If you're looking for a fun, affordable way to get together with friends, you should most definitely host a dinner party. With the right menu, décor, and cute homemade invitations, you can really make a night in, something special and memorable for you and your friends. A great way to send the message that the dinner party is something special, is to make your invitations special! That means that you should skip the card aisle at the drug store and hand-make them. Even if you're not the most crafty person on the block, with the right printable paper, a couple of accessories and some colored envelopes, you're on your way to receiving quite a few RSVPs for your next dinner soirée.
1) Before you buy any printable paper, or even address the colored envelopes, you're going to need to compose an invite list and draft up the text for the invitations. You want the basics: briefly describe what is going on, where it is, when, and what they can bring (if anything). Keep the text minimal and make it easy to scan.
2) After you've drafted up what you want your invites to say (and have ran it through spell check) you're ready to buy your supplies! Printable paper is a must. Heavyweight paper is excellent for invitations, especially if you're planning on adding some layers and embellishments. Scrapbooking accessories are great for invitations. There are tons of fun stickers and cute doodads to add to your invitations that can make them really unique. If there's a specific theme to your dinner party, try and find some accessories that tie in with that. The scrapbooking aisle is going to be your best friend when you're making your own invitations from heavyweight paper, you're going to need to really layer your invitations to make them special. Find coordinating scrapbooking papers that you can layer with—polka dots, spaghetti patterns, lobster patterns—with scrapbooking papers, there seems to be a print for every occasion. If you're doing more of an Asian theme, you can skip the scrapbooking section and head straight for origami paper to add to your invites. All in all, be creative with them and have fun when making your selections.
3) After you have all of your supplies rounded up, you're ready for invite assembly. On your printable paper, you can start printing out your invitation text. When all of those are printed out, cut them out and set them aside for pasting onto the invitations. Next, you're going to want to measure out the envelopes and cut the heavyweight paper accordingly. Fold them and make sure they fit into the envelopes. Then, start getting creative with your accessories and scrapbooking paper you bought. Layer the different prints, add stickers, and don't be afraid to think outside the box. Remember that since they're handmade, no two invites have to look alike.
Making your own invitations is a great way to get people excited about your dinner party, and turns something that one would just throw away after the party—an invitation—into a keepsake that they can treasure forever!
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