Tuesday was Fairy Tea Party Day at my cottage. A little friend came by to visit on my birthday and asked if she could come and stay and play in Sugarwing’s room sometime, she was so cute, I thought she might enjoy coming over for a girly tea party.
Little girls seem to love my house. They are the ones who really "get it" and don’t think it is too much like a lot of people do!
Little girls, like my little buddy, Adeline Grace, definitely don’t think it is too much!
I placed a vintage hat by each place setting and told the guests to take a seat by the hat they wanted to wear.
Even the moms were good sports and indulged me by wearing a floral hat.
Sugarwings chose a hat to match her blue, blue eyes.
She had more fun stirring sugar into her (caffeine free) fruit tea than drinking it. So I let her add a LOT of sugar to the teacup.
Isn’t that what Grammies are for?
My niece, Shelli, gave me some pretty little picks with crystals on them that were just perfect for this party. I rolled a tiny ham slice around a sweet pickle and stuck the pick through that, a little tomato, and a black olive (to wear on our fingertips).
I wanted all the food to be fairy sized, so I made the brownies in cupcake papers.
I realized afterward that the reason I never see brownies as cupcakes is because the paper is pretty much permanent. So, I peeled it off , along with half the brownie, flipped the treat over and iced the bottom to cover the mess.
I served them on rose patterned butter pat plates.
I used teapots to hold flowers picked from my garden and layered lots of old tablecloths, runners, and doilies on the table for spring time color.
At each place setting, there was a child’s toy teacup with a single pansy in it and a vintage pixie next to that.
While out garage sailing on Saturday, I got this box of toy tea stuff, along with the 10 butter pats in a box for $2. Perfect timing, I think the tiny tea cups were just right to add to the table!
Sugarwings just woke from her nap, and was surprised by the party. Since the food was ready, she only had time to slip into her wings and a hat, no party dress for her this time.
I put on my favorite floral gauzy dress that I have been wearing for about 20 years now. Luckily, it is a loose dress and ties in the back to give an illusion of still having a waistline all these years later.
The looseness comes in handy, since that ever expanding waistline takes up more space than it did when I bought the dress.
Adeline Grace had me paint a picture of Twinkle as a fairy on her cheek, and I added a pink butterfly to mine.
Painting backwards in a mirror is tricky, so when I paint my own face, I always do something simple, like a butterfly since it looks the same pretty much from back to front.
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SO gorgeous Karla. I am ready to come to tea myself!
Hugs, Kim
Not only adorable, but so very festive! Great save on the brownies. I never thought of using the butter pats like that, but I will now. Karla, you have the best ideas….and possibly the most energy. Susan
Your table is gorgeous, Karla! What great ideas — I can’t believe how far along your flowers are that you could fill such pretty teapots with garden blooms! You make me want to dash out and host a tea! It’s lovely. (And Sugarwings’ eyes are the bluest blue I’ve ever seen.)
You always have the best parties!! Your fairy tea party looks darling and I can see why you name her “Sugarwings” She is adorable!
Michelle
What a wonderful tea party! Thanks for sharing your wonderful party… reminds me of my mom, Grammy, that throws tea parties for my children. Memories to last a life time!
Oh my goodness, you are just too-too much! What a pretty table setting and the food looks yummy. Adeline Grace (such a cute name!) must have been in little girl heaven!
Thanks for the heads-up regarding the brownies; I will definitely remember that!
I “get it”! What a grand tea party! I love the little pixies with their very own tiny teacups! The abundant linens, flowers, sweets and savories… Oh my! Whoever said, “Too much of a good thing is a good thing,” (I think it was Mae West) was SO right!
Life is so much more fun when you get “it”. It is so sad for those poor souls that don’t.
I think the tea party looks heavenly. How lucky that Sugarwings has such a fun grandmother.
What a fun party Karla! I love the fairy sized food and that you let Sugarwings but lots of sugar in her tea! I went through a phase where I thought butter pats were yummy all by themselves – my grandmother used to let me nibble on them when my mother and father wouldn’t. Luckily I gave that up pretty quickly!
Karla
Karla, that is the sweetest tea party ever…everything looks so beautiful and magical…i know your littlest guests will have a lovely memory to hold dear in years to come!!!
Oh what beautiful pictures! I have been blessed with three wonderful boys, so I don’t get the chance to do much girly stuff. Thank you for sharing your tea party! And I absolutely love the hats in the previous post. Gorgeous!
What a pretty table. I bet your little guests were delighted.
I love this! And Adeline Grace doesn’t look much older than my brittany, so glad the tea parties don’t have to end! I think I will show Brittany this post and aske her if she wants to do this for her birthday! Thanks for the great idea, I’m going to steal it!
Looks like a beautiful table and a wonderful party! Everyone looks lovely in their hats!
What a Sweet idea! I love it and your decor is lovely. Perfect for a “magical” fairy party. I hope to do this with my Grand daughters someday.
oh my! what a beautiful tea party! those lucky little fairies! i just love sugarwings cool highchair too!
