Mr. Limestone is hosting a bachelor party at Met's baseball game for one of our closest friends. Since its a little bit more involved than a throw together meet up with the boys, invites were in order. Naturally, I was all over the task.
We tossed around a bunch of ideas before settling on this one. Take a peak inside how it went down. A note for the observant: I don't have hairy man hands - thats my husbands guns and I'm behind the camera.
As you can tell from the photos, this took quite a bit of elbow grease and time over several days but I think they were worth it. These are the kinds of invites I love to receive and love to make. (Hint,hint - if and when I ever get a surprise birthday party, a box is invariably more exciting than an envelope.)
Those invitations are so incredible! I would love to open my mailbox and find one of those little beauties. You remembered all the details, down to the astroturf!
ReplyDeleteThat is one fabulous invite!! Crazy fun. Your previous post, with the message board idea, also caught my eye...I was literally brainstorming about how to make one when I opened your blog, so now I have a better idea of what to do! Thanks...Janell
ReplyDeleteOMG, these are brilliant!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteAwesome! I don't even like baseball and I'd love to receive one of these! The astroturf is just too cool.
ReplyDeleteThese are awesome! They are so cute and make for a memorable invitation.
ReplyDeleteWOW...these are great! Would love to do this for my son's birthday!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, these invitations are INCREDIBLE!!! I am in awe. Love it love it love it.
ReplyDeleteMy husband doesn't even like baseball and he was oohing and ahhing! Fantastic!
ReplyDeleteThese are totally wicked! That said, LOL about the man arms! I was thinking, "dang she has some hairy arms!" HA!
ReplyDeleteThat is the best invite ever, and a great memento
ReplyDeleteI would flip out if I got an invite like this...so cool.
ReplyDeleteThese are super AMAZING as usual!!!
ReplyDeleteWow, those are great! What a fun idea!
ReplyDeleteThose are really, really amazing! If I made those I would wear one around my neck so I could admire it all day long. What a work of art!
ReplyDeletewow these are amazing. So clever!
ReplyDeleteDid you just create the design on your computer & print it out on iron-on sheet???
ReplyDeleteThese are really awesome. I love that they are truly invites that even men will be excited about. I love seeing your invites. Did you guys make the boxes yourselves? What program do you use to design your invites?
ReplyDeleteThose are amazing! Seriously, that bad boy would get hung up somewhere and would never be thrown away.
ReplyDeleteThose are fabulous!! Such a darling idea!!
ReplyDeleteHow awesome! I totally love the originality and agree I'd be very excited to receive an invite as cool as these are.
ReplyDeleteGREAT job!
{ Lindsey }
http://greatfullday.blogspot.com
Completely speechless....my son is a baseball fanatic and my daughter-in-law is a creative invitation designer (just for fun, but I keep telling her she should start a design business).They will flip when they see these!
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing job. They look stunning. What guy wouldn't like that you are so creative. When you get a chance can you stop by blog I would to hear of what you think about my latest project. I'm calling it a forest in our master bedroom.
ReplyDeleteFor the record, Im not a baseball fan either. I don't really understand watching strangers playing with balls in general.
ReplyDeleteKoodeker - Yep, exactly.
Hello Lover - I used Illustrator and Photoshop b/c thats what Im most comfy with but these were a very simple design. They could have been done in any program.
Yansy - Popping over there now.
What a great idea! Until, I saw the baseball get glued on I thought you were making coaster invitations. I'm sure all the guys will be shocked!
ReplyDeleteMy jaw just hit my desk when I saw this, those invites are out of this world! They are so darling, and I cant believe you made them all yourself- I am in LOVE!!!
ReplyDeleteThese are wonderful. I'm with you. Getting a box invite is so much better. Makes you feel like you are getting a little treat. How were they received so far? I know women love this kind of stuff but were any of the men gushing? They had better.
ReplyDeleteHands down the most creative invitation I've ever seen. You are so talented.
