Teddy Bear Tea Party - Kara's Party Ideas

This fun DOLLIE & ME FIFTH BIRTHDAY TEA PARTY was submitted by Amber Veuleman of Amber V Photography.

I love the idea of inviting not just friends to a tea party but dolls as well! Some of my favorite things about this Dollie and me tea party are:
The paper tea cups
The wooden doll bed craft
The photobooth props for dolls
The rose cake
and MORE!

Cake- Sarah Madden
Party Styling and Photography- Amber of Amber V Photography

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Lollipop / Treat Sticks
Milk Bottles
Paper Straws
White Paper Doilies
Cupcake Liners
Tissue Pom Poms

This is what Amber said about planning the party- “The idea for Landry’s party began with a plan for a doll bed I found online at Anna White Homemaker. The plan was simple enough for kids to participate, and the site even suggested it as an activity for a birthday party. Each bed would only cost about $2 to make, so it sounded like a great idea to me. Since we were going to make doll beds at the party, I thought the theme should be “Dollie and Me”. This would be my daughter’s first all girl party, and every girl was encouraged to bring her favorite doll with her.As I continued to think about all the details of the party, I knew we simply must include a tea party! A little inspiration from pinterest and chats with my mom, and we had a plan that had grown into something much more detailed than originally anticipated. As each detail came to fruition, I was absolutely thrilled. In the end I was pleased with how it all came together so well, especially since we were able to accomplish it on such a tight budget!

Outside, I needed something to fill my empty flower pots, so I used some scrap wood to make signs. I drew them out and mom painted. For the wreath, I just used a chipboard “L” and decoupaged it with scrapbook paper. I attached it to a wreath I already had on hand. The flowers are made with scrapbook paper as well. The instructions from making these flowers are found online at Jones Design Company.

The table backdrop is just scrapbook paper. I slapped some masking tape to the back and stuck it up on the wall. The beautiful cake was made by my sweet neighbor and friend. It went so perfectly with the theme! I used a method from That’s My Letter for the table cloth.

Photo Booths are so popular and fun at parties. And since the girls’ dolls were invited to the party, I thought it was only fair that they have photo props as well. I used my handy dandy Silhouette to make them. I just attached them to bamboo skewers. If you don’t have a Silhouette yet, put it on your wish list now!!! Tell your husband it can be your birthday, anniversary, and Christmas gift all in one. It is the handiest tool and you won’t regret it!

I was able to borrow enough little tables and chairs from friends to accommodate all of our little guests. We draped white fabric and lace table cloths, and made simple pink polka dot table runners. My mom used her silhouette to cut out the paper tea cups, and we filled them with “Pink Party Popcorn” we found on Pizzazerie. I re-purposed soda bottles for the vases and made the same type of paper flowers as the ones on the wreath.”

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Lollipop / Treat Sticks
Milk Bottles
Paper Straws
White Paper Doilies
Cupcake Liners
Tissue Pom Poms

Today I am featuring this precious VINTAGE TEDDY BEAR TEA PARTY submitted by Katie Nguyen Wells of Petite Social. Here is what Katie said about her party- “This party was to celebrate my daughter Lila’s 3rd birthday. Playing dress up and having tea parties are two of Lila’s favorite activities so it was pretty easy to come up with a Teddy Bear Tea Party and hire The Bear Bus, aka, “Build-A-Bear” on wheels that comes directly to your house! DECOR ELEMENTS: I wanted vintage and romantic, but since this was a 3 year old party, it needed to have some whimsy. I envisioned soft palettes of pink, blue, yellow and cream with lots of lace, ruffles, fabric, doilies, pearls, florals, and of course, incorporate teddy bear. I partnered with Lindi from Love The Day, who was able to take my vision and create the perfect ‘Frilly Tea Party’ collection.

PARTY DETAILS – I created a dessert table, food table, and children’s tablescape for this event. 1) Dessert table I knew I wanted to make use of a distressed dresser that I had found on Craigslist (for $5) as my focal point. It was a shabby and distressed piece of furniture that was absolutely perfect for what I envisioned. To get a soft, romantic and vintage feel, I created a fabric backdrop mixing in lace, floral pattern, and chiffon. I also wanted to incorporate the DIY doily lanterns and globes I had made. The plan was to hang them, but due to time constraints, I ended up scattering on the floor and actually liked it even better than my original plan!2) Food table Since the dessert table was mostly lace and doily, I chose to create a ruffled food table and had a tablecloth custom-made (luckily my mom is a tailor!) to get the look and also created a ruffled crepe backdrop to cover the windows.3) Children’s Tablescape I put two kids tables together to create one large square table for 14 little girls. Each setting included a doily wrapped tea cup, lace trimmed party hat, and pom attached to their chair.PARTY FOOD: I got to work with my favorite sweets designers on this party, Sugar High for Cake, JP Creatibles for custom-designed cookies, and Edible Details for cupcake toppers. Using the printable collection, all 3 designers came up with their creations.Cake — This was my 3rd time working with Brenda of Sugar High and another slam dunk. Going with my direction of incorporating a teddy bear wearing pearls and sitting in a tea cup, Brenda created the perfect centerpiece cake and sweetest looking teddy bear cake topper. Custom Designed Cookies — Jen of JP Creatibles is amazing and I was so lucky to partner with her on my 2nd project. Using the printables as the inspiration, she created 4 different cookie designs that matched the printables to a tee. The colors, the florals, and the lace and ruffles were the perfect addition to the dessert table and truly a sin to eat!

Cupcake Toppers — Brittany of Edible Details is also a favorite of mine. She created both flat fondant toppers in the shape of a doily to match our invitation and 3D tea pot and tea cups. All the kids were fighting over the little tea set! Menu– A simple tea party menu was created to include 3 different types of tea sandwiches, mini quiche, tea cakes and cookies, vanilla meringues, fresh strawberries and cream, and green salad. DIY and the little details: There was a lot of DIY for this party! Following tutorials found online, I created: 1) Ruffled backdrop using crepe streamers 2) Textured Fabric Backdrop mixing various textured and patterned fabric, dowel, and commands 3) Paper Doily Lantern using paper doilies and lanterns 4) Fabric Doily Globes using old fabric doilies, balloon, and fabric stiffener ACTIVITY: The Bear Bus came directly to our house and provided a very fitting activity for this party. For a full hour, each child got to pick out their own bear, stuff it with love, dress it up, and name it. The girls had so much fun using their creativity. All compared names and outfits and then proceeded inside for a teddy bear tea party with their new friends. PARTY FAVORS: The bears served as the party favors, but each child also got to take home a custom-designed cookie from JP Creatibles. VENDOR CREDITS & RESOURCES:

Event Styling: Petite Social Event Photography: MoxieSox Photography Custom Designed Party Printables: Love The Day Custom Designed Cake: Sugar High, Inc. Custom Designed Cookies: JP Creatibles Fondant Cupcake Toppers: Edible Details Entertainment: The Bear Bus Dresser: Craigslist Doily Lanterns/Globes, Lace and Fabric Doilies, Crepe and Fabric Backdrops, Vintage China Set: Goodwill, Dollar Store, Hancock Fabrics: Goodwill

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