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No-Melt Pop Invitations

Retro-looking ice pops conjure sweet flashbacks -- and, in the form of invitations, set the tone for a summer party. Glassine and vellum papers give the cutouts a frosty, fresh-from-the-freezer look.
Martha Stewart Living, August 2011

 

Tools and Materials

Come on Over Clip Art

Happy Summer! Clip Art

Let's Celebrate! Clip Art

Mailing Labels Clip Art

100 percent vellum tracing paper, 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches, by Staedtler; staples.com

Spray adhesive

Glassine paper, in pale and dark pink, 24 inches by 36 inches; New York Central Art Supply, 212-473-7705

Glue stick

Wooden craft sticks

Self-adhesive paper

Glassine envelopes, paperpresentation.com

No-Melt Pop Invitations How-To

1. Print the clip art onto a sheet of vellum. spray adhesive on a blank sheet of vellum, and adhere it to reverse side of printed sheet.

2. Rip 2 strips of pale-pink glassine (to cover the top third of each pop shape), and 1 strip of dark-pink glassine roughly twice as wide; arrange them as shown. Secure the strips to vellum with spray adhesive.

3. Write in party information. Cut out pops.

4. Sandwich sticks between cut-outs, and glue together with glue stick. Repeat for more invitations.

5. Print clip art for the "sprinkle" envelope labels on self-adhesive paper; write in addresses, and affix to glassine envelopes.

 

Reviews (3)

  • MommaSchneider11
    2 Feb, 2013

    I wonder....would a tissue paper work for this???

  • Steffy Watson
    13 Dec, 2012

    Cute invitations for summer parties. Kids will love them.

  • Bettyt
    2 Aug, 2011

    What is the size of the envelope? They come in several sizes.