Another couple of ideas for an Alice themed wedding or birthday party. These are two to decorate the table. The first are simple name cards or place settings, using the a playing card design. With the Mad hatters tea party such a central theme of the Alice books I decided to set each guest a tea cup and saucer. The second uses the same templates … Continue reading Alice Themed Table Decorations
If you are planning an Alice themed birthday party a simple way to liven up the buffet table is to make some simple labels for the food and drink area. You can even wrap the labels around pop bottles if you don’t want to use glass containers. Continue reading Make Alice Themed Labels
For our wedding I made some themed table runners so thought for the Alice party I’d do the same. I wanted something that reflected the Alice theme but didn’t distract from the other bits and bobs I had made so opted for a playing cards runner. I drew some cards at larger than playing card size. Mine were close to A6 size, basically four of … Continue reading Easy to Make Alice Table Runner
Whether its an Alice themed birthday party or even an Alice wedding with some cardboard, paint and tissue paper you can make a simple but stylish centrepiece to decorate a table. You start by cut cutting out some leg shapes from an old cardboard box. Fold the legs at the top as you will need this to fix them to a base. Once you’re happy … Continue reading Make an Alice Table Centrepiece
So first crafty idea in my Alice series – an Alice themed Garland, perfect for decorating a room for a birthday or even a wedding. I went a bit overboard making this garland so it ended up being much longer than I needed, in fact I’ve ended up cutting it in half to create two separate strings. To make the garland you will need coloured … Continue reading Make an Alice Themed Garland
If you’re planning on an Alice themed party here’s a simple idea for some themed invites. I started by typing up the text I wanted to use on a computer to help make sure that the spacing looked neat. I then copied the text by hand onto a piece of card. Once you have the text laid out you can start by adding the illustrations. … Continue reading Make a Party Invite for an Alice Themed Party
As we head towards Alice Day on 1st July I’ve challenged myself to create two weeks of blog posts with ideas for decorations and everything you need to host an Alice themed birthday party. But I thought it was timely to start by sharing a few pictures of the Alice in Wonderland Rag Tag characters I created last year. Maybe not the most child friendly … Continue reading Alice Rag Tags
Didn’t get enough time to finish this one today but quite like the single colour so may leave it as is. Continue reading Daily Doodle
Yesterday I was in London on a business conference and was lucky enough at the end of the day to get time to skip across town in time for last entry to the summer exhibition. I was planning a visit the weekend after next but as there is also a Giacometti exhibition on at the Tate Modern that I wanted to visit I thought dragging … Continue reading RA Summer Exhibition
I had the pleasure of an earlier than usual start this morning as I travelled down to London to attend a marketing conference. Despite the slightly bleary eyes, the trip was worth it for the amazing views alone – London basking in the sunshine. Continue reading London in the Sunshine
