Twenty

I recently celebrated a birthday, spending a wintry weekend consumed in lovely and simple amusements. A morning spent in the kitchen happily dipping strawberries in chocolate and icing cupcakes a dreamy light pink gave way to an afternoon of golden garlands, papery crafts and perfect place settings. After dinner out, a party of six sat down at twenty past seven to savor a delicate, decadent dessert of sherbets, strawberries, cakes and tea.

Snapshots: {1} Homemade cupcake and a solitary candle sit atop a table strewn with decorations {2} Place setting with handmade box - tea bags and packets of sugar reside inside {3} On handmade boxes the little doe I sketched and painted stands coyly near a line of text that reads "for you deer" - these will surely inspire a new product at Natural Historie {4} Simple vanilla cupcake, frosted in pink {5} Homemade chocolate covered strawberry, liberally coated in creamy milk chocolate and indulgent dark chocolate drizzle {6} A lovely banner, with hand drawn lettering on circles cut with scissors (used earlier for a similar affair, see Tea for Two)