Bat Mitzvah invitations are an important part of your Bat Mitzvah party. It is the first impression that your guests will receive. This being said, it’s very important that you make your invitations reflect your personality, mood of the party, and your own personal style. You also want to make sure that they are conveying the right message. Here are some popular Bat Mitzvah invitation messages with some unique examples and styles that convey these messages.
Sophisticated: For the serious and classy Bat Mitzvah party, sophisticated invitations are needed. I would suggest you use very traditional colors and minimal graphics or design elements. Use a script style font. For an added touch of elegance you should layer your invitations using a different color background. Sophisticated invitations are a great way to show your class and maturity for this once in a lifetime occasion. Check these out!
Fun: If you want your Bat Mitzvah party to be laid-back and informal, I suggest that you start it off with fun invitations. Try to pick a design with many colors. You could go with an abstract design or pick out an invitation that is in line with your theme. Try using a fun font and keep the cards simple and catchy. Here is a fun Bat Mitzvah invitation
Modern: For modern invitations try to incorporate trendy colors and design elements. Chocolate and lime green is a great pair. Orange and pink are also great for Bat Mitzvah invitations. Keep the graphics clean and simple. Modern invitations convey your sense of style and the fact that you are fashionable and keep up with what’s new and hot. I love this modern Bat Mitzvah invitation
Unique: Unique invitations are a great way to put your personality into your cards. This event will be remembered for your entire life, so why not have fun with it and make your invitations a reflection of your personality? Unique invitations come in all shapes and sizes, they can be classified as anything that doesn’t fit into any of these other categories. Here are some unique Bat Mitzvah invitations
Classic: Classic designs are a safe bet when choosing your Bat Mitzvah invitations. Classic colors include blue and white and are usually more toned down as far as graphic elements go. The Star of David may be featured as well as other familiar graphics. Choose a classic Bat Mitzvah design if you want to be sure that your invitations are right for the occasion. Here is a great example
Blend of Tradition and Modern: This is my favorite type. I feel that it is important to incorporate classic ideas and traditions and blend them with a more modern outlook. A great example of this concept can be found in this tree of life invitation.
Picking the perfect Bat Mitzvah invitations can take time and patience. Just remember to consider your theme, the people attending, and the mood of the party when choosing your invitations. As long as you try to put your own style and personality into your Bat Mitzvah invitations, you can never go wrong
Monday, September 20, 2010
Friday, September 17, 2010
Personalized Christmas Wrapping Paper
Every year countless amounts of time and money are spent trying to find the newest most popular Christmas gifts. Making your gifts unique and meaningful can be a difficult proposition. It is not always about the amount spent, although most people seem to think it is. Meaningful gifts are directly proportional to the amount of time and thought put into them.
The way the gift is wrapped is an often overlooked aspect of Christmas presents. Some well thought out, personalized wrapping paper can often turn a mediocre gift into a memorable one.
I will now walk you through the steps of how to make your very own custom Christmas gift wrapping paper.
1) Decide who the present is for. With many different styles and designs to choose from, you want to make sure that the recipient is accurately represented in the style of wrap that you choose. (ex. For a child, a spaceship or fire truck design is perfect. For his/her mom, a slightly more elegant design would be suitable)
2) Decide if you want to personalize the Christmas wrapping paper with a single picture repeated, multiple pictures, or no picture at all. Most personalized wrapping paper styles are designed to accommodate one of these choices. Once again, depending on the recipient, one may be more appropriate then another.
3) Decide what you want to say. Is this going to be funny? Or is it sweet? Reminiscent? Or sentimental? There are many different avenues you can take. If you will be giving multiple presents, it might be a good idea to make a few different rolls.
4) Decide what goal you are trying to accomplish with your wrapping paper. If you want to make your gift unique or more meaningful, that will be accomplished with little effort. If you are making custom wrapping paper to differentiate whose presents belong to whom on Christmas morning, pictures might be the way to go. (hint – a good example of this can be seen here.)
5) Get a list of all the people who you would like to give custom Christmas wrapping paper to, and make them all in one shot.
