I was about to start party planning. Yes I said start planning. Are you appalled? A little kick of magic will do it, I thought…
When all of a sudden, I heard a sort of curious song coming from outside.
I looked here, looked there, and I could see nothing.
Then, I looked down the path to back garden, and I saw him.
I did.
I swear!
Come with me he whispered.
I quickly threw on my wonderland shoes, which Mombie made me a couple years ago, remember them?
Yes yes, they help in these sort of wonderland shenanigans.
(haha!)
And, off I went.
He disappeared so quickly!
I ran through the front garden….
Oops, there he goes!!
Then he ran through the front driveway out to the back…
Of course, the vegetable garden!!
Here little Mister Rabbit Rabbit…
I can see your tale…
Tail.
Where could he have gone?
After some carrots me thinks 😉
We must find him…
After-all, he is leading the way to the ever so special hole in the earth!
The buzzing of the bees!
Listen?
Yes, that is the tune I was hearing.
The humming twinkle of little wings?
Like a music box?
Can you hear it?
Oh oh, I see the rabbit hole…
I think?!
Snuggle in the sunflowers…
Closer closer…
Now, look up to the skies!!
(I am still pinching myself at how huge the sunflowers got, wowie zowie!!)
And plunge!
There he goes, there he goes!!
Time to set the enchantment free!!
Time to get silly and let our imaginations out to play.
Oh yes, it's that time of year again, how exciting!!
I have butterflies in my belly all of a sudden.
I am such a last minute sort of gal, must conjure up a party pronto!
Tea sipping galore……
Woo hooo!
It's almost time, mere days!!!
Are you prepared??
Are you excited??
Loooove, V
Big PS: Winners of Kim's prints are….
Per Random Number Generator……..
#4 & #21
Lisa Fillion and to my much gobsmackedness,
the little weasel herself won, my sister!!
(*she's not really a weasel at all)
Can you believe it? What are the chances?
No joke.
I couldn't believe it!
Sis you won, go buy a lottery ticket now too!
This is too weird!
Oh and, there are lots more giveaways to come.
Fun fun!!
pss: Kissie Kissie…
How delightful Vanessa! I am so excited for the Mad Tea Party, it is insane! My friend and I just went shopping and bought a TON of candy. I am not joking. 2 packages of saltwater taffee, a bag of gummy worms, three boxes of sour patch, a bag of caramel creams, strawberry chewies, 2 bags of gumballs, a bag of mint chocolates, Swedish fish, suckers, old fashioned hard candy, three bags of pixie sticks, a pack of 24 freeze-em-yourself otter pop thingies…we also bought some pretty bowls, some little jars, and some ribbons, as well as some little gift baggies for giveaways 🙂 This is gonna be so much fun!
I am definitely looking forward to your party, and I am super busy planning and crafting my own. Setting up is going to be so hectic and crazy! My friend and I are also going to bake unbirthday cakes galore…whoops, better not spill all the surprises now! Must get back to planning! xx
Ahhh Yes, Just Lovely, Ssooo very LOVELY and yes very exciting INDEED!!!!!!
Down the rabbit hole we all shall goooooo! Cheers Miss V! <3<3<3
Get out! I won?!?!?!?!…. I feel as good as I did when I won that thing that time. Only this is a million bazillion times better because Kim’s work is AMAZING.
WOO hOO! I am a winner > oooa ooooa… oooa oooa!
AWESOME!
That bunny is too adorable. I love bunnies. I have some party crashers that will be holding down the fort at my casa for the tea party. You’re gonna love them.
You won!!! I told Lovee, should I re-do the drawing because people
will think I rigged it? Which of course I did not, no chance. You
won fair and square, and so, you get to choose which ones you want. Let me
know, k? I am going to bed… will call you tomorrow!! Love,
sis
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Website: http://www.VanessaValencia.com
In a message dated 7/24/2012 9:27:58 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
Vanessa:
I’ve been gone to a book launch party for Kiersten White all day long and I come home to find the winners! Yay!!
I’m so humbled that my work was happily won!
….and to think that one of the winners was Bobbypin! Yay a thousand times.
Thank you so much, Vanessa.
xoxo
Kim
Gerushia’s new World
My tea party planning is in full swing, already burnt one finger on the glue gun lol!
Really looking forward to it. 🙂
Ready and set to go, Vanessa! Very excited and looking forward to visiting everyone’s parties again this year.
I am so very excited for the Mad Tea Party that I can’t sleep. All the planing, picture taking, photo’s to set up, praying that nothing is missing, the weather is just perfect and the batteries in the camera keeps it’s charge.
I am looking forward to everyones party.
It is all so wonderous and exciting, it all makes me smile all over.
Oh I am sooo very excited..I am so looking forward to visiting everyone’s parties and I know I am going to take a least a week maybe longer to sip that much tea around the world..around the world!!! How excitement! We all need that opportunity to escape and relax and wonder in the magic around us and a Mad Tea Party is the perfect way to be enchanted for a little while..oh I could go on about what our tea party will involve but that shall spoil the surprise..so we shall wait until Saturday to bubble over with excitement and we shall see you there!
Kiss Noises Linda
I’m ready and eager to get started with the party! 🙂
Oh lucky winners…how fun for them!!!!! As for that little cotton-tailed bunn, me hopes he didn’t gobble too many carrots from your garden. They do have sweet toothies you know and love nibbling on dried papaya. silly bunns “-). As for me and mad tea, I am with thee. No idea what I’ll do, but I’m sure it will come to me tomorrow at noon “-O…see you real soon.
xoxo cori
The anticipation builds! Congratulations Ladies!!!