ReplyDeleteChelly - Mr. L has been talking to the guests so I don't know all the details. I did get to hear one guest say the invites were "fucking awesome". So i think that counts as positive feedback. I guess guys do things a little differently :)
ReplyDelete'fucking awesome' is the highest order of compliment a guy can give for anything so you 'hit a home run with these' (har har)!
ReplyDeleteI'm astounded. The amount of work and thought to detail these took is incredible. Your husband is one lucky man to have such a creative wife.
Super fun! Well worth the effort! I'm sure the invited guests and groom would agree!
ReplyDeleteFirst, I am so glad you clarified that those were not your hairy forearms, phew! Second, these are incredibly, incredibly creative!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE those invites! I am in awe of your creativity!
ReplyDeleteI keep meaning to stop by and tell you that I saw this invite on my friend Keith's desk and couldn't believe how incredible it was! Long story short, I know the bachelor from college and have been reading your blog - by way of Harold - for a couple of years now!
ReplyDeleteLove everything you are doing!
Cheers, Juliet
So original! I too would love to receive an invite like this! Rock on, Mrs. L!
ReplyDeletewow, so creative. love the wording 'final inning'.
ReplyDeleteYou hit a total homerun with this one, Mrs. L! It's fabulous!
ReplyDeleteFreakin' amazing is all I can say!
ReplyDeleteI always knew you were brilliant...but, wow!!
ReplyDeleteEven before the balls were applied, these are the most creative invites. Ever. Love the copywriting, and choice of fonts and design. Timeless wrapped up in clever. Very inspiring!
ReplyDeleteAwesome!! I'm not surprised but I am impressed. Crazy good job. Where'd you find those balls?
ReplyDeleteAmazing. So very very creative. Wish I had a pinkies worth of your creativity!
ReplyDeleteThese are amazing! So darn cute and creative!
ReplyDeleteholy moly! i loved these! you always amaze me!!!!
ReplyDeleteCute - but way more effort than I'd be willing to put into this! He must have been thrilled!
ReplyDeleteFABULOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeletewow.
ReplyDeletewow. I wish someone could build a little museum to host these incredible invites you create. Simply amazing!
ReplyDeleteOk so when i first saw the wood I thought it was cheesy, but seeing the end product I was totally WRONG! These were so cool, and your hubby must feel like the most fortunate man alive to have a wife that is so creative! I know his friends must be jealous!
ReplyDeleteYou and mr L put us all to shame, mrs L. That is all. =]
ReplyDelete::quickly hiding my evites::
GRAND SLAM !!!
ReplyDeleteOh how I would love to receive an invite done up like these :)
I hope they were well received..what a fun idea for a bach party !!
Kathy :)
Wow, I mean, just wow. Those are awesome.
ReplyDeleteThese invites are seriously awesome. You and your husband are very, very talented! I would love to receive an invite in a box too :)
ReplyDeleteKylie
Amazing!!! They are adroable. I would cherish an invitation like this.
ReplyDeleteI once sent Christmas cards in a box. Our sentiment was on a flat card and then the next flat card had a picture of the kiddies. And underneath that was chocolates. It was my favorite Christmas card ever. I just might have to do it again this year.
What a creative invitation! They're amazing. Not sure about the cost of sending 3D cards/invites here in Australia but this is a great idea. The closest I've come is sending a card with instructions on how to stick together the paper cake slice I'd put on the front of the card. I got a good response from the receiver!
ReplyDeleteFifty SIX comments? Um, seriously??? You are totally my hero.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE them. Can you send me high res? I need to feature these.
P.S. MR. LIMESTONE: CONTACT ME BEFORE EVEN THINKING ABOUT HAVING A SURPRISE B'DAY FOR THE MRS., OK?
ReplyDeleteWow, wow, WOW! Those ARE fucking awesome.
ReplyDeleteAre you seriously not this talented in real life...man..wow..girl you rock..GET IT! looks so good..I would have never thought..
ReplyDeleteWow!! These are so fun and different!!! LOVE EM!!