Charming!…everything looks so pretty…
Brenda
It’s COOL that the neighborhood girls can come over to play. Twinkle as a fairy…interesting request for Adeline Grace to make. Joy joys.
just gorgeous!!
you and sugarwings look adorable!!
what a fun grammy you are!!
oxoxo,
jessi
wow, everything looks amazing. you are quite the party thrower.
jenny
what a sweet party. i enjoyed reading about the fanciful preparations. you pay such loving attention to the tiniest details in order to create the mood. and i now see what the hats were for! awesome! you look like a big sister to sugarwings karla 🙂 i love all the flounces and frippery and playful details of your tea party.
BTW i am just learning photography and my camera is a canon 5D. i hardly need any skill to take good photos with this camera 🙂
your friend, bird tweet robin from down the road
I taught you well, but once again you have outdone me!
How divine! So glad you adopted me!
What a fun Fairy Tea Party! I loved doing things like this when my kids were little too! You brought back lots of fun memories for me!
I so love your tea party! The table is beautiful! I was thinking what a good idea to make brownies that way until I read the results. Never mind 😀 What wonderful memories Miss Sugarwings will have.
loved the tea party!! since i collect tea pots & recently threw a “tea” at the local library, i was thrilled to see your decor! always good to share ideas. what an enchanting day you provided those young darlings! keep up the great memories Grammy! lol
Your tea party looks so inviting…and the food looks delicious. You have such wonderful ideas, I think I will have a tea party of my own.
Thanks for sharing.
Connie
oh! It looks like so much fun!!! What a great grammy you are!!! I bet those little girls are still talking about all the fun they had! Sugarwings will have such incredible memories of her time at your house!!! If she does not turn out to be amazingly creative after all this exposure to such talent, it will be a wonder!!! Thanks for sharing the fun!-Sandra
So much fun!
~elaine~
All I can say is, Wow! What a treat for the eyes. You truly amaze me with all your creativity. What a special time for you, your guests, and Sugarwings. Love it! Amy 🙂
Love the hats and tatoos!
Happy Birthday……
WOW! I wish I lived by you and could come to one of your tea parties. That table is beautiful!
I love the little tea cups with the flower in them. Those darling little pixies are so sweet. I also love the picks you used for the ham and pickles.
It’s all the cute little details that make a tea party so fun!
Oh and WHO in there right mind would not love your place and think it’s to much? Crazy people in this world.
Joanne
lovely tea party!which cakes are the calrie free ones (fairy cakes?) 😉
Your tea setting was so lovely! I think it’s great that you take time to stop and smell the roses (or is it pixiedust?) so much. I did that today with my little grandson, so fun.
Sugarwings is the most lucky fairy around to have such a fun Grammy (I’m Grammy, too). Oh, and she does have the most beautiful blue blue eyes. Pretty Baby!
What a great tea party. You have so much fun with your Sugarwings!
Lorrie
Very fun, and very pretty! I can hardly wait until my little granddaughter, Ellie Grace can have “tea” with me! (She’s 7 months old…we’re getting close!!!)
*Heidi*
Everyday Cookies
This looks great and yummy Karla! And it’s so good to see that everybody is having fun!! I’m always buying little and big teaservices to have teaparties. The guest can take their cup and saucer home and I have space to buy again (and keep hubby feeling happy of course).
The party was so sweet! I love the part about the olives on the fingers! Sugarwings is the luckiest girl alive to have such a hip Grammie!
What a beautiful party! Everything looks so perfect and I wish I lived in the same town so I could bring my little girls to play as well. I always love seeing pictures of Sugarwings. It is so obvious how much you love her. So precious. Thanks for always sharing such wonderful things with us all!
Rhonda…
pretty pretty…i wanna come play! i do have my own wings (well maddy would let me borrow hers…im sure!) please see that you have been nominated on my blog! peek and capture your trophy!
hugz
What a gorgeous, gorgeous party. Not only little girls love your home but big ones too. Karla, you paint magic wherever you go, and this party is no exception. Your litte Sugarwing’s looks totally enchanted, she is blessed to have such a fun Grandmother. Karen
What a delightful party 🙂
What a wonderful birthday party. Happy birthday to you! I hope that every moment was a special as it looks in these fabulous photos. What a treasure.
Cookie
Hi Karla,
What a wonderful fairy tea party, the food and table look just beautiful.
Cheers Linda
Oh Karla… I love love to come here; this house is so cozy, and beautiful! Love your sweet smile, your little angel, your lovely table… wow! How beautiful!
Hope you enjoy your party… next time, I may come over and join the fun. 🙂
Have a great day, my friend
Cielo
What a great party!! Everything looks just wonderful. I wish I had your energy.
Claudia
oh, your home is georgeaus, all very very nice, and all the ornaments is your house very beautiful, sorry my inglish not good, greeting.cecilmil
Oh, what a fabulous party, Karla! I envy you having the time to create such a wonderful respite from the everyday for your friends and family. Cheers to you!
