Lockets and Charms

February 27, 2013 by Jennylou

I have been asked so many times, of an updated video on how I set up my Origami Owl table. And so, I did a video showing how I do it and how easy it is to do it. Without talking and commentaries, Jennylou Raya, Independent Designer #1186 shows you how can set up and break down a table in less than 10 minutes together!

This table was built over time and with being an Origami Owl Designer over a year. I do prefer the make-and-take method where people take their lockets home that same night and I replenish my table after the party.The goal of this video is to show that a Designer’s table can be done fast, fun, and easy – and beautifully too – for you and your guests!

There is no “one method” of having a table. I’ve seen over a hundred tables. The deal is… you stick to the Origami Owl branding – the colors, the owls, the fortune cookies, packaging, and things on the table clearly shows that it is an Origami Owl table. With my hundreds of charms and a hundred plates, this is what works for me. You will find the best way that works for you. Some do gem jars, some do bowls. Designers’ tables range from “Only look at everything and/or have an unspoken DO NOT TOUCH feel to it, while there are Designers’ tables do lots of stock on hand and tell people out loud PLEASE DO TOUCH EVERYTHING!!!

I have been informed that some have beef with my “baggies” for plates. The baggies are hung nicely on an owl carousel sorting the hand-stamped plates by what they say on each. One section for all the “love” plates, one section for all the “mom” plates and so on. Plates (almost 100 of them) are organized and easily viewable by party guests – easy to view, keep clean and best of all, my guests are not put off by other people’s oily fingerprints on them. This what works for me and my business. If you had/have these many things on your table, how would you display them? I would love for you to share your video =)

I did forget to put up my really nice picture frames that hold the price cards (prices of lockets, charms, plates, chains, and dangles). Don’t forget those on your table! I once had a 6ft banner but someone never returned it to me. I guess it was too pretty to give back 😉

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Disclaimer: My Origami Owl blog posts and my YouTube channel videos are made by me to share my Origami Owl story, life as a Designer, news, and tips. It is my goal to always be in compliance with Origami Owl past, present, and future. My videos and blog posts are not to substitute information from The Nest or your Mentor. Please seek them for guidelines and advice, as I do daily with mine.

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Bags I carry everything in were bought from http://www.myinitials-inc.com/16239/. However, this print was discontinued January 2013.

Trays from nilecorp.com and fixtures that hold the plates and tags are from Home Goods. Thanks for asking!

What Display Items Come In the Origami Owl Kit?

February 21, 2013 by Jennylou

What display items come in the Origami Owl kit?

This is a question posed by one of my potential Designers in Waiting (DIW) that you may want to know too and so I answer that here:

You may have been of thinking about doing Origami Owl and have been “Googling” and watching my YouTube videos finding all you can about the company – even-more-so if you are a DIW and you just want to be as prepared as possible with business by the time that your kit arrives.

So here we go…

What items can I get through O2 for my jewelry bar and which items do I need locate on my own?

Origami Owl Company Display Table Image — Source: http://locketsandcharms.origamiowl.com/join/how-it-works/

The short answer: None, unless it is paper.

That picture above show some of the display items they have available for purchase in our back office.

From back office:

The tall carousel thing that hangs the lockets can be bought from Origami Owl.

Neck forms – there are 2 sizes for them. They are linen/burlap type of material to choose from.

Ceramic Owls come in 3 sizes (one not shown here).

Polka-dot bag to store your jewelry trays.

If you are a Designer and you do not see some of them in the back office, they may be out of stock.

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This picture also shows some things not available in the back office and need to be bought elsewhere:

The picture frames the show the prices of things are from IKEA,
The white trays that hold in the the smaller gray trays (that do come in your kit) can be found at nilecorp.com,

Standing Tray with necklaces is not from Origami Owl. I assume nilecorp.com too.
The ceramic dessert dishes and bowls can be found at home stores such as Home Goods, TJ Maxx, etc.

This is my table here at home…

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JI-vGAn1p8k (this is a silent video).

Everything here except the jewelry and anything that says Origami Owl on it like the cups, I got from elsewhere, not from Origami Owl.

This video shows my basic set up at an event. It varies slightly but this is the most of it:

The kit has the jewelry, business supplies as in order forms, and price signage, small gray trays, tweezers, etc.

There is a video of one of my New Owletts, Eva Small, with her $399 kit! Plus all the stuff she got for her business found everywhere else like Walmart and Target. Go check her out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0V_RJtJG6vI