Tropical-themed luau parties are popular. Most party supply stores carry all of the decorations you need, ranging from the simple and inexpensive lei to the costly 10-foot-tall illuminated palm tree. If you'd like to add a bit of personal flare to your luau party, you can make your own palm tree invitations to send to your invitees. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
1. Decide which way you want your invitation to open--left to right, or bottom to top.
2. Apply ink to the palm tree rubber stamp. To do this properly, gently but firmly tap the rubber stamp onto the stamp pad several times. Do not mash down hard, and do not drag the stamp across the ink pad. This will result in ink collecting in the empty spaces on the rubber stamp, which will put large blobs of ink on your invitations.
3. Hold the rubber stamp directly above where you want the inked image to be on your card. Keep in mind how the invitation opens. For instance, if the invitation opens left to right, place it so that the palm tree is upright. If the invitation opens top to bottom, place the stamp so that the top of the tree is pointing toward the fold of the card.
Press the rubber stamp directly down, with a firm touch. Again, don't mash, or it could lead to distortion of the image.
4. Stamp the entire stack of invitations. Allow the inked images to dry completely. You can test this by pressing a tissue onto the ink.
5. Use your markers to embellish the cards. Add coconuts to the trees, and draw a simple, tiny island, coloring in water around the island.
6. Carefully smear a substantial amount of glue onto the tiny island that you've drawn, and pour sand onto the glue. Press the sand down to make sure it adheres to the glue. Don't worry if you see blobs of glue, because it will dry clear.
7. Allow several hours for each of the invitations to dry completely.
8. Fill out the inside of the invitation, giving the time and location details about the party.
9. Address the envelopes to your invitees. Consider adding tropical stickers or doodles on each of the envelopes. Affix the stamps to all of the invitations that will be delivered through the mail. Do not put the invitations in the envelopes until the day you intend to mail them or hand them out.
10. Spray each invitation with the coconut-scented spray, and immediately stuff them into the envelopes right before you are going to deliver them.
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