My dear readers, Today’s Valentine’s Day tablescape is more whimsey than romantic.
But that is ok too!
Valentine’s Day was always so much fun in Elementary school.
I loved making the red and pink construction paper “chains”…..glueing the strips into circles and attaching them to the last one made.
And what about folding an 8×10 sheet of construction paper in half and making a half a heart and then cutting out the big red heart???
I don’t think our crafts were very imaginative back then…. because we made red and green chains at Christmas time, just like our pink and red ones at Valentines day and our orange and black chains at Halloween. 🙁
But it was fun and always a time I looked forward to in class.
Ohhhhh yes!
Oh my gosh, I remember it as if it were yesterday.
Hmmmmmm…. how is it that I remember those times so vividly, but I can’t remember the items on my grocery list when I arrive at the supermarket? Usually, the list remains at home on the counter top.
Sigh!
Imagine my delight when I found these cute little salad plates with images of Valentine’s Day cards of yesteryear painted in the center?
Pretty cool huh?
I thought so.
Todays tablescape started with a white tablecloth (actually it is a throw that I decided to use as a tablecloth) and red and white striped candlesticks.
Around each red candle are little mini micro lights that have the softest glow at night.
Interspersed between the two candles are 3 red hearts that light up….. as well as 3 red and white candy shaped discs….and these make up the centerpiece.
Bright red chargers hold white dinner plates and the aforementioned Valentine’s Day Card salad plates.
I used red napkins with white shear napkins in a double napkin mode which I tend to do a lot of these days.
These two napkins are secured with white glistening flower napkin rings.
The red swirl wine glasses carry the theme from the candlesticks and were a dollar store find last year.
And the cute little pink coffee/hot chocolate cups have a gold XXOO etched on the rims.
I found these last year at Cracker Barrel. They have some of the cutest decor and if I go there to eat, you can be sure I will come out with some sort of Holiday decor.
Lastly, the heart shaped dessert plates have the word Love in gold printed boldly in the center.
I found those at Pottery Barn this year.
So there you have it…just one of the Valentine’s Day tablescapes I have put together.
Stay tuned because I will have a few more tricks up my sleeve on Valentine’s Day.
I have teamed with Chloe Crabtree for a Valentine Blog hop and I have a wonderful Valentine’s Day Menu to share tomorrow.
And why not a few chocolate covered cherries?
Yum!!!
Blessings
Thank you for visiting. I love and appreciate your comments. It makes my day. 🙂 Kari
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My tablescape today is just one of many coming to you this week, amid company of a great group of bloggers. Chloe, from the blog Celebrate and Decorate. has been so kind as to organize this blog hop. Thanks Chloe!
The Painted Apron
The Little Yellow Corner Store
The Corner of Plaid and Paisley
Living With Thanksgiving
Oh my goodness, those plates are DARLING! I remember valentine’s like that from school as well. So nostalgic and pretty!
thanks Kim….love memories that give me a warm and fuzzy. Thanks for stopping by.
Those plates! Just love those. Sure do bring back memories of grade school Valentine’s day. I love what you did with the napkins. So pretty!
Thanks Maureen….the vintage valentine’s are so sweet. Thanks for your kind comments.
Oh my goodness! Those salad plates are so adorable!! What a find!
Thanks Michelle…I fell in love with them too.
What a beautiful, happy, and romantic Valentine’s table! I love your vintage card plates! I remember when the Valentine cards that you exchanged at school were like those on the plates. I miss those kind of cards. Today’s cards just aren’t the same! I remember being so excited to open my cards at the classroom Valentine’s party. I hope that you have a Happy Valentine’s Day!!!
So many of our memories of years past have gone by the wayside haven’t they? Our kids are missing out. Thank you Shannon for stopping by.
Kari, I love your Tablescape and those plates are just the best! Yes, you did take me down memory lane to elementary school! Such a sweet post and I love blog hopping with you! Happy Valentine’s Day!
Happy Valentine’s Day to you Pam…..thank you for your kind comments and I am glad we could all reminisce of yesteryear, together.
Kari, your vintage themed tablescape is lovely! Bravo!
Thanks you Donna….I appreciate your kind comments.
I think your tablescape and narration took a lot of us on a walk down memory lane and the fun it was to celebrate Valentine’s day at elementary school – simple decoration ideas and valentine’s handed out to classmates – aah, those were the days! Your tablescape is fantastic with the vintage Valentine plates, red and white colour scheme and coordinating candle centerpiece. Love those micro-dot lights! They really add so much ambiance to a table. The shear overlay on your napkin combo and pretty napkin rings add a dreamy accent to the place settings. Really enjoyed seeing and reading your post on te blog hop!
Oh Lori, I always have such fun when I write my posts….and when my readers tell me they enjoy it, it makes me want to jump up and sing like Julie Andrews in the Sound of Music when she crests that little mountain top, twirls around and sings the hills are alive with the sound of music.
Yep! thank you for your kind comments and I find that I talk a lot more about memory lane as I age.
I love the whimsical take on a Valentine’s tablescape. This is great for families who want to incorporate the kids into the holiday. The plates and candy cane patterned candle holders worked together so well, and the candles and other lighting elements looked so pretty at night.
Love the new pic of you Chloe and thank you for organizing all of us, your talent just keeps right on a-givin’! You are like the energizer bunny.
Yes, all my grands would love these kinds of tablescape, too bad they all live so far away. 🙁 Your daughter is a great addition to your blog. Good for you! And she is so pretty too…must take after her mother! Thanks again for stopping by. Hugs
Your vintage looks is darling. I love the addition of valentine cards. Very creative and fun.
Vintage never grows old does it? I appreciate your kind comments Linda, and thanks for stopping by.
