| Luaus are fun and funky. Luaus are loud and | | | | you can drop your invitation and some sand or |
| colourful. And your luau invitations should be the | | | | small beach pebbles. A cork stopper for the top |
| same. Grab your guest's imagination with the wild | | | | and hey presto, instant luau invitation. |
| and whacky, but practicable, luau invitation ideas. | | | | If you are going for a message in a bottle theme, |
| Why so much attention to the invitation? Simple, | | | | it's good practise to roll the invitation so that the |
| in a number of other related articles we have | | | | words can be seen/read through the bottle. After |
| identified that the use of a bold and creative | | | | all, you want them to know its and invitation. If |
| party invitations helps to get your guests into the | | | | you really want to be sure, use a small strung |
| party spirit early creating a sense of excitement | | | | label with he wording 'invitation inside' and attached |
| and intrigue, after all, if your invitations are this | | | | under the stopper. And if you have chosen glass |
| good the parties going be fantastic. Imaginative | | | | bottles, you could use sealing wax to finish the |
| and novel invitations simply build on the | | | | effect. |
| expectation of the luau itself. | | | | An additional idea for a really luxurious finish; why |
| These invitations need not be too expensive and | | | | not use aged paper for the invitation? This is easy |
| none take too long to create however in keeping | | | | enough to create using a shallow dish and a weak |
| with the old adage, the more time and energy | | | | tea solution. Let the paper soak in the dish and |
| you put in the more you get back by way of | | | | whilst it's still wet, flick a few instant coffee flakes |
| results. | | | | onto the surface. These should dissolve creating |
| Whatever invitation you end up selecting, there | | | | slightly darker areas. You can crumple the paper |
| are several bits of information that you will need | | | | and then let it dry flat. Instant aged paper which |
| to provide. Simple really, a fantastic invitation can | | | | can be used in a number of invitation themes. |
| be ruined by the failure to include the right | | | | For an easier postal option, why not find a clip art |
| information. So what should you include? Date, | | | | of a suitcase onto which you can print a Hawaii |
| time, duration, location dress code, refreshment, | | | | label which can include your party's 'tag line'. Print |
| reason (if necessary) etc. Lay them out as you | | | | this out onto a thin card and the cut it out to |
| want to include them and use this as a checklist | | | | shape. Attach a card luggage label completed with |
| to ensure that each of your creations is complete. | | | | all of the party details to the handle of the |
| Let us start with one of the simplest ideas and | | | | suitcase seal in an envelope and post. |
| prove that these ideas need not be expensive. | | | | Novelty sunglass themed invitations. Your local |
| Create your own unique customised invitation | | | | party shop will probably stock a range of novelty |
| using your computer's document program and clip | | | | sunglasses shaped like coconuts, margarita |
| art graphics. Try out some font (character) styles. | | | | glasses, palm trees etc. Again using a simple card |
| There are many websites offering free fonts | | | | luggage label with the information attached - along |
| which can be downloaded to your own computer. | | | | with the message that the guest will need the |
| Print these onto a good quality paper or thin card | | | | sunglasses on the day - parcel up and post. |
| and then make them funkier by adding fabric and | | | | As we are looking specifically at a luau theme, |
| tropical effects. For example if you have included | | | | you need not feel restricted to sunglasses, why |
| a picture of a parrot, stick some small colourful | | | | not send a colourful hair slide or shell necklace and |
| feathers on it's tail or if you have a hula girl, use | | | | bracelet or grass skirt or anything else that is |
| fabric over her skirt. | | | | readily identifiable with your chosen theme. A visit |
| Use a message in a bottle themed invitation. | | | | and stroll around your local party store will get |
| Either using small glass bottles or alternatively | | | | your mind racing with the possibilities. |
| purpose designed small plastic bottles into which | | | | |