Hello Hello!
Welcome to our 9th annual Mad Tea Partyπ€
The white rabbit is here to guide you…
He'll show you the way…
Over the bridge and into a world of tea party dreams.
Take his hand and off you go.
What dreams may come will certainly unfold.
No time to waste.
No time to be shy.
Take a seat, a treat, a teacup too!
There are sweets a plenty waiting for you.
Any tea you'd like.
Floral petal menagerie is your taste, perhaps?
There's cherry chocolate cupcakes and edible fairy tale mushrooms just in time.
We've set a table with pink roses that hum the sweetest tune.
Canopies of trees sway in the breeze as we clink and nibble and giggle galore.
Take the key and unlock the magic.
Aren't we lucky?
We get to celebrate this wondrous tale Lewis Carroll left for us all.
A tale that helped us grow our imagination.
And brings us together, as like minded friends, over and over and over again.
Oh such bits and bobs to peer at, you see.
Collected for tea sipping festivities indeed.
Winged creatures fly around fairy lights…
As laughter swirls around.
Poems are typed on old keys and rose petals tossed in the air.
The table is bursting with little pleasures.
Do you take one lump or two?
Don't forget to sniff the wishing bouquet that was waiting for you.
Twinkle twinkle little star…
Err, bat?
The mouse reciting his favorites.
As some of us venture…
Into the most mysterious treats of all.
Amanita muscaria if you please?
Will I grow tall or very small?
I'm not quite sure which I'd prefer.
Such delightments our summer tea party brings.
And just when you thought it couldn't possibly get much madder…
The green fairy turns up just in time.
Also known as, absinthe extraordinaire.
We have 3 varieties waiting for you.
Dare you partake in such intrigue?
Serve just a tiny bit, for it's very strong you see.
And then use your fancy little spoon that holds your sugar cube just so.
An utterly enchanting process I must confess.
Iciest water prepares for its job.
With a four spout absinthe fountain, no one has to wait very long.
And so we begin…
Drip by ice cold water drip on the sugar.
Plip plop, plip plop…
Falling into the absinthe…
Magic begins to happen.
As the sugar dissolves into the absinthe, the louche begins.
Which means, the absinthe turns wonderfully opaque from the water and sugar drip.
Some of us like to just watch the process all day.
Time to take your sip of this anise and herb infused delight.
But you know what they say.
It might make you go mad.
I ask honestly, could any of us go muchness madder?
Take a sip and let us know.
Roam around the table, sipping as you go.
Tea or absinthe, you take your pick.
Another absinthe for you or you?
Oh yes, don't mind if I do, turaloooo.
A little summer rain storm would like to roll in.
But we'll be safe right here under the trees.
Ruffled skirts billowing in the breeze.
Another wonderfully delightful year to share with you.
Our 9th annual, to be sure and true.
But oh my, how can this be?
It is, I promise.
It's true as true can be.
What marvelous magical times we share together.
I hope you've had a glorious tea visit.
Stay as long as you'd like.
The party never ends in our neck of the woods.
Thank you for 9 years of kindred fun!
You are such a lovely bunch, I must say.
Now make your way to other parties if you'd like.
There's a list there on the left of mad tea partiers galore.
Stop in and say hello.
If you'd like to see our parties from past years, simply click here.
It's been a wonderful blog journey filled with friends and fun.
Here's to many more!
Clink clink clink!!!
Lots of love from me to you!
Xoxo,
Vanessa
Now let's keep tea partying like it's 1865, off we gooooπ€
Ps: If you are a mad tea participant hosting your own event, please leave your party link in comments. It will serve as an archive for years to come.
What a party! I love the beautiful absinthe spoon and glasses. The rabbit looks a bit menacing π That turquoise iron bridge though, just wow! Is it new or have I just never noticed it before in all the goodness?
Here’s the link to my party: https://msmisantropia.blogspot.se/2016/07/a-midsummer-tea-party.html
Happy Tea Party!
Hello my dear Vanessa,
What a great party! Each year I am so pleased to participate and to visit it. Love all your details and colors.
Linking up our birthday party of this year “Enchanted Fairy Party” for the moment:
http://blythetheque.blogspot.fr/2016/05/enchanted-fairy-party.html
Hope to see you in few hours, small issue with photoshop.
