Having a baby is one of the most exciting moments in a family’s life, and it is customary for friends and other family members to help mark the occasion with cards, gifts and visits. Baby cards are one of the most important parts of this, since it lets you communicate meaningfully with your friend and …
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Birthday cards: Everything you need to know, part I
Types of birthday cards There are three main types of birthday cards to choose from, based mainly on where they are available and how difficult it is to access them. Standard greeting cards Standard greeting cards are what you find in the supermarket or department store. They’re probably the first thing you think of when …
What makes a good online invitation maker?
So you’ve got a big event coming up: a birthday party, baby shower, or maybe even your wedding. You’ve got to get your hands on invitations, and you want to make sure they’re fully customised invitations, but you don’t want to a hire a designer directly. That leaves you frantically googling ‘good invitation maker online’ …
Paperlust’s Best Baby Shower Ideas: Decorations
Putting together a baby shower and looking for decoration ideas? We’ve got two great tutorials for you today: A baby wish wall, and baby shower gift tags that can double as decor. These decorations are easy to put together, look fantastic, and double as something useful and practical. Yay! Bonus: These decorations mostly rely on …
Everything You Need To Know About Birthday Invitation Wording
So you’re throwing a birthday party and you’re prepping your invitations, but then you sit down to actually write the things and… hmm… Birthday invitation wording can be a little intimidating, and actually getting started is often the hardest part. Information that needs to be included in your birthday invitations: The most important thing about …
Free Birthday Invitation Templates from Paperlust
At Paperlust, there’s nothing we love more than top quality premium printing and paper products, but we get it. Sometimes you’re planning your party on a budget and if you want people to eat, there’s just no way you’re going to be getting professional invitations. Today we’ve got two stunning free birthday invitation templates for …
Pros & Cons: Professional Invites vs. Party Invitation Template
Choosing invitations for your wedding, birthday party, baby shower or other event can be tricky. On the one hand you’ve got fancy hand-printed luxury invitations from boutique printing companies, and on the other, you’ve got free party invitation templates that you can download online and print at home. What exactly is the difference? What sort …
Paperlust named a Westpac Business of Tomorrow 2017
Paperlust was this week named one of Westpac’s 200 Businesses of Tomorrow for 2017. The award exists to “recognise and support great Australian businesses today, with a clear vision for tomorrow.” The final list of 200 was selected from over 2,000 nominations made for the award, so we’re stoked to be included! What are Westpac’s …
Beyond Sweet 16: Milestone Birthdays You Didn’t Know About
In Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom, it’s all about the big three birthdays: 16, 18 and 21. These are celebrated largely due to their legal importance in the Western world, with freedoms like driving, voting and buying alcohol bestowed around these ages. In other cultures, though, different birthdays are considered significant milestones, …
Paperlust’s Best Baby Shower Ideas: Activities
Baby shower activities are notorious for making people cringe, but we’re firm believers that this doesn’t need to be the case! Once you have sorted out the baby shower invitations and you are looking for baby shower ideas, we can help. Today we’ve got two fun baby shower games ideas you can set up in …