on the 29th we're hosting a halloween costume party and i've been working on our invites for the last two days and finished them this morning. i keep thinking that i should wait til everyone gets them before i share here {most went out today} but i'm not that patient. lol
for the last few weeks i've been planning and scheming, spending probably way to much time searching online for invite inspiration. i knew i wanted to do something with specimens and eyeballs and it all started when i saw this post at the martha site. cauliflower never looked cooler, right?
so i gathered the supplies yesterday {total cost for 15 invites was about 30. or about 1.87 each} and put them all together this morning in about 3 hours.
supplies needed : small spice jars {cost plus}; slimy eyeballs {local party store}; hair gel {cvs}; scrap paper {on hand}; vintage spooky girl pic {on hand}; sewing machine; pinking shears.
the one part that took the longest was trying to figure out what i should use for the embalming fluid so that the eyeballs would seem to float in the liquid. at first i was thinking tinted water or jello, then i had an epiphany and remembered "depp" hair gel and how awesome it was for 80s mall bangs, remember that? plus... it comes in different colors. perfect!
i used the cheapest hair gel that i could find in a mellow yellow hue. my local cvs has these HUGE bottles with squirts tops which helped make the jar filling super fast & relatively easy, thank goodness! i bought two bottles and used about 1.5 of them for 15 small spice jars.
the rest will go towards turning the little man into a mini max headroom.
first i filled the jars about half way with the hair gel and then i added the eyeballs. i tried to place them so that they were pointing in the same general direction.
then i filled the jars the rest of the way to the top, tap to get rid of any excess air bubbles, and add more gel if needed. seal.
the invites are made with a photo-shopped picture of three little girls. i added blacked out eyes by simply creating a new layer and filling a small oval with black. then i duplicated the black oval 5 times and rotated it to cover each girls individual eye socket.
creepy, isn't it?
then i sewed the pic over the top of a piece of kraft paper that i printed the party info on & added the little saying banner to the top. the party info & our personal info is underneath {which is why i didn't take a pic} but it basically says :
we hope to SEE you ...
at the yeary costume party
october 29th
{blah blah personal info blah blah}
horror d'oeuvre, true blood & witches brew will be served
adults only please
children will be roasted & fed to the ghouls
i am so happy with how they came out!
happy wednesday!
xo
Creepy and SO darn COOL!!!! I needed to see something uber neat today. Thank you!!
Posted by: Katie Watson | October 13, 2010 at 04:45 PM
O.M.G.!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ILOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Beth Perry | October 13, 2010 at 05:02 PM
OMG! You have to send a photo of these to Martha!!!! LOve these!!!
Posted by: Cathy P. | October 13, 2010 at 05:15 PM
i sooooo love these!
Posted by: Janelle in MT | October 13, 2010 at 05:53 PM
You are my hero.
creepy.
oh, can I come?
Posted by: samantha | October 13, 2010 at 07:22 PM
these are fabulously creepy! love them! i almost wish i was having a halloween party, just to try making some. lol!
Posted by: lauravegas | October 13, 2010 at 08:19 PM
those are so totally awesome. and i love the verbage on your tags too.
Posted by: kimbo | October 13, 2010 at 09:12 PM
Umm, wow, these are so totally awesome kl!!! Wish we celebrated Halloween here like you guys do. The girls have talked me into buying them a costume each this year so we can go trick or treating. I am actually looking forward to it....lol!! Miss J wants to be a mermaid and Miss O wants to be a pirate. Miss ya loads xox
Posted by: Diana Martin | October 13, 2010 at 10:08 PM
This is genius! I love this idea!
Cerri
Posted by: cerri | October 13, 2010 at 11:13 PM
OOoooiiiii, that photo is almost tooo creepy! This project is so awesome! =)
Posted by: AnnaB | October 14, 2010 at 12:31 AM
Oh, my, word! They are truly excellent, and spooky :D
Posted by: Trude Julie Berg | October 14, 2010 at 01:03 AM
That is too cool! What a fantastic job!!!
