I solemnly swear I am up to no good...

Finally! Miss A has fallen as much in love with the Harry Potter books as her father and I! Well..almost! But I was a bit surprised when she requested a Harry Potter theme for her upcoming 10th bithday. So, off to Pinterest Mama goes..

First up: the invitations.

There were many very cute invitations online, but I settled on a scroll type invitation inspired by this one from Toad's Treasures...

Source: ashbyfamilyblog.blogspot.com via Jane on Pinterest

Here's my version:

I used Lumos Latino, Magic School and Parry Hotter fonts (be aware that the X, W, and V are scrambled in the Lumos Latino font - but it was a free download, so I'm not complaining), a scan of Minerva McGonagall's signature and the Hogwarts crest. I printed the invitations on parchment paper (Miss A was thrilled with the parchment: "Just like they use at Hogwarts!" she exclaimed!).

Then rolled them and sealed them with oval Avery 22814 seals. I prepped the labels online through the Avery Design and Print Center. This was my first time using it, and it went pretty smoothly. Here's what my labels looked like:

Finally, I finished them off my tying them with jute. Miss A loved them and I was pretty pleased with the result. Plus, it got the seal of approval from Miss Jent's family. What do you think?