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Coffin Halloween Party Invitations

All Posts, Gift Ideas, Halloween, Holiday

Coffin Halloween Party Invitations

We LOVE Halloween and we LOVE hosting Halloween Parties!  The other day while at the Dollar Store when I spotted these 8″ coffins full of  gummy body parts, inspiration struck.  I made these Coffin Halloween Party Invitations.

Coffin Halloween Party Invitations

At $1 each, these are not bargain invitations but I couldn’t pass them up.

Coffin Halloween Party Invitations

We wanted to make sure our words would fit perfectly in the coffin lid so we traced the coffin and then scanned and saved it to the computer.  Then we used word art (or just a lot of space bar action) to fit the words perfectly inside the coffin shape.

How to make a Coffin Halloween Party Invitations

Print out, cut out and then glue onto the inside top of each coffin.

Coffin Party Invitations

Which left a “not super attractive coffin” when the lid was closed.

A problem easily solved with some “wood grain” paper.

More tracing, cutting and gluing.

Topped it all off with a “You’re Invited:  Open if you DARE…” sign and these babies are ready for delivery.

coffin invitation

October 17, 2011 · 17 Comments

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  1. Katie from Sew Woodsy says

    October 17, 2011 at 8:49 am

    These are so cute! I think she is a girl after my own heart. Hope her Halloween party is fantastic!

    Reply
  2. Pine Tree Home says

    October 17, 2011 at 9:01 am

    Isn’t she so creative! Parties are so much fun…I’ve been boycotting having one, but all the goodies and decorating is so much fun. Getting my wheels spinning for fall fest. Have a blast.

    Reply
  3. Brandy Miller says

    October 17, 2011 at 10:05 am

    Way cute! My daughter is having a Paris themed birthday party in two weeks. For her invitations, we did passports and boarding passes. They turned out really cute!

    Reply
    • Sawdust and Paper Scraps says

      October 17, 2011 at 8:41 pm

      That sounds adorable!

      Reply
  4. Beckie says

    October 17, 2011 at 12:15 pm

    Very creative. I can never find the great stuff at the Dollar Store that others do! Tell Madi that she did a great job. My daughters’ birthdays are Oct 26 & 30. We’ve had some fun birthday/Halloween parties.

    Reply
    • Sawdust and Paper Scraps says

      October 17, 2011 at 8:39 pm

      Madi wishes her birthday was in Oct. I bet those are the funnest birthday parties ever!

      Reply
  5. Grandma Marsha says

    October 17, 2011 at 1:30 pm

    Way to go, Maddie!! These are super-cute! Hope you have tons of fun at your party!

    Reply
  6. Andrea says

    October 17, 2011 at 3:43 pm

    Fun! My big Halloween bash is this weekend, too. My invitations weren’t nearly that cute!

    p.s. I was perusing halloween ideas today and ran across your candelabra (that you said got damaged – boo) on someone’s blog, unexpectedly. It reminded me how famous you are, and made me feel so happy to be related.

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    • Sawdust and Paper Scraps says

      October 17, 2011 at 8:44 pm

      Andrea Can’t wait to see pics of your costume. Hope your Bash is a Blast!

      p.s. that’s so ridiculous! But of course I’m totally happy we’re related too!

      Reply
  7. Jessica says

    October 17, 2011 at 3:46 pm

    Such a good idea! How clever of her!

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  8. Window by the Sea says

    October 17, 2011 at 10:56 pm

    What a cute idea! I think you may have rubbed off on your daughter! 😉

    I think I will find my way to the 99cent store and see what I can find! Can’t wait for Halloween, my favorite holiday too!

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  9. Angela B says

    October 20, 2011 at 7:05 pm

    Cute cute! Would probably good for V-day too!

    Reply
  10. Christine says

    September 8, 2012 at 11:35 am

    Super cute idea!!

    Why didn’t you just buy one, disassemble and use the pattern on cardstock? I think, if I can find some sort of pattern, I might try this for my son’s Halloween party at school this year! He’s 9 and a Cub scout, so this could very well help him earn his Artist Activity badge as well as keep me from going nuts fulfilling the path i put myself on, HAHA!

    Thanks for the inspiration!

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    • Sandra says

      September 13, 2012 at 9:23 pm

      I like that they were filled with the candy and the boxes were thick cardboard and Huge. It’s a fantastic idea to use one as a template if you have the extra time and don’t want to buy them though. We only needed a few so I didn’t mind buying them already made.

      Reply
  11. gail says

    September 13, 2012 at 8:27 pm

    Imitation is the highest form of flattery. You can still get this candy in 2012. No evite this year to the party.

    Reply
    • Sandra says

      September 13, 2012 at 9:25 pm

      You found some this year? Awesome. I think $1 is a great price for that huge coffin full of candy. Have a blast at your party!

      Reply
  12. Irene says

    September 14, 2012 at 2:55 pm

    this was awesome to find on the web thank you so much for sharing with everyone.

    Reply

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