Make Your Own Invitations Blog - Free printables and Ideas

Oct 8, DIY Halloween Party Invitations

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 10:50:01 GMT

Halloween is creeping up on us and you should probably have already sent out your party invitations by now. But just in case you haven't then head on over to our DIY Halloween Invitations section to find something you like.

Now there is a bunch of great Handmade Halloween invitation ideas for the DIYer including monster and coffin invitations.

Printable toe tag invitation

There are printable Halloween invites for the semi-diyer whos diy skills go only as far as printing a free premade invitation and then filling in the party details by hand.

Custom Halloween invitations

And finally we have the customized photo Halloween Invitations. These are strictly for those who completely lack the diy gene and do not mind shelling out a few dollars for someone else do all the work to produce a fantastic invitation design complete with invite wording (that someone would be me of course) Fortunately, our invitations are designed to print as 4x6" and 5x7" at your local photo lab by you. So we are able to offer our designs to you at a pretty decent price. You can then take your photo invitation and print it for around 8-15 cents per print. easy peasy.

Whatever way you decide to go you should very well find something to suit you.
Happy Haunting!

Sep 8, Halloween Party Decorations Pack

Thu, 08 Sep 2011 01:03:07 GMT

Halloween is Just around the corner and so to introduce our new Printable Halloween Party Decoration Pack for 2011 we're giving one away for free.

Halloween Decoration Party Pack

To enter our little giveaway simply enter simply leave a comment on our Invitations Facebook page with the title of your favorite scary movie. We'll pick a random winner on Saturday 6pm EST.

Take a closer look at our filled with printable cupcake wraps and toppers, water bottle wraps, a very cool pennant banner and a few more extra goodies.

Aug 1, Homemade Pocket fold wedding invites

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 04:36:21 GMT

Love these homemade pocketfold wedding invitations made by Jenny. Nice rich purple premade pockets with white insert cards (printed at home on to crisp white card stock. The invite features a photo of Jenny and her fiance with a layer of vellum over the top with the invitation wording.

Simple and elegant and best of all hand made!

Pocket fold wedding invitations

Jun 24, Make homemade Safari Invitations for your Childs Birthday

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 01:46:26 GMT

Ideas to make Safari Invitations with a tutorial to make scroll jungle birthday invitation.

Jun 23, farm birthday invitations

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 04:16:03 GMT

A down on the farm party is a popular fun theme for children celebrating a first birthday especially in the spring when the baby farm animals are abound. Love the little sheep and piggies. See our ideas for making your own barnyard or farm party invitations. There are several different methods including printing on your computer as well as some crafty ideas. So get out your scissors and glue. There is also a free barn template that you can download and print for free.

For those who prefer the hard word done by someone other than themselves, you can always order one of our custom farm invitation designs, we'll personalize with the invitation wording of your choice as well as a photo of your child.

Down at the farm customized invitations

Jun 10, How to make Sesame Street Invitaitons

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 05:00:22 GMT

Throw your child a cool Sesame Street themed birthday party! Get all of the Sesame St gang together as well as the guest of honor's friends for a bright colorful celebration. To complete your childs birthday party them try making your own Sesame Street Birthday Invitations. Follow along with our Cookie Monster invitation tutorial, it's so easy a child could make them. You can adapt the theme to yellow big bird invites, green Oscar, Red Elmo and so on.

Cookie Monster Birthday Invitaitons

See more tutorials for how to make kids birthday invitations. There are invitation instructions for many different birthday party themes.

I remember watching Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Elmo, Snuffy and the rest of the gang when I was just a child and now I'm making Sesame Street invitations for my own daughter.

Jun 6, Printable baby shower invitaitons

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 02:42:49 GMT

A sweet silhouette of a mama to be with a beautiful baby sonogram in her belly. What a special way to invite your friends and family to your baby shower. If it is a surprise baby shower then mom to be will be in for a treat as well. We will customize this printable sonogram invitation with wording for your baby shower celebration and insert a picture of the baby's ultrasound to make it more personalized. We can tint the sonogram to blend in with the invitation color sheme.

Blue for a boy, Pink for a girl and green, beige, orange or yellow for a surprise. Print as many as you like at home or at your photolab.

For the DIY mommy to be check out our range of home made baby shower invitation ideas.

May 31, Hot VistaPrint Invitation Deals

Tue, 31 May 2011 00:30:48 GMT

May 22, A few engagement quotes

Sun, 22 May 2011 22:37:43 GMT

Just a quick note to let you all know we have a selection of http://www.make-your-own-invitations.com/engagement-quotes.htmlengagement quotes that you might use to accent your engagement party invitations.

