A Tea Set For Molly

One of my rules that I go by, when I am designing or making toys, is that they need to be something I would have loved to play with, as a little girl.  When I tap into that side of myself it really perks up my imagination.

There are an absolute multitude of toys out there today.  I noticed that so many of them do not foster social interactions between children.  I wanted to make my Grand-Niece a whole play set that she could play with when her friends came to visit. Something that was bright and new, yet was also soft and old-fashioned.  So I took almost the whole summer and made her a tea set. :)

The best part is that she really loves it and plays with it all the time and when her friends come over she pulls it out and shows them what to do.  It made me so happy. 

After I made the tea set above with a teapot and teacups I thought, she will definitely need some cookies...

And you can't have tea without sugar and a silver teaspoon...

And you can't have a great tea party without a fancy decorated cake:

And if you are going to serve cake...you may as well add some fruit tarts: 

Then if you have cookies, cake and tarts...you should probably have donuts...and if you have donuts...they have to have sprinkles:

And what tea party is complete without a teddy bear cupcake made out of whip cream frosting and chocolate cupcakes with giant maraschino cherries...

Most importantly how can you have a tea party without guests?

And a tea party wouldn't be fun at all if the guests couldn't bring their pets!:

It was so much fun making them for our dear little girl!

Have a happy day wherever you may be!

Love Delisa