was my daughter's 1st birthday party, and I chose an Alice in Wonderland theme - it was SO much fun. Everything went swell{except for the wind and our 1/2 dead grub-infested lawn} and I'm sharing my pictures with you! {More family & people pics from the party can be found at my personal blog .}* Also see my Queen of Heart's wreath tutorial

With my daughter as "The Queen of Hearts" I printed it on paper with a cross grain texture, similar to what real playing cards have.

First, party guests we greeted at the door by my Alice in Wonderlan





d wreath . {Note: I went with an Alice in Wonderland theme, not Mad Tea Party - so I used the Queen of Hearts as a lot of inspiration.}



I threw signs on the wall, throughout my house that said things like "Yonder" and "That Way", "This Way". Stairs got decked out with playing card garlands & The White Rabbit's watch. I threw signs on the wall, throughout my house that said things like "Yonder" and "That Way", "This Way". Stairs got decked out with playing card garlands & The White Rabbit's watch.



Guests in need of the loo had to travel through the looking glass ;-)





And I made my husband wear a Mad Hatter party hat, and I crafted a "Queen of Hearts" crown for myself so that my little family of three all had a costume of sorts.

Crown close up:

We threw up the tent on our deck.





I love these heart shaped cookies I found at Cost Plus World Market. They're called petite palmiers and they're delicious!



More card garlands decorated the back of the house.

And Eisley's high chair got a card garland tribute to her birth date {08/08/08}.



Eisley {aka Birthday Girl} was dressed as Alice. One of her grandmas made it for us. And I made my husband wear a Mad Hatter party hat, and I crafted a "Queen of Hearts" crown for myself so that my little family of three all had a costume of sorts. Crown close up: We threw up the tent on our deck.I love these heart shaped cookies I found at Cost Plus World Market. They're called petite palmiers and they're delicious! We had more adults than kids, so this called for adult drinks. I made this sangria , which everyone loved. And take a close look at these glasses I picked up at Urban Outfitters. They have 3 different Alice in Wonderland images on them, so I picked up a few to serve the sangria with. I found that US Toys poker party supplies fit in well with our theme! And I made this 3 tiered "Queen of Hearts" inspired cake. My first time working with marshmallow fondant went very well! More card garlands decorated the back of the house. And Eisley's high chair got a card garland tribute to her birth date {08/08/08}.



Which means I also had to create some

Over sized playing cards made great wickets for croquet.

I lined the yard in sparkly hearts.

And made this garland which says, "The Queen's Croquet Ground", which is a chapter titled in Alice in Wonderland.

In addition to croquet, my husband and I created this bean bag game!

Husband cut this guy out of plywood and I painted him up.

I also *had* to have some real flamingo croquet mallets, so I painted some light pink and game them some black beaks & eyes.



Finally, as Wonderland guests left, each family got a box of treats.

Which in cluded "Eat Me" petit fours and some



It was a lot of fun to pull together, and I hope you enjoyed my photos!

You can check out more of the family photos

The crab apple tree we planted last year when Eisley was born got decked out in "Don't Step On The Mome Rath!" signs. Which means I also had to create some Mome Raths Over sized playing cards made great wickets for croquet. I lined the yard in sparkly hearts. And made this garland which says, "The Queen's Croquet Ground", which is a chapter titled in Alice in Wonderland. In addition to croquet, my husband and I created this bean bag game! With matching bean bags. Husband cut this guy out of plywood and I painted him up. I also *had* to have some real flamingo croquet mallets, so I painted some light pink and game them some black beaks & eyes. Finally, as Wonderland guests left, each family got a box of treats. Which in cluded "Eat Me" petit fours and some Chessmen cookies It was a lot of fun to pull together, and I hope you enjoyed my photos!You can check out more of the family photos here

Inside the bathroom I had these Alice in Wonderland themed soaps, by Gianna Rose!, that I scored at Home Goods a while back. If you look close, each soap was pressed with a different AIW image: The White Rabbit, Alice, a key, an the Queen of Heart's crest. As a gift, I gave Eisley a 1950s copy of Alice. I scored this on eBay for 99 cents.