Run for the Roses { tea party decorations }

With a theme like 

Run for the Roses 

it is not hard to guess that our 

annual mother ~ daughter tea party was decorated with 

lots of ROSES!

For starters, I wanted a horseshoe on the front door. I did some research and most of the beautiful Kentucky Derby horseshoe wreaths were a bit spendy so I decided to make my own. I reused some foam board that I had, drew a large horseshoe, traced it on the foam board and cut it out. I didn't want the stark white board to show so I searched my supplies and found some red spray paint and gave it a coat of paint on both sides. Then I began folding crepe paper roses. Lots of them. Once I had a good supply I hot glued them on the horseshoe. 

Fun Fact:

It took 52 ROSES to cover the horseshoe!

I also folded crepe paper roses for two topiaries. I used straight pins to attach the roses to styrofoam balls which I set on top of vases. I liked using pins better than hot glue for this project since the pins allowed me to adjust the roses. 

Fun Fact:

It took 50+ ROSES for EACH topiary!

I made ribbons for the chairs and one for the banister.

I also thought it would be fun to have a banner so I cut circle roses and then used a needle to pull string through each one. The banner was not very long so we decided to hang it over a door. 

We had Derby style tea party drinks which included crystal decanters full of iced tea and festive mint julep cups. 

I am hoping to have the Run for the Roses tea party menu and southern style treats posted soon.

Have Super Saturday!