Graduation Party Invitations

• 4 inch diameter paper mache circular boxes {I found the best deal at Walmart}
• black acrylic paint
• foam brush or paint brush
• black cardstock cut into 4 3/4 x 4 3/4 inch square
• white embroidery thread
• white eyelet {and eyelet setter and anywhere hole punch}
• double sided tape or pop dots
• glue
• vinyl or letter stickers

TO DO

• Start by painting the entire paper mache box black {both the inside and out}.  I initially tried to spray paint them but it didn’t work out too well.  In the end, my trusty acrylic paint and foam brush came to the rescue.

• To make the top of the hat, glue the 4 3/4 x 4 3/4 piece of cardstock onto the top of the lid.  Cut 7 or 8 pieces of embroidery thread to the length that you would like leaving approximately 1 inch extra to secure on the inside of the hat.
• Using an anywhere hole punch, punch a hole in the center of the lid through the cardstock and the lid.  Place your eyelet in the hole and feed in the embroidery thread.  Set the eyelet with an eyelet setter and stick down some tape to secure the embroidery thread. {NOTE: If you do not have eyelets, just make a small hole to insert the embroidery thread and tape it down really well.}
• Tie a knot towards the end of the embroidery thread leaving about 1 inch below for the tassel.  Now “fluff up” the tassel!

• Add a greeting on the inside of the lid to cover up the tape and embroidery thread.  I used some foam pop dots to attach mine but glue or double sided tape would work too. If you would like a copy of mine, you can DOWNLOAD IT HERE.  Make sure to print it out as a 8 x10 rather than “fit to page” so it fits inside the hat and just cut them out.

• Add the party details to the inside of the box.