A Frighteningly Fun Design

So it is officially October, the month all of you Halloween-lovers have been waiting for. Thankfully, Halloween falls on a Monday this year, which creates the perfect opportunity to do it all this year! Why not throw a Halloween party on Friday or Saturday and leave Monday for Trick-or-Treating with the kids? Your party can be adults only or kid friendly, because the way the calendar has laid things out this year, there is plenty of time to spend time with your friends, family and little ones.

If you are considering taking my advice on throwing a Monster Mash, Scary Soiree or Costumed Cocktail Party, I have good news for you; I have the perfect DIY invitation design that everyone is sure to get a kick out of. Remember those classic skeleton decorations that are made of paper and have the moveable limbs, which can be hung on a door or window of your home? Well someone thought up a great idea to take the idea behind those skeletal creations and turn them into little messengers to spread the word about your Halloween Bash. This idea comes from marthastewart.com. There you can find the skeleton template file which makes it very easy for you to just print and create! You will need some other supplies before sending your little messengers on their way, but once you put the time and effort into putting them together, the reaction of your guests will make it worth while. The supplies you need include:
white heavyweight matte paper, scissors, black card stock, spray adhesive, a microhole

punch, white miniature brads, a white-gel-ink pen and black #10 envelopes.

Once you have all of your supplies and are ready to get going on this project, follow these simple instructions which you can also find at marthastewart.com:

1. Color-photocopy templates at 125 percent (or download images and print) onto white heavyweight matte paper. Cut out parts with scissors. (For thicker invitations, affix copies to black card stock with spray adhesive, then cut out parts.)

2. At joints, make holes using a microhole punch. Secure limbs on top of body with white miniature brads.

3. Write details using a white-gel-ink pen. Fold in parts; enclose card in a #10 envelope.

They also have instructions for how to make an owl version of this invitation which you can find here. Let us know how yours turn out!

By – Jen Ebenrick