6) A great place to find personalized Christmas wrapping paper is GiftSkins.com. Here is a link to the Christmas section. (hint – birthday, any occasion, or other categories often contain designs that can also be configured into wonderful Christmas paper. Do not limit yourself!)
7) Give your presents and be prepared for the questions. Where did you get this? How did you do this? How did you think of something so amazing!? Why are you so smart, thoughtful, and wonderful!?
8) Give yourself a pat on the back for thinking of such a good idea. Enjoy your presents, family time, and holidays. Merry Christmas!!!
The way the gift is wrapped is an often overlooked aspect of Christmas presents. Some well thought out, personalized wrapping paper can often turn a mediocre gift into a memorable one.
I will now walk you through the steps of how to make your very own custom Christmas gift wrapping paper.
1) Decide who the present is for. With many different styles and designs to choose from, you want to make sure that the recipient is accurately represented in the style of wrap that you choose. (ex. For a child, a spaceship or fire truck design is perfect. For his/her mom, a slightly more elegant design would be suitable)
2) Decide if you want to personalize the Christmas wrapping paper with a single picture repeated, multiple pictures, or no picture at all. Most personalized wrapping paper styles are designed to accommodate one of these choices. Once again, depending on the recipient, one may be more appropriate then another.
3) Decide what you want to say. Is this going to be funny? Or is it sweet? Reminiscent? Or sentimental? There are many different avenues you can take. If you will be giving multiple presents, it might be a good idea to make a few different rolls.
4) Decide what goal you are trying to accomplish with your wrapping paper. If you want to make your gift unique or more meaningful, that will be accomplished with little effort. If you are making custom wrapping paper to differentiate whose presents belong to whom on Christmas morning, pictures might be the way to go. (hint – a good example of this can be seen here.)
5) Get a list of all the people who you would like to give custom Christmas wrapping paper to, and make them all in one shot.
6) A great place to find personalized Christmas wrapping paper is GiftSkins.com. Here is a link to the Christmas section. (hint – birthday, any occasion, or other categories often contain designs that can also be configured into wonderful Christmas paper. Do not limit yourself!)
7) Give your presents and be prepared for the questions. Where did you get this? How did you do this? How did you think of something so amazing!? Why are you so smart, thoughtful, and wonderful!?
8) Give yourself a pat on the back for thinking of such a good idea. Enjoy your presents, family time, and holidays. Merry Christmas!!!
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Difference Between Baptism and Christening -FINALLY!
There are a lot of different answers, depending on who you ask, when it comes to the difference between baptism and christening. Most of these answers are incomplete or just plain WRONG. Some say the difference is the amount of water, some say it’s a matter of age, others still that it varies depending on the type of church. These alone are all wrong! While these play a factor in the overall difference, none of them is the true, full, and complete answer.
Most people use the words “baptism” and “christening” interchangeably. This is OK in the sense that the connotations mean basically the same thing. However there are significant literal and historical differences often forgotten, overlooked, or misconstrued.
History:
Baptism: Baptism is a Greek word. Prior to Christianity, baptism was the ritual use of water for purification. Christian baptism is defined as a sacrament marked by the ritual use of water and admitting the recipient into the Christian community. This is the traditional term used and is an official sacrament of the Catholic Church. Baptism practices vary between churches, however it almost always involves the Trinitarian invocation (“I baptize you in the name of the father, the son, and the holy spirit”). In some cases recipients are fully submerged in water, and in other cases it may be poured or sprinkled over the head. The earliest non-biblical forms of baptism were referred to in the Didache around 100 AD. This reference speaks to the baptism of adults rather than children. Around the same time we have references from others about infant baptism being customary. From the 3rd century, onward, groups of Christians baptized infants as standard practice (although some families preferred to wait until the child was older).
Christening: Introduced in the 14th century, Christening is the ceremony of baptizing and naming a child. It comes from English culture and isn’t properly defined in the modern day. Many dictionaries will refer to “baptism”.
Differences:
1) Baptism is a traditional sacrament, christening is not.
