A Chicken Goes To A Tea Party.....My Favourite EVER Blogpost

Meet my new friend 'Tea Cup'

'Tea Cup' was born on Wednesday at 6am.

I got the early morning call from my friend Miss M that the eggs were chirping and rocking and beginning to crack.

One little chick had just hatched and I had to hurry over.

Unfortunately I had plans that day, so I couldn't be there, but I did get there that evening and met 'Tea Cup'.  She is a little cutie and is very outgoing and inquisitive.

I have been asked to name all of the chicks as they hatch so I am very excited about that !

This morning Miss M and I had our regular tea morning and as I arrived she told me that another chick had hatched. Better still she was letting me be the first to hold it. Apparently they bond with the first person that holds them (I'm not sure about that, but it sounds very sweet and I am thrilled)

This new little newborn I have named 'Cup Cake'

She is still looking very dishevelled and wet after her birth as you will see when you scroll down but she is super cute and I adore her !

I decided in celebration of the new babies Miss M and I should have a little tea party.

Of course we had to invite 'Tea Cup' to join in all of the fun.

It turns out that Tea Cup is quite fond of cupcakes and macarons and all things girly.

She felt a little left out because she didn't have a dress to wear so I popped a little lace shawl over her shoulders and balanced a lacy hat on her head.

She was very happy with her new outfit and happily posed and smiled for the camera :-)

OK........scroll down and enjoy the picture storybook !

ENJOY

Yes she REALLY IS sitting on top of that cupcake

Meet 'Cup Cake', born this morning at 8am.  She was 2 hours old in this pic and couldn't stand up yet.

My very first cuddle !

After meeting 'Cup Cake', we introduced her to her new sisters in the next stage of the incubation process. They were quite curious of the 'new chick in town' but embraced her pretty quickly.

and this is the moment where 'Tea Cup' and 'Cup Cake' met for the first time.

Tea Cup was actually quite protective of her and shielded her from the other chicks.

Look how much bigger Tea Cup is after 2 days growth !  It is amazing how fast chickens grow.

and it wouldn't be a proper tea party without  real cup cakes and macarons from SWEET POISON (My favourite cake store)

We chose strawberry, pistachio and berry macarons and a strawberry filled cupcake with delicious creamy icing on the top.

                                              and our little tea party had a gate crasher........

                                                      'Kitten' wanted to dress up too !

                                         "A cup cake ?"
                                      Don't mind if I do !!

and very naughty 'Kitten' had to be escorted from the room after he was caught having a 'meet and greet' with the new additions......

No he didn't eat any but he wishes that he could have........bad Kitten !

and that my friends was the best morning I have had in some time. Those darling little chicks made my day and I will remember it for many years to come.  I hope that you too enjoyed my tea party and the babies !

Have a lovely weekend and I will see you all again next week.

My Little Christmas Tea Party

Tea parties should never be reserved for birthdays and special occasions.

Tea parties are a little treat that can be enjoyed at any time of the year. I had a little stash of beautiful chocolates that were given to me. The kids had been bursting at the seams to taste one......

After little grubby fingerprints began appearing on the smooth shiny chocolates I decided to put them out of their misery and set up a little tea party for my 'babies' (big babies at that !)

After making them salivate whilst taking my photo's I called them in to choose a chocolate and make them a cup of tea.

Well hence to say they disappeared before my very eyes and there were some very happy faces.

I decided to share some tips in decorating for a tea party, whether it be a Christmas theme or other.

I always choose a colour and a theme.

I try to keep to a simple colour combination and think about the colours and textures of the food being served and make sure my china displays it well therefore making it as pleasing to the eye as possible.

I decided to use my grandmothers brown and white tea pot set and teamed it with my big green milk glass cake stand. 

I chose a beige coloured lace tablecloth and laid fresh sprigs of crab apple branches on my table.

The greens, browns and beige's all complimented the warm brown and cream colours of the chocolates.

Simple white china allowed the chocolate to be the stars of the show and not be trying to compete with any of my floral plates.

Simple is best !

Think about the size of your table and use your china appropriately.

We held our tea party at our coffee table by the Christmas tree, therefore I used small side plates and petite sized china. Heavy thick plates would have over powered the delicate size of the sweets.

A pretty crystal bowl full of leftover silver glittery baubles set the whole look off and gave it a Christmas feel.

Would you like a pistachio macaroon or a caramel/peanut butter filled truffle ?

mmmmmmm

I pushed the table over next to our Christmas tree where we sat and enjoyed our little feast!

Don't forget the small touches that give your table texture and interest.  I used a creamy lace tablecloth and some antique milk jug covers to decorate my cake plate with. 

Milk jug covers look fabulous used as doilies !

You can always use them for their original use and cover your little milk jugs with them.  They are relatively cheap to pick up from antique stores and you can find some really sweet ones. The one that I used was plain white with white glass beads hanging from it.

My son's old antique school chairs were just the size to sit around our table and the nice wood patina of the chairs blended in perfectly with my colour theme.

We had a delightful afternoon tea and created some special memories of Christmas 2012.