Hey there, fellow home enthusiasts and Holly J fans! Today, I’m thrilled to share with you the heartwarming tale of how we celebrated Galentine’s Day in style with a delightful breakfast gathering that brought together daughters, daughters-in-law, and granddaughters!

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For those who might not be familiar, Galentine’s Day is a celebration of female friendship and solidarity, made famous by the TV show “Parks and Recreation.” It’s all about honoring the wonderful women in our lives, whether they’re friends, family, or both, and showing appreciation for the special bonds that unite us.

So, with Galentine’s Day fast approaching, I decided to throw a Galentine’s Day breakfast at my home, inviting my daughters, daughters-in-law, and granddaughters to join me for a morning of festivities. But this wasn’t just any ordinary gathering; it was a multi-generational affair filled with love, crafts, treats, and, of course, pajamas!

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At the center of it all was a stunning breakfast board overflowing with an assortment of fruit, heart-shaped waffles, muffins, and a Valentine’s treat charcuterie board.

My darling girls!

I love to host a party, especially when it involves my grandchildren. They light up my world! I wanted to make this a fun gathering for the little ones as well as my daughter and daughters-in-law. I set the cutest Valentine’s Day Tablescape and added a homemade sugar cookie to the top of each plate.

Check out the Red, Pink, and White Valentines Day Tablescape!

But the festivities didn’t stop there. Oh no, we also had a special craft activity planned to engage the little ones and unleash our creative spirits. With the grandkids by our side, we embarked on a journey to create white clay fingerprint hearts – a sentimental keepsake that would serve as a reminder of our love and bond for years to come. Laughter filled the air as we molded the clay, pressing our fingertips into its soft surface to create one-of-a-kind masterpieces that I will treasure in the coming years.

Treat Charcuterie Board

And let’s not forget about the Valentine’s treat charcuterie board! It was a sight to behold! All the girls wanted to get in on the action when we made this! I bought a bunch of different valentines candies and treats to make this charcuterie board. The grandkids enjoyed it a lot! LOL!

But perhaps the highlight of the day was when everyone received their new pajamas – a cozy and stylish ensemble that added an extra layer of coziness to our Galentine’s Day celebration.

As the morning turned into afternoon and the laughter subsided, we bid farewell to another Galentine’s Day well spent. But the memories we made and the bonds we strengthened will stay with us forever, serving as a testament to the power of families coming together to create memories that I hope will last a lifetime.

Happy Galentine’s Day, dear friends!,

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I’m sharing my Valentine’s Day Gift Guides and everything is from Amazon! These gift guides are so fun and hopefully help you to come up with some cute gifts for the ones you love! 
Everything is linked for each gift guide underneath each section in hopes to give you some Valentine’s Day gift ideas. This is not a sponsored post but affiliate links are used throughout the post. 

For Her

For Him

For Girls

For Boys

For Teens/Young Adults

For Puppies/Dogs

For Teachers

Thanks so much for stopping by and Happy Valentines Day! I hope these fun little gift guides help you to find something special for those you love!

xoxo,

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Sharing my festive pink hearts valentines day tablescape for a beautiful Valentines or Galentines Day celebration

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Pink Hearts Valentines Day Tablescape

Valentines Day is just around the corner and I wanted to share this darling Pink Hearts Valentines Day Tablescape. I shared some of these photos last year in a post titled How to Mix Valentines Day Decorations into your Winter Decor, but this is the first time I’ve shared all of the details and some close up photos. I’ll also include all the sources and like items that I can find at the bottom of the post.

The Place-setting

The place-setting was inspired by the pink watercolored heart dishes. I mixed them in with some other pink dishes that I found at Homegoods. I love layering dishes and the pink heart plates matched this set I already had perfectly. To keep with a wintery theme, I used a silver leaf placemat and a scalloped silver charger.

I used some frosty white goblets, a pink napkin with silver stitching, and a white napkin ring.

One of my favorite things is the word LOVE painted on the heart plates.

The Centerpiece Garland

I have an obsession with centerpiece garlands! I just love filling up the middle of the table with a garland and adding in items that correspond to the rest of the table.

How do I make these? Well, I’ve been promising a video tutorial so I’ll post that on my Instagram TV soon and if I can figure out how to add a video to my blog I’ll do that too!

