816-Lancastef Farming, Saturday, April 13, 1991
To sell the baskets she made, Phebe had a home party to display them. That was
five years ago. She now averages three parties a week and has needed to hire other
weavers to fill orders.
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beg people to have parties, but I
average three parties a week.”
With the basket weaving, party
demonstrating, delivery, and
bookkeeping, Phebe said, her
Baskets ’N More business is more
than a full-time job for herself. In
addition, she has some part-time
weavers and another woman who
holds basket demonstrations.
When she’s in a jam, her hus
band, Don, helps with packing and
delivery. Her son, Tim, 13, also
helps with the packing. And when
her daughter Katrina, 18, “is in dire
need of money, she helps weave.”
The Good’s two oldest children,
Ed, 25; and Lavon, 22; are mar
ried.
Phebe said, “The nice part of the
job is that it offers a variety. Weav
ing is relaxing to me although I
would not want to do it full time.
I’m glad I can use my bookkeeping
skills, and I like meeting people.”
The down side of working out of
your home, Phebe said, is that the
work is always here and people
often ask you to do things, because
you’re home.
“I learned to say ‘no.’ Some
times pressure builds up when
there are many orders to fili, but
Phebe said that overall, having
your own business has definite
advantages.
York Extension To Teach Parents
How To Live With Teens
Do you, or the parents of teens
that you know, sometimes wish
your teens and pre-teens could be
sent away for a few years and then
returned to you as cooperative
young adults? Or maybe, as the
parents of teens, you and your
friends just want some direction
on how to guide adolescents
through their most troublesome
years. Well, now there’s help - an
innovative video-based parent
education program designed spec
ifically for parents of teens - and
pre-teens. Called Active Parenting
of Teens, the program is being
sponsored by Penn State Coopera
tive Extension starting Wednes
day, April 17 and continues
through May 22.
Active Parenting of Teens will
be taught in six, two-hour sessions
by Lois Kinzie, private parent
Baskets ’N More
Because her business evolved
without much planning, Phebe
said that after her business was
established, she read a book about
starting your own business and
was relieved that she basically did
everything right.
“I got business cards, invoices
with my name and price sheets,”
she said. One thing she does not
have is a computer. She has been
reluctant to get one since she has
never used one, but she said her
business is at the point where she
really needs to invest the money
and time in getting one.
An upstairs bedroom has been
converted into her work room. It
contains all the supplies and the
working space that Phebe needs to
make baskets. The reed is soaked
in a dishpan of water to make it
more pliable for weaving. Staining
is done in the garage during winter
and outside during the summer.
Some hostesses prefer to have
drop-in parlies, which makes it
easier for Phebe since it does not
require her to spend an evening
demonstrating. On the other hand,
she said, “It’s rewarding to go to a
party and see how thrilled the
guests are with baskets.”
Basket parties are not limited to
female hostesses. Recently, a man
booked a party and invited his fel
low firemen to order baskets for
education consultant. The prog
ram features over 60 video vignet
tes on issues both relevant and
timely to raising a teenager,
including how to prevent sub
stance abuse and how to openly
discuss sexuality. After viewing
the various scenarios, parents par
ticipate in group discussion, role
plays and other activities.
Active Parenting of Teens is not
psychotherapy, but rather a
common-sense approach to
parenting. There is not dwelling
on blame, only a move-ahead atti
tude that shows it is never too late
to improve parent-child
relationships.
In addition to the sessions deal
ing with substance abuse and
teenager sexuality, Active Parent
ing of Teens includes vignettes
on: instilling courage and self
Easter gifts. “Wives were delight
ed. Several called me and ordered
more baskets,” Phebe said.
Most of her guests are working
women and she finds that younger
women are inclined to spend more
money because they don’t have as
many things to fill their homes.
She said, “I’m amazed at how
high sales are. I feel no effects of a
recession. Orders have increased;
in fact, it’s been like Christmas.
“The secret to a successful busi
ness is perseverance, and the atti
tude that the customer is always
right,” Phebe said.
“I’m at a point where I need to
decide whether or not to branch out
or keep it small. I considered hav
ing a catalogue printed, but it
would soon be outdated because I
keep adding new basket styles.”
Presently, Phebe has photo
graphs of baskets that she labels
for hostesses who want to take
orders before the party. For those
who request unusual-shaped
baskets, Phebe will weave accord
ing to their specifications for an
additional $3 special order charge.
Phebe also teaches basket weav
ing for craft stores, churches, and
Mother’s programs.
For more information about
Baskets ’n More, call (717)
898-2500 or write to 3713 Nolt
Road, Landisville, PA 17538.
esteem; developing responsibility;
and winning cooperation through
communication. The realistic vid
eo sequences stir reactions like,
“Yes, that’s just how I feel” or
“That’s our teenager, all right,”
and demonstrate positive ways to
resolve conflict.
To sign up for the Active
Parenting of Teens program, call
Penn State Cooperative Extension
at 757-9657. The cost of the prog
ram is $15.00 per participant, or
$25.00 per couple. The first ses
sion will be held Wednesday,
April 17, 7:00 p.m. at the Exten
sion Meeting Room, 112 Pleasant
Acres Road, York with subse
quent sessions to be held over the
course of the following five
weeks.
For further information about
Active Parenting of Teens, call
See your nearest
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609-935-5145
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15 Hillcrest Ave.
201-689-7900
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