A Mad Tea Party Adventure...

Welcome, Dearest Friends of The Tearoom to the annual Mad Tea Party, hosted by our Dear Friend Vanessa of A Fanciful Twist!!

I have participated in this fun blog party now since 2009 and I have met so many lovely new friends here!

And what fun is in store for you all today?

Well, our own Dear Paperdoll Daughter Victorienne is going to have an adventure today of the Very Mad Variety!!

Victorienne is driving her toy car across the lawn tonight 

with her friend Purple Kitty.  

They are on their way to The Hotel Wonderland!

They have been most kindly invited to A Tea Party!!

Their little car toodles its way to the entrance of the Hotel 

and they are directed by that dapper doorman 

to drive right into the elevator!!  

Oh boy!  

How exciting!

The floor of the elevator begins the lower....

        And down we go...

                Down...

                         Down...

                                  Down....

"Look Kitty!", exclaims Victorienne!

"I was on that street when I went to Paris with

my Mommy and Daddy for Christmas!"

They must go down this dark tunnel in order to get to their room.

They park their car at the end of the tunnel and go in . . .

Victorienne and Purple Kitty find themselves 

in an interesting round room.

On one side, a lovely place to sleep!

(Kitty is testing the bed and finds it cozy!)

On the other side, there is a tiny door,

with a note tacked next to it . . .

"Ooh, these instructions look most serious and so I must read

them most seriously," Victorienne wisely decides.

"What odd, grumpy instructions!"

There's the key and the bottle that are spoken about in the sign...

One swallow...

          Two swallows...

                        Three swallows...

(It's not bad you know.  That cherry-tart, custard, pineapple,  roast turkey, toffee and hot buttered toast flavor  is rather interesting!!

                                     And as expected...

Victorienne feels a bit dizzy, so she closes her eyes...

...and when she opens them again, she feels herself getting smaller...

...until she is the same height as Purple Kitty!!

"C'mon Kitty!  Let's go!"

The first person they see is this interesting Blue Caterpillar Man...

Very politely, Victorienne asks the man for directions.

"Excuse me, Sir Caterpillar.  

Do you know the way to The Tea Party?"

Mr. Caterpillar continues staring off into the distance, but answers

her question, albeit vaguely:

"You could go this way," he states, pointing to the left.

"Or, you could go this way," he adds, pointing to the right.

"Because the Earth is round, you can go either way and end up

at the same place."

Victorienne ponders his advice, but she doesn't want to be late

and she knows that going one way, especially if it took you all

the way around the world, would take a very long time!

"Well!" she thinks to herself.  "That advice wasn't very helpful!"

But, because she is a polite little girl, she still thanks 

The Caterpillar Man graciously, but decides they can find

the party themselves.

So, Victorienne and Purple Kitty look one way...

...and then the next.

Thanks to inheriting her father's good sense of direction

and her mother's love of purple pansies,

Victorienne chooses to go this way!

Kitty agrees!

Is it my imagination or are the pansies getting bigger?

"I think it's this way, Kitty!"

"We're here!  Finally, we have made it to the party!"

Victorienne and Purple Kitty are so excited!

"We've been saving seats just for you," Alice explains.

Here are Alice, Victorienne and Purple Kitty, 

happily seated at the table!

Tea will be served momentarily, but first,

let us say "Hello" to all the other dear friends at

the table with us this evening!

Here is Kitty with The Cheshire Cat.

I do so wonder what sorts of kitty cat gossip will go

on between these two between sips of tea!

The Dormouse looks like he invented unruly behavior!

And sitting next to the mischievous little Dormouse

are the all-too-serious White Rabbit and March Hare.

Perhaps some sweets will sweeten their attitudes.

And finally, the Mad Hatter and seated next to him,

his Great Uncle Zero!

It was Great Uncle Zero who convinced The Hatter

to take up hat making!

They are both rather stylish, don't you think?

Tea is served!

And what sort of tea are Victorienne and her new friends

enjoying this evening?  They are having a yummy

strawberry tea, sweet like ripe berries in July!

And just look at all the lovely pastries!

Which one would you choose?

Let's see what tea-time treats everyone is having, shall we?

Dear Alice is having the tangy sunshine-y lemon cake...

...our Darling Victorienne is having an almond meringue,

decorated with candied violets...

...Purple Kitty is having a cherry-flavored shortbread cookie

with pistachios and dried cherries on top...

...the ever-charming Cheshire Cat has chosen a lovely piece of 

layer cake, with two vanilla layers with a chocolate layer

sandwiched in between and frosted with an almond

buttercream...

...Perhaps that yummy-looking vanilla custard tart can

distract that mischievous Dormouse from concocting

any of his shenanigans!

The White Rabbit has wisely chosen the cheesecake topped

with cherries...

Simple, but wonderful chocolate cake with vanilla 

buttercream is a favorite of The March Hare.

Great Uncle Zero's selection is an orange cake.

(Do you suppose he was influenced by his creative

and flamboyant jacket?)

And finally, our friend The Hatter has chosen a

delicious vanilla cake topped with decorative strawberry icing!

And, here's some lovely and inspirational music

from the brilliant and creative Ödland to enjoy while

we have our treats.

 Ödland, deuxième anniversaire from Lorenzo Papace on Vimeo.

(You may remember I introduced you to them here.)

"Would you ladies like some more tea?" asks the nice

young gentleman who is serving.

Victorienne is charmed and Kitty hurries to finish her

tea so she can have more!  

Is is any surprise that her favorite part of the tea is the cream?

This is a most lovely party!

However, it is very late now and the party shows very little sign 

of ending anytime soon.

Victorienne and Kitty are getting a bit tired.

As if to read her mind, Alice whispers to Victorienne,

"When you are ready to leave, I know a shortcut back to your room!"

"That would be most helpful.  Thank you", Victorienne responds

most gratefully, stifling a yawn.

"I can see from here that Luminaria, The Queen of the Fireflies

is resting in that flower over there.  She has volunteered her

services to guide you to The Magical Looking-Glass at the end of

the garden," advices Alice.

Victorienne finds The Queen very accommodating and she

and Kitty find themselves at The Looking-Glass.

"Look Kitty!  I can see us, in our room!  

Victorienne and Kitty thank everyone for the lovely tea

and they step through the mirror...

...And everyone bids them good-bye.

They hope their new friends will return and have tea again

with them one day.

Meanwhile, Victorienne and Kitty have safely arrived back

in their room!  

"Look, Kitty!  I am regular Victorienne size once again!"

Kitty is happy to have stayed the same size throughout

their adventure.  

Oh!  Such a comfy bed!

And we are so tired from our adventure!

But we will spend a few minutes whispering to each other

about it all until our eyes become heavy with sleep...

Good-night!

Thank you so much for joining us here today for

our very Mad Tea Adventure!!

Please visit with Our Very Dear Hostess Vanessa

at her blog A Fanciful Twist and then visit with 

the rest of the participants at their parties too!

Wishing all Friends of The Tearoom a delightful rest

of your day and a Happy Mad Tea Party Weekend!

Images I used for my collages today from the following

lovely sources:

Tumble Fish Studios,

itKuPiLLi Imagenarium and

Hidden Vintage Studios, all at Deviant Scrap

The Graphics Fairy

Vintage Images from my personal collection