DIY Baby Shower Invitations

One of the projects I have been working on since I have been off during maternity leave is making invitations for my sister’s baby shower.

Yes if you weren’t aware, my sister is pregnant. She is due in the middle of March. She is also having a girl. (I am pretty psyched that our girls will grow up together. They will be about 5 months apart.)

And yes, it s not enough for me to handle a newborn—I have to take on some sort of a project. Truly, I can only watch so many Sex and the City reruns and go on so many random shopping trips. I decided to make her shower invitations. It is a lot more personal than buying them.  

I looked on Pinterest and also googled some ideas. I had her choose between a fish theme (their nursery is Finding Nemo) or just regular baby stuff—like a onesie. She told me to go with the onesie.

I played around with the perfect template. I wanted something that would open like a card with the details inside.

My mom and I headed to Hobby Lobby. I purchased some cardstock, some glue, some stickers that I used for the border, scissors, and envelopes. I think we ended up spending about $40, which makes each invitation a little less than a dollar.

I took a little time over the last four days to get everything together—if the baby was napping, I would start working on my invitations.

I was able to cut at least two templates at a time, so really it didn’t take me that long. I think I made them all in about 4 hours--give or take some baby interruptions/quality cuddling time.

All 41 of them are different. I used various colors, sticker/border variations. I enjoyed it.

With a little extra time, you too, can make baby shower invitations.