Are you planning a party or event and want to impress your guests with unique invitations? Handmade DIY invitations can add a personal touch and show your guests how much you care about their attendance. Here are ten creative ideas for making your invitations stand out.

1. Embroidered Invitations 🧵

Add some texture to your invitations by embroidering them with a simple design. This DIY method will look great especially on envelopes and will give your invites a homemade touch. You could add a quote or small pattern that matches the theme of your event.

Embroidered floral design on a white envelope

2. Painted Invitations 🎨

Use watercolours or acrylic paint to create your own unique designs on your invitation cards. With a colourful and unique painting, your guests will be thrilled to RSVP. You could experiment with different patterns and brush strokes to create something memorable.

A painted invitation with abstract pink, blue and yellow colours

3. Origami Invitations 🗞️

Transform plain sheets of paper into beautiful origami invitations. You could fold the invitations into shapes that match your event theme such as flowers or animals. Origami is a craft that requires patience and precision which make the invitations even more special.

An origami invitation folded into a flower shape with pink petals

4. Laser-Cut Invitations 🔪

Laser-cut invitations create a beautiful and intricate style to your invites. With a range of options available on online stores, you can choose a design that suits your occasion or cut out your own patterns using a laser cutter from craft shops.

A white laser-cut invitation with delicate floral designs

5. Personalised Invitations 🖊️

Incorporate personalized images or text into your invitations to make them stand out. Whether it’s a photo of you and your guests or a specially handwrite note, your guests will appreciate your extra effort.

A personalized invitation made with a picture of the host and guests with their names written below

6. Vintage Invitations 📜

Vintage invitations are another popular theme that many guests love. You could create your invitations using a classic font and design and vintage-looking papers or parchment. Slightly burn the edges for a rustic touch or roll the invite like an old-fashioned scroll.

A vintage invitation with a brown paper and artistic calligraphy font

7. Fabric Invitations 🎀

Cut a piece of fabric to size for your invitation and embellish it with lace, buttons or decorative sewing elements. This crafty design can also help your guests re-use the fabric for projects.

A fabric invitation with grey floral pattern and a lace edge

8. Pop-Up Invitations 🎉

Surprise your guests with a pop-up invitation. This type of invitation comes folded neatly and opens up into a three-dimensional scene. You could choose a specific theme or design like a cake or fireworks.

A pop-up invitation with a glittery ball room design

9. Balloon Invitations 🎈

Create a fun and unique invitation with a balloon design. Use a balloon to announce your party theme or make cute invitations in the form of attached helium balloons to send to your guests.

A yellow balloon invitation with hot air balloon design and a party hat on the top

10. Puzzle Invitations 🧩

Finally, make your invites feel like an adventure by creating a jigsaw puzzle design. Print the invitation onto a blank jigsaw puzzle set and send it to your guests. They will have to put the puzzle together to discover the invitation details.

A puzzle invitation with blue and green pieces scattered around a brown background

Whether you’re celebrating a birthday, wedding or baby shower, wowing your guests with handmade DIY invitations is a great way to set the tone. With these ideas, your guests will appreciate your creativity and will be excited to RSVP.

A collection of images of the ten different handmade invitations