This is a rough of the idea, comments, suggestions welcomed...I hope it looks like a poster made by a newspaper press that would've been a primitive billboard(that's why there's a tack mark on the top). My sister suggested actually mailing them instead of emailing(things tend to get buried in people's inboxes and then they forget...)
On the envelope I wrote Belzoni of Bath and used a wax embosser to seal it. Had fun making it!
y moon, those are very nice as well. i agree on the mailing of them. things get lost or accidentaly deleted on the computer. and if your computer goes down, what a mess!
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Awesome, yellow_moon! They certainly do look like they were printed by a newspaper press, and I LOVE the font, it is perfect. Very nice job. Right down to the tack mark. I love the little details, don't you???
I've been reading a lot of the back posts on Halloween invitations, and have found that there are so many good ideas floating around, but they are scattered between dozens of posts. So here is a thread to help conglomerate all of this information. Please post pictures, videos, or web links to your Halloween Party invitations from the past, and from the present (if your like me and have already begun working!).
All of our themes start with 'Welcome to...', such as last years was 'Welcome to Hell'. This years theme is 'Welcome to the Lair of the Eternally Undead', it's a Vampire theme, without coming flat out and saying it. The invite that I have designed is a wooden stake, similar to what a classic vampire hunter would use.
The wooden stake, is just a foot long stake that you would use in your garden. We picked up a pack of 12 from Menards for about $6.50 ($0.54 per stake). The metal eyelet on the card came in a pack of 25 from JoAnn Fabrics for roughly $3.00 ($0.12 per eyelet). The card stock for the attached card, twine, and even the stain I used were all left over from previous projects. However, if you wanted to factor in these elements to the total cost per stake, were still sitting at under $1.00. Not too shabby for a very unique invitation.
Now, if you wanted to mail a stake to someone, the postman says they can indeed be mailed (as is, with no box! Just put the address and postage on the back of the card!). The cost to mail, per stake, was quoted at $1.98 for First class mail.
VERY Classy. Almost too classy for my kind of Halloween Party. 'Course I'm not invited Maybe just me, but suggests a more formal party. The idea is good, but some drops of "blood", maybe a bloody hand print or finger print would (in my mind) place expectations of more of a Halloween Party and less of a masquerade ball. No offense intended. FWIW
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Originally Posted by Ryadread
Hello my fellow Halloween Enthusiasts! It's been a while, we're getting a bit of a late start on our Halloween Party this year.
Here are the Invites we used for our Vampire Masquerade themed party last year. We went for simple invites last year since we spent so much more money on everything else. Everyone raved about the invites however, so just goes to show...simple can be equally effective! We are still working on a theme for this year, but we are finally in our own house!! Muwahahahaha.....
We rolled them up and tied them with our red & black theme colored ribbons and mailed them in the standard mailing tubes.
I can't wait to see some more invite ideas! This is definitely one of my most favorite parts.
Awesome, yellow_moon! They certainly do look like they were printed by a newspaper press, and I LOVE the font, it is perfect. Very nice job. Right down to the tack mark. I love the little details, don't you???
Absolutely, I think those little details tell our party guests how much we care!
VERY Classy. Almost too classy for my kind of Halloween Party. 'Course I'm not invited Maybe just me, but suggests a more formal party. The idea is good, but some drops of "blood", maybe a bloody hand print or finger print would (in my mind) place expectations of more of a Halloween Party and less of a masquerade ball. No offense intended. FWIW
Ahhh, yes I can see what you mean there. We were attempting to set an eerie but authentic mood with the invites. Vampires are very classy creatures, no? We had "Interview with the Vampire" in mind when creating our theme. We saved the blood and gore for the actual party, but tried to entice our guests with the invites. A couple drips of blood may have worked nicely indeed. Hind sight is 20/20 but I hope it may help those looking for ideas on this theme.
For the first party I hosted I printed out invites with an image I drew on my pc. I wish I had an image of the actual invitation with the wording, but my power supply went dead and I am using my husband's pc, but I do have a picture of the image I used, as it was saved in my Deviant Art account.
This idea might not appeal to anyone here, but for the second party I hosted, I wanted to make invitations that looked like a kid would make. I had the idea that the party would be the one time the adults would be able to get away with acting like kids (especially since there were a lot of education majors and teachers that were going to be there!). So, one Saturday my cousin and I used construction paper, crayons, markers, glitter, stickers, etc. to make some 3-D pop-up invites of bats and spiders. We also drew our own little Halloween scene on some cards. Each guest had a different invite and we had a ton of fun making them!
btw i am loving the stake invite!! I can't believe that they could be mailed like that, thats just awesome!
Here is a copy of the wording from last year's invite that I borrowed and adapted from another member. I also followed up with reminder "teaser" movies. I attached the links below.[
I]Our Dearest Friends,
It is with great urgency we contact you in this darkest hour. We have allowed ourselves to be lulled into the chamber of this great manor. We only pray that this reaches you in good haste, for we fear that we shant be as ye once knew us for very much longer.
Kindest friends, we beseech you to come to our aid. Join us at Manor *****, on the 27th evening of October, upon the stroke of 8 o'clock. It is YOU that must be by our side. The voices are calling your names to return for this annual Halloween Ritual.
To appease the appetites of these wicked souls, they demand a lavish feast fit for the dead. As we are trapped in this wretched chamber we will be preparing last years grim remains. We beg you to bring other delectable dishes in disguise. Those whose creations appease the depraved shall be rewarded. There will be spirits flowing and poisons brewing for all to partake. But do so at your own risk to avoid an untimely demise.
For all appearances, you must come in disguise for those that dwell beneath this musky earth must not recognize you. Again, a reward will be bestowed upon the greatest disguises.
So very soon we will behold one another, and perhaps we will finally be free of the wretchedness that dwells within.
PS. The decrepit Master requests that all refrain from bringing offspring. The spirits can be quite horrific and hungry and that can a disastrous thing.[/i]
I wish I could show my invites, but they are in a card program that I have no idea if the format can be changed. But anyway, here's the phrase from our '06 party. I found it online & revised it a bit.
The hour draws near
and this party comes but once a year.
Ghosts & witches & creatures of fright,
Don't miss the call of this night.
Come one, come all in the threads of the season.
If you miss this bash, tis an act of treason.
Be here by eight & meet your fate.
Bring your own poison & your tastiest date.
Maybe just me, but suggests a more formal party. The idea is good, but some drops of "blood", maybe a bloody hand print or finger print would (in my mind) place expectations of more of a Halloween Party and less of a masquerade ball. No offense intended. FWIW
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