Everything looks absolutely gorgeous! And delish too! I’m with Sugarwings…I always just like a iittle tea with my sugar! LOL.
c
Such a fun idea!!
Victoria x
What a perfect party! The place settings are so adorable, love the cups and pixies for sure.
Oh, Karla – you are so awesome!! What a fun idea! You are definately creating some very happy memories for your sweet fairy grandbaby, as well as those other lucky little girls!!
~Lolly
what a beautiful party! … and i love your blog! I too am a collector of vintage millinery… yours is FANTASTIC
party beautiful!!!
Hi Karla!
What a FABULOUS tea party! I can hardly wait to have tea parties for my 2 sweetie girls. I already have their little china tea cups and saucers waiting for them!
Hugs, Sherry
Thank you for your party, everything is perfect, congratulations…
Bye, Ángela
What an absolutely fantastic party. Looks like so much fun! Wish I could have joined you. (What do you mean too much?) It’s like shoes…you can never have enough…hee,hee,ha…as long as it makes you happy..that’s what counts!
HUGS!
Oh how sweet! My little fairy girl would’ve had a blast, I’m sure your guests all did!
I so heart reading your blog and staring at your great photos. Please put my name in the giveaway hat…I bet your stash is quite another’s treasures. Stephanie
You are the best grammy ever Karla. Just magical and so so sweet 🙂
Hugs,
Dena
Everything just looks so beautiful!
Karla, beautiful decor of your table! and everything had to be very delicious!
Oh my…what a lovely blog! This is one of the most charming sites I have found. I will surely save this as a Favorite! Your home is just…just…amazing! I have had the grandest time! I am now inspired to make some decor changes. Truly wonderful. Thank you for sharing. PS – I found your site from Wild Rose Stamper – She is a fabulous crafter!
What fun! I love the vintage hats! I have my grandmother’s hats and wear them when the opportunity arrives!
That looked like so much fun!
What a lovely tea party. Looking at all the goodies made me hungry. Glad to hear all had a great time.
Irma 🙂
What a treat your fairy tea party was…:)
What a gorgeous table you set up for the lovely tea party!! I think you look beautiful in your dress, and Sugarwings is just so sweet!! I hope you all had a great time at the tea party!!
Michele
luvkittysmeowmail@gmail.com
Looks like a fairytale . Beautiful ! 🙂
OMG!! Sooo adorable! Denise
can you adopt me?
xo,
Kim
Adorable party! Each little detail Karla…just so cute. I know Sugarwings enjoyed herself.
AAGGHH!!!!!!!!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!! Karla, you are awesome, this is fantastic! My kind of event for sure! Everything looks so beautiful and perfect! I would have love to be there!
And you are so LUCKY to live where David Cook does 🙂 He is so cute!!!! LOLOLOL!!
Love ya,
Amy
Oh I just love your tea party!!!
Looks like so much fun!!!
Jenn
LOVE the tea party! I forwarded your blog to my sister because she just had a tea party for her little ones and I knew she would absolutely love yours! You went all out! Adorable kids too!
What a beautiful tea party. I would have loved to be there too!!!!!!
What a beautiful Fairy Tea. And, all those extra little touches made it so special
Karen
I wish I was at the party! How lovely and the detail!! And your granddaughter is adorable, as always! I cannot believe how much she has grown as i have read your blog! I do so enjoy it!
What a Lovely Tea Party! So inspiring. I have thrown a few tea parties, but never a fairy one. I ADORE it we love fairies here!
Oh how I wish I lived close to you so I could come and play!!! What a wonderful time must have been had by all.
I have also fixed small cupcake sized brownies, but sprayed my mini muffin pan with non-stick flour spray and did not use the paper. They came out perfectly.
Thanks for your visit!! Hope you can come and visit me again soon!
Robin/Southern Bella
What a fun looking party. I would like to have been there.
Rhondi
What a beautiful party! You decorate so nicely.
Lisa
What a fun teaparty!! You are such a great Grandmother! I gave my granddaughter & her little friends a Happy New Year afternoon Teaparty when they were five yrs. old to allow all the other grownups time to get ready for a night out on the town! It was a blast ~ for ME & all the kids that came!
Hugs,
Stephanie
Angelic Accents
It’s amazing the kind of details that went into this party. I will be using these pictures as inspiration for my girls birthday parties this year. Great painting on your own face!
That cute little Sugarwings! It’s so nice to see grammies playing with their grandchildren – my girls love their MeMo and spend lots of time with her. What a fun idea! We play tea party a lot here but haven’t quite gone all out like that. Hmmm…I’m thinking about an End of Summer Tea Party for our Daisy Scout Troop and the little girls in our neighborhood. Stop by my store for all sort of fun Tea Party dress up, teacups and more fun things.
I love it! It is so beautiful! It looked like you all had a lot of fun.
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Just lovely <3 I can imagine what fun you all had. Thanks so much for sharing your Tea party with us :o)
so beautiful…I’m considering using this theme for my daughter’s first communion party.