I always start with a base later of greenery. On this particular one, I had already made a versatile winter green garland for the holiday season. I decided to add some pink flowers into it and I have to say that it’s one of my favorites! The frosty faux greenery mixed with the pink peonies and spray roses, as well as the frosted white peonies, made this one extra beautiful. Everything in this garland is artificial! Faux flowers and greenery have come a long way!

I also added in some painted pine cone picks and some ornaments left over from the holidays that looked like aspen tree bark. I like adding in the different layers and items to fill up the centerpiece. All these elements add texture and color.

In these photos you can see some of the details of the base garland. On the bottom there is a cedar garland and cedar branches. Next I layered in frosted pine branches and frosted eucalyptus. Then I finished off the greenery with some white frosted mistletoe stems with white berries and then added the pine cone picks.

 Cedar Garland // Cedar Pine Garland w/ Pinecones // Frosted Eucalyptus Stem // White Berry Pick

Here is what it looked like on top of the table runner before I added in the pink valentines accents.

Adding in all the extra pink and white flowers made it a lot fuller. You can see how I’ve reused this same base greenery for the past three years with multiple tablescapes here: How To Create a Versatile Winter Centerpiece Garland.  I’ve lost count on how many tablescapes I’ve done using this same garland. I store it by sliding it onto a large piece of cardboard and then I pull up the sides and tape it shut. Then I wrap it in plastic to keep it from getting dusty and store it with my winter and holiday decor in my basement.

Pink Ranunculus Stem // Light Pink Ranunculus Stem // Double Head Ranunculus Stem //

The Extra Details

One thing I love adding to my tablescapes is mini salt and pepper shakers. Its nice to have your own set close by so you don’t have to ask to pass the salt and pepper. The lids on these are pink and they added another cute layer to this table. I also used pink Himalayan salt! You could use white pepper too if you wanted to be extra creative! I couldn’t find anywhere to link these but I linked similar ones below and you could use rose gold spray paint on the lids if you wanted to achieve this same look.

I also added these mini love signs at the ends of the garland and it’s just an added touch. I always say the beauty lies in the details.

I hope you enjoyed all the beautiful details of this Pink Hearts Valentines Day Tablescape. I sure LOVED doing this one! I’ll share a few more photos below and then all the items will be linked at the bottom of the post. If I can’t find identical items, I’ll link like items if I can find them so you can recreate this or something close!

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Beaded Napkin Ring I found at Homegoods.

LOVE sign is also from Hobby Lobby.

The silver leaf placemats were from Pier1 but they no longer have them. I linked a similar items below.

The pink dinner and salad plates were from Homegoods. I’ve linked some similar items below.

The rest of the items and similar items are linked below. Affiliate links are used in some cases.

VALENTINES DAY TABLESCAPE

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How to Create a Versatile Winter Centerpiece Garland

Today I’m sharing how to create a versatile winter centerpiece garland for my dining table. This is the most versatile garland centerpiece and I’ve used it over and over again to create different Tablescapes for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Winter, and Valentines Day.

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I created this garland centerpiece out of one faux cedar garland and then added different types of faux branches and picks into it. I added frosted eucalyptus and painted pine cone picks. All of this is laid on top of a table runner.

To store it and re-use it again, I cut up a large cardboard box and folded the sides up. I slide it onto the cardboard box using the table runner to help slide it and then wrap it in plastic. Doing it this way keeps it in tact and makes it easy to move to the storage room.

Garlands & Stems:

https://evolutionhomedecor.com/products/copy-of-norfolk-pine-garland-5-green

https://evolutionhomedecor.com/products/norfolk-pine-garland-5

https://evolutionhomedecor.com/products/50-powdered-real-touch-cedar-garland

https://evolutionhomedecor.com/products/juniper-spray-20?_pos=2&_sid=c1f306bc2&_ss=r

https://evolutionhomedecor.com/products/juniper-spray-21?_pos=4&_sid=c1f306bc2&_ss=r

Why This is my Favorite Garland Centerpiece

One of the reason’s I love this centerpiece garland so much is that I can put it on the table in early November and use it all the way through winter. I’ll share all the different Tablescapes I’ve created using this same base garland. Even I was surprised at how many versions I’ve done when I put them all together in this post.

Using this same centerpiece garland over and over again is a great way to reuse your holiday decor and it save time and money. You can also do this with real branches and flowers but it won’t last as long! I’ve done it both ways mixing faux and fresh. Be creative and do what works best for you!

