British Tea 2013

I had a tea party last week and the pictures are adorable so I thought I would post a few!

These lovely ladies on my left and right are my co-conspirators in the costumes club I head at my school. Xx

Thanks to my wonderful friends who made it such a lovely afternoon and we missed those we couldn't make it!

Finished Classical 1912 Dress

So I finished my 1910s classical dress for my Downton Abbey project. But then school started and I had field hockey and no extra time! Hence no pictures or news. So here are a few snaps of the dress, I'll post better photos when I've done a real photo shoot.

This was before I sewed on the skirt or waist band or lace.

I also received the corset materials for my 1912 corset, now I just have to size up the pattern from festive attyre. 

Tea Time!

I love hosting tea parties. They are so traditional, so feminine, and so British! It's an excuse to dress up a bit and eat lots of sweets and drink many cups of tea. So basically what's not to love. Here are some party inspiration photos and some pictures from a tea party I held last year. (blogger is not working and won't allow me to add links to text so I'll just paste them in bellow the caption)

from http://newenglandvintageblog.com/

Rifle Paper company Botanical alphabet  Garlands
http://www.paper-source.com/cgi-bin/paper/item/Rifle-Botanicals-Garlands/2710_029/9781452109619.html

British flag bunting

scones from BBC food recipes
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/4622/classic-scones-with-jam-and-clotted-cream

My favorite jam recipe from the food network
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/mixed-berry-and-thyme-jam-recipe/index.html

last year's tea party

setting up in advance

homemade jam and clotted cream