May 17, Hot Zebra Print 30th Birthday Invitation Designs

Tue, 17 May 2011 01:46:43 GMT

Celebrate 30 years of fun, friendship and family with this customizable invitation. Wrapped in a wild zebra design in black and white. The guest of honor will be featured in a hot pink frame (totally changeable of course) The photo can be tinted in black and white, sepia or left in color. All wording and colors can be changed to suit the occasion.

May 13, Bridal Shower Invitations for a Beach theme

Fri, 13 May 2011 03:59:02 GMT

Bring your guests to the beach with these flip flop bridal shower invitations. dive right into your beachy wedding shower theme and set the tone right away. These are a casual and fun invitation made with card stock, ribbon and a two prong brad. Perfect for a laid back affair. Embellished with a faux flower to finish the whole design off. You can certainly recreate this invite with ease.

Grab a make your own bridal invitation idea for your wedding shower.

May 12, Elephant Baby Shower Invitations

Thu, 12 May 2011 04:57:29 GMT

Planning a baby shower for a friend or family member. Elephants are the cutest and these elephant baby shower invitations are simply the cutest. Make your own baby shower invites with an elephant theme. Follow how Ruby put together these invites with a little crafty ingenuity.

Elephant baby shower invites

Check out more baby shower invitation ideas There are heaps of tutorials and examples to make all kinds of baby shower invites.

May 9, Make Yummy Lollipop Invitations

Mon, 09 May 2011 00:52:51 GMT

Sweet Lollipop Invitations for an even sweeter candy land theme birthday party. Try your hand at making these super cute and colorful birthday invitations. They are very clever and the kids will love them. Imagine if you substituted the cardboard lollipop for a real one with a round invitation card attached to it with all the pertaining party details. The kid would go crazy for them (likey the parents might too...lol)

Bright Lollipop Invitations

May 4, Music Playing Wedding Invitation

Wed, 04 May 2011 21:38:04 GMT

Just had to share this most creative record player wedding invitation that was made by Karen and Mike for their upcoming nuptuals.

What does it do exactly. Well it is a booklet invitation with a couple of simple DIY instructions (fold here, place needle here...) to transform the invite into a functional record player which will a catchy little tune written and recorded on to flexi disc by mike and karens original song. The sound quality is a little garbled but you get the jist.

You can find more details about this booklet styled invitation that doubles as a record player on Karens website.

May 3, Sea Shell Wedding Invitations Tutorial

Tue, 03 May 2011 06:55:31 GMT

Make these very simple and effective Beachy themed sea shell wedding invitations. You can follow our step by step tutorial to make these invitations your own. If you don't have the exact sand inspired papers or shell stamps that we have used then you can switch them for a different kind and still maintain a beach feel. Try aqua blue colors and textured hand made paper or corrugated paper for a different appeal. Add your own personal touches to these beautiful invitations and make your wedding day one to remember.

Beach sea shell wedding invitations

Apr 18, Lego Birthday Invitations

Mon, 18 Apr 2011 07:26:56 GMT

Are you planning a Lego Birthday Party for your child? If you are then you need to see how you can make your own very cool party invitations. We've got ideas and free resources including Lego fonts, Lego clipart as well as a free printable lego invitation.

Free Printable Lego Invitaitons

There's wording advice and ideas for computer made invites as well as your regular paper, scissors and glue invitations that the little ones would love to help you with.

So head on over to the Lego Birthday Invitations and start creating your party invitations.

Apr 4, invitation deals at Vistaprint

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 00:22:56 GMT

Just in case you're looking at Vistaprint to get your invitations they are having a 50 off deal running at the moment.

you can check out our post card tutorial which shows you how you can make your own invitations ready to print at vistaprint.

They're also having a free shipping promo with 25 off for new customers. I guess you can work out which deal will suit you better.

Mar 31, Photobooth Wedding Save The Dates

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 21:12:41 GMT

We have beefed up our Photo Booth Save the Date Wedding Section with a couple of great tutorials to show you how you can make your fabulous save the date cards. There are photobooth signs for you to download and print as well as a photobooth gallery with a quick look at all the photobooth themed examples that we have.

This is a great way to announce to your friends and family that you are getting married. So grab your camera and get snapping!

