Would you attend a scrapbooking weekend?

I am thinking of starting a scrapbooking weekend retreat business. It would be a service where scrapbookers can stay in a luxury hotel and have 24 hour access to scrapbooking with free make & takes and an on-site store. There would be great meals, treats, prizes, goodie bags, etc. I am wondering if people are interested in this and what price range scrapbookers would pay. So for example, to stay at a 3star hotel, with assigned scrapbooking space (where your stuff can stay the whole weekend) and free make & takes and say 5 meals. What price range would be appropriate? $150-$200 $200-$250 $250-$300 $300-$350+ This includes your hotel room (double occupancy), goodie bag, 5 meals, scrapbooking space and of course an idea/punch/die cut station and 3 make & takes. Your input is greatly appreciated. I am looking at hosting 50-75 people per event.

I think it sounds like a great idea and I think 300-350 is reasonable. Especially if it is a girls trip and they split the expense. My cousins meet in the middle between their two states and stay at a hotel and scrap all weekend and spend some time doing other things. The on site store is a great idea because you always forget something. I think that its a shame that "creative" people on this site can't think of something constructive to say. If this is your goal then you should go for it. There is no one on this or any other site that can tell you what you should do and enjoy doing for a living. Please let me know how it works out. PS if the rooms are double occupancy then you could as I mentioned above offer some sort of 2fer, more people, more money, more word of mouth. Best of luck!!!

I have done one of these each year and it is a 3 day weekend all day/night for about 120 dollars for a best western hotel and it includes nights stay and all meals. They are a lot of fun! Report It

sure y not?

I am sorry Susan, but if I am going away to a luxury hotel I AM NOT going to be spending my time sitting in a room "learning" how to paste pictures, momentos, etc in a book--I know that it is really the "in" thing to do, I'm at the arts and crafts store every week because I crochet, but anyone who has even the slightest amount of creativity could figure out a nice way to make a scrapbook for their children, grandparents, etc. To pay the amount of money you are quoting up above, I can't see it happening. Last week at our craft store they had a scrapbooking class-- there was 2 teachers and 3 students...........

No way. No how.

Oh my god you couldn't get me to go to that thing if YOU paid ME $350+. Scrapbooking? Is there even a market large enough for that? You need to do a lot of market research and you need to actually cost this thing out instead of coming up with random prices to charge. Good luck with that, but if my girlfriend ever asked me to go to a scrapbooking weekend I would run away screaming.

If they can have a scrapbooking cruise, why not a luxury weekend? I, personally, wouldn't do it because I prefer to eat and have heat rather than spend that much on a frivilous weekend. But i'm sure there are people who would. Try it out as a once in a while thing and if it takes off, have them more often.

I myself am not a scrapbooker, but that sort of event sounds like it could be in the $250-$300 price range. Say 75 people attend, and you charge $300. That would be right around $22,500 for that event. Sound good?

no

I scrapbook with friends for a few hours a week while the kids are in school - for free, so to spend money on a weekend getaway you'd have to provide something very very special. The prizes and goodie bags are a good idea. I've seen lame make & takes (throw together a tag) and really good ones (an entire page or a matchbook album, for example)... make sure yours are excellent - using current trends/techniques, or provide more than three - or, even better - this is what would attract me - provide some actual classes. Just a crop doesn't appeal to me... learning something new does. Good luck to you!

I think it's a great idea, however, I think you should offer a bonus of some sort (something beyond raffles), like maybe a free gift bag full of supplies for every customer and deals on groups. The $300-$350 range is probably best, it depends on where you are located and the price of your hotels and their menu's. Good LUck!

This has been done and they are quite successful events usually. The cost sounds accurate. With one in four American households having a scrapbooker there IS an interest in this for sure, the success will depend on your marketing. I run an online scrapbook store and deal with many enthusiasts and would be happy to mention it to some of my regulars in your area if you provide me with more details.
GOOD LUCK!