Being a slightly mad bunch of friends, we decided that an
Alice in Wonderland themed birthday party for our friend Alice was a definite must.
It was also decided that this was to be a surprise, but that didn’t work out
quite so well…
Planning this fabulous event was definitely a lot of fun. I had
given myself permission to drift off into the land of make believe and dream of
whimsical, and often impossible, ideas! I set aside a notebook and began
planning menus, decorations, outfits – everything that goes hand in hand with a
party. I soon had a rough idea of how the day was to commence, and just a week
before I set about creating the decorations.
First there were paper chains. Hand cut from the pages of an
old Alice in Wonderland book they were glued together and stored carefully
away. Then there were placemats. Full pages from the same Alice in Wonderland
book featuring lovely colour illustrations (these also later hung from the
backs of chairs). Then there was card bunting. A length of string, a pack of
cards, scissors and a hole punch was all that was needed to create this. Then I
set about to make some tiny ‘eat me’ cards designed to be stuck into the
delightful delicacies. And then it was
the long process of cutting out hearts, diamonds, spades and clubs – all also
to be stuck into cakes.
And then the day of the party arrived, and it was into the
kitchen for me. Slaving away, with a little bit of help, I created mini quiche,
sandwiches, cupcakes, mini cupcakes, jam tarts, a birthday tart and scones –
all before 5 o clock! Luckily the guests were late so there was ample time to
get changed into a fabulous dress, heels and hat, and carefully transfer
everything outside! No accidents occurred and the table looked wonderful!
Cocktails were served to everyone upon arrival. Poured from teapots into
quaint, mismatched teacups and garnished with a slice of lemon and umbrella,
they were picture perfect!
...Miss Jones...
