Mad Hatter Tea Party!

My friend Donna is a wonderful party planner and has a business called Party Wishes located in Southern California! We got to hang out on Monday (I was visiting So Cal) and we had tons of fun! Check out Donna's fabulous Mad Hatter Tea Party she created. Donna describes her ideas and the party: "A topiary sat next to the front door with a can of paint and used paintbrush left behind by one of the cards while trying to cover up his gardening mistake. I cut the 4' tall croquet wickets out of 1/4" plywood and painted both sides. They are supported by 1X1" pieces of wood with re bar drilled into the bottoms." "The hedgehog balls are made out of 4" Styrofoam balls. I ripped up paper grocery bags and used Modpodge to apply them. Each ball took about 1/2 an hour...I made 16 of them. The mallets were 2' stuffed flamingos." "The giant stacked tea cups took MANY hours of painting. I would even bring them to swim practice. They drew quite the crowd! I also brought a giant chess set for kids or adults who wanted a little quiet time." Mini ceramic cookie jars filled with tootsie rolls. Donna decorated the jars with ribbon and handmade "eat me" tags. Notice the Cheshire Cat (with his well known grin) sitting in the tree. I have to say creating a party is all in the details. Thanks Donna for your wonderful talents. Check out her blog Party Wishes for more photos and fun ideas.