have a tea party

It occurs to me that the typical tea fare is nossogood for someone who is diabetic. And so I need to find some quick and easy recipes that I can serve for diabetic friends/family so we All can enjoy.

Hmm. I’m wondering if a big tea party is the way to go. I’m thinking I would like to have smaller, more frequent, more intimate tea parties. I’m all for intimacy these days, you know? It is inspiring me to finish a special tea party tablecloth I am cross-stitching. Perhaps for the first one, I will just have Kate, Ann, Grandma, and 2 children. So I’ll limit each tea to 6 people. I’ll make a simple sandwhich myself, and just buy other treats to fill in. In taking inventory, I notice I have 3 lovely tea pots and 12 varied sets of tea cups/saucers. Somewhere I must have a creamer and sugar container. And I think I might only need a tea cozy or 2, perhaps with 2 more strainers. Now that simplifies things, makes it manageable, quaint and easily repeatable. Yup. I think that’s what I wanna do alright!

noiire of 43t suggested lemonade. Good idea I have a lavendar lemonade that would work well.

I like this website as a first-time, keep things simple set of instructions.

I just found a lovely tray that was my mom’s to serve the sandwiches and scones from.

Devonshire cream is easy to find here. I’ll check Restaurant Depot to see if I can get small jams. OR, I have 4 small and pretty martini glasses I can put jam in, or find some clever inexpensive serving thing just for that.

Still simmerin …

Kate, her kids, mom, and grandma; Her grandma and my mom go together well. My sis and her daughter. My 2 nieces. Lauren and her mom (who is my mom’s friend), Lauren’s daughter and 2 sisters. Jamie and Heri’s mom. Sharon. Sheri and her daughter. Barb. Donna. Ann. That’s 22 so far. Heri might be the token guy! That’s 23. My place is small. Gotta think more about this. Perhaps they might have to bring their own chair. Oh and me! 24. That makes a dirty 2 dozen!

I need an iPod playlist for tea music. That’ll be fun!

I think I might have to rent some tea pots/cups. I have some, but not enough for 24.

And if I’m really clever, I’ll combine this with my other goal of making balloon animals!

I decided that I didn’t want to take on the Cooking part of a tea party. So I hired my friend who is a caterer. I have some lovely teapots and will find out how to really serve tea well. I’m hoping to time it as a little garden party. My garden is Very small, but I’ll be giving it a cheer-up soon and will celebrate early summer with tea on my deck. I’m looking forward to having my friend’s 4-year old daughter here! It will all come together at just the right time, I’m sure. :)

Stace_face! we’ve done this, but as soon as i get my house, and you get your crib, (with plates on the walls, tellytubbie spreadsheet, bar fridge and funky juice jugs..) we’ll be decking our tea party out with fairy lights, freshly picked flowers, pretty china, mini cupcaks, high-tea dresses and light and fluffy music (eg; 1 2 3 4 tell me that you love me more.. and i do like you.. and kate nash! :D) im really looking forward to it! :)

I’ve been reading Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and it just struck me that it would be really fun to have a very fancy tea party with some girls. Maybe in the spring…everyone can dress up and eat cucumber sandwiches and act like bluebloods. Of course, any sort of theme party can possibly be met with eye rolls and cringing, but I’m willing to try it once.

My friend and I decided we want to rent old costumes and have a tea party on the anniversary of the Boston Tea party just because we’re weird and can do things like that.

My friends throw me a Mad Hatters Tea Party as a suprise party. It was awesome, Alice in Wonderland props all through a park, but i had to put a lot of faith in my friends to allow them to pick my costume!! To have a tea party:
1) Invite friends
2) Find a tea set (check out antique stores and op shops)
3) Add tea
4) Sit back and Enjoy good convo

...with cake made in the new oven, served on necessarily new plates (we only have 3 plates left from the last set…)

YUMYUMYUMYUMYUMYUMYUMYUMYUMYUMYUMYUMYUMYUMYUMYUMYUMYUMYUMYUMYUMYUMYUMYUM

I’ve gone a bought a full on tea set, it’s stripy and all the colours of the rainbow. I’m thinking about a tea party in august with a rainbow theme and everyone has to come dressed as a colour.
Ok, it’s not going to be the most refined or sophisticated party, but it’ll be fun. And colourful. and will involve cakes!