Abbie and I just love tea parties. And birthdays! We decided to go super fancy at Abbie’s most recent birthday and serve tea in fine china and tiny treats on silver platters. Her grandfather even dressed in a tux and pretended to be her butler! We put together this tea cup party favor for her guests. Pretty and practical, it is made from a real tea cup and a pretty flower pen (with chocolate of course… don’t forget chocolate!) We found assorted tea cups and saucers at the thrift shop, so all together each favor cost only about $1.50. These would also make sweet gifts for mothers, grandmothers or teachers.  — Mrs. Brown

How to Make a Tea Cup Party Favor

Materials:
tea cup and saucer
flower pen
2’x2′ square of tulle
1′ ribbon
shredded paper
name tag
chocolate!

1. Put enough shredded paper into the cup to fill it 3/4 of the way. Stick the pen into the cup in the center of the paper. If you are giving the pen without a cap, you might want to place a small square of folded tissue paper on the bottom of the cup so that you don’t write on the cup!

2. Surround the pen with chocolates. We found 9 chocolate kisses to be just the right amount.

3. Place the cup and saucer in the center of the square of tulle. Gather the tulle together around the “stem” of the flower pen. Tie your ribbon snugly in a single square knot. Then slide the name tag onto the ribbon and tie again.

That’s it! It’s a pretty and economical way to make a celebration more special!