Well, hello. It's been a funny old week here at Makeover Mates HQ! Nothing is ever quiet for us, or ever straight forward for that matter. As well as partying constantly we've had new business partnerships forged, a crazy lap top, a new office space and a new party being developed. We never knew there were so many hours in the day. Our lap top, from which our whole business is run decided to take on a mind of it's own, had to go to lap top hospital to be fixed. That meant we nearly lost all access to our all important documents and contacts until Tom (the ever supportive husband / IT expert) managed to transfer all our info on to a spare computer. It's been a particularly tricky time as the old computer was from the dark ages and had a mind of it's own. However, we've managed to muddle through, just about, and our ever faithful lap top is now back and, fingers crossed seems to be back to normal. As mentioned in our previous post we've forged a very exciting partnership with Conwy County Borough Council leisure department and we are really looking forward to working with them.
Sound Mates - We also run a company called Sound Mates and we've taken on board a new business partner, a very good friend of Dawn's, called Roger Hughes who is a massive name in the local music industry here in North Wales. Roger is a very well respected musician and events organiser (and for extra info Dawn used to sing in his band!) who has come on board with us as creative controller of our fab Sound Mates project. To see what Roger organises here in North Wales please see his website http://www.snogonline.co.uk/ . We are so excited to be working with Roger as he can now help us take Sound Mates to a new level. The pic above is one of the covers of a C.D we've already produced at a Sound Mates party.
Makeover Mates - One of our part time Makeover Mates (and Dawn's best friend since the age of 4!) has been bought on board to use her talents as a fabulous hairdresser and a new party is now in development, to be launched in March. The party is to consist of a Makeover and choice of Hairstyle for the party girls - how fab is that!
New Office - Here at Makeover Mates HQ we get pretty short of space now that we are jam packed with bookings. Currently the lounge is the office and the spare room is the stock room and we've decided that we've outgrown our space (we've only got a little house!). After many deliberations about renting office space etc we've decided to build an office here in the back garden. Our back garden is a huge space and so we've put in place plans to build a self contained office in the back of the house from which we can run Makeover Mates, Sound Mates and Teddy Takeaway. Tom is going to be building the office as soon as possible. It will be just great and we can't wait to have our own working space away from the house.
Teddy Takeaway - Our Teddy Takeaway parties seem to have taken on a life of their own and we haven't even advertised them! Every week we are holding bear making parties - Gem loves all of the parties we do but these bear making parties are her absolute favourite! I think when the time comes she will be happy to take over all control of these parties. So many thanks have to go to Pippa and Jane from Be My Bear who are lovely ladies, run a fab business here in Llandudno and are sooo supportive of us - thanks to you both.
One final comment we think should come from one of our party guests who was with us at the weekend (and has since booked). Here's what she emailed to us in her own words -
"hi girls i know you did sophie's party and i loved it so i would like 1. it will probably be in may. and i will probably have 8 girls. i was wondering weather the pamper princess party is a lot different to the spa party. if it is i know i'm only 9 but if i could please could i have a spa party because it was ace and i've got to say it was better than than the girls just wanna have fun, love hannah."
We think that is so cool and that's what it's all about!! - love Dawn and Gem xxx www.makeovermates.co.uk
