unique venues
From the backyard cubby house to more formal venues, any space can be used to create your tea party venue with a little creative styling! Theme your party to suit the space – a backyard party is the perfect inspiration for a fairy garden party!
elegant invitations
The tea party fun can commence before the actual party with the creation of some crafty invitations. Cut out teapot shapes from card stock, use real tea bags with a decorative card or draw upon lace and other textures to create the perfect party invitations.
The Inspired Occasion is a boutique event management company assisting with party planning needs for little and big occasions. From christening and showers to parties and celebrations, they can create the theme of your dreams to ensure everything goes off without a hitch!
fine food fare
A tea party is not complete without fabulous food and creative cakes. We love the custom cakes created
styled settings Undoubtedly the most fun element of a tea party is the decorating and table styling. Looking for inspiration? Head to the Martha Stewart’s Kids’ Birthday Parties site for step by step instructions on everything from table settings and tea party favours to food and cake fare. For those looking for a more professional touch, let the experts do all of the hard work for you!
by Cakesaurus (www. cakesaurus.com.au), they are almost too good to eat. The Cupcake Taste (www. thecupcaketaste.com.au) also offer tempting cupcake creations that we are sure wouldn’t last long with your tiny tea party guests. Try your hand at homemade tea party treats:
cupcake biscuits ingredients
125g butter, chopped 1 tsp vanilla essence 1/2 cup caster sugar 1 egg yolk 1 1/4 cups plain flour, sifted extra flour for kneading
method
1. Preheat the oven to 180 and line an oven tray with baking paper 2. Put the butter, vanilla and sugar in a small bowl of an electric mixer and beat until light and fluffy. Add egg yolk and beat well 3. Add flour to the butter and egg mixture and stir with a wooden spoon until well combined 4. Turn the mix out onto a lightly floured board and knead gently until the dough is smooth 5. Cover in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 20 mins 6. Roll the dough out between 2 sheets of baking paper to 3mm thick 7. Cut out shapes using cutters 8. Bake biccies for 15-20 minutes 9. Remove from oven and stand on a wire rack to cool
decorate page
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1. Ice biscuit with a layer of white icing, then pipe on the ‘patty pan’ using pink