Afternoon Tea Party

 I love planning, hosting and organising parties and events for me and my friends, even if at times my stress levels heighten, I really enjoy being the hostess so I really wanting to plan something out of the ordinary for my birthday, and it was a good excuse to distract myself from the fact I was reaching the quarter of a century mark. Now Most people turning 25 might decide on a more sophisticated, mature evening.....not me though I decided to celebrate by hosting a child like, disney themed Alice and Wonderland tea party.

Afternoon tea parties are very popular at the moment, I really wanted to go all out and became a bit obsessed searching ebay for tea party themed decor. However I had to restrain myself slightly as my purse would not allow me to go crazy. 

instead I bought banners, bunting and disney themed decorations from tesco and stocked up on plenty of sweets and treats for me and my friends. I spent around £20 on the decorations and my flat did look like a pink princess pad, if I do say so myself. 

I found some adorable flags on ebay though which I could not resist the first pack were a selection of pastel flags which Alice in Wonderland themed quotations. The pack of 25 cost me £3.50, plus free package and posting. 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/180790362598?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

The second lots of food decoration I purchased were these casino themed playing card tags. I thought these were perfect for the theme and looked really effective in jam tarts. For a pack of 50 I paid £2.95

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/140901391167?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

I think both of my ebay purchases were fantastic quality and great value for money, they really added something extra to my party spread. 

I loved my tea party evening, it was lovely to have a chilled out night drinking and eating with my friends. 

I would love to hear about any unique or themed parties you might have planned or attended.

Thanks for reading

Emma Louise xx