Custom Photobooth Save the date design

Mar 30, 70th Birthday Invitations

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 02:01:58 GMT

Planning a 70th birthday celebration? Then check out our70th birthday invitations section, there are ideas, poems and wording samples for you to use on your homemade invitations.

70th birthday invites

If you have made your own 70 birthday invites then we'd love to see them. Send em over to us at the contact page.

Nov 26, Ticket Wedding Invitation

Fri, 26 Nov 2010 20:52:04 GMT

Make wicked cool concert ticket wedding invitations at home on your own computer. All you need to is spreadsheet software like Microsoft Excel. Jeannie shares with us her tips and advice for making these fabulous music themed invites.

Ticket Wedding Invitations

For more DIY wedding invitation ideas, be sure to check out our make your own wedding invitations section of our website, there is something for everyone.

Nov 25, Christmas Party Invitations

Thu, 25 Nov 2010 04:48:12 GMT

Christmas time is just around the corner, If you haven't sent out your Christmas party invitations then now is the time to get them sorted before its too late. If you're wanting diy invitations then have a look at our homemade Christmas invitations section. There are a few ideas and examples of invitations that you can make for the holidays.

We also have a bunch of printable Christmas party invitations that you can print off at home or at your photo lab. You can use them for your end of year work break up party, a get together with your friends and family, maybe cocktails to start of the festive season, or even a dinner party.

Nov 10, Customized Printable Christmas Party Invitations

Wed, 10 Nov 2010 23:10:21 GMT

Customize your printable christmas party invitations, We make, you print!

Oct 25, Creepy Halloween Printable Toe Tag Invitations

Mon, 25 Oct 2010 03:15:52 GMT

For a creepy halloween invitation idea make a very cool toe tag like the kind you find in a morgue attached to a corpses body. If that doesn't creep you out then I don't know what would. Find out all about how you can make your own Halloween toe tag invitation complete with ideas for creating a fake toe.

Toe and tag invitation

If you want to make your own then try out our printable toe tag halloween invitation with all the hard work done, all you need to do is fill in your party details.

Printable Halloween invite

Oct 24, Make Scary Halloween Invitations - DIY Party Invites

Sun, 24 Oct 2010 20:28:07 GMT

Make Scary Halloween Invitations to invite your party guests - A box full of eyeballs!

Oct 13, More DIY Halloween Invitation Ideas

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 19:28:46 GMT

Check out some of our new Make it yourself Halloween invitation ideas we have a few tutorials to make invitations from your ordinary everyday crafty products like card, paper and even a few outside of the sqare invitations. If you have a DIY Halloween invitation project we would totally love to see it.

black bat invite - pretty easy to make, just cut and write, a mummy invitation wrapped up in crepe paper, a monster bash and a whole heap more.

The bat, the mummy and the monster

Oct 11, Halloween Birthday Invitation

Mon, 11 Oct 2010 06:41:56 GMT

We're back from our holidays and feeling refreshed. We have a new Custom Halloween Birthday Invitation on sale for those of you who do not want to DIY. We can customize this invitation with a photo of your lil birthday boy or girl. We love our little Halloween Owls dressed in their costumes. We have Tabitha the Witch on the left, Shaunee the petrified Mummy and Franken-Owl at the end. Add your own wording to finish off this cute Halloween invitation.

Owl-o-ween Birthday Invitation

Oct 11, Printable Halloween Birthday Invitation

Mon, 11 Oct 2010 06:39:56 GMT

Owl-o-ween Birthday Invitation

Oct 5, On Vacation

Tue, 05 Oct 2010 21:50:25 GMT

Hi All! We are taking a much needed vacation at the beach until 11th of OCTOBER. Woohoo!

***We will be unable to process any invitation orders until Monday 11th of October***

You can still purchase the Printable Halloween Decorations Pack during this time.

Have fun
Peata xx

Oct 4, SPooky Eyes Halloween Party Invites

Mon, 04 Oct 2010 12:22:11 GMT

Super easy Halloween invitations made with black construction cardboard, stickers and white and black paint. You had better watch out for these invites as your fingers will get messy with the white paint. Your kids will love helping you make your invitations this October.

spooky eyes invitations

We have a bunch of Halloween invitations for you to check out this year. Go and check out the handmade halloween invitation section for inspiration

Sep 30, Printable Halloween Decorations

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 05:56:32 GMT

Don't be caught unprepared this year with your Halloween. Party. Our Printable Halloween Decorations Party Kit is just what you need to help make your party a success. Simply Print and Cut your way to make these fabulous decorations and accents your guests will love. There are cup cake toppers, favor bag toppers, party food labels, a spooky cool Trick or Treat banner and a few more goodies.

