If your birthday party budget is limited, then you have to make some smart organizing decisions. A minimal budget, though, should not discourage you from holding one heck of a birthday bash. Surely, there are ways to save a bit and still hold a spectacular celebration. One way - make invitations free!



Deciding to make invitations free does not mean that you will have to send inferior invites to your guests. Actually, this can be a chance for you to explore your creativity by making the invitations yourself or cutting out free samples from the Internet. If you need to make those cards with only a minimum of expense, here are some advice that you can follow.

1. Use your computer. If you have a PC at home or in your office (and you are allowed to use it for personal projects), search the Internet for party and art sites. You can access hundreds of ideas on how to make invitations for a very low price or you can just print the free samples that these sites offer. To make it even more easier, just send free online cards through e-mail to your friends and be done with it!

2. Make your own. Sending electronic invites through e-mail might be convenient, but it is not as touching as sending cards through post. If you want to save money for the stamps, then you can work on the invitations yourself. All you need is a few special papers, ink or colors and other accessories that you can buy from specialty shops. The good thing about making it yourself is that you can control how much you will be shelling out, and at the same time, it will be more personal and will be more meaningful.

3. Be eco-friendly. If buying those special papers and colored inks will still take a toll on your budget, use natural products. A walk in the park or in your backyard will provide you with a lot of materials that you can use to make those invitations. Leaves, wood bark, beads, sand, eggshells and everything that you can lay your hands on can be a potential ingredient to your creative project. A bit of patience and a creative mind is all you need to make the invitation-making project a success.

4. Cut-outs. You can use old cards and invitations or even colored magazines. Cut-outs and collages will not require too much from your pocket and can be attractive if you know how to make them right. Get some ideas from art sites or ask some of your artsy friends to contribute ideas on how to make your invites. Most of the time, it is not the materials that you use that is more important, but the ideas that you have in your head. And how you put these ideas to work.

To make invitations free, you have to exercise every ounce of creativity within you. It might seem like a lot of work, but you might be surprise at how much you can actually enjoy doing these things and how much talent you actually have when it comes to artwork.