DIY Invitations

Ms. Dancer and I decided today was the day we would get the invitations DONE. We started at noon. The design was already done – text checked twice because I am an atrocious speller, no really I am that bad. After about 2 hours choosing the paper (an three different stores), 3 hours printing them out, 1.5 hours at Kinko’s getting them laser cut, 1.5 hour dinner break, another stop at Staples for a long reach stapler, and 3.5 hours of folding/stapling, I was determined by the end of the day to see at least one finished product.

I am grateful that we decided to go to Kinko’s instead of trying to cut them ourselves. Not only did everything line up Ms. Dancer and I did not drive each other crazy with sharp objects (probably not the best idea). Once we arrived at the house we set to work putting these together. We sprawled everything across the kitchen table and hunkered down for a long night.



Although the folding got old after the first hundred pages (I actually think I got a blister on my finger). The stapling was not so bad especially with the new long reach stapler we got.



The outside of the invitations were a beautiful stubble floral pattern in a pale blue on a sparkly cream paper. To give the outside pop we banded the paper with strips of cranberry stamped with our monogram. Once the invitation was folded the band had to be wrapped around and then glued with our Elmer’s stick.



The paper we found that I liked and that we knew would not jam the printer was a more lighter weight then I originally wanted but I knew that we would be under the maximum limit for the one stamp postage (a huge plus) and because we were doing booklets I thought the lighter paper would be ok.



And yea we finished them all tonight. For DIY invitations I was really proud how they turned out. Now if the envelopes would just get here Ms. Dancer and I can move to the next phase of the invitation process: Address, stuff, stamp and send.


Below you will find the finished product.