i had hoped to post this over the weekend, but we were away at a family wedding in memphis. colleen was a wild child dancin' queen--i'll have to share pics of her doing the robot! anyway, i mentioned working on this invitation a couple of weeks ago--it was one of those creations that turned out better than perfect and now ranks as one of my all-time faves! birthday girl lilly was so excited about it too, which makes it even better. of course, i'm a big fan of charlie and the chocolate factory and as soon as my friend melissa told me her idea for the party, i knew we had to do a candy bar complete with a golden ticket...
i wanted a somewhat authentic feel, so i did an online search for the wonka bar and golden ticket and based my design on the images i found. i also tried to stay as close as possible to the original ticket wording, changing it only as necessary to properly include the party info. i found the golden paper at michael's and was able to print on it without smudging if i let it dry and heat set it a bit. i trimmed it with my marvy paper trimming buddy to more closely match the one from the movie. the wrapper and ticket fit the 5 oz hershey bar and for delivery, i packaged them in matching labeled bubble mailers which lilly handed out at school...
mignon had to miss the party because of our trip, but was quick to give me party scoop she got at school today and it sounds like it was as much of a success as the invite! she did, however, enjoy the invitation fully, finishing off the last bit of it for dessert tonight!
sometimes nutty, always sweet...
:) lexi