Take a look at our Printable Halloween Decorations Party pack today.

Sep 26, Western Invitations

Sun, 26 Sep 2010 07:05:24 GMT

Planning a western hoedown birthday celebration. These Western Cowboy invitations are exactly what you will need to set the tone for your party. We can take your photo and turn it into this cool Wanted Poster. You can chose to have your childs photo colored in sepia and black and white tones. Doesn't have to be a birthday party either, this design will suit retirement parties, farwells, costume parties and even a wedding if you want.

Check out some of the different western invitations that we have created in the past.

Western Invitations

Sep 24, Cool Halloween Toe Tag Invitations - made at home

Fri, 24 Sep 2010 01:38:04 GMT

These cool Halloween Toe Tag Invitations will make your party a hit! Make them now!

Sep 14, Hand Made Halloween Invitations

Tue, 14 Sep 2010 01:19:35 GMT

Halloween is coming and we have lots of fresh new ideas to make your Halloween Invitations. Head over to our Halloween invitation gallery to find one that you can make for your spooky All Hallows Eve get together. There are costume party designs, Halloween birthday party invites and more. Keep checking back to keep up to date.

To get you started, here is a funky vampire bat with a party invite in its clutches.

Homemade halloween invitations

Aug 31, Make Monkey Birthday Invitations

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:45:26 GMT

Swing on over for a monkey celebration! Monkey invites are super popular for little kiddie birthdays and the like. Browse through our section Monkey birthday invitations. There are a few ideas to make your invite card, some monkey invitation wording with phrases like 'Let's go banana' and 'come monkey around..." and even some homemade monkey invitation samples with brief instructions on how to make them.

Monkeyin' around invitations

Aug 30, Make Spiderman invitations for your Super Hero party

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 04:44:32 GMT

Are you having a Spidey birthday party with superheroes and web slinging fun. Check out our ideas and tips to make your ownSpiderman birthday party invitations. You can download some clip art that you can print from your own computer. Check out also our other superhero invitation ideas.

Free Spiderman Clipart

Aug 3, Free printable tea party invitation

Tue, 03 Aug 2010 20:46:05 GMT

Love to attend a tea party, cakes and sandwiches, tea and coffee. mmmm.
Download and print our free printable tea party invitations. Perfect for a little girls birthday party.

See some of our other free printable invitations to find one to suit your special occasion.

Jul 22, Film and Movie wedding invitation sample

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 04:46:16 GMT

Some film themed wedding invitation examples that were hand made by Sarah. A very simple design made with MS Word and printed on to cardstock. There are also some ticket styled RSVP and gift registration cards that totally complete the theme.

Jul 13, Making Sweet Scrapbook Wedding Invitations

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 01:22:10 GMT

Scrapbook supplies are great for making your own wedding invitations. There are a heap of great papers and cardstock that you can use as well as stunning embellishments to add interest to your invites like - ribbon, buckles, faux gems and other bling. You can take a bunch of themed papers and create a set of invites where no two are exactly alike, this is achieved affordably by purchasing a pad or block of patterned papers.

See Jessa's Scrapbook wedding invitations that she made herself for her wedding.

Take a look around for more make your own wedding invitation ideas and also our selection of diy save the date cards

Jul 1, Barbecue clipart, invites and ideas for summer parties

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 01:53:43 GMT

Make your hand made BBQ invitations this summer with ideas from our barbecue section.

We have free bbq clipart to use on your digital invites or you can print out a heap, cut around them and stick it on your invitation as a small embellishment. And don't forget the newly added barbecue apron invitations

Jun 26, Free printable Train invitations

Sat, 26 Jun 2010 06:13:45 GMT

Download these free printable train invitations for a birthday party, baby shower or other celebration. This invite features a light tan background with a chocolate truffle colored vintage train and the wording "All aboard for" you can fill in the remaining details.

printable train inviations.

Jun 24, 4th of July invitation clipart and ideas!

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 05:51:29 GMT

Do you want to make your own 4th of July celebration invitations. Summer is here and it's that time of the year.

We have several ideas for your home crafted party invitations, some simple and some bizzare. Check out to some fourth of July Clip Art images. The clipart is free for personal use only for a limited time.

4th of july clip art

Jun 22, Free printable ticket invitaitons

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 01:21:11 GMT

Ticket invitations are still all the rage so download these free Printable Admit One ticket invitations and print them on to some firm cardstock for your birthday party, graduation, anniverssary or other fun celebration event.

