A Pink Valentine for Sunday Favorites

I went back through some of my older Valentine tablescapes and thought I'd re-post this one and join in with Chari's Sunday Favorites over at Happy to Design.

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This is a pink Valentine table for two 

I created last year for Mr. Delight and I.

 

The table is next to our front windows and

we often eat breakfast here. 

I decided to dress up the table for an intimate dinner using a pink tablecloth, pink candles, pink hearts and pink flowers.

Pink tulips in a glass vase are put on a pedestal cake plate. 

I surrounded the base with white mini-lights covered in tulle.

The crystal candle lamps are by Partylite purchased 

quite a few years ago.

The pink beaded hearts were from HomeSense last year.

  

This pink and white china is called Dimity Rose by Royal Albert. It is the pattern we chose (well I chose!) 27 years agofor our wedding china.

I used vinyl heart-shaped cling-ons on the stemware and votive holders to make them fit the theme.  

The burgundy ringed glasses are special to me as I inherited

them from a favourite great aunt.

  

This is another tablescape I did before I had a blog and can you imagine, I only took 4 pictures of it!  I'm showing this pic again enlarged so you can see a bit more detail.

 

Thanks for looking! Hope you are having a good weekend.  

Grab a cup of coffee and take some time to check out the others linked to Chari's Sunday Favorites.

Valentine Roses

When packing up my Christmas decorations last weekend, I took some burgundy roses off the tree and thought how nice they would look for a Valentine table centerpiece.

 

I found a basket and put my trio of candle hurricanes with inserts inside with the roses.

Black candlesticks with burgundy ball candles alongside crystal taper candle holders add some height to the tablescape.

I bought 4 of these white heart-shaped plates at a local gift store last year.  I placed them on top of my white/gold plates and gold chargers.

A few Lindt chocolates and heart candies make it interesting!

A burgundy tablecloth, burgundy/gold runner and gold placemats were used along with burgundy napkins.  The more layering the better!

Stemware includes my amber wine glasses, some octagonal-sided glasses for water and 

burgundy-rimmed liqueur glasses that were given to me from my great aunt's estate.

With the table set, I'm inspired to host a Valentine Luncheon.  Hmmm, when to have it, what to serve and who to invite?  Wish YOU could join me!

I'll be linking up to Tablescape Thursdays at Between Naps on the Porch and Seasonal Sundays at The Tablescaper.   Be sure to visit these great blogs for some terrific eye candy!

New Year's Eve Tablescape

I'm a little late posting this but since its still the first month of the year, I'm going to reveal the New Year's Eve Tablescape I created for 2011.

A trend I have seen lately is the mixing of gold and silver and I went with that look for this celebratory dinner.

The centerpiece is a large glass vase filled with faux ice chips, "disco ball" ornaments and a white pillar candle.

 

 This was surrounded by gold and silver picks and flanked by two silver candle holders placed on a mirror.

 Each place setting was decorated with a party hat and horn. The men guests got this type of hat while....

  

 ...the women got to wear various tiara type adornments.

The trio of pillars add a gentle glow to the table.  

 Star shaped tealight holders placed on the mirror add to the festive atmosphere.

Yep, that's snow outside the window.  It is very high now that Mr. Delight has shoveled the roof after our last big dump.  It is kind of like living in an igloo!

Love these glittery ornaments that reflect the light.

These silver candle holders add more shine to the tablescape.

Of course, New Year's is very much part of the Christmas season in our house and the tree makes a pretty backdrop.

 

 I used my white, gold rimmed dishes (had for many years now) on silver chargers. 

 White placemats and black napkins were alternated at each place setting.

 The mirror runner is an ordinary dressing mirror that usually hangs in our spare room.

 Bring out the champagne! Its time to celebrate!

 Looking forward to all that 2011 has to offer!

 

 Thanks for bearing with me for this photo intensive post!  

I am linking to Table Top Tuesday at A Stroll Thru Life and Tablescape Thursday at Between Naps on the Porch.  Be sure to visit Marty and Susan and the others linked to these great blogs!

Snowflakes & Snowmen

Some of you may have already met my Snow Family but in case you haven't, let me introduce them.

Here is Mr. Frosty....

 

 his lovely wife, Mrs. Frosty...

 And their cute son, Snowboy.

This little family was the inspiration for my snow themed tablescape and made a "cool" centerpiece that coordinated with the weather outside.

The family was placed on a footed tray surrounded by a white feather boa and cordless LED lights. A trio of glass trees and a vase of snowflake picks were added as well.
I opted for a blue tablecloth to make the white items stand out more.

Yep, its still Christmas at our house! No, not lazy...we love it and always leave our decorations up well into January.

 

Alas, no new dishes and I don't own any "snowflake" ones (yet!) so I went with these blue/white ones.

I was very pleased with myself for making these napkin rings rather than running out and buying the pretty silver snowflake ones I saw downtown for $5 each! (just tied some silver snowflakes with hole in center to a white napkin ring with white ribbon - about as "crafty" as I get!)

I created these placecard holders using martini glasses and faux snow & snowflakes.

 Snowflake candleholders set on mirrors

(all by Partylite)

 The glass pillar candle holders were a Christmas gift from my daughter.

Trio of glass trees were purchased at a local gift shop called Inspiration Gift Boutique  

(so many pretties there!)

A winter wonderland outside too!

We go from a "Snowflake Luncheon" to more of a dinner party look....

 

 

Snowflakes hung from chandelier

The Frosty Family and I thank you for stopping by!  Now hurry on your way and have some fun checking out the other beautiful tablescapes linked to the party at Between Naps on the Porch!
I will also be linking to The Tablescaper's Seasonal Sundays.  You'll want to pop over there this weekend too!