Bespoke Tea Parties by Laura

12/10/2024

Eek! Creepy spider deviled eggs are an option when you choose the Spooky Halloween Tea Party! 🫖 🎉 👻

29/09/2024

As you know when you host any of the Autumn/Pumpkin Spice Tea Parties I bring the tea cups and saucers. For this particular time of year its’s my Copeland/Spode bone china in the Florence pattern. I love it because it has such pretty fall colors of orange, yellow, blue and pink flowers with brown scrolls. Plus it was my grandmother’s!

23/09/2024

It’s always a joy to see how the hostess chooses to decorate her table! Just remember to leave room for the 3 tier trays laden with yummies!l

08/09/2024

30/08/2024

With the start of the pumpkin spice season….

19/08/2024

Have a chocolate sweet tooth? I’ve got the perfect solution. Host a Chocolate Lovers Tea Party for you and your fellow chocolate lovers!

01/08/2024

Thank you Cindy for hosting a Spring Tea Party in your beautiful home. Such a fun way to celebrate your 60th birthdays! Traditional scones and peach/lavender scones. Sandwiches included white cheddar pimento, beef Wellington, old bay seasoning shrimp deviled eggs and prosciutto, apple and Brie. Chocolate covered strawberries and watermelon pie bites.

01/07/2024

Beautiful weather lends itself to a Garden Tea Party! 🫖 🎉 🌺

26/06/2024

Looking for something to keep the kids occupied this summer? Kids Tea Party is the perfect solution! Pinkies out!

22/06/2024

One of the stops on the Eras tour was London, home of tea parties! Celebrate with a Swiftea Party!

21/06/2024

Have friends or family that you have to say goodbye to? Send them off with a Going Away Tea Party!

18/06/2024

Summertime fun! Host a Wonderful Watermelon Tea Party!

13/06/2024

Celebrate the 4th of July with the Red, White and Blue Tea Party! 🫖 🎉 🇺🇸

03/06/2024

Celebrate dad with a tea party in his honor! 🫖 🎉 🧑 👦

30/05/2024

Book your 4th of July tea party now! Celebrate the red, white and blue!

20/05/2024

Let’s have one of those kind of tea parties! 🫖 🎉 🍸

14/05/2024

Wedding season is upon us! A tea party bridal shower is a fun way to celebrate the bride! 🫖 🎉 👰

11/05/2024

Yes, Mary Poppins, it seems you read my post on how to properly hold a tea cup.

11/05/2024

Pinky out or in? Slurp or sip? Saucer rules? Stir like a mad man? So many questions about tea drinking etiquette.

Yes, there are times when you need to stir your tea whether adding sugar or milk or heaven forbid, it’s too hot. It’s never a good idea to create a whirlpool in your teacup by stirring in a circular motion. The proper way to stir your tea is by placing your spoon at the 12 o’clock position in your cup, then folding the liquid gently towards the 6 o’clock position. Repeat this up and down motion two or three times. Avoid clinking your spoon against the sides of the cup while stirring and never leave the spoon resting in the cup. Instead, place it on the saucer to the side of the cup.
Speaking of saucers, when drinking raise your teacup to sip, then place it back on the saucer when you are finished. And interestingly, if you are passing your cup to someone else so they may pour tea for you, pass both the saucer and teacup.
And speaking of tea cups, the traditional and most common way to hold a teacup at afternoon tea is with your index finger and thumb pinching together in the hole of the handle, with your middle finger underneath for support. Nowadays it’s also acceptable to loop your index finger (and middle finger if additional support is needed) through the hole of the handle, with your thumb on top of the handle. In either case, tho your remaining fingers — including the pinky — should be curled under. Rein in the pinky folks.

07/05/2024

I am often asked what is the proper order to eat at a tea party. There are many websites devoted to this issue but what they all have in common is that you must start at the bottom of the 3 tiered tray.
What they don't have in common, however, is where the food is actually placed on the tiered tray. Some say that the scones must be placed on the top tier while others say scones are placed on the bottom tier. Where do the sandwiches go then, well, on the bottom or the middle, never on the top. That leaves either scones or sweets on the bottom or top. Good grief, so many opinions.
For my tea parties I place the scones on the bottom tier, followed by the sandwiches and the sweets. I do this for no other reason than the scones are large and the bottom tier has the largest space. Sometimes, if I have a large party the scones are given their own tray. Well, actually space on the tray is not the only reason, if I am really being honest, I like the scones on the bottom knowing that they are the first thing to be eaten which means I get to slather on the lemon curd and clotted cream right away!

04/05/2024

28/04/2024

Graduation is just around the corner!

15/04/2024

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