DIY Kits & Paint Party Guide — Free for Laser Maker Con 2026

A guide from Paisley Grace Makery

Hosting your first paint party can feel like assembling IKEA furniture for 20 people who all want to talk to you at the same time. It doesn't have to. After 11+ years of running parties at Paisley Grace Makery, Heather Bennett pulled together the exact system that separates a calm, profitable party from a chaotic one — and she's handing it to you free.

Inside this guide you'll find:

• Packaging a DIY Kit — how Heather preps Take and Make kits 500 at a time (the "INFINITE mindset"), plus where the instruction card comes from: a 6x9 postcard template available in the Maker's Blueprint.
• The 10 Tips for a Successful Paint Party — everything she wishes someone had handed her before her first one, from picking a forgiving first project and capping your seats at 8–10, to running a paint bar instead of paint-at-the-seats, mapping your 2-hour timing, confirming guests 24–48 hours out, and collecting reviews on the spot while phones are already out.
• One Last Thing — the honest truth that your first party (and your fifth) won't be perfect, and why the makers who keep running them are the ones who build a real, high-margin workshop business.

Think of it as a recipe card for your first party: instead of guessing at ingredients and timing, you follow the steps Heather has already tested hundreds of times. Pick a date, pick a project, cap it at eight friends, and run it.

Want more like this? Join the free Raising Makers community on Facebook, where Heather answers questions, shares quick wins, and connects you with other laser owners building workshop-based businesses.