Hugs
Oh wow Vanessa, what a wonderful party you’ve laid out for us to enjoy. Your majestic rabbit looks wonderful in his colourful outfit, enticing us to join in the madness across the turquoise bridge. I’m looking forward to hearing old poems and riddles that pour forth from the vintage typewriter while lazying under the trees. A cup of tea will hit the spot nicely this morning but I will most certainly make a date with the green fairy absinthe as the day turns into night, loving your four tap fountain.
My modest and hurriedly re done (unplanned)party is now up on my blog ‘Once upon a time’.
http://once-up-on-a-time-blog.blogspot.co.uk/2016/07/a-mad-tea-party-unplaned.html
Now I’m off to part take of delicious cakes and blog hop over the weekend. Happy madness to all.
Oh itΓ’β¬β’s such mad fun seeing your imagination at work and the magic you create! Your turquoise bridge…petal strewn table…fairy lights…delicious cakes and edible fairy tale mushrooms…Your attention to detail and patience and timing to capture the ice cold water drops onto the sugar cubes and what a gorgeous spoon! I donΓ’β¬β’t know which IΓ’β¬β’ll try first the tea or absinthe. Thank you for sharing your magic! My link is here:
https://homeiswheretheboatis.net/2016/07/23/a-mad-tea-party-in-the-potting-shed/
Dear Vanessa, and friends,
Please come to my tea party!
http://mollythefishmonger.blogspot.com/2016/07/a-mad-tea-party.html
ooo Vanessa….how gorgeous….when can we move in?
here’s mine https://heartfeltcraftshop.com/2016/07/23/down-the-rabbit-hole/
Happy Mad Tea Party!
Oh, Vanessa! How delightful with an absinthe fountain and everything! I’ll take two lumps but in my tea, please. And I really must try the enchanting edible fairytale mushrooms, please. (Thanks for the tutorial….I will make them soon. My daughter wants to try them!)
Mr. Rabbit has been the most wonderful host for your Ninth Annual Party. This one is my favorite so far! They keep getting better and more fanciful each year.
Thanks so much for hosting! Please stop by my party when you can for something cold. It’s way too hot here in Central Alabama!
xo,
Ricki Jill
http://www.ricki-treleaven.com/2016/07/ninth-annual-mad-tea-party-plus-giveaway.html
You’ve outdone yourself again. Every little detail more magical than the rest. Perfectly perfect.
Felicitations on your 9th Mad Tea Party!
Your table is always a treat for the eyes! That pink bow! The bridge! So sweet. (I agree. I don’t remember the bridge. Is it new? New or old, it is a delight.)
I love the mushroom treats. The tutorial made me grin. They are both delightful and delectable. Although I am not looking through a crystal ball, I see them in my future.
Thank you for hosting this event and inviting us. I look forward to it each year. It is fun to both host and visit. You bring so much beauty and joy into the world.
The kettle is on at my blog, should you like to come and visit.
http://reclaimingmybohomojo.blogspot.com/2016/07/the-mad-to-glad-tea-party.html
Well hello Mr. Rabbit! What a beautiful party you have set up! Yes, I would love an absinthe. Thanks very much. π
So Enchanting Vanessa!!!! Love the table, dishes, especially the Absinthe!!!! Yes, a magickal group, I look forward to the party every year!!! My party is ready, hope to see everyone here,
http://plumfieldhousegardens.blogspot.com/
Plumfield House Gardens,
Celeste
Hello partiers! As grand as always Vanessa. I can’t wait to visit everyone else! I’m working all weekend but I have free time to visit mad tea parties for sure.
Take a moment to visit me, if you please…
http://strangegirlinalittlehouse.blogspot.com/2016/07/mad-tea-party-2016.html
Thank you all for these years of fun! I’ve enjoyed participating the past few years and meeting everyone.
I love your party! The photos are beautiful, so many colours and creative things going on it’s truly very inspirational π Absynth is a wonderful idea too, perhaps I’ll try that out next year! Just a cup of tea for me this time please.
So glad I found out about the Mad Tea Party event (just read about it yesterday in fact) so I was able to join the fun this year. I have finally written my post, for my very first (and last minute) party.. please come on in and join me!
https://binspiredart.com/2016/07/23/2016-mad-tea-party/
Simply stunning …… thank you for inviting us to the most magical of Mad Tea Party’s. You’re an inspiration to so many of us.
My Mad Tea Party is in full swing …. so hurry along …. don’t be late …
http://www.talesofaneedleandthread.blogspot.com
Thank you Vanessa for hosting another amazing Mad Tea Party …. I love that we get to let our imaginations run wild. You are appreciated !!!!
HI Vanessa! Had to scroll through super quick this morning without looking because I want to come back tonight and take my time looking at everything! Here’s me and Lynzie’s links. So excited!
Classical Homemaking: http://www.classicalhomemaking.com/2016/07/in-which-steampunk-alice-hosts-book.html
Thoughts From a Young Writer: http://thoughtsfromayoungwriter.blogspot.com/2016/07/a-steampunk-mad-tea-party.html
I’ll be back tonight!
Blessings,
Sarah
Thanks, V! Life has been uber-sad in my world. I REALLY-REALLY needed this, and as always, you astound and inspire me with your tea party madness. You make me fall in love with Lewis Carroll again and again. I just can’t quit him, nor do I want to leave this wonderful place. I’ll have another absinthe cocktail, then a cupcake and chase it with tea. Pretty soon, I’ll be buzzing along to the other wonderful places. Yaaaaay! ‘;)
Here’s the link to my tea party, but I’m still working on the second installment. You know me, typical Libra that can’t do just one. There has to be ALL the festivity, fun and madness that the day can possibly allow. Make sure to check back later and it should be completed by then.
http://dawaioser.livejournal.com/870467.html
Ah, your parties make me drunk just with possibilities and potential and sheer beauty!
This year I have brought musical entertainment as well as a traveling cup, or rather a DIY assignment.
Hmm “louche” a new term for me. And the rakish definition seems to fit while not being negative.
I shall be hopping a bit later this weekend as there are new soft furries in the house needing attendance. Plese visit me here:
http://dogsmomvisits.blogspot.com/2016/07/mad-tea-party-2016.html
A wonderful Mad Tea, as always, and the absinthe is such a *magical* touch (a little early for me though, hehe)…
I hope this finds You and The Hatter and the furkids well.
I’ve managed to pull together a little Tea Party post, despite some major upheaval lately. It was nice to focus on whimsy for a bit, so thank you for that. π€
xoxo,
~ Carolee
http://kingofmicestudios.blogspot.com/2016/07/sometimes-little-madness-and-little.html
Dearest Dear Vanessa,
As usual, your beautiful party is such a treat to look at and explore! I always love seeing all of your beautiful knick-knacks and dishes!! And this year, your addition of the absinthe is just perfect, isn’t it? What more perfect beverage for introducing just that much more madness?? Love your water fountain, spoons and thank you for not setting the sugar on fire!! Have had only a few sips of it in the past (not really that fond of licorice!), but I didn’t really have enough to feel any of the reputed effects! Thank you, as always, for being our hostess and guide to a day (whole weekend, really!) of fun and creativity!!!
Little Victorienne and Purple Kitty are waiting for a visit from their friend Vanessa and can’t wait to meet everyone else as well!
http://gossamertearoom.blogspot.com/2016/07/mad-tea-party-carnival.html
Wishing you a beautiful and fun weekend, Dear Vanessa!
With hugs,
Betty
Oh your party is wonderful as always! I definitely want to try the absinthe. Such a pretty, pretty green…
Hope you have a chance to stop by my party. http://laurasfavoritethings.blogspot.com/2016/07/tea-time.html
love & blessings
~*~
I am trying so hard to write an appropriately wonderful comment that encapsulates the wonderfulness and madness of your incredibly spectacular mad tea party, but I am having the most difficult time concentrating. I’m afraid I had to try that melting sugar cube thing several times, being as fascinating as it was, and that necessitated my drinking several glasses of that exquisite green nectar. My head appears to be spinning around and around at this point, and it is very difficult to type this comment on the wonderful typewriter thingy. The keys seem to be moving back and forth which is making my stomach feel qqquuiitttte strrrrannnngeee. Oh my. I really think I must lllllaaaaaaaayyyyyy down. I have some tea stuff on my blog at http://wjcsdigitalworld.blogspot.com/2016/07/mad-tea-party-today.html
Great party! I loved the absinthe and that Rabbit statue is amazing!
Here is the link to my party:
http://sitforaspell.net/2016/07/a-very-mad-tea-party/
I am worried that my comment has gone missing or I overindulged and lost my way. Please see if you find me on your travels and set me straight.
– I have music
http://dogsmomvisits.blogspot.com/2016/07/mad-tea-party-2016.html
What a spectacular party! Your photos are so beautiful, so magical! Thank you for hosting such a fun time!
Here is my link: http://penandfeather.blogspot.com/2016/07/the-cage-or-key-for-afanciful-twist-9th.html
Oh I had such a wonderful time!! What a great party! π The Kork-Knees and I are looking forward to all kinds of madness all weekend. π
http://www.avidlydreaming.com/2016/07/time-tea-lets-mad-party/
I’m on ya tiny bit late :0) here is my party link http://sunflowerhouseart.blogspot.com/2016/07/welcome-to-my-mad-tea-party.html
Thank you for such a lovely party!!
I love your tea parties! Such whimsical delight…so much beauty…and the yumminess! I’m so excited to celebrate this my first year at the Mad Hatter Tea Party! π
http://www.audrasilva.com/a-mad-hatter-tea-party-yes-please/
What a beautiful feast of color! I want one of those cupcakes! Your parties are always pure gorgeousness. Happy to take part: http://www.ronnianndesigningfairy.com/mad-tea-party-at-the-idea-emporium-bakery/
Simply delightful, Dear One!
Thank you!!!!
Tessa
….who is off with the faeries
Here I am again…this is the most fun party of the year…..
Your magical post is FANTASTIC…as always….
my link
http://bj-sweetnothings.blogspot.com/2016/07/a-magical-tea-party.html
Thank you for hosting the wonderful Mad Tea Party. We always enjoy joining and also looking at your ALWAYS beautiful and magical party. You are so creative and talented!
Please visit us at :http://welcometomariasantoinette.blogspot.com/2016/07/mad-tea-party-2016-queen-of-hearts-tea.html
It’s always a treat to view your lovely creations that you photograph so beautifully. I’m most impressed with that drop of water you caught! Loved your adorable mushroom tutorial too, can’t wait to give it a try. Amanita muscaria and absinthe now that’s one magical party, ha! Thanks for a wonder filled experience and the heaps of inspiration. Cheers, Sarah
Oh my goodness! How wonderful was that tea party! So much color & fun in one place!
What a fabulous drink dispenser!!! I especially like the 2 characters on your table, the rabbit holding his hat & the frog holding the tray!
One thing I noticed was how many fans you have that are named Laura! :0)
Thank you for another great party! Now I have to go check out the other ones.
YEAH for Our enchanting time together! All is so lovely.To sit out in the early morning, around the Tea table with Our group of like minded Tea Pary sisters would be a true delight.I must have a few sips of Your yummy sounding Absinthe,I don’t remember ever tasting it but I do LOVE anise flavor.When I was a Young women I had a creamy milky anise flavored coctail that I thought was called a pink catallac,or something like that.I’ve been thinking about it for about 45 Years.Well, thank You again for the dreamy fun Vanessa-Hugs and blessings Denise
So fabulous, as always! Love the colors and the absinthe and the rabbits and everything.
My modest little party is here: http://www.silvershoesandrabbitholes.com/2016/07/a-mad-little-tea-party.html
This is so much fun. Thank you so much for hosting this! I look forward to it every summer.
Oh so lovely; the china, the treats … I love all of it! Thank you for this visual delight!
**blows kisses**
Deborah
My post is short and sweet. Alice showed up late to the party but I was still able to post.
http://thriftshopcommando.blogspot.com/2016/07/alice-has-gone-steampunk-for-mad-tea.html
Thank you again for hosting such a fun event!
Yes, I am always enchanted by your tea parties. I can’t miss a year it seems; so here I am at http://heartsdelights.blogspot.com playing along. Now off to visit the other parties and enjoy my day in wonderland.
I’ve never cared for the taste of absinthe, but goodness gracious you make it look so yummy! As always, it is a pleasure to get lost and found in your tea garden. Yum! Yum!! Yum!!!
My contribution to the party: http://magalyguerrero.com/in-my-circus/
Wow V, I love your brilliant mind! You blow me away with your creativity! Absinthe. Hmmmm….I bet I’d fall over from just a sip, but I’d try it anyway. Since it is a MAD Tea Party! And, I’m a bit mad and looney in the head. π Then, once I am back up, I’ll take some tea! π The rabbit, the whimsy, the colors, the garden…all wonderfully beautiful! Thank you for hosting. My post will most likely be my last blog post, so it was a fun way to end my journey. I will always visit your blog. Always. Love, Jen xo
What a magical party! I wish I had half your talent.
If you would like to visit mine, it’s here: https://hittycaroline.blogspot.com/2016/07/in-which-we-have-tea-party.html
Your tea party is simply magical, and elegant, and so much more work than mine!
As usual, my miniature crew is meeting for tea, but because of the tea, they are adjouring for tea in the White Queen’s parlor…
https://theonesixthscaledollhouse.blogspot.com/2016/07/mad-tea-party-2016welcome.html
Lisa
I’m here! Late!! Hurry, hurry!! Rush, Rush … The tea cups are shrinking!!
Link: https://whatamberloves.com/2016/07/23/mad-tea-party-2016-blog-hop/
It was so nice of you to invite fairies to your tea party! I see they really know how to make an exit, too! Really cute!
completely marvelous!
Wonderfully charming Mad Tea Party you have hosted, Miss Vanessa!
I have a huge Cheshire Cat grin on my face with all of the Wonderland mischief going on.
Your party was divine! The place settings and tea fountain was extraordinary!
Thank you! Oh! Thank you! for this Wonderland charm for your fabulous tea parties you have hosted so marvelously for so many fun years!
hugs, candy kisses, and love
Miss Teresa
http://amagicalwhimsy.blogspot.com/
Truly Lovely Tea Madness as always Vanessa!!!<3+<3+<3+ Cheers! π
What a magical, delightful, and awe-inspiring party! The absinthe concoction, that decanter and how you photographed the sweat on the outside and that drip! Not to mention your verbiage! I came from Mary’s post to see what all the fuss is about – it’s total madness! And I Love it! Cheers to your 9th year and fantastical party!
Rita C at Panoply
Hello Miss Vanessa!!
Thank you so much for inviting me to your lovely party… One minute, I was following your mysterious white rabbit and then before you know it I fell down a hole and got transformed into your wonderful world of whimsy!! I soooooo enjoyed your cherry chocolate cupcakes and edible fairy tale mushrooms!! The absinthe was most magickal, and I feel like I saw a green fairy floating just above my head! The Floral petal menagerie was most exquisite! I loved all the magickal teas you had available for us today! <3 I can't believe this was the 9th one!!! Congratulations on your anniversary of this magickal gathering!! Thanks for having me back once again <3
Please stop by my magickal tea party as well! I put a little bit of a Jane Austen spin on it :-)
http://justinasworld.com/a-fanciful-twists-mad-tea-party/
-Justina
What a lovely array of whimsy and confections! I love your creativity and wit. A great time for all no doubt! I have certainly enjoyed looking at others parties as well. Lynn At Quaker Hill Farm
http://quakerhomecottage.blogspot.com/2016/07/a-pink-tea-with-nana-and-grammy.html
Oh Miss Vanessa,
what a delightful Tea Party indeed!!! I enjoyed all your treats and sweets served up in the most magical way.
Please come by and join me for tea…it would absolutely make my dayπ€
http://theenchantingworldofmiladyleela.blogspot.com/2016/07/tea-time-madness.html
Beautiful table, as usual, Ms. V. Thanks for another wonderful party!
This is my very first tea party, and I’ve been looking forward to it like crazy! And then, and then…..my internet went out at 3AM this morning and just came back on!! I’m so happy to be here!!! It’s so lovely! You are the only person I “know” that has an absinth fountain, much less a four spout one. What a delight! It will take me a couple of days to get to all the other parties, and I am so looking forward to that as well. Or maybe, I’ll just spend all day tomorrow wandering in gardens of delight! Thank you so much Vanessa for bringing such joy into the world!
So happy to join all of you today. We had so much fun at our party!
http://mannm.blogspot.com/2016/07/mad-tea-party-2016.html
Vanessa, what an amazing party! There are so many things about your party that I am just oohing and ahhing over! The 4 Spout decanter! Those edible mushrooms! Your amazing white rabbit. Thank you so much for hosting, I so enjoyed being a part of the party this year! I hope my tea party did justice to your invitation! http://celebrateanddecorate.com/mad-tea-party/
Oh, Wonderful, Dear Vanessa!!
Your parties just get more delightful as they go…NEXT YEAR… TEN years!! (Can’t wait!!) ~ But this year, oh, my…fantastic!! The bridge!! The Rabbit!! THE ABSINTHE!! Wow!! The Green Fairy herself!! I have to admit, I have always been very curious!
Okay, I am off to visit parties, but I will be back to take in every detail!
Hugs,
Anne and the Kittehs >^..^< Here's mine: http://alittlefurinthepaint.blogspot.com/2016/07/welcome-to-mad-tea-party-2016.html
Vanessa you outdid yourself this year. I enjoyed your tea party, the Ansinthe and all the sweets must of taken you weeks to bake. Enchantment and whimsy. I will join in next year for sure.
xx,
Vera
Bonjour Vanessa.
VoilΓΒ our last the most fragrant roses party “La vie en rose”:
http://blythetheque.blogspot.fr/2016/07/the-most-fragrant-roses-party-la-vie-en.html
Beautiful, Vanessa! I love all the pretty dried flowers. Thanks for hosting!
Blessings,
Sarah
such splendid loveliness..wonderfully enchanting and deliciously magical! all the color and dreamy details pull me into your tea party world..thank you for hostessing. I hope to be a part next year!
best wishes…
Tamara <3
Bravo Vanessa!!
Lovely tea party!!
I do so look forward to it. I was hoping to participate this year but alas life got in the way.
A wee bit of wickedness with the Absinthe.So much fun.
Thank you for triggering my imagination.I appreciate all your hard work in getting
every bit of the details just right.I will have to go back again and again to take it all in.
Cindy
Magically scrumptious!!!!!!
I love those stars!!!!
Vanessa,
I wanted to thank you again for hosting this event. I have had so much fun each year I have joined in. It never ceases to amaze me the different ways people interpret this challenge and the different sorts of people who are drawn to it. What a wonderful gift! I think that more than ever beauty and joy is needed in the world. Thanks for spreading that to so many. I really appreciate all you do.
How cool that The White Rabbit helped host your lovely soiree. I hear he rarely goes out this last 50 or 60 years.
This is a place we call wonderland. We know it’s a wonder and
the adventure you’ll have will be a wonder, indeed, when you come to A Fanciful Tea Party.
I’m at a loss for words……It is so amazingly wondrous. You are such a great talent in all you do.
This year’s tea party was amazing as always. I especially loved the absinthe. Everything was lovely and special! Thank you Vanessa! <3 <3 <3
Rehmy Rose
https://wolfrosebooks.wordpress.com/2016/07/26/midnight-tea-party/
OHHHH i love your Tea Party….Happy Unbirthday to you…sorry iΓΒ΄m late but my Computer cracked down…i just post a Alice Lamp what i made…!!!
Hugs
Kat
Beautiful and fanciful as always! I admire your talent!! Thank you for sharing!!!
I love the stars too–is this the correct tutorial?
http://afancifultwist.typepad.com/a_fanciful_twist/2011/03/of-wishes-stars-moons-free-printable-treat.html
Lady V, I’m very very late to the tea party. I had a ball and especially enjoyed the absinthe! I wish I had been able to participate this year, hopefully next year.
Wow! Love anything to do with Alice in Wonderland. You did it in style!
It was a wonderful party. Thanks for hosting. There is still time to find my post at Delights of the Heart.
Hello again! I just wanted to ask if you have seen this lady’s work? It’s so beautiful, and reminded me of you.
http://www.missclara.com/clara.htm
I’m sorry I don’t know how to post it as a link! It’s just so magical, and I instantly thought of someone else that is magical that I’m aware of π and wanted to bring it to your attention in case you haven’t seen her things.
xoxo
Oh look! It did post as a link! Imagine that!
Instagram – isabellasteaparty
Sorry!! I changed it. Please look at my Instagram page @isabellaswonderlandteaparty