Posted by: Michelle Adams | October 14, 2010 at 06:40 AM
you are so cool.
Posted by: emily pitts | October 14, 2010 at 06:40 AM
KL, you're a genius. the end.
Posted by: Erin B | October 14, 2010 at 07:25 AM
Wow! Delightfully macabre! I would come to any party that gave me an invite like this, LOL!
Posted by: JeanFB | October 14, 2010 at 09:11 AM
Inspired! Brilliant! The photo is too scary and I *love* your blurb - "children will be fed to the ghouls", LOL........
Posted by: Helen | October 14, 2010 at 01:45 PM
Those girls remind me of the face of Micheal Myers from Halloween, very creepy.
Posted by: Wendy Wirth | October 14, 2010 at 01:47 PM
First time here ! and I must say I'm coming back :)
love it so much. I've been trying to talk my hubby into alittle get together for halloween I'm going to show him this and maybe ??? I'll let you know thank you so much for sharing...
Posted by: Lanny Stanard | October 14, 2010 at 02:34 PM
girl! those invites are awesome! my 9 y/o would of course open the bottle and try to squish all of that good stuff out!
Posted by: Diane B. | October 14, 2010 at 03:23 PM
just perfect!!!
Posted by: gretchen | October 14, 2010 at 03:58 PM
omgosh these ROCK - can i come!? next year, maybe. love the hair gel idea.
Posted by: Account Deleted | October 14, 2010 at 08:49 PM
Holy Awesome!!! I LOOOOVE! I want to come to the party!! I love Halloween and haven't done anything fun for over 2 years. BOO! :D
Posted by: Jennifer Pebbles | October 14, 2010 at 11:55 PM
Popped over from 2peas... these invites are just stunning... LOVE THEM
Posted by: Deirdre | October 15, 2010 at 03:41 AM
Creepy cool!! Your invitations are soooo awesome...the best I've seen:)
Posted by: Leah C | October 15, 2010 at 06:35 AM
Absolument génial!
Posted by: Fabienne | October 15, 2010 at 01:40 PM
Holy smokes!!! You're a genius! I frickin' LOVE them. Almost enough to make me want to host a Halloween party *LOL*
Posted by: denali | October 15, 2010 at 02:21 PM
These are fantastic!
Melissa
http://burstsofcreativity.blogspot.com
Posted by: Melissa T | October 15, 2010 at 03:38 PM
dude. those dolls are so creeeepy! *love*. It's been too long; we need a flea market fix, no? xxoo, cort
Posted by: Cortney | October 17, 2010 at 10:31 PM
yes, ames... next year. def!! ;)
xo
Posted by: kerry lynn | October 19, 2010 at 08:51 AM
yes! are you up for nov?
i bet all the awesome xmas vintage will be there ;)
xo
Posted by: kerry lynn | October 19, 2010 at 08:52 AM
He said YES!!!
Posted by: Lanny Stanard | October 19, 2010 at 04:44 PM
Awesome really creepy! Where did you find the picture of the girls? I would love to make these.
Posted by: kensiebella | October 23, 2010 at 05:43 AM
Such a clever idea for invites! Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Tina W. | October 25, 2010 at 10:51 PM
wow, awesome invites!! We're also having an adults only Halloween party this Friday. I'm making all themed foods and desserts. I'm getting nervous though, we're having around 70 people and instead of cooking, I'm blog hopping.
Hope your party is a success, I'm such it will be.
Posted by: cococricketsmama | October 26, 2010 at 01:21 PM
These are sooo awesome! What store did you find the eyes at, tucking it away for next year!!! Happy Halloween!
Posted by: Robyn | October 31, 2010 at 09:58 PM
these are fabulously creepy! love them! i almost wish i was having a halloween party, just to try making some. lol!
Posted by: party store | November 17, 2010 at 10:42 PM
Great post...my life has also a memorable day.its my lovely day when i was 7 year old and my mom organize a birthday party...she gets kids birthday party ideas from http://www.kidsfairyland.com/
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