#TNTea

Hello!!

I know I have been very inconsistent with the blogging. I have been busy with a few new job ventures. However, with uni exams coming up, I thought I would take a little break and do a quick post on my 22nd Birthday by sharing a few photos with the blogger world. 

For my 22nd Birthday, I decided to host a Garden Tea Party. With the help of my sister, friends and family I was able to pull off an amazing event! 

The set up was at my sisters house, where all cake stands, decorations and props were items that we have between the 2 of us. Most of the food was either made by my sister or myself. My sister has 2 pet rabbits, Taro & Sesame whom were also a highlight of the event. Lastly I had an event hashtag of #TNTea where more photos can be seen.

Additional items were by:
Flowers by PaPetal http://papetal.blogspot.com.au/ - She uses crepe paper to create beautiful floral creations, she has an instagram of @papetalcraft. Her Facebook page would be best mode for contact.
Tea sets  by Just My Cup of Tea - Vintage China & Prop Hire
Macarons by fellow food blogger Tina Huynh (Gaytime and neopolitan!)
Cake from http://www.cavallaros.com.au/cakes.html
Pastries by Dulce Luna Viennoiserie
Photography Danny Ku

The menu

Photobooth props and area

The set up

Papetal hypericumberries

The tea table set up

Papetal crepe flowers and Just my cup of Tea sets

Dulce Luna pastries

A glimpse of afternoon delights

Papetal crepe flowers

Papetal crepe flowers

Home-made scones with jam

The filled table

Maracuja Cake from Cavalloros 

Sesame

Taro

Thank you everyone for helping pull of an amazing event! Another shout out to everyone who came, because without you all, there wouldn't have been an event to begin with!

Good food, good times!

How to pull off a WONKA Themed Party!!

It was my 21st birthday at the end of May, which explains why my blog wasn't very active.  During the month of May a lot of time was going towards uni and my birthday celebration. I thought I would do a quick post on my 21st birthday celebrations and  how to pull off a WONKA themed party!

Firstly, I celebrated with my family early by going to Wagaya and VIVID Sydney at Darling Harbour. This was then followed by a smashing 2 hour family karaoke session! =D

One of my closest girlfriends surprised me early on a Sunday morning. My dad had answered the door, and she asked him to call me out but not to mention why. I run to the door in my pjamas, to find her there holding a cake with a candle, sparkler, and singing me Happy Birthday!

Orange & Fig with cream cheese from Black Star Pastry

On my actual birthday, I went to have lunch with one of my uni mates, and at dinner I was spoiled with a dinner date at the Quay. This was then followed by a stroll around the Sydney Harbour VIVID lights.

The following day, my highschool girl friends surprised me with more cake. First, one of them came over and we were talking. I then could then hear some noises coming from outside, I opened the door to see more of my friends, and one was holding beautiful tulips. We will be growing old together! =D

This was not a staged photo

Cake from Cavallaros

The last of my birthday celebrations ended with my WONKA themed birthday party. With about 2 months worth of preparation and planning, it was the best party I have ever hosted where nothing went wrong! The idea came from a friend who one day said 'you should have a WONKA themed party' and that is what I did. A special shout out to all those people that dressed up! =D

Key points:
1. PLANNING! Key to any event, but mainly to themed ones!
2. My favourite store during this time was Ronis & Reject Shop @ Liverpool. They had everything I needed for all colourful things for the event. Including the balloons + helium hire.
3. GOOGLE for different ideas and approaches to how others have done a WONKA PARTY!
4. The Professors was my go to online candy shop. Free shipping for purchases over $80, and has a great variety of all different confectionery at really good prices. 
5. Dressing up! The theme was WONKA, I therefore strongly encouraged a lot of colours for outfits, or to come as some of the characters. I myself, went as Willy Wonka.
6. If it is for a kids party, you can have candy related games and such, but since it was for my 21st, it was about food, fun, friends and family!

WONKA Golden ticket invitations

A lot of people wondered how I did the invitations, and the design all done in Microsoft Word. I googled golden tickets designs and then I created my own. I purchased the paper from Eckersleys, which is double sided gold paper, and printed double sided. The red envelopes were from OfficeWorks, and I printed and glued on a WONKA Bar IMAGE that I got from the internet. 

Mushroom backdrop

All I did was purchase some white spotted wrapping paper and cut out mushroom shapes. For the stalk, I cut out the shape on brown cardboard.

My Wonka Candy Buffet designed by me

Poms Poms (Ebay): POM POM seller

Thanh Bars made by Bak3rlicious: https://www.facebook.com/Bak3rlicious?fref=ts

Some of the lollies. Labels made by Bak3rlicious

My close friends with our GIANT boxes of WONKA Candy Urban Outfitters - OVERSIZED CANDY

The Confectionery was either WONKA or WONKA related (by the characters/film/movie concepts). My Candy buffet was composed of:

• Pixie/Sherbet sticks: Placed in glass jars.
• WONKA Fabulicious Raspberry twists: Placed in pull up straw containers.
• Lollipops: Stuck into foam cones from Lincraft.
• Augustus Gloop Cupcakes: Chocolate cupcakes with a chocolate centre, labelled with edible WONKA label (image and links further down).
• WONKA Red Skins: Buckets purchases from Ronis @ Liverpool.
• Violet Beauregarde Gum: Blue Chewing gum in paper party boxes
• WONKA sweetarts: Little packets that came with the oversized box. Placed in buckets.
• THANH BAR: Instead of a Wonka Bar, personalised by Bak3rlicious.
• Veruca Salt Golden Eggs: I found a random place that was still selling GOLD Cadbury easter eggs, and I created a Good/Bad Scale on word, based from the first movie.
• WONKA Tofee Apples: The candy version, not the actual apples. Places in paper party boxes.
• Mike Tee Vee Snacks: Arnotts Tee Vee Snacks, placed on a plate
• Gobstoppers: Little packets that came with the oversized box. Placed in buckets
• WONKA Nerds: Little packets that came with the oversized box. Placed on a plate, however I purchased more from an online & local store: LINK HERE

My backyard was decorated with balloons, giant striped umbrellas from the clothesline, noodle candy boxes and coloured citronella candle

My driveway/walkway filled with balloons lollipops, poms poms and a bubble machine (not in photo) Auburn Party Store

For the balloon sticks, I bought 100 pack of normal balloon sticks, and then taped 3 together per lollipop for a stronger structure. I also purchased the tie died balloons from the party store. Each balloon was wrapped with about 1 metre of cellophane. As people walked into the party, there was actually a bubble machine going, as from the first movie made. 

Oompaloompas

Augustus Gloops

Violet Beauregardes

More Oomploompas

Veruca Salt

Augustus Gloop Cupcakes, with edible WONKA Rice Paper labels LINK HERE

A WONKA Birthday Cake - Made by my sister and sister-in-law

Lemon & Blueberry layer

Chocolate & peanut butter layer

There are so many people to thank for making my 21st birthday celebrations the best birthday ever, and for making my party a success. I just want to thank everyone again! You have made me feel  special, loved and I am extremely lucky to have you all in my life! <3

Good food, Good times!