This party season continues to see the Gangster theme near the top of the popularity charts. And with Valentines just around the angle combined with the unceasing popularity of the Gangster Movie it's easy to see why this theme continues to capture the imagination.
So if you're thinking of planning a gangster themed party, it's time to dust off the violin case, dig out your flapper beads or spats and send out an invitation that no-one will be able to resist.
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Fun ideas for your Gangster Party Invitations
The Speakeasy Invitation
The Speakeasy was a secret location where prohibition beating booze parties were held and was the home of the Flapper. Kept secret for positive legal reasons, an invitation to a Speakeasy would be startling to be in code. Using code is a phenomenal way of preparing invitations but it does need true planning. Easiest method is to information all things the invitation is to contain, we would recommend that it include; the name of guest, name of party giver, date, location and start time. This is a minimum facts required for any invitation and don't forget to comprise to note if you want everyone to dress up.
Having gathered all of the facts you want to comprise the next step is to encode it. How you build the code and how complicated you make it will depend, to a large part, on the age of the guests. Over all age groups optic clues all the time work and puzzle books will provide you with plentifulness of examples to follow. The code should be fairly easy to decipher and you should all the time comprise the exact retort on the back of the invitation.
Speakeasy or 'The Warehouse' Location Invitation
This is based on the old treasure map invitation where you draw a stylised map of the area surrounding the party venue. Use plentifulness of Gangster symbols and naming - like warehouses, Italian Restaurants, Nightclubs and have a large curved arrow pointing to the position on the map where the party is to be held. As an selection you could comprise the party details into the map in gangster talk like; 'you've had this arrival for a long time', 'now you're going to get it' etc.
As with all clue based invitations, be true to ensure you comprise enough real facts and the solution to the map should be included on the back.
The Hostage Invitation
These take a important time to put in order although the arrival of the computer has easily come to the assistance of party hosts. Whether cut the private letters from newspapers and then use distinct sizes mixed and stuck to paper to create the invitation. This is the old school method but produces the best results. The contemporary way would be to download a font (Google 'free fonts') and then create your invitation electronically. This has the advantage of being far quicker and finally cleaner than the old school method.
For Whether method, you could start with the fact that the party is being held hostage and that to free it, guests are required to attend and are also required to pay a ransom of a bottle of bootleg hooch.
These are tried and tested Gangster themed party invitation ideas and here are some supplementary tips to make them even more successful. All of these invitations are based on disclosing a secret party venue so they should be kept in holding with this and should look a slight tatty and crumpled. They look great on scraps of paper rather than on quadrate cut fresh stock. A great tip for aging new paper stock is to stain it in a weak solution of tea and then leaving a few (not too many) coffee granules to add darker spots - these will spread with the dampness in the paper. When dry, crumple and tear as required.
If it's an invite to a St Valentine's Day massacre then you could add a few drops of fake blood fluid to the paper as it dries to achieve the ultimate Gangster consequent or for a very simple idea you could cutout the template of a engine gun from black card and use a silver gel pen to create the invitation.
Having spent the time to create great looking invitations, don't spoil it by giving them out in plain envelopes. Use your imagination to decorate suitable envelops; the theme of this adornment will depend on the farranging theme of your party. If you are using the St Valentines Day Massacre, you could apply 'crime scene - do not cross' tape to the envelop or alternatively for a speakeasy theme you could scent the envelope with some whiskey or brandy and possibly add a feather or small length of flapper beads.
Or, if you can afford to do it, buy an old violin case and a engine gun shaped purse (handbag) and keep the invitations inside the purse and keep the purse inside the violin case, the when you give the invitations out you will be occasion the case and taking the engine gun purse out - just like the stylized black and white movies - before you quote the invitation. And both accessories will be important for the party.
Also remember that a great Gangster themed party requires great Gangster themed fancy dress costumes and accessories. These are facilely ready in shop or alternatively straight through the internet from Whether specialist Gangster themed websites or from general fancy dress costume providers.
Lastly, anything invitation style you pick and however you hand them out you will be getting the party off to a great start by construction a sense of excitement, after all, if this is how good the invites are, how great will the party be..... Have a great time.
Fun Gangster Themed Party Invitations
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