How to host a Mad Hatter's Tea Party!
So this was an especially hot May 3rd in Pennsylvania and these beautiful paper fans were a must! And they came from the Dollar Store!!!
Look at the detail people! I loved them and even if I wasn't using them for this event I had to have them!
I made some fun signs and props with chalkboards:
and print outs on cardstock in frames:
I even used some of my Easter decorations and simply added wonderland touches:
This was the entryway as guests made their way into my garden.
In the garden itself was a cardstock-backed Cheshire cat:
And I made a queen banner with 2 decks of dollar store cards (sold in one pack), a hole punch and some red ribbon.
The mushrooms and other things are normally there.
When decorating the table for a tea party it is important to remember to leave room for the food! It's very easy to get carried away with decor! Especially when it is this fabulous!
Linens are a must, I took all of my dining room chairs out for this occasion and all of my Waterford crystal. Also make sure to give your guest plenty of water as well. I make sure to have their glasses filled and 2 pitchers standing by. For this hot occasion, I also made some fresh brewed iced tea.
A few hings that I need for any tea occasion:
1. scones- recipe link at the bottom of this page
2. homemade devonshire cream
3. strawberry jam
4.Tea! obviously!
But in my case, french caramel creme brulee tea! Yummers! The Raspberry Royale Tea by Bigalow was a huge hit at this party though. I have to say it was delightful and would prob be great cold too!
And now for the food!
There were 9 of us, I asked certain people to either bring a dessert or a tea sandwich. I included the following in my invite:
"This lady date will be a day of whimsical Alice in wonderland fun! I will provide much of what will be needed for the day to be a success but will need some help from 3-4 ladies to bring either a tea sandwich or dessert. I know you may be thinking- I’ve never done that before!? Trust me, it’s not as overwhelming as it seems, it’s a simple search on allreceipes.com and you get many choices, most of which have 3-4 ingredients:
http://allrecipes.com/
The ladies actually had a lot of fun with it. I think the scariest part of trying something new is messing it up- but when it has 4 ingredients- you really can't!
I made the scones, Chesire cat inspired cupcakes, devonshire cream and the strawberry swirl sammies- delish!
All-in-all a great success!
For a no-fail scone recipe go here:
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Simple-Scones/Detail.aspx?event8=1&prop24=SR_Thumb&e11=simple%20scones&e8=Quick%20Search&event10=1&e7=Home%20Page&soid=sr_results_p1i1
Just watch your fingers/knuckles kids- grating frozen butter is no easy task. If you want to skip that just hit up Panera for some plain scones- they are the best for some devonshire cream, lemon curb or strawberry jam!
I made some fun signs and props with chalkboards:
In the garden itself was a cardstock-backed Cheshire cat:
When decorating the table for a tea party it is important to remember to leave room for the food! It's very easy to get carried away with decor! Especially when it is this fabulous!
A few hings that I need for any tea occasion:
1. scones- recipe link at the bottom of this page
2. homemade devonshire cream
3. strawberry jam
4.Tea! obviously!
But in my case, french caramel creme brulee tea! Yummers! The Raspberry Royale Tea by Bigalow was a huge hit at this party though. I have to say it was delightful and would prob be great cold too!
And now for the food!
There were 9 of us, I asked certain people to either bring a dessert or a tea sandwich. I included the following in my invite:
"This lady date will be a day of whimsical Alice in wonderland fun! I will provide much of what will be needed for the day to be a success but will need some help from 3-4 ladies to bring either a tea sandwich or dessert. I know you may be thinking- I’ve never done that before!? Trust me, it’s not as overwhelming as it seems, it’s a simple search on allreceipes.com and you get many choices, most of which have 3-4 ingredients:
http://allrecipes.com/
The ladies actually had a lot of fun with it. I think the scariest part of trying something new is messing it up- but when it has 4 ingredients- you really can't!
For a no-fail scone recipe go here:
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Simple-Scones/Detail.aspx?event8=1&prop24=SR_Thumb&e11=simple%20scones&e8=Quick%20Search&event10=1&e7=Home%20Page&soid=sr_results_p1i1
Just watch your fingers/knuckles kids- grating frozen butter is no easy task. If you want to skip that just hit up Panera for some plain scones- they are the best for some devonshire cream, lemon curb or strawberry jam!
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