Chapter 1: Down the Rabbit Hole

Hello and Welcome!! Happy 8th Annual "Mad Tea Party!

 
 Hosted by Vanessa at A Fanciful Twist

(Thank you, Vanessa!)

 

 

My sincere apologies for being unfashionably late for the party, as I have had car problems for the last couple days! Thankfully last night, handy hubby was able to fix it, and I now A/C again, and the fan to my engine is working again.

 

 “have i gone mad?

im afraid so, but let me tell you something, the best people usualy are.”
― Lewis Carrol, Alice in Wonderland

 

  Today, I seriously felt like the White Rabbit, repeating this

I'm late / I'm late / For a very important date. / No time to say "Hello, Goodbye". / I'm late, I'm late, I'm late, and checking the clock every 5 minutes!

 

But before I could enjoy a cup of tea, the Red Queen

demanded to know, If I played croquet??!!

 

 

 

 

Last week, I came upon this blog, that decorates the prettiest macarons. I fell in love with these vibrantly colored flamingo ones. I made my Strawberry Macaron recipe, and followed the tutorial in the link below.

  Lindsay added a snapdragon for a tail, to give it a little flare!!

Flamingo Macarons

 

 

As the day grew later and later, I went from feeling like the Mad Hatter, to the White Rabbit, and then to Alice!

I was beginning to wonder who or what I was!

 

Then I bumped into a caterpillar, who demanded to know Who I was?

And I replied... I- I hardly know, sir. I've changed so many times since this morning, you see...

~Lewis Carrol, Alice in Wonderland

 

On my way to find the tea party, I came across these flowers. I had no idea that flowers could talk! 

 

 

Spode Orchid Plate, I found at a Thrift store for $2! Reminded me of the flowers in 'Alice in Wonderland'; The Rose, the daisy and the Orchid, and how peculiar they all thought she was,

 and that she had no fragrance!

 

via flickr

 

 

via etsy

 

Finally I thought, I made it to the tea party!

 

 

There I came upon 2 Mad Hatters and a Cheshire Cat!

 

 

Katelyn, Mad Hatter 1



 

Lindsay the 'Mad Hatter2

 

 

 

 

 



The Cheshire Cat

 

 

 

Also at the Tea Party, guess who else decided to show up, no other than the

White Rabbit Himself!

He seemed to be very shy, hiding behind the Snap Dragons,

It looked like he was about to run away again!

 

 

What coincidence, I just happen to be browsing Home Goods,

and came across this Alice in Wonderland tea cup!

The Drink Me tag, I created in PicMonkey!

 

 

Sweet Vanilla tea cakes with Strawberry cream cheese frosting

Pink and Purple seem to be the colors of the day, with gorgeous

peach, and pink blossoms!

 

 

Cheshire Cat Tails

Lindsay had fun making these out of strawberry wafer cookies and purple icing!

 

 

Taking my first sip of tea, I could see in the distance, the Red Queen, yelling at me,

demanding Who Painted Her White Roses Red, and then everything started

spinning, faster and faster,

I started to feel dizzy!

When I opened my eyes, I saw my macarons and flowers, just as they should be!

 

 

I sat back enjoyed my cup of tea and reflected on my favorite quote...

 

"Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast."    

~Lewis Carrol, Alice in Wonderland

 

Thank you all for visiting me today, and I hope that you enjoyed you cup of tea!

 

Wishing you all a magical weekend!

 

Until next time,

xo,