2) Baptism can be done at any age, christening is traditionally for babies and young children
3) Christening usually involves a naming ceremony, baptism usually does not
4) Christening is when water is poured or sprinkled on the head, while the method for baptisms vary
5) Baptism was practiced and mentioned by name before Christianity, christening was first referenced in the 14th century
6) Some churches believe christening is an act of submission to god, others don’t. Yet all consider baptism a submission to god.
7) “Baptism” is a Greek word, “christening” is English
Groups who practice infant baptism:
Roman Catholic
Greek Orthodox
Russian Orthodox
Oriental Orthodoxy
Armenian Apostolic Church
Assyrian Church
Anglican Communion
Lutheran
Presbyterians
Methodists
Church of the Nazarene
Groups who normally reject infant baptism:
Baptists
Apostolic Christians
Old Time Missionary Baptists
Pentecostals
Mennonites
Amish
Seventh-Day Adventists
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Mormon Church
Based on interpretations on biblical passages, these churches have decided to either undergo, or postpone baptism until later in life. The arguments are made that baptism is supposed to be the act of turning yourself over to god, and that infants are too young to be able to do that. Although there is no literal scriptural passage about infant baptism, advocates of infant baptism interpret some biblical references in support of their beliefs (ex Acts 16:15).
To sum it all up, christenings are baptisms, but not all baptisms are christenings. You can use the information in this article to decide whether the event is a baptism or christening.
Most people use the words “baptism” and “christening” interchangeably. This is OK in the sense that the connotations mean basically the same thing. However there are significant literal and historical differences often forgotten, overlooked, or misconstrued.
History:
Baptism: Baptism is a Greek word. Prior to Christianity, baptism was the ritual use of water for purification. Christian baptism is defined as a sacrament marked by the ritual use of water and admitting the recipient into the Christian community. This is the traditional term used and is an official sacrament of the Catholic Church. Baptism practices vary between churches, however it almost always involves the Trinitarian invocation (“I baptize you in the name of the father, the son, and the holy spirit”). In some cases recipients are fully submerged in water, and in other cases it may be poured or sprinkled over the head. The earliest non-biblical forms of baptism were referred to in the Didache around 100 AD. This reference speaks to the baptism of adults rather than children. Around the same time we have references from others about infant baptism being customary. From the 3rd century, onward, groups of Christians baptized infants as standard practice (although some families preferred to wait until the child was older).
Christening: Introduced in the 14th century, Christening is the ceremony of baptizing and naming a child. It comes from English culture and isn’t properly defined in the modern day. Many dictionaries will refer to “baptism”.
Differences:
1) Baptism is a traditional sacrament, christening is not.
2) Baptism can be done at any age, christening is traditionally for babies and young children
3) Christening usually involves a naming ceremony, baptism usually does not
4) Christening is when water is poured or sprinkled on the head, while the method for baptisms vary
5) Baptism was practiced and mentioned by name before Christianity, christening was first referenced in the 14th century
6) Some churches believe christening is an act of submission to god, others don’t. Yet all consider baptism a submission to god.
7) “Baptism” is a Greek word, “christening” is English
Groups who practice infant baptism:
Roman Catholic
Greek Orthodox
Russian Orthodox
Oriental Orthodoxy
Armenian Apostolic Church
Assyrian Church
Anglican Communion
Lutheran
Presbyterians
Methodists
Church of the Nazarene
Groups who normally reject infant baptism:
Baptists
Apostolic Christians
Old Time Missionary Baptists
Pentecostals
Mennonites
Amish
Seventh-Day Adventists
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Mormon Church
Based on interpretations on biblical passages, these churches have decided to either undergo, or postpone baptism until later in life. The arguments are made that baptism is supposed to be the act of turning yourself over to god, and that infants are too young to be able to do that. Although there is no literal scriptural passage about infant baptism, advocates of infant baptism interpret some biblical references in support of their beliefs (ex Acts 16:15).
To sum it all up, christenings are baptisms, but not all baptisms are christenings. You can use the information in this article to decide whether the event is a baptism or christening.
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