A couple of weeks ago, my mom asked me to style a tea party for the church’s ladies bible study group. Each week one of the members of the group hosts the bible study and her turn was fast approaching. She wanted something very feminine with pink and green as the main colors. There were going to be at least 20 ladies in attendance. The challenge for me was to keep within her $75 budget. Luckily our Mother’s Day party had similar elements so this was a great time to reuse some of the decor and keep the costs down. Since it was a bible study, I decided to tie in the Tea Party with some scripture, mainly Psalms 23:5 “Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: Thou hast anointed my head with oil; My cup runneth over.” and with that we had a theme.
We utilized as much stuff we already had in our stash such as the table cloths, fabrics and decor elements. I created the backdrop by cutting strips of fabric and tying them to a ribbon and white sheer curtains.
My mom had this gorgeous crocheted table cloth which we placed over pink fabric.
I also reused the ribbon topiary I made for Mother’s Day as our centerpiece. It coordinated perfectly with the fabric ribbon background.
We set up the dessert table in front of my mom’s sliding glass door which brought in natural light.
All of the desserts were store bought (which took most of the budget). I was pleased to find delectable desserts at Costco and Sam’s Club which were reasonably priced and sold in large quantities.
I created the cupcake toppers with scripture to tie in the theme.
My mom also requested a candy bar, which in my experience seems to be the most costly. To keep costs down, I purchased name brand candy such as the strawberry marshmallows and strawberry malt balls at the dollar store.
I utilized my mom’s hutch for the candy bar and we decorated it with the coordinating dinnerware and tea pots, some of which my grandmother bought me years ago. My mom added tulle to give it some extra femininity.
I wrapped chocolate bars in paper and foil. I also made the favor bags out of paper lunch bags and paper doilies from my stash which I had purchased at the dollar store some time ago.
I wrapped apple straws and frappuccino jars with scrap paper from our Mother’s Day party. I also used paper straws from my stash and made straw flags to match.
My mom displayed her favorite apron. Which turned out to be one of my favorite elements.
From what I hear, the tea party was a hit and very much appreciated by the ladies. Everyone enjoyed themselves and the treats along with great fellowship.
Thank you for visiting and God Bless!
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20 comments
Gorgeous party! I loved each and every detail, it all looked so feminine and lovely. I found you from Bird’s Party magazine.
Thank you so much Printabelle!
Wow!! that’s amazing party !!! I love it!!! this dress is looking very cool and beautiful,thank you so much for sharing such a amazing idea!!
I absolutely love your tea party! I am planning one for my sister’s bridal shower and would love to do the fabric strips against our sliding glass doors. I was wondering how you utilized the white sheer curtain that you mentioned? I would appreciate more info! Thanks so much!
Did you buy the chocolate bars already covered in foil or did you wrap them in foil yourself? If you did, where can I purchase the foil?
My favorite colors. I loved the way you combined the colors. Great decoration and great ideas.
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This is all so lovely. Is there any way you can share your pretty cake toppers?
What a beautiful setting you created! I am especially delighted with your fabric backdrop! I am planning a little tea party this week in my garden, and I hope to try some of your design elements. I like the scripture references prettily made up on the cupcakes. I am making homemade scones. Thanks for sharing, it was great to visit with you today 🙂
Absolutely beautiful and stunning! My cup runneth over just to view all your pretties and super ideas!
Thank you so much!
I loved all your incredible ideas and decorations. The backdrop had to be one of my favorites too. It was a tea party yet I didn’t see any tea bags or any tea cups!? That’s just one thing I’m wondering on what to do with at a baby shower tea party I’m helping with. Thank you for sharing your incredible talent✨
The tea pots were in the cabinet and the cups and tea in the kitchen off camera. 🙂 We found several tea cup sets at local thrift shops, so try there!
Love everything
I’m hoping to a Tea Party for my 50th in February. Thinking of a Gatsby decor any ideas?
Hi Martha! Thank you so much. I haven’t done a Gatsby party but Pinterest is a great source for ideas. Happy party planning!
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