last year was my mom's 60th birthday.
since we ended up picking april 1st for her party,
we thought april fools would be a perfect party theme.
my sister and i found lots of fun april fools food ideas online.
{you can see all the original links
and even more fun ideas on
"watermelon"
rice krispie treat
"sushi"
rice krispie treat, fruit by the foot, gummy worms
"grilled cheese"
pound cake with yellow/orange frosting-
actually "grilled" in frying pan
"burgers"
nilla waffers, frosting {ketchup/mustard},
coconut {dyed green}, thin mint cookie
"chicken nuggets & french fries"
pound cake covered in frosting then rolled in crushed graham crackers
bread sticks rolled in sugar
"ketchup"
strawberry jam
"popcorn"
chocolate covered marshmallow pops
since spring was so early last year,
we were able to decorate with daffodils
from my yard placed in vintage cans.
{this year the daffodils haven't even
started to poke through the ground!!}
for my daughter's camping party,
i decided to make tent invites.
there are many versions of these on pinterest and you can see my
main inspiration on the my camping party pinboard.
today i am going to show you how to make a tent invite.
i will be selling the pdfs of these invites in my etsy shop,
so once you have them printed you can just follow these steps
to creating the final product.
your daughter, her friends {and her friends' parents!}
will be very impressed!
.................
you will need:
a straightedge ruler, cutting mat and an exacto knife
first, line up the ruler with the point of the tent and
straight down the middle.
next, (starting about an inch from the point) make your cut
straight down.
this step will help you get the perfect fold - like scoring.
line up the ruler with the top of your slit down to
one corner of the tent.
then using the flip side of the knife blade, lightly drag it to the corner.
start super light because you can always go back and do it again.
you just want it scored, not cut or damaged.
using the ruler to create the perfect fold,
lift and crease the tent flap back.
repeat on the other side.
i didn't take a picture of the wording page,
but you will glue the tent page directly on top of the
wording page making sure all the sides and corners line up.
(the pages are the same size so this is very easy)
i use tombo mono multi liquid glue. (green cap)
they sell it at joann fabrics.
i like it because it holds well and doesn't leave wrinkles.
still, i use it very sparingly- but that's another reason i like it.
i put a thin line of glue around each edge
and along the tent flap folds.
open the flaps and there you have it!
we didn't do fancy labels,
but i printed the return address on the back
and sealed with washi tape
if you are interested in the invite,
visit
i will be selling it as a pdf
and also professionally printed and assembled.
stay tuned for all the party pics...coming soon!
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