Relief Society 'T'Party 2023- Damascus Ward

Heard the saying, 'Come full circle.'

It can refer to interior design and fashion. Yes, fashion for me in the 80's and mom jeans! All back in fashion eek lol But, how about activities?

The last time I did this activity for my church was back when we lived in WI. 8 years and 6 days later, I organized the same theme for our RS birthday social again. This social is a yearly event in which we celebrate and commemorate the Relief Society's 181st anniversary on March 17, 2023.

This time round though, I had a little more $$ of my own to spend on it - all of which I'll keep for future parties and activities.

Overall the night was wonderful. I do wish more women came but hey-ho can't have it all lol 

Anyways, below are pictures from the evening. It took me about 2 and 1/2 hours to decorate *all by myself* :/ but with music as my company it wasn't so bad. I have to give a shout-out to Quincy Christianson and the guys who kindly got all the tables and chairs after their basketball game the night before. Thank you. :)

I think you'd agree though the wisteria did a good job of hiding the basketball hoop lol

For 1st, 2nd & 3rd prizes I made up some simple * with help from Lindsay Haley - cute little gifts that consisted of donated teacups and saucers from Alice Truscott and myself, cookie cutters in the shapes of teacups and teapots, shortbread biscuits, bookmarks, chocolate and mini clip-on Fascinators and lavender sachets.

Table settings: I picked up the cutest napkins from T-J Maxx which I used for the teacup napkin and the cut-off parts to tie around the plastic ware. The reusable clear teacups I got from Tablecloth factory - I love this online site! I even got the wedding arch drapery fabric & table runners and square sheer overlays and wisteria in cream and pink. I did, however, find more wisteria at my local thrift store Hardwood House! Like what are the chances! Slim. They had bundles of 5 stems of wisteria for $2.50! I bought all of them lol 

                                    Don't you just love the teacup napkin through the handle!

The cookie cutters, disposable teacups and saucers, and the teapot centerpiece from Amazon.

All of the bookmarks I made. I did buy the digital copies from Etsy: Alice in Wonderland #1 & Alice in Wonderland #2 and the wildflower. I did, however, laminate and add bookmark tassels to them.

I did make all the mini teapots and teacups, cupcake toppers, and hanging displays and banners using my Cricut and Laminator. And i made the Army guards from Alice in Wonderland from foam posterboard. I made pin wheels and crepe paper flowers too :)

I had asked some sisters to decorate the table centers and they did a wonderful job- shout out to Amy Taye, Camille Fredrickson, Jessica Davies & Annika Niven :) Thank you, ladies.

The evening went as follows: Welcome everyone, followed by a light dinner that consisted of cucumber, egg, and cress sandwiches, chicken salad croissants, cheese, veggie platters, fresh fruit, hummus, brownies, ice cream,

and treats brought by some of the ladies, 2 Victoria sandwich cakes made by Sarah & Kate Christianson - Yum :) and I made the cupcakes.

We had a musical number by Shuana & Audry Bastion - they sang Peace in Christ.

Sarah Christianson gave us the spiritual thought, titled, 'Making time for the Lord each day.'

And we had the announcement of the best-decorated hat. So, all in all, I think the night was a 'T' party success :) And was worn out afterward lol ESP as we've been doing renovations at home - new flooring :/ which I'll post soon. 

Denny Stewart won 1st prize

Connie Price won 2nd

Heather Hurren won 3rd

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Madison's 1st Ward, Relief Society 'T'- Party 2015

So this time last week, I was filling up my car with the third load of bags/ tea cups, huge pinwheels and Nik-knacks from my home ready to head to my church to set up for our yearly LDS Relief Society's birthday party. Me, being on the Relief Society's committee to help plan, organize and decorate I had already begun the preparations for this in January! Which Included, making the cupcake wrappers and cupcake toppers, making the teacup favors and filling them with yummy treats, making mad hatter hats and other different top hats, ordering teacup's and saucer, getting the gifts for the competition for best decorated hat and making my own cupcake display, which for the night was used as my table centerpiece.

Monday, a few of us sisters spent a total of 4 hours of laying tables, wrapping the knives and forks in napkins and setting the tables and doing their own table centerpieces so, thanks to my friends, Jessica, Laura, Esther, Kaylee, Janet, and the Sister Missionaries helped to set up - the tables and centerpieces looked great :)

For the tables I decorated, I used a pinwheel from the Dollarstore, made a simple cupcake display using a terracotta pot and plate, gluing them together and spray painting them and then placed a cute piece of paper on top and added a bling :) Filled some Dollarstore pails with Cadbury Creme Eggs, Party hats with the RS logo and bubbles. The table on the right, was the cupcake display I made from an old light fixture, and I added mini ceramic tea sets I found HERE, and some odd tea cups from the thrift store which again, I filled with Cadbury Creme Eggs and a jar filled with Cadbury Mini Eggs - YUM

What wonderful centerpieces my friends did :)

I made simple cardstock pinwheels, that Laura used for her centerpiece. Although, I made mine NOT to spin and just for a decorative use only.

Click HERE to see how.

Climbing a ladder to hang the lanterns and make the non-movable basketball hoop bright and cheerful for the party.

For this display, I raided the dig and save thrift shop and found odd teacups and saucers and a couple of teapots, glued them together using E6000  and then spray painted them using ceramic paint

I cut out large teapots from cardstock and hung them from the basketball hoop

Don't you just love the playing card Guard. I made him from using  Foam board and paint.

The cute neon plastic tea cups and saucers  I got from Target on sale for $1 each

Here is my mini Mad Hatter Hat I made

Collect some old fallen branches and decorate using birdcages, burlap flowers and bows.

Here are my girls, smiling for a picture.

I made simple bird cages using, a lid from a jam jar and bendable thick craft wire to make the cage.

Cut out a silhouette bird and hang then decorate the top and bottom with colorful cardstock

Add a topper to the glass bottles and hang a 'drink me' label. HERE

I had so much fun making my huge display MAD HATTER HAT

 Click HERE to see how I made it

 Then on Tuesday, the day was doing the usual, walking Seren to school, home, making my Curried Chicken Salad, back to pick up Seren from school, lunch, then from 4 - 9 was spent prepping the food, frosting the cupcakes, making sure everything was ready by 6pm and then enjoy the evening before the dismantling of everything began!

Esther 

 Whoever wore a hat got their picture taken, All except me that is! :/

 Kaylee and Ginny, who won second in the best decorated hat!

  Janet, Megan and Margo

Rachel

Bonjour Jessica K - Say cheese Emy!

Me taking a picture of Emily taking a picture :)

This is Jessica Griffiths the sister who won Best Hat - She and her daughter were matching!

She won a teacup and saucer, filled with herbal teas. She also got Mcvities chocolate biscuits and a teacup cookie cutter HERE.

Emily the lady with the fresh daffodil hat won third prize :)

Good-day Julie :)

 Cupcake Wrapper template HERE.

I used the scalloped edge for mine.

The teapot and teacup toppers I made by just drawing a design, and cutting them out, gluing them on a cakepop stick and finish with a paper heart.

All in all, the evening was a huge success and everyone, including me had a fun time. We had a few sisters speak on topics that related to Relief Society, everyone voted for who they thought should win the best made hat and we finished the night with the yummy cupcakes and chitchatting :)

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