An Afternoon as Sherlock Holmes

There was a reason why I have been MIA from my blog over the past few weeks. Yesterday I celebrated my milestone birthday with a Sherlock Holmes themed Murder Mystery tea party. I spent a month planning the party along with preparing decorations to turn my living room into a 1938 atmosphere.

Be prepared for a lot of photos. Please note that I used some retired Stampin' Up! items in decorating this party.

The murder mystery required me to print the individual characters' scripts, put it into an envelop and seal it immediately. Rather than a boring brown envelop, I stamped it with top secret and labeled it individually with the characters' names. Each of the characters are also given a magnifying glass as a fun prop to take home.

And what fun is it without taping out the shape of a victim. Here's me posing.

	Obviously where there is a private consultant, there is a private criminal consultant too. Moriarty. It isn't a tea party without having some Moriar-Tea. I designed the tea label and wrapped it around an old tea bag can. The tea bags were also labeled accordingly.

And of course, it is always exciting to dress in character and for a chance to win a fun prize with a bag nicely decorated by yours truly! I used the World Map and the From My Heart stamp set to put together this bag.

And a tea party isn't a tea party without cupcakes! I ordered these customized Sherlock cupcakes through my friend, Cathy Wong of SweeTease Cupcakes.  It was everything I wanted and the best way to celebrate a milestone. We'll see what the next decade brings. I'll have to start brainstorming for the next milestone to find a way to top this one.

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