Thanksgiving, Christmas, Winter, Valentines Day and More!

I usually decorate for Christmas in early November and so I always try to create a versatile garland centerpiece that can be changed multiple times in multiple ways.

I’ll share all the different versions and little detail on each tablescape below. Not only can you add different things into the garland for each holiday and winter season, but you can also change it up by using different dishes, table linens, votive candle holders, and candlesticks. I always change out the pillows in the end chairs to match too.

2017 Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Winter Versions

This is the first Thanksgiving tablescape I made with this garland. To make it work for Thanksgiving, I added in silver turkeys, silver mercury pumpkins, and some other taupe colored pumpkins made out of fabric. For the place settings I used my white and silver fine china which was a gift from my husband for our twentieth anniversary. To make it more elegant, I used votive candle holders nestled into the garland and silver candlesticks with white pillar candles.

As soon as Thanksgiving was over I took out all the pumpkins and turkeys and added in silver mercury ornaments to transform it to my Christmas tablescape. I also changed the dishes to my everyday blue dishes and switched out the napkins. These simple changes changed the entire look of the table.

I added the little reindeer salt and pepper shakers. I love adding these small details!

When Christmas was over, I took out all of the ornaments and changed the place-setting again to make it more neutral for the rest of the Winter season

You can see how different it looks by changing things up with the place-setting, linens, and other items added to or removed from the base garland.

Here are some other versions for 2018 and 2019.

2018 Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Winter Versions

This is a tablescape I created for Jordan Winery. I used my blue and white dishes with silver napkins. I added in velvet pumpkins as well as the silver turkeys. I love how the blue and green look together.

To change things up for this years Christmas tablescape, I added in blue tiny bottle brush trees and blue ornaments along with the silver mercury glass ornaments.

2019 Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Winter Versions + a Valentines Version for the Beginning of 2020

Here’s one other way I used the same garland as a centerpiece. I host a Christmas cookie exchange every year and the garland was a perfect centerpiece.

Sometimes after we’ve had family dinner, I will take all the dishes off the table and just leave the garland centerpiece on it’s own. For this one, I left the winter white frosted peonies and the mistletoe stems I had put in the tablescape for this years decor. Each year I add something new into the base to make it different.

I wanted to enjoy the winter decor I’d left up after Christmas and I had this idea to add some pink flowers into the garland and use it for Valentines Day! I don’t know why I didn’t think of this before!

I love how it turned out and it’s now on my list of favorites! I like the idea of combining my Valentines Day decor with my winter decor. This saved me so much time and money! The only thing I bought for this Pink and White Hearts Valentines Day Tablescape was the heart shaped plates. I love it when I can pull something like this off without a ton of effort!

I added in some pink votive candle holders and the little “love” sign at the end of the garland. I also used rose gold miniature salt and pepper shakers. I filled the salt shakers up with pink Himalayan salt and they are so cute!

I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing the all the different ways I’ve reused this same winter centerpiece garland. I might just keep it up until Saint Patricks Day! I counted twelve different Tablescape variations with this one base garland!

Enjoy!

XOXO,

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Garlands & Stems:

https://evolutionhomedecor.com/products/copy-of-norfolk-pine-garland-5-green

https://evolutionhomedecor.com/products/norfolk-pine-garland-5

https://evolutionhomedecor.com/products/50-powdered-real-touch-cedar-garland

https://evolutionhomedecor.com/products/juniper-spray-20?_pos=2&_sid=c1f306bc2&_ss=r

https://evolutionhomedecor.com/products/juniper-spray-21?_pos=4&_sid=c1f306bc2&_ss=r

https://evolutionhomedecor.com/products/copy-of-10-iced-berry-boxwood-wreath?_pos=18&_sid=9d48fc991&_ss=r

Other posts you might like to see:

Thanksgiving Silver and White Tablescape

How to Mix Valentines Day Decor into Your Winter Decorations

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How to Mix Valentines Day Decorations into your Winter Decor

This past holiday season I decorated our Highland, Utah house with different shades of green and ivory. When I was taking down all the Christmas decorations, I decided to leave up the more neutral decorations that would double as my winter decor. I always enjoy decorating for each season and I think Winter is often overlooked! When I think of Winter colors, I think of green, silver, white, and gold. Now that it’s time for Valentines Day, I decided to keep it simple and add in some pink decorations for valentines day. I’m excited to share with you how simple and easy it is to mixing valentines day and winter decor.

