Love, I love her.

“My” Alice is the original book Alice though. All the movies have just kinda freaked me out. I assume Tim Burton’s will do the same.

The Mister and I decided we wanted to do an Alice in Wonderland wedding… way before the new Burton movie came out. The Disney cartoon version was one of my favorite movies as a kid, and we’ve come up with a ton of awesome ways to incorporate the theme without being too costume-partyish.

i love the classic, timeless Alice… i saw the new Alice and Wonderland and there are some parts that are a bit to “hip” for my taste… call me old fashioned but i wish they would keep classic things classic, that’s all… love the wallpaper too by the way… oh and i don’t know if i have ever commented on here before, so “hello” :)

that almost looks like a very young Kristen Dunst!

looooooooooooooooove.

I’m partial to the book & that TV special from the 80′s, which also did ‘Through the Looking Glass’. I agree with you, I’m a little hesitant to see Burton’s Alice, but we’ll see.

I love Alice’s style. I designed an Alice Themed wedding inspiration board for a contest once. View here: http://stephanieisgettingmarried.blogspot.com/2009/07/inspiration-board-contest.html

…and my bridal shower was even mad tea party themed. View here: http://stephanieisgettingmarried.blogspot.com/2009/09/always-queens-way.html

WOW – I just checked out all the wallpaper on the trustworth website, and I am so impressed and inspired! I bookmarked it for my future kids’ room decor…Thank you for sharing your finds! :)

I love this old version of Alice in Wonderland. I also checked it out from the library numerous times. You did a great job of capturing the essence of its whimsy.

There is a store in NYC – FishEddy’s
at Union Square (right across ABC Carpet and Home) .. it’s a cute cluttery tiny shop that sells kitchenware stuff etc
They have really cute dishwares with an Alice in Wonderland theme
http://www.fishseddy.com/browse.cfm/2,110.html

I like Alice because there is a lot going on beneath the surface. Drug addiction, feminism, politics, self image… It is not your run of the mill “princess” story no matter which version/medium you relate to the most.

I love Alice, but the movie in particular that you chose used to terrify me when I was little!

that almost looks like a very young Kristen Dunst!

or Keri Russell

I love Alice but not so much this recent stuff. The original stories were so wonderful and crazy. I prefer my Alice’s Adventures Under Ground more imagination and less acid trip so these picks are lovely.

Oh yeah, and my Alice is the 1985 made-for-TV Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, with the Jabberwocky, Carol Channing, and classic eighties cinematography. ;)

I have to agree with you on the wallpaper – divine! thanks too for the link through to the Trustworth site – I’ve also fallen for Voysey’s Seagulls : )

I was kind of indifferent to Alice in general, but I am beyond sick of the Tim Burton version already. Goodness. It pushes my buttons much more than it should, but thank you for focusing on an earlier version of Alice. Your picks are really lovely!

Love your selections (as usual), LOATHE Lewis Carroll, period. He’s a creeper.

My favorite version is the 1985 Made-For-TV version. My Grandma recorded it on VHS and I used to watch it every time I went to her house. It has such a phenomenal cast…including Sammie Davis, Jr, Ringo Starr, Carol Channing, Red Buttons, Scott Baio and even John Stamos!

I too was hesitant about Burton’s Alice but my 9 yo wanted to see it. Go see it. Its not your gramma’s alice, but its good because it doesn’t aim to remake the original, it’s kind of sequel to it. And the 3D stuff is amazing. Johnny Depp is not creepy or annoying as the photo stills seem to suggest. I enjoyed it very much and disagree with all the critics that hated it. Its good.

That wallpaper is awesome… but I could see it getting overwhelming from floor to ceiling! An alice-esque bad trip waiting to happen?

My favorite Alice is the original, and Sir John Tenniel’s illustrations will always define that story for me.

As always, another amazing column, Amy! And THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for sharing that wallpaper site with us! I’m freaking out over their patterns now!

such lovely finds! makes me want to check out the movie version of alice that you’ve shared screen captures from!

I never knew it until right now but I’m partial tot he 1972 Alice myself. That’s the one I watched over and over again – until The Neverending Story took it’s place (later usurped by West Side Story). Anyhow. I still haven’t decided how I feel about the Burtons. Not to say that the one I grew up with is ‘better’ but when you grow up with something it always has a special place. Plus it’s already a creepy story, I might never be able to eat mushrooms again if I watch Burton’s version.
I’ll prob netflix it at some point.
Now, onto the wall paper – lovely. This would be perfect for the little art corner I’m setting up for the little one.

I love all of the clever inspiration pulled together for this. I love anything fantasy. I’m dying to see the new film.

omg that wall paper would be awesome as framed wall features in a hall way, with an old fasioned looking glass, or maybe some porthole ones! – WANT!

