Last weekend I threw my daughter a vintage tea party. It was a cute theme for this age, the girls loved dressing up and were very calm and civilized at the table. Here are the pictures... My version of the doily table runner. Cute tea party food Yummy treats including tea pot sugar cookies made to match the china. Speaking of the china, it's Royal Albert Old Country Roses. My grandma gave it to me for our wedding and at the time I was not a fan of the pattern. I even thought about selling it at a garage sale a few years later! Having 4 girls, I am so thankful that I kept it, made my husband "be careful" through 9 moves, and can now use it for special tea parties! The girls love it and it is very delicate and pretty. When Mailee (the birthday girl) saw these silicone tea cup baking cups at Fireworks in Seattle, the theme of her party was decided. I ended up baking chocolate banana bread in them instead of cupcakes because I was also making a cake. Hard to wash after the fact but super cute! Tiny tray of treats! Mailee came up with the idea of making the name tags at each setting a little tea bag. I forgot to get vellum so I ended up making them the morning of the party out of parchment paper. The names didn't show up as nicely as I had hoped but the kids loved them so that was great. Mailee's ruffly cake, sitting on a lacy cake board, placed on a fancy cake plate topped with a few sparkly butterflies...pretty! My birthday baby in her element ready to blow out her candles. Some fun decor. I'm thinking of leaving these frames up for a while, maybe incorporate some Chirstmas decor... The cookies get a close up. I put them in plastic bags and stapled a doily on top for the favors. Some fabulous flowers to mach the party. Mailee made this banner (and 3 more just like it for other spots in the house). It turned out so simple and sweet. Mikayla (10year old daughter) sewed 30 of these crepe paper streamers. It was a ton of work but it made a fantastic backdrop for a little photo shoot! {you can see those photos by clicking HERE} We hung white lacy lanterns and a few poms above the streamer wall. The party craft was making vintage hats. The girls got into this and they all turned out so cute! I was disappointed that the french netting that I ordered off Etsy didn't come in time despite the extra I paid for shipping but tulle ended up being a fine substitution. So pretty! It has been so long since I have posted here. Thank you for not giving up on me. My creative endeavours are fewer and farer{is that a word?} between and perhaps a bit simpler than in the past but I still love the parties and enjoy having a place to share this part of me.