RE-ceiving Guests: Another Valentine's Table

RED, WHITE & HEARTS.  Reba is super busy this week with work so I am going to provide the text for this St. Valentine's table she made which she has been wanting to post.  What is funny is that Reba and I didn't talk about our Valentine's Day tables, but we both went for traditional this year.   Above, Reba began with a white tablecloth and then placed red circular felt place mats as chargers for her white china.  The placemats are from Target.  Reba also used vintage red Italian cut crystal champagne goblets that belonged to our great Aunt and Waterford Millenium clear crystal water goblets that belong to our mother.  Reba borrowed the Waterford Millenium goblets because they have hearts in them.  Reba's sterling flatware is Towle Old Master.

CLOSE UP OF THE HEARTS.  Reba tried to capture the heart design in the Waterford water goblets in the above picture.  In person, you can see the design very easily, but the camera's flash makes it harder to capture in a photo.

RED HEART PLACEMAT.  Reba bought these red felt placemats from Target, but someone could easily make them as a craft.   Reba suggested using felt and cutting out the heart designs with scissors.  I wondered how these would come out from foam board with a heart hole punch.  I think it would be faster to make that way, although felt might be worth the extra effort because it is a more natural material. 

RED GIFT FOR A LOVED ONE.  The table is set for two.  Reba used red glittery gift boxes with red shear ribbon as the focal point of the place setting.    She also put out her crystal bird figurines to represent love birds. 

RED LONG STEM ROSES FOR PASSION.   Reba chose traditional red roses in a cut crystal vase for the table.  Red Roses mean "I love you" and represent a romantic, ardent love.  In case you didn't know, many people associate meanings to different flowers.   A centerpiece of daisies sends an entirely different message than one of red roses.  While no one has to stick to the rules,  if you are curious as to what your flower centerpiece or bouquet could mean,  a detailed list of flower meanings can be found HERE

WRITTEN BY ELDAROSE

Eldarose's Valentine's Day Table is HERE

Reba's Red & White toile Table is HERE

Romantic Gestures for Valentine's Day under $5 are discussed HERE

Another Valentine Table by Reba is HERE

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RE-ceiving Guests: St. Valentine's Day Dinner Table

TRADITIONAL RED, WHITE & HEARTS.  I had thought about doing something with hot pink and black for St. Valentine's Day, but I have a painting project going on in my living room, so I decided to just go traditional.  I had some  red heart ramekins and let that be my inspiration.  I put the red ramekins on my everyday ironstone plates.  I pulled out goblets from my formal crystal.  I have a tub of red Valentine's serving pieces so I added them to the table as well. 

USING RIBBON ON THE TABLE.  I don't have a special tablecloth for Valentine's Day so I decided to use some ribbon on a plain white tablecloth to make it more festive.  I had a roll of large red and white ribbon I bought 70% off after Christmas and taped it down on either side of my place settings. I also bought one spool of Valentine ribbon in the Dollar section of Target and used that to top off the place setting. 

STILL A WORK IN PROGRESS.  I think I may add some small framed photos of our wedding or engagement to the table as a personal touch.  I am also thinking of how I want to use some candles.  I have tall crystal candleholders, but I think I would prefer some votives.  Lastly, is it possible to have too much chocolate on St. Valentine's Day?  I am deciding on my menu and I want to serve a chocolate cake and place it on the middle cake stand, but then I also wanted to serve a chocolate mousse in the ramekin.  That seems like too much chocolate especially since I put little chocolate kisses and a gift wrapped box of chocolates in opposite corners of the setting. LOL.   I want to make use of the ramekin, but other than chocolate mousse or berries, I don't have any inspiration what to serve in it.  If you have some advice, I would appreciate it, if you could please share it.

TABLE TOP:  A Baccarat crystal Cupid offers up his heart (an anniversary gift from my husband), a single red rose & a gift wrapped box of chocolates add the traditional images of St. Valentine's Day to the setting.

WRITTEN BY ELDAROSE

FYI, Reba's Red & White toile Table is HERE

Romantic Gestures for Valentine's Day under $5 are discussed HERE

Reba's Valentine Table this year is HERE

Another Valentine Table by Reba is HERE

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