Pinkies Up!

Darlings! We had a very fun tea party birthday for our daughter this past weekend. The girls enjoyed eating tea sandwiches, decorating sugar cookies, and stamping fans. I want to show you some of the details. 

 I used sheets and wrapping paper as our table linens. Wrapping paper is my 'go-to' table runner for any birthday party because once the party is done then you can just throw away the sticky mess that was on  the table. I found this gold striped one at Target.

The herbal teas were put in labeled mason jars and I made a lemon strawberry cake for a dessert. The banner I got here. I made a silhouette of our birthday girl and posted it up rather quickly, but I think it turned out nice. Tomorrow, I will show you my trick on how to make these. 

My dear friend Andrea made these amazing lemon tarts for the party. She has an incredible food blog and has a tart recipe similar to the one she made here.

The girls had fun decorating paddle fans with stamps and a pencil eraser to make dots.
Overall, it was a sweet themed birthday party. Do you chose themes for your children's birthdays? I think when there is a theme to the party it is easier to do unique decorating, food and activities.

Tea Party Preparation

We love Birthday parties at our house. Even though we have four girls we have never had a tea party birthday theme, but this will all change soon. I made this little invite by tracing a teapot from our tea party game. What better way to celebrate a winter birthday than have a tea at high noon, darling! Here are some of the inspirations for the party.

                                                 
top left/ doilies   top right/ botanical garland
middle left/ craft- paper fans  middle right/ pretty fan decorations
bottom left/ cake with flags  bottom right/ tea cups galore

I'll post pictures this coming week of the party. Pinkies up!