Im a disney Alice girl, though I always thought it was a bit cutesty. I’ve been reading the books just recently (over and over!) and am looking forward to seeing Tim Burtons version as he’s my fav director, I love his quirk.
I must watch the musical version now though!!

the lamp is so amazing!!

I saw the Disney version as a child, and read the book a few years ago. I’m actually looking very much forward to the Burton movie, am waiting to see it on my birthday :) There was speculation on a boycot for a while here, and I’ll admit that I already was making plans to travel abroad to see it anyway. But the theaters dropped it so I’m a happy camper!

LOOVEE That wallpaper!!!! I am not a big Tim Burton fan so probably won’t see the new Alice. Truthfully I will always prefer the book over any film versions.

It’s worth seeing Tim Burton’s new Alice just for the costuming. Her dresses are glorious.

that wallpaper is to die for!

And here is a How-To I saw once on country living for making a lamp like that!

http://www.countryliving.com/crafts/teapot-lamp-project-0409?click=main_sr

I saw alive in wonderland and its was really good she battles and won the hearts of everyone in the process but she never truly feels like ‘alice’ because they say she isnt really the ‘alice’ they remember. anyhow i do recomend watching it despite what ever one has told you it is a great movie. its only fault is the actor playing alice was a little flat in her acting, i was looking for a character to sink my teeth into and found dead air.

i love it. love anything old school like that!!! the wallpaper is fun too, but not for an entire room, just one wall, or half of an entire room(bottom or top half split horizontally). i saw the movie in 3d this weekend with my hubby! it was well done, but definitely dark – nothing cheery about it really.

I’m a fan of Alice in Wonderland (actually re-reading the book now, I got the Barnes and Noble leather copy) but I’m not insane about it. (Even if I did name my daughter Alice.)

I LOVE that wallpaper though!

Love the book and loads of the illustrations, original and loads of others, especially from 20s. Saw snippets of a TV Alice from 50s? 60s? on PBS once and have NEVER seen it again. Loooove the wallpaper. Perfect for inside a bookcase. . . or a wall in a library.

what beautiful wallpaper! not just the alice, but many others on that site, thank you for pointing to it.

Not for the faint of heart, but Jan Svankmajer’s stop-motion animation version of Alice is amazing, certainly the most visually striking of any I’ve seen.

I’m curious to see if Burton will be lifting anything from svankmajer’s creative genius.

http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Alice/60000309

I watched this movie (the 1972 musical version that is) constantly when I was little! There are even home movies of me dancing around to the music. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.

That tea cup / tea pot lamp is amazing! Fun enough to be different, but simple and chic enough to put in the living room. xo

I’m with you–Nothing against Alice, except that the books (and movies, I guess) always made me feel really uncomfortable and turned around…

It’s funny, the first thing I think of when I think of Alice is the part of “Ballet Shoes” where Pauline is auditioning for the pantomime and she has white blonde hair and looks, according to her teacher, “ridiculously Tenniel.”

i enjoyed the book and disney cartoon, haven’t watch both version of the movies yet.

Love the wallpaper!

OMG, wasn’t that a tv show? I remember that!

i just love your “living in” posts. my favourite item this time?? that little bunny ring – so cute!

That wallpaper is incredibly awesome! I’m also quite the fan of that top hat and pocket watch.

I love the ’7os version of Alice – the image of the Queen of Hearts has stayed the same in my mind, every time I’ve thought of it. The Disney version ruined it for me a bit, but I’m hopeful about Tim Burton’s film.
Thanks for posting this great reminder of a simpler take on Alice, but nonetheless magical!!

p.s. love the wallpaper :)

Love. I also love her. When I was very little (3?) I would wander around asking strangers if they played croquet. I’ve always been infatuated.

For me, Alice was first the original Disney, then this fabulously cheezy 80′s version full of 80′s celebrities. In Junior High I read the book, and have read it frequently since. I was nothing but excited about Tim Burton’s film, and was so pleased. I’m with you on being skeptical of highly publicizes movies, but it was really beautifully simple. I think Burton really understands Alice. Jonny Depp is my favorite Mad Hatter adaption ever.

I actually just did a room in my house Alice in Wonderland. It turned out pretty fantastic. With four guys in the house, I was surprised that none of them minded me doing it. I adore that room now!

http://geekdetails.com/blog/?p=2426

Dislike. Lewis Caroll is creepy, and when I tried to read the book as a kid, my brother and I thought it sounded like a drunk guy wrote it. Out of the mouths of babes… I like the lamp. I was always more of a Dorthy ( book version).

loving the alice in wonderland. in fact it was my inspiration for our shop windows and i made lots of cakestands that look like that lamp out of thrift store china. so fun!

