Scroll in a Coffin Halloween Party Invitation Idea

(CA)

For the last couple of years a group of us throws a witches' brew party. It is adult females only and last year we made these awesome invitations.

We went to Alin party supply and bought small coffin favor boxes. We put them together and cut purple tissue paper to line the boxes like a real coffin. We bought parchment paper from the craft store and downloaded a creepy font from Fontdiner.com.

I came up with a spooky poem that included all of the party info (I will add the poem at the bottom). I made two columns in Word and printed the poem in two long columns (Use black ink because the red runs).

We cut the papers in two long strips and then brewed a pot of strong tea. We used sponges to soak the parchment paper which made it look really old and also allowed us to use a ruler to tear the edges of the paper off.

Then we laid the invitations on cardboard and let them dry. They looked really old and tattered when they dried so we rolled them up and made wax seals to close the invitations. Then put them in the coffins and hand delivered them.

It really got everyone excited for our party! Hope this helps, here's the poem:

THE EIGHT HEAD WITCHES OF THE TIPSY CAULDRON DO CORDIALLY INVITE YOU TO THE SECOND ANNUAL WITCHES BREW

THE WIND IS WHISPERING A HAUNTED TUNE
OUR EVENING OF MISCHIEF APPROACHES SOON
SO DIG UP YOUR BROOMSTICKS AND TALL POINTY HATS
PULL OUT YOUR COBWEBS AND DUSTY OLD BATS
THIS YEAR WE HAVE STIRRED UP NEW WICKED DELIGHTS
SO FLY TO WITCH LINDA’S BY THE MOON’S YELLOW LIGHT
COME ON YOUR OWN OR BRING A PARTNER IN CRIME
EITHER WAY THE NIGHT HOLDS A DEVILISH GOOD TIME
OUR RULES ARE QUITE SIMPLE SO PLEASE HAVE NO FEARS
WITCHES ONLY, AGED TO PERFECTION, (AT LEAST TWENTY ONE YEARS)!
THE COST IS TEN DOLLARS FOR EACH WITCH WHO WILL COME
BY OCTOBER THE TWELFTH OUR LIST MUST BE DONE
SO PULL OUT YOUR SPELLBOOKS AND YOUR CHECKBOOKS TOO
AND SEND IN YOUR CARD SO WE’LL BE EXPECTING YOU!