ReplyDeleteWOW. jaw dropping design! As a graphic designer myself, I always rate how good a design is based on how jealous I am of a piece. And I am jealous like something fierce. Nice work!
ReplyDeleteYou guys ROCK! Amazing! Brilliant! I love it and I agree a boxed invite is so cool! Hugs from Conroe, TX!
ReplyDeleteWow! Those are so awesome! What kind of paper do you use to iron the design onto the wood?
ReplyDeleteThose invites are amazing .... you are soo talented!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThose are so great! A standing ovation from a Red Sox fan!
ReplyDeleteThe invites were / are crazy! I love it... they work for all kinds of fun events... way to go, super creative and fabulous! Do you mind sharing what kind of paper you used to print on the wood? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI used regular old iron on tshirt transfer paper. You can buy it at any office supply store.
ReplyDeleteAt the risk of sounding like a real wack-a-doodle, I have tears in my eyes looking at these incredible invitations! They are truly a work of art, and you should be SO proud of your creative self! I also have two boys who play serious travel baseball, and I appreciate the theme! You ROCK!!!
ReplyDeleteyou are my invitation-making idol!
ReplyDeleteMrs L, those are totally and insanely awesome. My jaw dropped. Creative and just WOW.
ReplyDeleteI am completely amazed by the creativeness that went into the invites. They are truly save worthy.
ReplyDeleteLOve the invitations.. I dont understand baseball since i live in india. The creativity is just awsum.
ReplyDeleteI do have a question though. What sort of paper did you print on and then iron on?
Thanks
Rashmi
BAngalore,india
My jaw dropped. These are amazing!
ReplyDeleteI have so many project ideas swirling in my head! Thanks for sharing!
You could go into business, seriously! Those are incredible and wish I could "re-do" my friend's bachelorette party invites with something fun like this. Amazing!
ReplyDeleteI just found your blog through Oh. Brooke, and she has this link in her post. These are amazing!
ReplyDeleteI design couture stationery and invitations, and i'm so impressed by these. I love to see beautiful and unique items, and especially ones that had the elbow grease included. They are the ones most worth it!
would love to order these for my sons 2nd b-day how do i order..
ReplyDeleteOmg!!!!!! I love it!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteHi! Love the invites!!! What brand of iron on transfer paper did you use? Was it on a ink jet or with a laser printer? Thanks!!
ReplyDeleteI love these! Can you please share where you purchased the Baseballs at? I would love to make some for my brothers party. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteSimply amazing. Can you share where you purchased the balls? Looking all over the web and can't find anything similar.
ReplyDeleteThat is so coo :) I'll have to try and make it
ReplyDeleteHello! I love this invite and am having trouble tracking down the baseballs that you used to make it. Do you mind letting me know where you found them? Thanks for your time!
ReplyDeleteThese are awesome! Where did you purchase the baseballs?
ReplyDeleteThanks,
Kelly
kellyscealf@gmail.com
These are my favorite invites! Would you please let me know where you purchased the baseballs?
ReplyDeleteThank you,
Carla
rrhcmc2010@gmail.com
I must make these for my baby shower. They are perfectly beautiful. I would love to know where you bought the balls so I can attempt to make something as beautiful as this. Thank you for you time
DeleteStephanie smith
Ssmith522@yahoo.com
PLEASE PLEASE let me know where you purchased the baseballs?? I just love these and have to have these for my son's bday in May!! thanks so much!!
ReplyDeletejenecu34@yahoo.com
I must make these for my baby shower. They are perfectly beautiful. I would love to know where you bought the balls so I can attempt to make something as beautiful as this. Thank you for you time
ReplyDeleteStephanie smith
Ssmith522@yahoo.com
These are incredible! Very impressed! Where did you order the baseballs from?
ReplyDeleteThanks!
ryanraffa@aol.com
Love love themmm..where you purchased the balls.
ReplyDeleteDid anyone get a reply where the baseballs were purchased?
ReplyDeleteI bought them on eBay.
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