What lovely pieces. We are planning a mad-tea birthday based on the new movie and I especially loved the wall paper- thanks.

I love the original Alice in Wonderland– I adore Carrol’s invented words and perfect re-writes of the popular poetry of the time.

Some film adaptations are fun, but I always get the feeling that they’re looking for something in the story that just isn’t there.

I love this series because it’s what most of us do when we go to a film. And Alice is so near and dear to me because when I was ten I was dead ringer for her. It took me awhile to get an acquired taste for the original. But I love it’s darkness now.

Hi Grace,
I did a post on Burton Alice stills last Monday, March 1. and the color theory behind them. Not sure how i feel about the movie, but the costumes and sets look very cool.
I also recently did a post on Voysey Wallpaper from Trustworth. David is great and can’t wait to see your interview.
I didn’t put in links because, recently, another blog told me not to. I don’t know what you policy is, but you can find my posts by searching archives.
Did you know that some Voysey wallpaper was recenty featured on the TV show Extreme Makeover? Best, Lynn

That is very exciting about using the papers in the book. I bet David is psyched. I love the wallpapers too. Can’t wait to see your book. Since I am new to the blogosphere, I haven’t heard when you expect it to be published. Do you know? Lynn

Well, actually Burtons Alice is my favourite one. I can only recommend it. I like that it gives the original story a nice twist. And the music fits to the point.

I love your living in posts. Especially Labyrinth was cool.

Yes! I’m not the only one that liked that 80′s TV version with Sammy Davis, Jr. I liked that, but i never cared for the Disney version & never cared to read the book. Well, the ONLY reason why I went to see the Burton movie was because my 9 yr-old sis wanted to & Sat was her B-day.

So now I’ve placed a reserve for the Carol book at the library to give it a shot. The movie wasn’t quite what I expected…parts of it were ridiculous, but at the end I was pleased. Now I’m just want to know if Burton stayed closer to the book & I was completely bamboozled by Disney or what.

Really fast: it’s Burton, not Disney. while it’s not bloody, there are a couple of parts that you may want to use your own judgment regarding kid ages: 1. the mouse stabs a creature in the eye at least once (no bloody/gory, but still) & 2. Alice has to step on bobbing heads to cross the red queen’s moat (you know, as in off with their heads)

That wallpaper IS fantastic!

I just watched Lars and the Real Girl, I wouldn’t mind living in that. The winter feel is really beautiful.

I know, not really anything to do with Alice.

What a coincidence! I did an Alice in Wonderland Outfit Reimagination a few weeks ago. Here’s the link if you’d like to see:

http://thebluebirdandthemountain.blogspot.com/2010/02/reimagination-of-week_26.html

Wow, I adore the wallpaper and the teacup lamp! So cute! Looking forward to checking out Tim Burton’s new film now.

That clutch!
If it only was 40 dollars rather than 4000!

Re: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

two words: Michael. Crawford.!!!

Love this, and love all things Alice. After I saw the new movie I was dying to go out and buy mismatched China.

L-O-V-E the blue dress. I want so badly to put it on, with the gloves and headband of course.

I absolutely love when you do living in posts! I have yet to see the movie, hopefully this weekend. But everything looks wonderful to me! Great job, again.

Kristi

love, love, love Alice! That wallpaper is to die for! And thank you for not using images of the new Alice movie. Great post!!

If you are a creative person, how can you not be excited about anything Tim Burton does?
I can’t wait to see his Alice in Wonderland in 3D with the all time perfect cast. It’s going to be incredible!!

Love, but part of my bias is that I studied a year in Oxford–it’s lovely, with wonderful old architecture and magnificent gardens; I’m sure Carroll was inspired a bit by the gardens as well!

Gosh I had no idea that the design was by Voysey but I have an old duvet cover in the same design as the wallpaper. I had it when I was a kid I think it came from Habitat (www.habitat.net).

I am an Alice fan, but more so just a Wonderland fan. :)
I don’t think I’ve seen the version of the film that you show. ‘My’ Alice was the 1985 version. Stuck with me vividly my whole life (and just had a party to pay tribute).

I know this is an old post but going through them I just had to comment. I adore Alice. Always have. Alice In Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass are two of my all time favorite books. I love them to death. And I wasn’t fond of basically at all the new Alice In Wonderland film by Tim Burton. I was really disappointed. It was nothing like Alice should be in my opinion. My favorite Alice will always be the 1985 made for tv version. We taped it long ago on tv and me and my sister loved watching it as we grew up. We still do. Sorry for the super long babbling comment.

EEEP! Somehow I missed this post way back in 2010, but I’m stoked to have that wallpaper hanging over my fireplace in the office! :)