Let's See Invitations!

Sarah · November 18, 2006

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Originally Posted by VALERIE

Here are two photos of the inspiration that created my invitations! I created a variation to these and did them myself!

As soon as I have some complete, I'll post those as well! I need to get moving on them! HA!

Wow Valerie- those are so cool. I can't wait to see the finished product. How did you attach the starfish?

*JillD* · November 18, 2006

valerie, I love those invitations! I was looking for something similar, I want to try to make my own invitations, we'll see! Do you know yet how they are going to fit in envelopes or if you'll need to package them somehow so that the starfish doesn't break?

SASSYGIRL · November 19, 2006

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Originally Posted by EDYTA

I wanted to share this site with all of you, I think it's such a great and cute idea for everyone who hasn't decidede on their invitations yet

This is what they say....

BOTTLE SPIN
If you're having a beach wedding and think engraved wedding invitations seem a bit washed-u, mail a message in a bottle instead. Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk and Lhotse Merriam sent each of their wedding guests a Coca-Cola bottle stuffed with an invite created to look like a treasure map...

Check out www.islandweddinshops.com or

www.invitationinabottle.com (here you can create a custom message that come sin a bottle with sand, shells, a cork and raffia or ribbon, then have it mailed to your guests ($39.99, 20-bottle minimun). They also offer do-it-yourself kits ($23.99, 19 bottle minimum)

I think oriental trading company has some similar to these that are not nearly as pricey - I would check them out too. Very cute idea that would get guests in the mood to hit the beach!

EDYTA · November 19, 2006

Sarah-I was considering making my own...buying the sand from pie one or some arts store than printing out a map of Cabo on a peice of paper....stainning the paper with tea so it looks all old and worn out...than burning the edges of the paper...i thinki t would be a lot of work but so much fun....

gotta start drinking a lot of coke for the bottles....I'll do a draft and post it on here to get your advice

Sarah · November 19, 2006

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Originally Posted by EDYTA

Sarah-I was considering making my own...buying the sand from pie one or some arts store than printing out a map of Cabo on a peice of paper....stainning the paper with tea so it looks all old and worn out...than burning the edges of the paper...i thinki t would be a lot of work but so much fun....

gotta start drinking a lot of coke for the bottles....I'll do a draft and post it on here to get your advice

Yeah, that sounds like a pretty ambitious project! Can't wait to see what you come up with, it sounds really cool!

erikagd77 · November 19, 2006

Hi Ladies,

Here's a vendor for who is interested in saving cost and printing them on your own:

http://www.invitesite.com/

I just received my sample and they look great. (not cheap looking)

I have a professional printer in the So.Cal area if anyone is interested.

gkashmira · November 19, 2006

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Originally Posted by erikagd77

Hi Ladies,

Here's a vendor for who is interested in saving cost and printing them on your own:

http://www.invitesite.com/

I just received my sample and they look great. (not cheap looking)

I have a professional printer in the So.Cal area if anyone is interested.

Erika - those are really nice! Will you send me the info for your professional printer?

Sarah · November 19, 2006

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Originally Posted by erikagd77

Hi Ladies,

Here's a vendor for who is interested in saving cost and printing them on your own:

http://www.invitesite.com/

I just received my sample and they look great. (not cheap looking)

I have a professional printer in the So.Cal area if anyone is interested.

Those are beautiful- thanks for sharing. Is this the printer you are referring to in SoCal or is that someone separate?

A10CalGal · November 20, 2006

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Originally Posted by VALERIE

Here are two photos of the inspiration that created my invitations! I created a variation to these and did them myself!

As soon as I have some complete, I'll post those as well! I need to get moving on them! HA!

Valerie,

I love your inspiration photos! I've seen those somewhere & they were really expensive. I can't wait to see the ones you create!

A10CalGal · November 20, 2006

OK, so the idea to get my arsty cousin to design my invites is not working. So, I went thru a stage where I thought I would make my own from scratch, that's just too ambitious for me with the time I have available. This is where I am now: I've ordered a "mock-up" kit from cardsandpockets.com to do a semi-DIY invitation. What I like is they have all of the components cut to size for you, you just have to do the printing & assembly. I'll post my first try when I receive the kit. This is what I'm going for, only in my colors of aqua, white & either yellow or green: