REAL PARTIES: Alice in Wonderlandia
categories: birthday party ideas, bridal shower ideas, real parties, wedding ideas
You might remember the B is for Baby Shower party that the girls from Lollipop Events & Designs created earlier this year. I’m a huge fan of their modern-meets-whimsical style, and they’re back with another fabulous party theme to share!
This colorful “Alice in Wonderlandia” design is like your own personal fairy tale… charming, stylish, and perfect for everything from baby & bridal showers to birthday parties or a ladies lunch.
I’m especially loving the clever tea cup centerpiece and eclectic mix of vintage patterns & textiles! Read on for all the DIY tips for this setting, as told by the Lollipop girls…
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Table:
“Start by draping the table with a bold and bright floral table linen. For multiple tables, use the same patterned linen on each table or feel free to mix in other patterned linens to create an eclectic garden feel. Next, use colorful patterned kitchen aprons and tie them around each chair to create customized chair covers!
Centerpieces:
For the main centerpiece, take vintage teacups in any size, shape or pattern and simply glue them on top each other using a glue gun. You can make the centerpiece as tall or short as you would like, just make sure it’s sturdy, so that it does not topple over! To top off the teacup centerpiece add a ball of pretty pink or white garden roses and an artificial butterfly.
On each side of the teacup centerpiece add small glass bud vases with seasonal garden flowers. To add an extra eclectic flair, find ceramic pots with a floral design and top them off with basic moss balls, which can be reused for future parties. Moss balls will save you time since you won’t to arrange flowers! The moss balls can also serve as décor in your home after the event!
Table Settings:
Any vintage patterned dinnerware will suffice! It does not need to match the table linens or the aprons perfectly. Look at our table! We used over four different patterns but opted to keep the colors of the dinnerware and centerpieces in the same pink palette. Feel free to use anything from your grandmother’s old china, patterned melamine plates or even floral paper plates. It all depends on the time and the mood of the event.
Each guest received their own hot pink galvanized watering can at their place setting, filled with ice and small bright blue bottles of champagne. This allowed guests to keep their champagne chilled on the hot summer day and also served as a party favor!
Paper Candy:
Personalized monogrammed tea bags with each guest’s initials on them were strategically placed at each setting in the teacups. This is a creative way to add a customized touch to the event while doubling as a place card.
We also added a whimsical “Alice in Wonderland” flair to the table by placing playful blue and white menus to the side of each plate. Please see the paper candy section on our website to purchase semi-custom menus and monograms similar to these.”
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Wow… everything looks so cute
Oct 8, 2009 at 7:53 am
Love it!!
Oct 8, 2009 at 7:55 amI love this! I am such a huge Alice in Wonderland fan and I love that this can work for a bridal shower, bridesmaid’s luncheon, birthday party or a baby shower.
Oct 8, 2009 at 7:58 amAwesome! Love the vibrant colors and theme…
Oct 8, 2009 at 7:59 ami LOVE this!
Oct 8, 2009 at 8:10 amom gosh ~ this is beautiful!!!
I just added Alice In Wonderland theme with Alice as the new character.
thanks for sharing.http://www.missprincessparty.com
Oct 8, 2009 at 8:30 am
http://www.missprincesspartycharacters.comSo cute…i love this!
Oct 8, 2009 at 9:03 amlove the colors and fun creativity – great for kids but I think adults would enjoy this too.
Oct 8, 2009 at 10:19 amA-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!!!!! a fabulous way to use LOTS of colors – but in a totally chic way!
Oct 8, 2009 at 10:24 ambeautiful, colorful & so fun!
Oct 8, 2009 at 10:34 amThey are amazing!!! Such creative and imaginative ideas! LOVE!
Oct 8, 2009 at 11:27 amWhoa!!! Love it!!
Oct 8, 2009 at 11:46 amA little too busy for my taste. Lots of detail, though :0)
Oct 8, 2009 at 12:50 pmI absolutely LOVE this! My favorite element is the adorable china
Oct 8, 2009 at 2:10 pm
I’ve been planning my own “mad hatter’s tea” for my birthday party, so glad to see some inspirational eye candy to help me out!
Oct 8, 2009 at 6:24 pmSo charming! I have a whole box of precious tea cups that I rec’d as engagement gifts (that was the traditional gift apparently?) and I am always looking for an excuse to show them off. Thanks for a great idea!
Oct 8, 2009 at 11:08 pmBEAUTIFUL!!!! I love the use of colors, and the creativity. Gorgeous
Oct 9, 2009 at 9:01 amthey did it again! darling party.
Oct 9, 2009 at 12:11 pmWonderful decoration, very dreamy!
Oct 9, 2009 at 12:37 pmI ADORE this theme! I saw this is on the Lollipop Events & Designs webpage — they are so inspiring!
Oct 9, 2009 at 2:18 pmLovely lovely lovely! The yellow and pink colors are so festive! love the centerpiece idea as well!
Oct 10, 2009 at 9:41 pmJust a wonderful set up love it!
Oct 15, 2009 at 6:31 pmWhat kind of champagne is this?
Oct 21, 2009 at 2:37 pmSuch a timely theme for the new Tim Burton movie coming out! I would add some wrappers on the water bottles that said “Drink Me” add the cheshire cat to the mix to really add more into the theme if you wanted to make it more “Alice in Wonderland” Great party!
Oct 26, 2009 at 12:31 pmSo cute, very detail oriented!
Oct 29, 2009 at 5:50 amSo adorable!
Oct 30, 2009 at 3:01 pmit’s a blast! the outburst of colors is amazing!
Nov 11, 2009 at 12:56 amDoes anyone recognize the font used in the first photo for the word “Alice in Wonderlandia.” I see HWTM use this font a lot and I really like it, but don’t know where to find it. Anyone know?
Nov 11, 2009 at 2:30 pmHi Rosanna –
The font is called “Fling”. It’s not a free font though, unfortunately, but I fell in love with it when Blueprint magazine first came out (they used it for their masthead).Here’s where I purchased it:
Nov 11, 2009 at 4:00 pm
http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/letraset/fling/Jenn, you are simply amazing for responding – I have fallen in love with this font too!
Thanks a million!
Nov 11, 2009 at 5:02 pmI love the detail and the floral patterns! I like the apron chair cover idea and the placecards in the teacup, very clever.
Nov 27, 2009 at 9:54 amOMG love the theme.infact my birthday is coming up would you beable to help with the party food? if you get this message please reply i swear ive been looking for something like this..I FOUND IT!!
Jan 16, 2010 at 12:39 amThis decor is sooo delightful! Could be used or adapted for a bridal shower! Very, very fun and bright! Great creativity!
Mar 8, 2010 at 4:49 pmLove this, especially the tea cups! The new Alice in Wonderland is so dark and edgy (which is cool), but this is a nice refreshing spin on it!
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Mar 12, 2010 at 9:04 amThis is a beautiful table setting! I feel inspired to set this -up in my backyard for my mom’s night out group meeting next month,the girls will love it.
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Mar 18, 2010 at 11:50 amoh wow. this is gorgeous! i love the bright colours & patterns and how they all come together so perfectly well!
Mar 21, 2010 at 7:59 pmi loved this so much that after my last comment, i decided to feature it in my blog
Apr 3, 2010 at 12:02 pm
http://izreen.blogspot.com/2010/04/alice.htmlbeautiful pictures. keep it up.
Apr 7, 2010 at 10:31 amwow I love how you stacked the tea cups
Apr 15, 2010 at 7:45 pm
it’s awesome
