diy events An American Tea Party
By Dawn Thibodeau Photos by Kara Venzian Photography
v M y daughter is a huge AmericanGirl doll fan and has loved tea parties since she was tiny. She also shares my love of all things vintage, so together we decided to host a tea party for her 9th birthday.The party was for her girlfriends and their favorite doll. Crafts Each girl designed and made their own fascinator hat in the spirit of English fashion. I bought headbands and hot-glued felt circles to each as the base for the girls to embellish with flowers, gems, feathers, tulle, etc. The girls also designed hats for their dolls. I purchased doll-sized straw hats at Hobby Lobby and had an assortment of ribbons, flowers, gems, etc., to choose from. chains in fun colors and silver jewelry backs that had a hook to slide onto the necklace. I found old vintage buttons and the girls hot glued these buttons onto the silver bases. They could then embellish those buttons with more buttons, rhinestones, etc. They really did turn out cute!
of flowers (some in teapots) and cake stands holding pictures of the birthday girl. I col- lect china plates, tea cups, etc., and love the mismatched, look so it was a big assort- ment! We served scones, brownies, fruit, quiche and Madeleine cookies. Instead of birthday cake, we served fabulous tea cup and flower sugar cookies from Boulevard Bakery. Drinks were lemonade, tea and a sherbet punch. We also set up two tables where the dolls enjoyed their tea.
Food We set up a table in the backyard with full china settings. The centerpiece was a large mirror which held several assortments
Lastly, the girls made necklaces for them- selves as well as their dolls. I purchased ball
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