♡ Thee Craft Bunny ♡: DIY Halloween/ Fall Tea party!

Today I fixed up a Fall tea party for my bestie. Me and the bestie love fall and Halloween like no other. Every year we consume ungodly amounts of pumpkin flavored foods, beverages, and buy probably every pumpkin spice candle on the market. What better way to ring in the autumn season than with a Fall themed tea party with your best friend? Here's what I made and how to make it!

I made classic cucumber sandwiches, pumpkin cranberry scones, and my own little recipe of heirloom tomato Caprese mozzarella sandwiches.

(Sorry if some photos are blurry I have absolutely no light in my apartment and hate what flash does -_-)

First off, for your fall tea party you need festive tea! I like this pumpkin spice tea from Republic of Tea, it's a little pricey but very delicious! The other cheaper option is this delicious spicy Harvest Blend Herbal tea from Trader Joe's around $2. If you hate tea alternatively you could have a spiced cider tea party!

I usually like making my scones from scratch but these Pumpkin Cranberry scones from Trader Joe's sounded too good to pass on.

For the Cucumber sammies..

Cucumber
Dill weed
Whipped cream cheese
Freshly cracked pepper
Salt
Shepard's bread

Cut off the crust of your bread slices. I am using Shepard's bread because it is a little thicker and more substantial than your average white bread. Slice Cucumber thinly. Spread a thin layer of cream cheese and artfully as you can place your cucumbers. Season with dill, salt, and pepper. DONE!

I used a mandolin to get my cucumber slices really thin and pretty. I got my mandolin from Daiso so it's not by any means a well made culinary tool but it does the job for me at $1.50 and I can slice a pile of cucumbers within seconds!

This is my favorite raspberry jam from Crofter's, it definitely compliments the spicy pumpkin scones. This Halloween parchment paper is from Daiso isn't it adorable?!

For the Heirloom tomatoe Caprese sammies..

4 Heirloom tomatoes
Fresh mozzarella
Laughing Cow Garlic and Herb cheese
Balsamic vinegar
Olive oil
Salt
Freshly cracked pepper
Shepard's bread

Slice your tomatoes thin. Marinate with a splash of Balsamic vinegar, olive oil, and salt and pepper to taste. I stuck mine in the fridge overnight to make them extra delicious! Cut out your bread with a cookie cutter and top with a thin layer of Laughing Cow cheese. Top with mozzarella and your tomato. Done!

For my Heirloom Caprese sandwiches I cut out my bread with these vintage Halloween cutters that were my grandmothers. I decided with the bread I had left it was okay to waste a few slices for the fact that they would be pumpkin shaped! Here I am spreading a fairly thin layer of Garlic and Herb Laughing Cow Cheese. This layer will prevent your sandwiches from getting too soggy under the fresh mozzarella.