May the Fourth be with You!

May the Fourth Be with You! In tribute to Star Wars (and us Trekkies too!)

 Also, today is a special tribute to Lewis Carroll- and Alice in Wonderland-

today Alice fell down the rabbit hole on May 4th, 1865.

Here is my little diorama from the archives with Alice-

Enjoy! 

Alice in Wonderland Cheshire cat

Last Saturday, I went to Michael's and found they had a sale on many of their Halloween items. I found this cute Cheshire cat statue. I took some photos of it with my W Club Alice and my Mattel Mad Hatter. 

                                                     

 

May the 'Fourth' Be With You!

                                       May the Fourth Be With You!

Also on this day , Alice fell down the Rabbit hole on May 4th , 1865-

Here are some Alice in Wonderland Diorama photos from the archives to celebrate that frabjulous day!

Mad Tea Party 2016.....Welcome!

Welcome to the One Sixth scale Dollhouse's  9th Annual Mad Tea Party of 2016! So glad you could attend!

The usual 'mad' miniature crew has attended....

They moved their tea into the parlor of the White Queen this year because of the heat.....of course, the Hatter was a little upset, he had a lovely tea planned in the garden, with lots of 'mad' party favors, piggies to keep the feet warm, and tadpole caviar, the Red Queen's favorite, so I heard....but since the heat is simply GHASTLY we all convened to the White Queen's parlor....

Alice has visited and been invited in to have tea, but the tea things have as usual been scattered all over the place...as the guests have not always been the most well behaved....Doormouse, as usual is not sure Alice is the 'right' Alice....

The White Queen, as always has exquisite manners. 'Alice dear, won't you join us for tea?" ' Oh Dear, we do not have an extra chair, do make yourself at home on the floor, Doormouse, do move over...'

The Red Queen, purrs from her pink throne, 'Yes Alice, do join us my dear. But you are again, LATE for tea..."

"Now now, none of that , sister, Alice is here ....after all the March Hare is ALWAYS late himself! Do join us for tea!"
Hatter joins in..."yES Alice, do!"

A few details of the White Queen's parlor...the handsome gentleman above the parlor mantle in the portrait is an admirer, we don't know his name, perhaps a suitor ? And of course her pet cats who have full run of the parlor and castle...

Alice thanks the White Queen and the Hatter for inviting her to tea again this year..."I have so missed you each year. Coming to tea is the most wonderful thing, but here at the White Parlor is the most extrodinary event ever!"

The Red Queen sniffed. 'Hmph! Sister Dear has overwhelmed you...well. We'll just see about that! Next year you will come to MY castle and have tea there. I'll have a tea you won't forget...we'll have entertainments- croquet , and there will certainly be warm piggies for my feet, tadtole toast, and my tarts!"

"Sister, Alice is a guest, this isn't a competition, it is tea!"

"But is it a raven or a writing desk? a writing desk or a raven...."

"Hatter! Stop, it is time for tea! Your tea is getting cold!"

And so, we leave them, having tea happily in the regions of Wonderland, on this, our 9th Annual Mad Tea Party. Please be sure to visit Vanessa's link to her blog  at Fanciful Twist : Mad Tea Party  to HER tea party.  On the left of the sidebar of her blog are all the participating blogs. 

Credits for the props-
Fireplace, fireplace surround, and pink chair the red queen is sitting in:
Jim Coates Miniatures on Ebay.
tea tables, and chair the Mad Hatter is sitting in- Bespaq 
carpet, floral arrangement, topiary, Dollhouse miniature shop- Belle's Exclusives
pink teaset- Springtime Barbie
cake, pastries, made by me
china teaset- unknown
teacup and saucer held by hatter, cake platter Rement
China vase on mantle- Ruetter porcelain
plants- Michael's 
Crowns- charms from Michael's
Dolls-
Alice- Mini Nellie by American Girl
Doormouse- Dollfactory mouse ball jointed doll from Denver doll emporium
Mad Hatter- Mattel Barbie Collector
White Queen- Barbie Basics 2.0 Denium Metallics Collection
Red Queen - Fashion Royalty Aerodynamic Vanessa Perrin 

A Mad Tea Party is coming soon....

It's coming soon!!!

On July 23rd, The yearly Fanciful Twist Mad Hatter's Tea Party  is coming soon.

And I will be participating again this year!

This is the 9th Annual Mad Tea party @ Fanciful Twist!

It's a blog-hopper's party, so you can go to Fanciful Twist on the 23rd and see the wonderful list of blogs that will be participating on that day..

I might do something different from last year...Maybe Alice will step through 

the looking glass??

Maybe an outdoor tea party in 1:6 scale?

Or one in larger ? or smaller???

See you there! Don't be late!

A Mad Hatter's Tea....from a Fanciful Twist!

So sometimes I like to browse other blogs. And today- is an online tea party that happens every year at the A Fanciful Twist blog. Vanessa hosts this every year about the same time. Last year I missed out on it, but was determined to do it this year- and what better way to celebrate the summer than a thoroughly 'mad' tea party. Alice is my favorite..the concept is you link back to the Fanciful Twist, who has a whole long list of people having their own tea parties, and you 'tea party hop' from blog to blog....quite a fanciful thing to do!
Of course my dolls love to party...and the Hatter is no exception. Let's see what he has cooked up today! Of course, we will have to drink some of that shrinking potion to fit into these tiny rooms.....or did Alice drink it all??

What's this? a house in a teacup?? with birds and trees? and who is that having tea?

It looks like the Hatter and Doormouse are having their own tea! But where is Alice??

I have no idea where she is-- but she is late! replies the Hatter testily...........

Doormouse is of the opinion they have the 'Wrong' Alice in any case...............

Poor Poor Alice...late to a tea party and has outgrown her clothes, and grown so big she's taller than hatter! Not a very pleasant way to arrive at a tea party!

But Hatter & Doormouse pay no attention, greedily slurping tea! It looks like Alice has ate that cake that makes you grow, but has no shrinking potion to fit!

I must say, Hatter is not very good at giving directions. He led us on a long tiresome walk before giving us some tea...

Who is that? A VERY large cat, watching from afar................

Could it be? It must be Cheshire....who will lead the way....and will take us as far as the March Hare..
But of course, if you do not know where you're going, it doesn't really matter where you end up!
Cheshire grins....then leads the way..........

Alice still needs some of the potion to make her smaller, as she is Um, huge!

With a small little gulp from the bottle she gets smaller and smaller, but alas, her head is still HUGE, but she fits into the tearoom! That Hatter!

Now Alice's head is huge, but the Cheshire is tiny and small! But this is a very very 'mad' tea party isn't it?

And wubba chickens! in her teacup! Alice doesn't like going about with 'mad' people...

But why are the chickens in my teacup?? 'Because they do have to lay their eggs you know,' replies the Hatter. 'But in my teacup? that's a very mad thing to do!" 
"Everyone here is all a little mad" replied the Hatter.

"what is the difference between a raven and a writing desk?" asks the Hatter..

I think Alice , like me, thinks of that as a loaded question and stares at the Hatter trying to be polite and think of an answer................
I hope you have enjoyed the Mad Hatter's tea and visiting my blog and having tea with the Hatter, Doormouse, Alice & I in miniature......
Thank you for visiting and having tea with us!!!!!~Lisa