How to Pick Invitations for a Tea Party

Pick invitations for your tea party that mirrors its theme. You can make your own invitations easily by getting supplies at local craft stores or online. Think about the party's details before you start printing, making or writing out the invitations. Then get ready to sip tea with your friends while enjoying a light spring or summer breeze.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderate

Things You’ll Need:

• Card stock
• Embellishments
• Scrapbook supplies
• Invitation kit
• Postage

Gather Details for the Invitations

1. Include all the important details about the tea party on the invitations.
2. Select a start and end time for the tea party. Typically this type of function lasts a few hours. Also be able to tell your guests the theme of the party, if food will be supplied and what to bring.
3. Decide on an RSVP deadline for the guests. Supply contact information on the invitation: who to contact and her phone number or email address.

Make Invitations for a Tea Party

4. Select an invitation kit. Purchase sets of card stock, fancied with border designs and logos, on which you can print your invitation text. Pick an invitation kit that comes with RSVP response cards and envelopes at Michaels.com (see Resources below).
5. Follow the easy instructions on the kit for your tea party invitations. Create a document in a software program such as Word. Make your text a color and font style that is a good match with the invitation's border design.
6. Print the invitation for the tea party with your home computer. Assemble the invitations and be sure to include a SASE (self addressed stamped envelope) with the response card.
7. Craft your own tea party invitations using card-making and scrapbooking supplies and tools. Pick from a wide assortment of paper stock or blank, pre-folded cards at Michaels.com.
8. Use a rubber stamp and ink pad to press on an image to your invitation. Victorian ladies or purses are popular stamp choices for a tea party invitation. Find card-making and stamping techniques at "Creating Keepsakes Magazine" (see Resources below).
9. Write out the tea party details using pastel colored markers. Embellish the invitations with scrapbooking accents such as press-on stickers of hats or teacups. Get a wide assortment of stickers at Stickersgalore.com (see Resources).

Tips & Warnings

• Send out your invitations for an informal tea party at least two weeks beforehand. Tea parties are usually held in the spring or early summer. For a more formal gathering give two months notice.
• Include a famous quote on your invitation about tea parties, Victorian ladies or manners in general.

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