By Angela Kumpe
November 6, 2013
Well, one more year has come as well as nearly gone. The hectic summertime grooming season is winding down, as well as just when we believe we can take a break as well as relax, we come to the realization that the holiday season is just around the corner. Every groomer understands what I am speaking about. The season when every client forgets about getting Fido groomed up until three days before Thanksgiving or Christmas as well as then assumes you can capture in just one a lot more when you are already triple booked.
The holidays are the very best times to hook clients on innovative grooming as well as reel them in. There are lots of innovative services you can offer even during your busiest time of the year. the very best part of it is you will likewise be adding additional earnings to assist you take pleasure in that sluggish begin to the new Year. You know, the two weeks after Christmas when it must be mandatory for all groomers to take holiday since we groomed everyone’s dogs just before Christmas. exactly how do you have time to add on extras? There is no time for playing around with creative! Wrong!
I’m not only going to tell you exactly how to make additional money in nearly no time with some innovative services that your clients will be bragging about for months to come, however I am going to tell you exactly how I prepare ahead of time for the holiday season. To prepare, you requirement to make a buying listing as well as either go buying at a regional craft store or get on the internet as well as begin making orders. If you get whatever you requirement now, you will save time by beating the rush of holiday shoppers. You will likewise have a much much better selection, since holiday products are seasonal. stores will not restock lots of products when they have offered out. A few things that I begin stocking ahead of time are:
Assorted sizes of holiday colored loose rhinestones
Aleene’s Tacky Glue
Swarovski Crystals
Rhinestone embellishments
Glitter in holiday colors
School glue
Although I make a lot of of my bows for my clients, this time around of the year, I either buy additional great bows or spend additional time making additional special bows. This is the time of year when my clients tend to be a lot more generous with tips, as well as I personally like to motivate that type of behavior. I purchase my bows from www.aglamourbow.com. These bows are very sophisticated as well as will hold up extremely well. As a matter of fact, lots of of these bows are recyclable when the dogs come back for their next appointment. When the holiday season is over, I can offer any type of of the bows I have left over as retail without any problem.
The assorted rhinestones, discovered at craft stores, I utilize as earrings as well as facial bling on the female dogs I groom. just apply a decrease of the tacky glue to the back as well as apply the stones to areas with short coat. female dogs that have naturally short hair on their ears or dogs that get their ears shaved or tipped get earrings. Dogs with naturally short hair on their deal with or that get the bridge of the nose shaved (we all have them!!!) or get a clean deal with get facial jewelry.
The Swarovski Crystals, discovered at www.acreativecollection.com, are on a small rubber bead. These are utilized on my dogs with longer coats as well as particularly on dogs that get a ponytail or pulled up topknot. To apply these, you choose a strand of hair, pull the hair with the threader, as well as slide the bead over the hair. The rubber bead holds the Swarovskis in place. I utilize these on male as well as female dogs. I figure if a male pet dog gets a ponytail, he most likely won’t be angered by a bit sparkle.
The rhinestone embellishments, discovered at craft stores as well as www.acreativecollection.com, are what I phone call booty bling. just apply a thin layer of tacky glue as well as press onto short coats. These likewise are fantastic for male as well as female dogs.
The shine as well as institution glue, both from craft or retail stores, are utilized to apply shine body art designs. mix a little amount of the institution glue with equal parts of water. mix in preferred amount of shine as well as paint on styles utilizing a little craft paint brush.
All of the innovative services above are non-toxic as well as temporary, so they can quickly be eliminated at house after the holidays are over or if the pet just doesn’t like being bedazzled. Both the tacky glue as well as institution glue will laundry off with warm water as well as soap or a bit scrubing alcohol on a cotton ball. To discover lots of a lot more innovative techniques as well as add-on services, inspect out my new book, The utmost guide to beauty parlor innovative published by Barkleigh Productions, Inc. It can be discovered at www.barkleighstore.com or www.acreativecollection.com.
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