Every summer I host a party exclusively to honor my workshop hostesses of the past year. It begins with a hand-stamped invitation in the mail - usually something a little out of the ordinary……. and hopefully an idea that most of 'em haven't yet seen.  The invitation provides the first clue to the color scheme I've chosen for the event; this year's festivities were centered around my favorite new In Color, Rich Razzleberry.

One of the elements I always enjoy most about this special party is the presentation of awards.  I generally have 2 categories:  Olympic Circle honors and "Top 3 in total workshop sales".  A hostess qualifies for my Olympic Circle by hosting a workshop of $500 or more in sales.  A $500 workshop is a bronze workshop, $750 in sales gets a silver, and a workshop of $1000 or more in sales qualifies for gold!   

The 3 awards on the far right are bronze awards, while the larger award to their left is ready for this year's gold hostess.  (Somewhat surprisingly, there were no silver workshops this year.)

These awards to the left are ready for the 3 hostesses with Top Total Workshop Sales.  This category takes into consideration a hostess's total workshop sales during the year, so that if she hosts more than one workshop during the year (July 1 through the following June 30), the sales from all of them can be combined to qualify for this award. 

I'll announce the winners' names in an upcoming posting, but in the meantime don't forget that this upcoming fall season is going to be a fabulous time to host a workshop!  If you know anyone with young kids (or grandkids), August will be an awesome time to have a workshop……. and all the months after that (through December), will have the Holiday Mini Catalog available, too!  Email me right now and let's reserve a date for you and your friends so you can join us at NEXT year's hostess party!