---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Saturday, July 23, 2016

In Which Steampunk Alice Hosts a Book-Themed Tea Party #MadTeaParty

As a child, Alice had her fill of adventures in Wonderland. Now that she's all grown up, she's ready for more excitement, traveling through time and space.

For this year's Mad Tea Party, Time-Traveling Steampunk Alice traveled through history to gather her best literary friends and brought them all back to 2016 for a book-themed summer tea party.

The friends all sat down to sweet treats, tasty drinks, and some fun reading. I think Alice had a little too much fun when choosing book selections for her friends. Prissy Charlotte Bronte was absolutely scandalized when she read the details of Jane Austen's Letters!

Jane, never one to worry much about what people think of her, just shrugged it off saying, "Hey, it was the 90s!" 


Miss Austen did get nostalgic when she noticed her tea cup featured the same Blue Willow pattern that her family used in their home in Steventon when she was growing up. "How thoughtful, dear Alice," she remarked.

When Alice asked Miss Jo March of Little Women fame if she was enjoying the party, she said, "Of course! There's books!" Rebel Jo asked for lemonade over tea---and Alice was happy to oblige.


She was especially interested to browse what Ms. Alcott had written about her future in, Jo's Boys, but she was careful not to read too much---spoilers!

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz's Dorothy Gale amused herself at this corner of the table with a copy of Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales.

Bookish Belle spent the entire time just like this---with her nose in a book. Belle is somewhat of a time-traveler herself as some researchers believe the Beauty and the Beast story to be over 4,000 years old! No wonder she's such an avid reader---she's had a lot of time to enjoy the best works throughout history!

Sweet Laura Ingalls was the youngest at the party---I'm surprised Pa and Ma let her come along. I guess Time-Traveling Alice can drop her back into history a short time before she left and they'll never know she was gone!

After the party, the girls gathered outside for a group photo before Alice took them all home to their proper places in history. What a lovely idea for a tea party, Alice! Goodbye, friends!

**Would you like to see more from Steampunk Alice? Visit my daughter (and character model) Lynzie's blog for her Mad Tea Party featuring several Steampunk friends!

Be sure to check out my parties from previous years:

Mad Tea Party 2015
Mad Tea Party 2014
Lynzie's Steampunk Alice Party 2016

This is just one of many Mad Tea Parties going on this weekend in Blogland! Check out the whole list at A Fanciful Twist to see what else Alice has been up to!


23 comments:

  1. Such a fun party and of course, books are always welcome!!

    In the meanwhile, My Little Victorienne and Purple Kitty are waiting for a visit from you at my blog! We hope you enjoy your time there!

    Wishing you a wonderful and Mad Tea Party weekend!

    Betty

    ReplyDelete
  2. Wonderful and awe inspiring! I have a book blog so you know I could spend all day here chatting.

    Please visit - Today I have music
    http://dogsmomvisits.blogspot.com/2016/07/mad-tea-party-2016.html

    ReplyDelete
  3. That is just a fabulous party! I would love to sit to tea with all of them!
    blessings
    ~*~

    ReplyDelete
  4. This was so fun and imaginative! Great party!

    ReplyDelete
  5. Oh my goodness, my oldest daughter and I had a BLAST at your party! This was so much fun. I love the creativity here.

    ReplyDelete
  6. I'm sitting here thinking, "I know I commented on this post. Why am I not seeing it?" Took me a bit to realize I posted my comment on your other blog!! Totally confused me this morning lol. I need more sleep. Still love all the characters Lynzie portrayed as well as all the books, beautiful decor and gorgeous mantle. :)

    ReplyDelete
  7. Loved the creativity and the model. What a fun way to celebrate with time travel with some special women. Good job!

    ReplyDelete
  8. Yoo hoo, I went steampunk too!
    Pop on by for a visit, here is my entry
    http://thriftshopcommando.blogspot.com/2016/07/alice-has-gone-steampunk-for-mad-tea.html

    ReplyDelete
  9. How delightful!! Thank you so much for your hospitality ~ Loved my visit!
    Happy Mad Tea-ing, Dear!
    Hugs,
    Anne
    http://alittlefurinthepaint.blogspot.com/2016/07/welcome-to-mad-tea-party-2016.html

    ReplyDelete
  10. How delightful!! Thank you so much for your hospitality ~ Loved my visit!
    Happy Mad Tea-ing, Dear!
    Hugs,
    Anne
    http://alittlefurinthepaint.blogspot.com/2016/07/welcome-to-mad-tea-party-2016.html

    ReplyDelete
  11. A wonderful party, what fun to invite all your favourite characters though time to visit. A tea party with books is my idea of heaven.

    ReplyDelete
  12. Thank you for having me at your lovely little party, love all the characters - especially the group photo that was great! :)

    ReplyDelete
  13. Wonderful job, Mommy!! I'm so glad that this idea worked out for you!

    ReplyDelete
  14. Oh my, what a wonderful creative twist for your tea party!!!! Just love it!!!
    I hope you do this sort of thing for a living? very talented!!!
    please visit my tea here: http://plumfieldhousegardens.blogspot.com/
    thank you Celeste

    ReplyDelete
  15. Such a very nice tea party! Very creative! Loved my visit.

    ReplyDelete
  16. Hello Mrs. Sarah! I absolutely enjoy all of the costumes and those antique books! It really sends me back in time! The tea was splendid as well! Thanks for having me!

    Please stop by mine as well!
    http://justinasworld.com/a-fanciful-twists-mad-tea-party/

    Justina
    xoxo

    ReplyDelete
  17. This tea party is outstanding and so incredibly creative. You've made me smile the entire time...really brilliant and magical! :)

    I'm a day-late to the fun and just now getting around to each party, but if you haven't already, do drop by and say hi. :)
    ~ Misha
    http://dawaioser.livejournal.com/870467.html

    ReplyDelete
  18. Clever, so very clever! I loved all the bookish details. (I am a school librarian and this is right up my alley.) You have captured my heart with this tea party. I am so glad that I stopped by.

    Tea is still on at my tea party. You are welcome to come over if you like.
    http://reclaimingmybohomojo.blogspot.com/2016/07/the-mad-to-glad-tea-party.html

    ReplyDelete
  19. I am so happy to be here at this party with some of my favorite heroines and writers. I am in nerd heaven right now! I'm truly enjoying this unique party. I think I'll be a rebel with Jo: I'd love some cold lemonade!

    Happy Mad Tea Party!
    xo,
    Ricki Jill

    ReplyDelete
  20. I am so happy to be here at this party with some of my favorite heroines and writers. I am in nerd heaven right now! I'm truly enjoying this unique party. I think I'll be a rebel with Jo: I'd love some cold lemonade!

    Happy Mad Tea Party!
    xo,
    Ricki Jill

    ReplyDelete
  21. This was such a brilliant and fun tea party idea! I loved it! Thank you so much, I feel I need to look up some of these classics and read them again. Please say "Hello!" to Jo and Laura for me in particular!

    ReplyDelete
  22. This was such a brilliant and fun tea party idea! I loved it! Thank you so much, I feel I need to look up some of these classics and read them again. Please say "Hello!" to Jo and Laura for me in particular!

    ReplyDelete
  23. Ohhh i like your Tea Party...sorry i´m late but my computer cracked down...happy unbirthday to you.
    Hugs
    Kat

    ReplyDelete

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a comment! I read each one of them and love to respond back to those who visit! Please consider signing up for EMAIL NOTICES so you'll have a reminder of our weekly HOMEMAKING PARTY---and more! Have a wonderful day!

Mrs. Sarah Coller

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...