{Would You Like a Little More Tea?}

"Alice: Well, I haven't had any yet, so I can't very well take more.
March Hare: Ah, you mean you can't very well take less.
Mad Hatter: Yes. You can always take more than nothing. "

 

You will, perhaps, remember we have had this conversation before...

All the months of collecting tea cups and associated tea party paraphernalia,

came to be yesterday when the Little Miss turned 7 in Mad Hatter Style.

So here are some images from our most frabjous day,

we did have fun, my beautiful  little Miss and I,

We were very much "in sinc" with how we wanted the party to look.

 

Will be posting a little "How To" in the coming days,

with my idea's on how to hold your own Mad Tea Party

 

 Before chaos in the form of 18 seven year olds descended...

Topsy-Turvy cake, 

yes, it in meant to look all wonky...

(the cakes were actually some of the neatest I had ever baked before I took a knife to them!)

My first ever (and perhaps last) attempt at using fondant icing.

Some tips while I remember them:

cut your finger nails really short,

use colour paste or powder not liquid dye to colour the fondant,

make sure your work area is completely crumb free before rolling the fondant,

chill those cakes and pop on a decent crumb layer before you start...

It was amazing that folks left their children with us, given how rather deviant the Mr was looking...

And the boy was the most cheeky Cheshire Cat!

The Crafty Mother dressed herself and the mother in law in tweedle style,

she also made 24 paper top hats to be decorated,

not to mention The Boy's Cheshire costume!

Many thanks and hats off to you, mother!

 

Happy 7th Birthday, my little love, 

may we celebrate many more together, 

and what jolly good fun it is 

to design with you, my budding artist.

 

love

Trace xx