Jon and I don’t often agree on television shows. I love drama, a little mystery and historical fiction. He likes documentaries, outdoor adventure themes and PBS. They don’t often overlap. But on occasion we find a show that we habitually watch together. These include: Mad Men, Breaking Bad, and Downton Abbey. I know. I’m as stunned as you are. My. husband. watches. Downton Abbey. Oh happy day.
What makes me even happier? The US premiere of season four of Downton Abbey premieres soon. As in 30 days, 12 hours and 5 minutes. Not that I’m counting.
To get in the spirit, I’m hosting a #DotheDownton Tea Party on Sunday, with British teas, shortbreads, and special edition Downton Abbey mugs from World Market. In fact, there’s an entire shop on World Market dedicated to Downton Abbey. If you love the show as much as (Jon) and I do, you’ll want to load up on these fabulous themed treats and decor items for your very own Downton Abbey tea party!
I’ve hit Pinterest hard to find some inspiring recipes to get my fellow tea-drinking partiers in the spirit. Here are some of the fun treats we’ll be sharing when we #DotheDownton this Sunday:
Republic of Tea, Walkers Shortbread, Scones with Clotted Cream and Jam, Stilton and Poppyseed Sables (recipe from BBC Good Food) and Cucumber Sandwiches (recipe from All Recipes)
Want to have your own tea party? There are mega prizes to win if you participate on Sunday:
Here’s how to “Do The Downton”:
- Include the phrase “#DoTheDownton with @WorldMarket” in the photo description
- We’ll be giving away 30 prizes throughout the day.
- Prizes include: (10) $100 World Market gift cards, (10) Exclusive Downton Abbey Tote Bag and (10) Exclusive Downton Abbey Tea Mugs
- Contest runs 12/8/13 only
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PLUS!!! World Market is having a Social Media Party too!
Hashtag: #DoTheDownton – This hashtag will be used on ALL channels so be sure to use this hashtag in all your tweets, status updates on Facebook and google plus as well as instagram!
Times and Channels:
- 11 am PST / 2 pm EST – Twitter: The party kicks off on twitter (the door prize will be given away the first 15 minutes of the party! so don’t forget to RSVP using the Rafflecopter RSVP Widget Below), there will be prize packs given away every 15 minutes!
- 12 pm PST / 3 pm EST – Facebook – The party will move to Facebook and there will be prize packs given away every 15 minutes there too!
- 1 pm PST / 4 pm EST- Google Plus – The party will become a Google Plus Hangout and there will be prize packs given away every 15 minutes here too!
- 2 pm PST / 5 pm EST – Twitter Again: The party starts and ends on Twitter, there will be prizes drawn every 15 minutes and the last prize is the GRAND PRIZE!
- Door Prize: $150 World Market Gift Card, Downton Abbey Tote, 2 Mugs
- Prize Packs: $50 World Market Gift Card, Downton Abbey Tote, 2 Mugs
- Grand Prize: $250 World Market Gift Card, Downton Abbey Tote, 2 Mugs
My husband and I never fight over tv shows because we don’t have a tv 🙂 My aunt will be counting down the minutes until it starts. Your party sounds like tons of fun!
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Besos, Sarah
Blogger at Journeys of The Zoo