The Tablescape

First and most importantly (at least to me) is the tablescape! If you’ve followed me for awhile, you’ll know how much I love creating a Tablescapes and Valentines is always one of my favorites because I get to use pink!

Below is the Winter garland centerpiece I created out of faux cedar garland, a mix of faux greenery picks, white frosted peonies, and mistletoe stems. I made this in November and my plan was to use it for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and the Winter season. Then I had this great idea to add pink flowers to it for Valentines Day. Mixing in the pink was  so easy and I just used some faux pink flowers I already had so it didn’t cost me anything extra to turn this into a Valentines Day garland and tablescape.

Next, lets talk about the place-setting! Once I added the pink flowers into the garland, I pulled out my pink dishes and ordered some pink heart plates I found online.

I used pink napkins and white beaded napkin rings. For the placemats, I used silver leaves which had little hints of gold brushed over the top of the leaves. I used my gold and silver flatware and goblet glasses. One extra detail I like to add to my tablescapes is individual salt and pepper shakers. Then no-one has to ask to pass the salt and pepper! These rose gold miniature salt and pepper shakers are so cute too!

Setting a beautiful table is one of my favorite things to do and I liked how quickly I was able to set this table using things I already had. The only thing I had to purchase was the heart plates.

The Kitchen and Open Shelving

One thing I enjoy doing is using flowers in my home, especially the kitchen. I tend to use faux or artificial flowers when real ones are not in season and this allows me to purchase them once and use them over and over again. Adding flowers to a vase or ginger jar is a great way to bring color into any room. I like to fill a ginger jar full of pink flowers and set it on my island. This pretty pink ginger jar is from Lauren Haskell Designs and I’ll link it below.

Styling the open shelves and counter tops is also something I like to do. I left up some of the winter green decor items on the open shelves and mixed in the pinks dishes, flowers, and other items to create the winter and valentines mix.

Then, I used this adorable XOXOXO valentines banner and felt ball heart garland on the range hood, ( I’ll link these and everything else below). I don’t know why I hadn’t thought before to mix my pink and green dishes together but I love how pretty they are together.

Instead of taking my winter berry and cedar wreaths off my bar stool chairs, I left them up. Such a pretty contrast to the pink flowers on the marble counters. I wish I’d had more time so I could have added a pink ribbon!

The Hot Cocoa Bar

I almost always have my hot cocoa bar set up during the cold months of the year. I enjoy changing it up with each season. I make my own hot cocoa mix (its the only recipe I don’t share) and its a family favorite! Those who’ve had the pleasure of my hot cocoa can attest to how good it is and that’s why I leave it out! Anyone who comes over can always find a cup of cocoa in my home!

If you look toward the back of the tray where the hot cocoa jar is, you’ll see these cute paper cups and lids that I set out in case anyone wants to take some on the go! The pink heart marshmallows and the cups I found at Homegoods.

I put some valentines candy in some of my vintage milk glass bowls and wrapped a red and white heart felt garland around the tray. I collect different coffee and cocoa mugs and found so many cute ones this year at Homegoods. This is a great place to find things for your home and hot cocoa bar!

I hope you enjoyed seeing the simple and easy ways to transition your Winter home decor into Valentines Day without a lot of work, time, and money. This was way easier than it looks because I had already done a lot of the work before the holidays. Enjoy!

Happy Valentines Day!

XOXO,

Here’s another Valentines Day Tablescape you might enjoy!

Pink and White Valentines Day Tablescape

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Ginger Jar from Lauren Haskell designs. There are so many colors to choose from!

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I really enjoy hosting parties and bringing people together. It’s just something I’ve always done, and I’m just wired that way.

When I moved to Utah, I picked a CrossFit gym that was close by and started going every day. The ladies at this gym were so warm and friendly and welcomed me with open arms. To show my appreciation months later, I invited them all to my home for lunch.

What transpired was something so special that I did not expect it! Everyone started sharing things that were deep and personal, and I realized that we had all bonded over some life experiences we all had in common. There were tears shed and expressions of love, understanding, and compassion for one another.

