District Magazine January 2014 | Page 40

Old Fashioned with a Twist By, Alayna of The Girl Who Does Everything Our take on the classic tea party. When I was little, I always pretended to have tea parties. I would get a new tea set for Christmas every year. I would dress up and set the table with everything I needed to have the perfect little tea party. Now that I’m older (and I actually drink tea) I am looking forward to having a grown up tea party with a few of my girlfriends. And since January is National Hot Tea Month, what better time of year is there to have one? Follow this guide to creating a lovely little get together for you and your group of girls. If I ever need inspiration for anything I usually just browse Pinterest. I always find so many ideas for things from decoration ideas to themes, to recipes, to outfit ideas. I also use Polyvore to create my own ideas and color schemes too and upload them to Pinterest to share to one of my boards. When planning your spectacular tea party you will want to start thinking about the theme and color scheme. Then, you will want to select the dishes and silverware along with the decoration and make sure they all coordinate and fit the color scheme. You will want to create a menu along with tea selections. And then, of course, you will want to decide on what you will wear to this sophisticated affair. You will want the perfect outfit to make complete the whole theme. 40