Photo: deco & style
A crazy tea party
Do you want to escape everyday life like Alice once did? Then invite a few friends and decorate your table as in Alice in Wonderland.
"No time, no time!" The white rabbit scolds, before jumping into Alice's mirror and disappearing. Alice follows him and lands in Wonderland, where rules and conventions are suddenly upside down: size changes in seconds, a bizarre tea party celebrates the five o'clock tea in the endless loop, a fat egg operates with Alice's bizarre wit and the Queen of Hearts threatens to behead all.
Long live the wonderland! Time to celebrate this classic!
A playing card as invitation card, colorful chair garlands and a brightly colored candy bar - with this table decoration the imagination knows no bounds.
You need this for the invitation card:
- Folded card (about DIN A5, stationery)
- Felt pen in red and black
- Letter stamp (craft shop)
- Ink pad in black
- scissors
And that's how easy it is:
1. Cut the corners of the folding card (DIN A5) round with scissors.
2. Label with a red marker pen, letter stamps and a black ink pad.
What you need for the chair garland:
- Fabric in white
- fabric scissors
- Pencil to sign on
- ruler
- Foam rubber (craft shop)
- Acrylic block (craft shop)
- scissors
- stippling
- Aryl paint or textile paint
- glue stick
- Lochzange
- Satin ribbon in gray
And that's how easy it is:
1. From foam rubber make the stamp and stick with glue stick on an acrylic block and stamp on the cut (about 15cm x 11cm) fabric rugs, with acrylic paint or textile paint.
2. Punch a hole through the satin ribbon with a pair of punch pliers left and right at the top of the fabric pieces.
Prop: chair: car furniture; 129 €, tablecloth: Tine K Home about beloved-zuhause.de; € 143.90, Small chair: House Doctor, rest: own
You need this for the place cards:
- paper
- pencil
- Fotokarton
- felt-tip pen
- Geschenkband
And that's how easy it is:
1. Make a template in the form of a key, transfer it to pencil on photocard and cut it out.
2. Provide a gift ribbon and write the name on the key with felt pen.
Prop: Small plate: Miss Etoile on beloved-zuhause.de; 19, 90 €, Napkin: Broste Copenhagen; about 9 €, rest: own
This is what you need for the Candybar:
- round biscuit cutter
- Shortcrust pastry (eg finished dough)
- fondant
- Food coloring in turquoise, pink and black
- Icing sugar and some water
- rolling pin
- fine brush
And that's how easy it is:
1. Use the round biscuit cutter to bake biscuits out of the dough and bake.
2. Knead Fondant softly and color with some food color by kneading.
3. Roll out the fondant thinly with the rolling pin. Cut out circles with the round cookie cutter. Mix icing sugar with a little water. Then stick the fondant on the cookie.
4. Label or paint with a fine brush and black food coloring.
Props: Mug: Miss Etoile on beloved-zuhause.de; 12, 50 €, Mint green etager: Miss Etoile; about 52 €, Etagere in black: Miss Etoile on beloved-zuhause.de; 16, 50 €, rest: own
You need this for the lamps:
- old hats (eg from the costume shop / flea market)
- Textile cable with lamp holder
- Light bulb (LED or energy-saving light, as this may not get hot)
- Bastelmesser
And that's how easy it is:
1. Cut a cross in the middle of the hat with a craft knife so that the lamp cable and socket fit through it.
2. Pass the lamp cable through the hole and attach the lamp to the ceiling.
3. Screw in the light bulb.
Prop: cake plate: Miss Etoile on beloved-zuhause.de; 16, 50 €, teapot: Miss Etoile on beloved-zuhause.de; 43, 50 €, bowl with lid: Rice, rest: own