These invites are free for your personal use only.
For more free invitations see our Printable Invitations section

Jun 20, Save on your DIY invites with vistaprint

Sun, 20 Jun 2010 06:38:40 GMT

Ok so Vistaprint have announced a few more special deals which means cheaper invitations for us all.

Deal One - free STD cards

The first one I think will come in handy is this one for 30 FREE Wedding Save-the-Dates. Exp 12/31/10
I hope that they printed that expiry date right because the end of 2010 sounds pretty good to me. So if you want to help your guests plan for your big event with save-the-date cards then hop on over to Vistaprint and check em out. You'll save some cash too. Wouldn't it just be amazing if you only had to invite 30 guests, then you'd get all your save the dates for free. Awesome.

Stds are available in matte, glossy and linen finish. Choose from flat or folded. Matching envelopes available at checkout. Vistaprint also offers a matching Wedding website, invitations, thank you cards, photo book and so much more!

Deal Two - postcards

The second is this deal for 100 Postcards for just $1.99 Perfect for making our own Save the Date postcards I reckon. Imagine making 100 save the dates for just two dollars. They are usually 100 for $24.00! Your wedding budget will surely love you if you take advantage of this deal. Now I'm not sure how long this deal will last (I will check it and report back asap) Check our Vistaprint Save the date card tutorial for making and uploading your cards.

Deal Three - mommy cards

Now this doesn't really apply to invitations - although you can make mini business card invites for funky hip events like casual parties at a bar somewhere. They are mommy cards - business cards for mommies. 100 Mommy Contact Cards for $1.99.

Mommy Cards Are Business Cards for Busy Moms! Are you a busy mom whos always on the go? Check out our mommy cards. Theyre the hippest, easiest way to share your contact info! Give to coaches, teachers, other parents & babysitters Put contact, emergency, allergy info. & more Add a photo for a personal touch

Jun 17, 4th of July Party Invitation Ideas

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 12:09:39 GMT

Get some great ideas for your 4th of july invitations. Whip out the red, white and blue papers, the star and glittery fireworks embellishments and create your most fabulous hand made invites. You'll find some 'think outside the square' invites that will really wow your party guests.

Jun 14, Scrapbook Wedding Invitations

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 06:02:46 GMT

Scrapbooking papers are great for making your own invitaitons. There are some truly fabulous papers out there with designs to suit any occasion.
The great thing is that you can get papers on special from your scrapbook store for less than half the price than normal especially if they're from last season. You can get flocked papers, sparkly papers and metallic. The linen cardstock that stores stock regularly go on special as well.

Check out these scrapbook wedding invitations made by Jessa. She has used a range of different papers to reflect her unique style.

Jun 10, Free Printable Bridal Shower

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 21:02:35 GMT

Are you getting married soon? Download this beautiful Free Printable Bridal Shower Invitations and print them at home from your own color printer. Fill in the Shower details and send them off to your guests. This invitation is free for your personal use only. It will fit in an A2 envelope.

Jun 8, Make DIY Ticket Invitations

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 23:18:02 GMT

Make cool ticket invitations! We are expanding our resources to include all the information that you need for how to make ticket styled invitations on your computer that you can print out yourself. There are a few different options to explore including using photo editing software, word processing software and even spreadsheets. We cover the different ticket fonts that are available freely on the net as well as ticket invitation wording options.

So check out the ticket invite section and if you have any advice to share we would love to hear it.

Jun 1, Printable Graduation Invitations

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 10:49:20 GMT

Check out our custom photo graduation invitations. We can personalize these affordable invites with the details for your Open House, graduation invitation or graduation announcement. Add a photo of your choice and you have an amazing invite that you can print as many or as little as you need.

May 25, Make Sports Ice Hockey Invitations

Tue, 25 May 2010 03:38:52 GMT

Ideas for making your childs ice hockey invitations for a birthday party or other celebration. You might also want to check the ticket type photo invitations that you can purchase here on make-your-own-invitations.com. They are very cool and you can print as many as you like form your own printer or a photo lab.

Sports ticket invitations

May 21, DIY Dinosaur birthday invitaitons

Fri, 21 May 2010 05:38:31 GMT

Having a dino party? Check these cool Dinosaur birthday invitations made from cardstock. The front cover of these invites is a child or person in a dinosaur suit. You can hand draw your own T-Rex and cut it out of green card to make your very own invites.

Dinosaur birthday invitation