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Vantel Pearls Party Review

December 3, 2018 by Stacy Craft 2 Comments

Why You Need a Vantel Pearl Party in Your Life - A Vantel Pearls party review

Vantel Pearls Party Review - free Jewelry

For this Vantel Pearls Party review, I was provided with a complimentary product for review. However, all opinions are my honest thoughts on the product and experience.

The first time I heard of a pearl party was from a friend. They do what? Open real oysters and pull out pearls? It was a crazy concept to me but I was intrigued. I watched several “pearl parties” online before but I had never actually participated.

In this Vantel Pearls Party review, I will give you my honest opinion of my first pearl party experience and the product that was received.

Vantel Pearls Party Review

First of all, gone are the days of the in home jewelry party. You don’t need a babysitter and you can wear your pj’s to this party! You simply click on the Facebook link to join The Cool Pearl Lady aka Jessica for a fun pearl party experience.

In this Vantel Pearls party review, I will go over the steps that you take pre-party, during the party and after the party.

Prior to the Party

Before the party, review the website and pick out the jewelry that you would like to have your pearl set in.

At the party that I attended, Jessica had a special running for a specific item that was an awesome deal or you could choose whatever item you wanted from the catalog.

Pearl Reveal

People start to arrive at the party at the scheduled time and do a little online chatting while people are still joining (just like you would at an in person party). I added a glass of wine to my party because I am festive like that. Plus a party without wine is a meeting?

I did not know anyone at the party but everyone was so inviting! Jessica is the Vantel Pearls consultant and she is so fun. I felt like I was chatting with a bunch of my girl friends.

So back to the pearls. Jessica has a big container of real oysters on her table. Yes, real. She starts calling the names of the people that preordered a pearl.

When she calls your name, you can pick your oyster or you can have her select one.

She will even sprinkle some magic pixie dust or give your oyster some good juju if you are hoping for a particular color or size.

Time to crack that oyster open! She does it like a boss! I was actually really impressed with her knowledge of the pearls. Pearls are her passion and it shows!

During the party that I attended we got lucky and saw lots of colors. To be honest before this party, I thought pearls were classic white. Maybe a Black here or there. I was so wrong! We saw pink and even a lavender! There are champagne and gold. They are simply gorgeous.

If you didn’t preorder, you can just comment during the party and let Jessica know that you want in on the pearl party fun.

After the Pearl Party

After everyone says goodnight, Jessica gets to work sending your pearl and the jewelry that you want to be set.

A few weeks later, you will get your piece in the mail.

I chose a simple setting called the “Luna”. The necklace is absolutely perfect for me. It is simple enough that I can wear it every day or it can be dressed up for more formal occasions.

Pearls to me just scream sophistication and the settings that they have to offer modernize it from your  grandmother’s traditional string of pearls. I have literally worn it every day since I got it a week ago.

Here it is! See how perfect it looks with any outfit? The one that I got was classic white though it may not look that way here because Instagram filters are life & help me cover up those tired under eye bags since my sweet baby never sleeps. I know ya’ll get that!

Vantel pearls Luna Necklace - Vantel Pearls Party review

How to Host

If you want to host the party, you get even more benefits. Free stuff!

If you friends spend $250, you get a free hostess piece with an oyster opening. There are also bonuses if you get 10 friends to make a purchase at your party and you get a percentage of the sales to spend on jewelry from the catalog with more oyster openings!

Just get with Jessica and set a date. Then you can invite your friends to join the event. If you are a mom of young kids like me, you know it is so hard to find time for a girls night! I love this because you can do it virtually with your wine and Vantel Pearls. So fun and easy.

Gift Options

Of course you could gift a piece of jewelry from Vantel. But after doing the research for the Vantel Pearls Party review and participating in a party, I can confidently say that this really is an experience not just a product. Part of the fun is getting your pearl out of that little oyster!

Thankfully, the Cool Pearl Lady offers gift certificates if you want to gift the pearl party experience this holiday season!

This would be such a fun gift for your mom, sister, friend or those hard to buy for like your mother in law!

It is more fun than a gift card to a mall store but the recipient still gets to choose what they want and a piece that fits their style!

Overall Impression

I was not 100% sure what to expect when I started this Vantel Pearl party review.

I had a general idea of how the online piece of the party worked. A consultant opens Pearls and then they are sent off and set.

What I had not prepared for was the genuine excitement and anticipation that I felt waiting on my pearl to be opened. Watching the parties has always captured my attention but knowing that you have a surprise pearl in an oyster changes the game. It is like a surprise blind bag for adults! (Are your kids obsessed with those things? Mine sure are!).

The other thing that I had not really expected was the laughter. Jessica has a great way about her that will keep you laughing and overall just boost your mood. After a long day of diapers, homework, cooking dinner and working, it is nice to sit back with a glass of vino and do nothing but watch pearls being opened!

I was even getting excited for other people (especially those lucky enough to score those beautifully colored pearls).

The product comes with a small organza fabric bag making it even easier to gift it to someone. Or if you are like me and keeping it for yourself, it is always nice when it comes wrapped up pretty!

I hope this Vantel Pearls party review helps you to decide to participate in a pearl reveal or to host your own party. It really is a fun way to add a new piece of quality jewelry to your collection.

Contact The Cool Pearl Lady via her website or on her Facebook page!

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No Bake Halloween Mummy Snack Cakes

October 6, 2018 by Stacy Craft Leave a Comment

These no bake Halloween mummy snack cakes are going to be your best friend when you remember at 8 pm that you are in charge of the dessert at the class party in the morning!

Easy No Bake Halloween Mummy Snack Cake

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These require no baking, you don’t even have to melt chocolate! 3 ingredients and about 5 minutes will get you a platter of cute “Pinterest worthy” Halloween treats. And if you need to make these in the car while sitting in the grocery store parking lot, we won’t judge.

How to Make No Bake Halloween Mummy Snack Cakes

You will need:

Little Debbie Fancy Cakes

Candy Eyeballs  or Milk Chocolate Chips

White Icing 

My idea of an easy Halloween treat is one that I don’t have to use a microwave, stove or oven. No cookie cutters or rolling anything into bite size balls. I don’t even want to make pudding or jello. I want the definition of simple but also cute, fun and festive. Think open store bought package, do one step & done. If this is you keep reading! You won’t be disappointed with these ultra easy no bake Halloween mummy snack cakes.

These store bought cakes come together quickly to create adorable little DIY mummy faces in just a couple minutes. Step 1 is to open the packages on all your cakes. Step 2, add a dab of icing on the back of each eyeball. Next, stick the eyeballs on the cakes.

On this photo, I used chocolate chips just in case you don’t have candy eyeballs on hand! I think the eyeballs are a little cuter but the chocolate chips still make a convincing mummy.

No Bake Halloween Mummy Cakes with Chocolate Chip Eyes

The fancy cake makers have already perfectly drizzled vanilla icing over the cakes that look just like a mummy wrap (told you, no melting chocolate on my easy desserts). I mean really, can I hug this mysterious “Little Debbie?” I think I love her.

These no bake Halloween mummy snack cakes are sure to be a hit at school or your Halloween party. If you love super simple Halloween desserts, check out these Ding Dong Ghosts & upside down Hostess cupcake pumpkins.

Once you get your no bake Halloween mummy snack cakes done, find 31 non-candy treats to hand out to Trick or Treaters and 16 Halloween favors that won’t get trashed for class party fun.

Filed Under: Featured, Holiday Treats, Plan, Recipes Tagged With: class, dessert, Halloween, mummy, no bake, party, store bought, treat

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