Diaper-Pin Baby Shower Invitations

A beloved and enduring tradition, baby showers call for memorable invitations. The idea explained here is easy to make and is sure to generate excitement over the occasion.
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Tools and Materials

  • Buttons, available at crafts and sewing stores
  • Handmade Card Kit
  • Custom-Paper Stationery Kit, available at The Catalog for Living
  • Scalloped paper edgers
  • Softtouch micro-tip scissors, available at Fiskars
  • Teddy bear rotary craft punch by Marvy Uchida
  • Assorted charms
  • White card stock
  • Vellum paper
  • Blue or pink card stock
  • White envelopes (A-2 size)
  • The Great American Stamp Store (203-221-1229)
  • Diaper pins, available at Leff Brothers Baby Goods (800-231-7211)
  • Daisy patterned fabric (Schoolhouse Quilt Shoppe)

Diaper-Pin Invitation
1. This is a variation on the Baby-Button Invitation. Cut a 4 1/2-by-6 1/4-inch piece of card stock and a 3-by-4 1/2-inch piece of vellum.

2. Using a micro-round hole punch, punch two holes through the vellum and the card stock, about 1 inch apart and about 1/2 inch down from the top of the edge, centered (right to left) on the card.

3. Across the top and bottom of the card, punch 5 additional evenly spaced holes. These add a nice decorative touch to the invitation.

4. Write the party information on the vellum, and attach the vellum to the card with the diaper pin.

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