I'm mailing my invites this week! So excited...take a look!

[Jessalyn]

I've been MIA on the forum lately....been trying to get these darn invitations done! I think I bit off more than I could chew with this DIY project, as I must have spent at least 100 hours on them. Anyway, I'm pleased with how they turned out, so I wanted to share them with you.

 

My room block is being released in late March, so that's why I'm mailing my invites so early.

 

Thanks for taking a look! I'm so excited they are done!!

 

Box they are being shipped in (my brother is an artist and he drew the picture for us, which will also be our logo):

 

What you see when you open the box:

When you open the fabric lining:

And finally, the inside of the invite:

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[Jessalyn]

oops, those are huge pictures! Sorry you have to scroll over...

[MelissaH]

those are so pretty - i love them!!

wtg that must have been a lot of work - i know just putting together my std's almost killed me and they were just a piece of vellum and cardstock basically lol

[AmyInMI]

Wow, those look great Jessalyn!!! Great job!! What kind of material is that on the actual invite?

[*JillD*]

OMG Jessalyn, what a project!! They came out beautiful you should be so happy with them!

[A10CalGal]

Wow, Jessalyn, those are seriously AMAZING!!! They are so beautiful...I am in awe. Where did the pocket fold come from? Don't even tell me you hand crafted those! Wow....

[Jessalyn]

Quote:

Originally Posted by AmyInMI Wow, those look great Jessalyn!!! Great job!! What kind of material is that on the actual invite?

The layer behind the vellum is a handmade paper....almost like a fabric. It has wavy horizontal liness raised off the surface. It has a lot of texture...here is the link to the paper..Fabric Horizon - Wavy Line

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Originally Posted by A10CALGAL Wow, Jessalyn, those are seriously AMAZING!!! They are so beautiful...I am in awe. Where did the pocket fold come from? Don't even tell me you hand crafted those! Wow....

The pocket fold actually came from large sheets of handmade mulberry paper. I could cut (make that tear) 4 per sheet and then I folded each one to make the pockets and used rubber cement to tack down the edges of the pocket.

Thanks for all the compliments!! I just had to share them after all of the time that they took. ...plus I thought you all wouldn't mind a little inspiration....especially those of you who are planning to make your own invites.

[TOESNTHESND]

Those turned out very cute. I am sure your guests will love them, I love the starfish idea.

[MrsWtobe]

So cute! Were they expensive to mail?

[~Melissa~]

WOW Jess those are waaay nicer than the ones from web sites even. Fantastic job!!!!! How many did you have to make?