Since that time, we have gathered every so often and continued this tradition. One of my favorite memories of our first gathering was when I went to do the laundry the following day, and I noticed that all of the cloth napkins we’d used for lunch had makeup stains from when we were all crying.

It was a reminder of the tender moments when we shared some deeply personal things we had experienced in our lives. I smile as I think of that moment, and I am so grateful to be surrounded by such an amazing group of strong women.

I’ve come to love every one of these ladies, and so I was excited about hosting a Galentine’s Day party in honor of Valentine’s Day. I wanted it to be extra special. I decided to do a brunch because I wanted to make heart-shaped waffles and heart-shaped butter. My friend Summer Adams made heart-shaped waffles for me when I visited her in the fall, and I knew I had to make them for some type of Valentine’s celebration.

I hope you enjoy all the little details of this fun party, and I hope it inspires you to gather with those special gals in your life and share something meaningful with each other. Good friends make our lives richer in so many ways, so why not have a party to celebrate each other!!

The Invitation

The Tablescape

The Hot Cocoa Bar

The Food

Brunch for me is having both sweet and savory options. For the sweet, I made whole wheat heart-shaped waffles with heart-shaped butter, fresh fruit, and homemade coconut syrup. For the savory, I made sautéed red and Yukon gold potatoes with caramelized onions, scrambled eggs with onions, green and yellow peppers, heart-shaped bacon drizzled with maple syrup (a mix of sweet and savory), and of course, the chocolate cake and hot cocoa bar for dessert! For drinks, I served Jordan Winery’s 2015 white wine, sparkling cider, and Orange Juice.

The Cake

I really wanted to make a semi-naked cake for this party. I decided to make a chocolate cake with cream cheese frosting. I found these recipes on Pinterest and they were both great. I found these chocolate XOXO’s at Target and knew they’d be perfect for the top of the cake. I added pink spray roses and some eucalyptus to the top and bottom of the cake. I love how it turned out. Thank you to my friend Christina and my daughters cute friend Jensen both for helping me learn how to make this type of cake! I’ll do a separate post for this soon and share what I learned! It’s not as hard as it looks to make this type of cake. You just need to know a few of the tricks and techniques to create a stunning cake.

The Decorations

The Gals and our Favorite Things Gift Exchange

A big thanks to Lizzy Early Cox (@yourcupofcake) for coming to the party and taking all the beautiful photos!

I hope you all have the happiest Valentine’s Day and know that I love and appreciate you all! Thank you for allowing me to share what I love.

XOXO,

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HOSTING A GALENTINES DAY PARTY

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Have you ever wanted to stay home on Valentine’s Day and do something romantic for your sweetie? One of the things my husband loves is my cooking. It is the way to his heart and I know how much he loves it when I make that effort for him. This gave me the idea a few years ago to do a romantic dinner at home and create a romantic tablescape for two! It’s fun to go out to dinner somewhere fancy but it’s also fun changing it up and doing something different.

I created this romantic tablescape to inspire you to change it up a bit and celebrate at home with your sweetheart. You can keep it simple or you can go all out. It’s up to you! I’m also including some of the recipes that you can make that are not too complicated and are sure to make your significant other very happy! One of the ways I show my love to everyone in my life is to cook for them and setting a pretty table is just an extension of that. I love using pink and gold and Valentine’s Day gives me a good excuse to go all out!

This year my husband and I are celebrating Valentine’s Day early because we will be traveling on the 14th. I know all my husband’s favorite things to eat so I created a menu based on that. I know he will love it!

For the tablescape, I wanted to make it more intimate so I took this small round table that I wasn’t using and moved it into the living room right by the big windows. I rearranged the living room furniture to make room and the table fit perfectly in this space. I borrowed my dining table chairs and put these pretty pink heart-shaped pillows on the chairs.

For the dinnerware, I used pink plates with gold accents, a gold charger, and my two-toned gold and silver flatware. I didn’t want to do a centerpiece that was tall so I made a small garland in the middle of the table by layering a few stems of faux eucalyptus and then layered in some faux pink peonies on top.

I added in a few votive candle holders and two gold candlesticks with white taper candles. The menu consisted of some of my husband’s favorites. These recipes are quite simple to make and will be sure to make your spouse or partner feel the love!