Adorable vintage Valentine-inspired plates Kari! I have fond memories of assembling those paper chains and cutting hearts out of construction paper too 😉 I love your throw as a tablecloth and your peppermint striped candlesticks…they look great with your red swirl wine glasses! As always it’s a pleasure to blog hop with you. ♥
thank you Mary, I guess I will always be a kid at heart because I still love to glue things together to make a pretty something or another. Thanks for stopping by. Love these blog hops with you, Chloe is the greatest for putting it all together.
What a lovely table! The Valentine plates are darling!! I’m so sad that Valentines have gone to the wayside for children these days….it was always a marvelous time. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Tammy I am sad too as the kids today miss out on something that could have brought them a little happiness and fun. Thanks as always for stopping by my friend.
I really adore the plates with the vintage designs of them! A very fun and nostalgic tablescape. Happy Valentines!
thanks for stopping by…and happy valentines day to you and yours….
Hi Kari!
I tried to leave a comment on your darling tablescape post but I seem to be having trouble doing so on some wordpress blogs. ( I have recently migrated to wordpress and we are still working out the kinks.)
I LOVE your darling, whimsical and wonderful tablescape and it took me right back to one of the best times in my life! Your choice of true colors, whimsical décor and of course who doesn’t love a paper chain made out of construction paper! Every detail was spot on perfection.
I so enjoyed participating in this blog hop with you!
Jemma
Thanks Jemma, I am sorry you are having problems with wordpress. Thank you for your kind comments and we both have something in common…we both like nostalgia!
I am totally crushing over your plates! I love the kistchy cute retro stuff, so theze have go my heart <3
Thanks Ariel, I love vintage too. thanks for stopping by.
What a cute table! You have some fun and creative ideas. I do remember cutting out the hearts and also making those chains and I always enjoyed it too. Those vintage themed dishes are adorable and I never thought to use my red swirl striped stemware for Valentine’s day but I love the idea!
Thanks Liz….I find some of the cutest stemware at the dollar store as I am sure you know too. I wish I had them in green, but who knows what surprises wait on my dollar store run? Thanks for stopping by.
Kari, those Valentine plates are just too cute. Bring back memories of elementary school, for sure. The wire lights wrapped around the candles is a brilliant idea. I love those things. Such a festive table.
Thanks Carol for making two stops…I set my scheduled timer for 12:15 forgetting I was on military time….I should know better as I worked for Boeing for over 26 years and we always used military time. 🙂
The little hearts are Valerie Parhill candles and candlesticks too…I forgot to mention that.
Thanks for stopping by.
Those plates are adorable!!! They do take me back to when we would make our valentine box and exchange cards. The room mothers would put on such great parties, and its sad that kids don’t get to enjoy that anymore. Your table looks great and it really shines with all your light up touches, those are fun!!
Yes, and remember the giant valentine shaped sugar cookies, dripping with powdered sugar frosting the room mothers brought? Sooooooo good with our milk.
It is Sad, that era is gone. 🙁
Thanks for stopping by.
Such fun Kari! I love the vintage valentine cards, I too have fond memories of Valentine’s Day at school and exchanging cards, almost as good as Christmas! Your table is beautiful and those candles, wow, they are fabulous!
Jenna
Thank you Jenna….does it mean we are getting old because we miss those fun times in our childhood? If so, then I never want to grow up! It is always fun to blog hop with you. 😉
Well, how cute are those plates?! DI know you mentioned the XO mugs from Cracker Barrel, Kari, but where did you find those plates? Those corny sentiments are such sweet reminders of days gone by……{sigh}. If things could only be half as sweet now for kids…….
Great, fun table.
Thanks Rita, I bought the vintage plates on EBAY.I agree about the kids today, they are missing out on so much fun. (and thanks for reading my two posts…;)…)
Forgive me for a copy and paste for part of my response to you… but I said as much to Marsha of the little yellow cornerstore…
“I can remember taking a shoe box to school and covering it with wrapping paper and sorting through my valentines to address to the kids…then handing out valentines to EVERYONE in class. Sad to say these days they don’t exchange valentines and most likely because some didn’t receive any valentines and that is sad. On another note, I took valentines to our over 50 group at church and made sure, no matter the age, EVERYONE got a valentine. I felt like Oprah…you get a valentine, you get a valentine, you get a valentine, you get a valentine!!! LOL Thx for stopping by.”
What a sweet table! I absolutely love your story of the elementary school Valentine’s Day card exchange. It is something I mentioned also. We both enjoy the nostalgia of the past. I remember making those folded hearts too which were also cut out in the middle to make “snowflake” type hearts. I also remember the painted “noodle” covered box which held all of the collected cards. Gosh, seems like yesterday! Anyway, I really enjoy your cute salad/dessert plates with the old time card prints. They are so hard to find. They are so precious and they go so well with your candy striped candleholders and decor too. This captured my heart.
Thank you Marsha…I can remember taking a shoe box to school and covering it with wrapping paper and sorting through my valentines to address to the kids…then handing out valentines to EVERYONE in class. Sad to say these days they don’t exchange valentines and most likely because some didn’t receive any valentines and that is sad. On another note, I took valentines to our over 50 group at church and made sure, no matter the age, EVERYONE got a valentine. I felt like Oprah…you get a valentine, you get a valentine, you get a valentine, you get a valentine!!! LOL Thx for stopping by.
Those little nostalgic plates are the cutest thing I’ve seen yet! Love this!
Thanks Wendy….I love vintage items and the reminders of yesteryear. Thank you for stopping by.
What a pretty table, and I love the vintage theme plates.
Thanks Carole…I was a little slow in getting this posted…set the time wrong I guess. thanks for stopping by.