Planning a wedding? A birthday party? Or maybe a baby shower? The invitations you choose can set the tone of the entire event. The Party truly begins with the invites! Why not make your own?

When you make the invitations yourself you make them your own! You could truly have an invite that is a one of a kind.

I am here to show you how making your own invitations can:

* Give your invites a unique sense of style and personality. When you make your own invitations you can make them exactly as you want them to look. The exact colors, papers, and words. There is no searching and searching for the perfect dream invite, or settling for the closest to what you had in mind. When you use do it yourself invitations to make your own invitations you get exactly what you want.

* Give those of your guests with a sentimental side an invition worthy of scrapbooks and photo albums. They can keep them as a memento! This was a definite concern for me when planning my wedding. I knew a lot of my relatives would want to keep their invite. A blah looking invite ordered from a print shop, or something store bought and filled out by hand just didn’t cut it in my book. It will be the same for my baby’s first birthday party. And second for that matter! Do it yourself invitations are keepsakes marking major milestones in a person’s life!

* Still look slick and fabulous by using desktop publishing and typesetting. There is just something great about crisp clear printed words versus messy handwriting. Plus you add personality and flair with whatever font you choose. I’ll show you different ways to use desktop publishing and typesetting to make your invite look crisp and well put together. Like you ordered them through a printing company, yet even better!

* Save you money! Yet another big consideration I had while planning my wedding on a budget of zero dollars. :) I just could not bring myself to buy the sort of invite that come already printed where you fill out the dates and times yourself. ICK! I cut the amount of money I would have spent in half if not more by making them myself. On top of that they were much more elegant than what I might have ordered or bought. When my guests found that I had made them myself they were surprised! I even got a couple of requests for me to make invitations for some of their upcoming weddings!

Use the tips, techniques and templates on Do it yourself invitations to create just about any kind of invitation you may want!

How To Get the Most Out of This Site

If you do not find the kind of invitation or theme you are looking for at Do It Yourself Invitations make sure and take a look around. The invitations are not intended to be made exactly as I made them. They are simply to give an idea.

Any and all of the invitations on this site can be changed to match your own creative vision.

Change the color and patterns of the papers. Use different embellishments or different colored ribbons. Change a few things here and there and you've got a whole new invitation!
So don't stop at one design. Take off your coat and stay awhile. Take a look around and get comfortable and get creative. With a little patience and an open mind you could create the perfect one of a kind invitation.