The Menu

Click here for the recipes: Salad: Simple Tomato and Cucumber Salad  Main Course: Beef Tenderloin Roast Sides: Scalloped Potatoes with Fontina Cheese and Green Beans with Pancetta, Garlic, and Shallots Dessert: Mini Bundt Cherry Chip Bundt Cakes I’ve linked some of the items I used below. Some of the items I used are no longer available so I’ve tried to link similar items that will help you replicate the look.

Happy Valentine’s Day!!

XOXO

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ROMANTIC TABLESCAPE FOR TWO 

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These mini bundt cakes are so easy to make and don’t take a lot of time. I made these for Valentine’s Day and everyone loved them.

For the recipe, I took one Cherry Chip cake mix and followed the directions on the box (eggs, water, oil). I then added a small package of vanilla pudding and an extra 1/4 cup water to the mixing bowl and mixed for 1-2 minutes. I baked the cakes in a greased mini bundt pan, (I’ll link the pan below) baked them for 10-12 minutes and let them cool on a cooling rack.

For the glaze, I mixed 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar, 4-5 Tbsps. of the Maraschino cherry juice, 1 tsp. almond extract. It should be a little runny. If you don’t have the cherry juice from the jar of maraschino cherries you can use milk or water instead and add pink food coloring if you want the frosting pink.

Put a ziplock bag in a cup and fold the edges over the cup then scoop the frosting into the ziplock bag. Snip a tiny amount off the corner of the ziplock bag and drizzle over the cakes. (if you have piping bags, you can use those too).

Enjoy!

Photo Credit: Lizzy Early Cox @yourcupofcake and @craigrjolley

XOXO,

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I created this pretty pink and white Valentines tablescape for a family Valentines Day dinner. We always have Sunday dinner with our family and friends and I enjoy cooking for everyone, This tradition of sharing a meal at least once a week helps keeps our family close. Our children are all in college in Utah and when we are at the Highland house, we always try to get everyone together. I love that my grown children still want to come home and spend time with us.

I often use faux flowers for the garland or centerpiece on my table but when I went to the wholesale flower market and saw these beautiful pink garden roses, I knew I wanted to create a centerpiece with them. They were so beautiful and smelled amazing too! I grabbed a few other bunches of pinkish berries and some greenery to add in with the roses and some fresh eucalyptus to lay inbetween the candles.

Stems:

https://evolutionhomedecor.com/products/27-5-rose-spray-with-3-flowers-and-3-buds-pink?_pos=9&_sid=a63be3078&_ss=r

https://evolutionhomedecor.com/products/seeded-eucalyptus-spray-37-green?_pos=4&_sid=f4ad07ce3&_ss=r

Yellow/Pink Peony Stem

I used a rose gold compote to arrange the centerpiece in, rose gold candlesticks, and a pink napkin under the centerpiece (I’m thinking that I should have ironed it!!). Garden roses are my very favorite rose. They remind me of peonies which are one of my favorite flowers. Roses bloom longer than peonies thank goodness and it was a treat to find them in February.

For the place settings, I had found these pink dishes from Target (they no longer have them but I linked some similar ones below) and I layered them with some white plates I already had. The placemats were a HomeGoods find and I used my everyday silverware and goblets.

To fill up the empty space in the middle the table, I used some pink vases and rose gold votives. I really try to use things I have so I don’t have to buy a ton of stuff every time I do a tablescape. Over time, I’ve collected quite a few things but many of them are inexpensive and from places like HomeGoods and Target, I am always on the lookout for things that I can use in my home decor and tablescapes. Part of the fun is the hunt! Antique stores are also a great place to find vintage things that add so much character to your home.

I hope you feel inspired to create your own family Valentines dinner and celebrate the love you have for your own family. Try going around the table and taking turns sharing something you love about each person. It’s a fun way to create loving memories within your family and strengthen your connection with each other.

Happy Valentines Day!

xoxo

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I linked  as many items or similar items as I can for you here to recreate the look:

Stems:

https://evolutionhomedecor.com/products/27-5-rose-spray-with-3-flowers-and-3-buds-pink?_pos=9&_sid=a63be3078&_ss=r

https://evolutionhomedecor.com/products/seeded-eucalyptus-spray-37-green?_pos=4&_sid=f4ad07ce3&_ss=r

Yellow/Pink Peony Stem

Bud vases:

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PINK AND WHITE VALENTINES TABLESCAPE

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