My Cup of Tea

I love tea parties! Bright colors, dresses, flowers, sweets, finger food, and tea? What's not to love? Sadly, I had to miss a friend's sweet tea party bridal shower recently, but the theme has been on my mind. Tea parties have the odd whimsical quality of bring back all the charming memories of childhood playtime, yet retaining a sophisticated and classy semblance.

Dress: Modcloth

Necklace: Fracesca's

Earrings: Beautyland Etsy

Coral Bow : Miss Selfridge

Teacups: Anthropologie and Cost Plus World Market

Teapot: Crate and Barrel

Square Cake Stand: Martha Stewart Living Collection for Macy's

Two-tier Cake Stand: Target

I love the colorful graphic design teapots Crate and Barrel has been releasing as a part of a collection celebrating its 50th anniversary. One of twelve different limited-edition versions of a porcelain teapot showcasing designs by artists from around the world will be released each month through this year. November's to-be-released design by Julia Rothman depicting colorful geometric shapes echoing the timber-frame construction of buildings is my favorite!