Craft supplies and candy are taking over the family room as we put together invitations for the Open House I’m hosting for my neighbors for my Neighborhood Cafe, which is called the Rosewood Neighborhood Cafe since we live on Rosewood Drive. Here’s a peek at the process:

This red and white candy looks good with the invitations. I bought it in bulk from Giant Eagle for around $3 a pound.

We put 5-6 pieces of candy in these clear cello bags from Hobby Lobby. They were $1.99 for 48 bags and I had a 40% coupon. I trimmed an inch off the top using scalloped scissors because they were a little too tall.

Invitations-In-Progress

Curling ribbon is used to tie the bags of candy onto the invitation ($1.99 for 100 yards – plenty!). We punched a hole in each invitation and left long loops on the bow so the invitation can be hung on a doorknob if no one is home.

This is the hard part – now comes the fun part: actually passing them out!