Delightful shoes to go on a prowl with!!! Congrats!!! to Lisa and Bobbypin!!!! I LOVE Fiona!! hehe SWEET Mister Rabbit, don’t eat too many carrots, Vanessa loves them soOOO! WISH I could figure out my camera by the time of the tea party, can I visit anyway?!!! I will, I can’t wait to see the ENCHANTMENT quadrupled here!!YOU are always enchanting us Vanessa!! Thank YOU!!! XOXOXOXOXOX
O and I LOVE Miles forehead too!!
O and I see some of your sunflowers praying!! I have 2 blooming right now with more to come!!
Vanessa…that garden of yours is absolutely scrumptious! I can’t believe how quickly you two have created that wonderful piece of paradise- and that garden gate! Bliss. Absolute bliss. Well done, and thank you for sharing!
I’m a last minute girl, myself. I’ve been thinking and planning in my head since I first signed up. But of course, the actual having will be all last minute. But still, soooo excited! I have sunflowers too. Evening sun they are called, so pretty!
love & blessings
~*~
Vanessa:
I quickly popped in late last night to read about the winners of the art giveaway. I got home so super late. So…I’ve come back to re-read your post…because I adore rabbits!! I love them, adore them, want to kiss them!! 🖤🖤🖤
Can I just say that it’s crazy wrong in the best way possible to grow a garden like yours…in the desert? I have never seen such beautiful oddness in my life. I mean, I’m a desert gal myself, but not from quite so hot of an area as you. I know the ins and outs of growing lusciousness in the desert. I’ve just come to terms with the fact that you are, truly, magic. I think you have a wand and a gardeny spell book. Otherwise…how can any of this be explained? 🙂
xoxo
Kim
Gerushia’s New World
P.S. Catch that rascally rabbit and send him on to me, will ya?
Big congratulations to the Bobbypin Bandit (very fun name)!! Treasure!!!
I’m so looking forward to traveling about bloggland, hopping from mad tea party to mad tea party! Just what the queenie doctor ordered :o)
Have a great day!!
Always, Queenie
P.S. Isn’t kissing doggy domers wonder. I have the Delicious trained to bow their heads to receive kisses.
Yessssss! I am ready, I am linking, I am thinking about tea and parties and rabbits and you and gardens and cupcakes and candy!
Well…because I have two sisters myself…I think it’s awesome your sister won on your giveaway!!! I love my sisters!!!
And that furry rabbit tale/tail is so adorable! Your garden is definitely Wonderland with those genormous sunflowers! I’m trying to get my niece to email me photos from when she dressed up like Alice in Wonderland for my daughter’s tea party at Laurelwood which I was never sent! I hope to post some of them for the Mad Tea Party.
Can’t Wait!!!
=^..^=
Tea time again…What a wonderful magical time.
XO
Stormy
wickedlydeliciousfoods.blogspot.com
atwistoflife.blogspot.com
Oh, I’ve got some work to do too for the party…oh my! And yay for the winners…how fun your sis won!!! Cute lil’ bunny foo foo too!
Jamie 🙂
I can’t wait for more of the same.Enchantment is coming !
Yay!!! You found the way back to Wonderland! =D
Not that there was ever any doubt… There will *always* be ways for us to get back! ^-^
I’m planning my party right now… instead of going to bed. Which I really need to do, so I can get up for work at 4am… o_O
Thank the gods for coffee & tea! Otherwise I don’t know how I’d survive… this poor little night owl who is now working day shift… oh me, oh my… ^-^
See you soooooooon… XOXO
Oh, and btw… I am in love with be-smooched puppy of yours… Such a cutie pie, with that big swack on his fuzzy face! <3
What fun! I’m very excited as well. And oh, what gorgeous sunflowers! With all the weather issues, many of us have not had as much success with them so I will enjoy yours virtually. See you again soon!
I am very excited, Vanessa. 🙂 I have gathered my photos and my prizes and shall put together my post on the morrow. I hope everyone likes it! 🙂 Can’t wait to see your magical post – I know it will be absolutely amazing! xoxo
It’s marked on my calendar. Can’t wait. Maybe I’ll sip my tea in Vanessa’s Room. (I finished the guestroom just in time for company. Your prints are the only artwork in the room–so fun!)
I cant do it arrrgghh!
I cant NOT have a party, too busy ppfffttt
the truth is I will be watching everyone elses and feel like I missed not only a boat but the titanic, so can I please jump on the list pretty pleeze Miss V.
Better get my party boots on, I have a fairy tea party to organise xxx
xxx
Sheree
Here is my Mad Tea party cohort on Pinterest ~
http://pinterest.com/pin/19844054579025658/
thriftshopcommando.blogspot.com
Can’t wait! Guess I’ll posting my tea party a different time to you guys being a Brit – am so excited to see what you’ve all come up with and show you what I’ve done! x
I have cleared my calendar and am resting my feet. There will be dancing soon!
Congratulations to the winners, especially to your sister!
She wished really really hard and as we know,
there is MAGIC in the air!
My pre-party post ~
http://thriftshopcommando.blogspot.com/2012/07/day-27-photography-challenge-topic-from.html
Cheers!
Hi Miss Vanessa,
Such a lovely lovely post. I always loved your Mad Hatter teas. I was just over A Shop Around the Corner, and saw her lovely post too, and just had to stop by and say hi.
You are always filled with such inspiration.
Happy Party
Karen
Hello! It’s my first Mad Tea Party and I’m very excited!
Here in Buenos Aires, Argentina,it’s Saturday 28 th, 1:24 AM so here’s my link:
http://tazasycuentos.blogspot.com.ar/2012/07/un-te-de-locos-mad-tea-party.html
Thank you very much for hosting!!!
Besos, Silvina