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Graduation is a very important day for everyone involved, and it's the perfect occasion to make your own graduation invitations. This particular graduation cap invitation is sure to impress all your guests. Adult supervision required.

What You'll Need:

• Heavy black card stock
• White card stock
• A hot glue gun and glue
• Double-sided tape
• Tassels (optional)
• Embroidery thread (optional)
• Buttons
• Safety scissors
• Graduation year charms (optional)
• Bounty paper towels (for cleanup)

Instructions:

1. Cut the black card stock to about eight by eight inches. Cut the white card stock to seven and a half by seven and a half inches. You may substitute the black card stock with any of the school colors or the actual color of your graduate's cap.
2. Print out the details of the party on the white card stock. Remember to include the time, date, and location as well as any other important information. You may find several graduation-themed invitation templates online if you need inspiration.
3. Use the double-sided tape to tape the invitation details to the black card stock. Line up the paper so it is perfectly centered on the black card stock.
4. Buy or make tassels. If you use premade tassels, simply glue them to the middles of the black card stock on the other side of the invitation. To make tassels, cut several strands of embroidery thread that are about 10 inches in length and fold them in half. Take another strand of embroidery thread and tie it around the folded end of the tassel. You may want to wrap it around the tassel a few times before making a strong knot. Leave one end of the thread hanging out and use that to glue the tassel to the middle of the black card stock.
5. Glue a button over the area where you attached the tassel to the black card stock. Make sure the button is the same color as the tassel or as close to the same color as you can find. You can make your own graduation invitations more personal by attaching a small dangling charm with the graduation year to the tassels before gluing on the buttons.