JBigg: Life in Kentucky

I Won the Valentine Apron from The Dedicated House

Wow, look what I won from the ever-so-sweet Kathryn over at The Dedicated House!

I was the lucky winner of her Valentine Apron, bag caddy, and other goodies.

The package arrived just in time for Valentine's Day and look what was inside.

A glittery Valentine apron, a bag caddy, a stack of sticky notes, plus a pad of paper and a pen.

Kathryn also included a sweet card and note.

How lucky I am to win this perfect Valentine gift from Kathryn.

Thanks so much Kathryn!! - Judy

Be sure to join Kathryn at The Dedicated House for Make It Pretty Monday each week.

Linking to:

Masterpiece Monday at Boogieboard Cottage

Make the Scene Monday at Alderberry Hill

Make-It-Pretty Monday's at The Dedicated House

You're Gonna Love It Tuesday at Kathe With an E

Tweak It Tuesday at Cozy Little House

Coastal Charm for Nifty Thrifty Tuesday
Cedar Hill Ranch for Cowgirl Up! on Tuesdays
My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia for Tuesday's Treasures
Transformed Tuesdays at PJH Designs

Wow Us Wednesdays at Savvy Southern Style

DIY by Design for Winter Blues

Ivy and Elephants for What Is It Wednesday

Favorite Things Thursday at Katherine’s Corner

Home and Garden Thursday at A Delightsome Life

Transformation Thursday at Shabby Creek Cottage

From My Front Porch To Yours-Treasure Hunt Thursday

Home Sweet Home at The Charm of Home on Thursday

Feathered Nest Friday at the French Country Cottage

Common Ground for Vintage Inspiration Friday

Stuff and Nonsense for Friday's Unfolded

My Romantic Home for Show and Tell Friday

The Charm of Home for Home Sweet Home

Jennifer Rizzo for Fabulously Creative Friday

Funky Junk Interiors for Saturday Nite Special

Seasonal Sunday at The Tablescaper
Sunny Simple Sunday at Sunny Simple Life

To My Love

It’s almost here! Yes the day for sweethearts is this week, February 14,

To My Love seems like an appropriate title for my Valentine vignette. Take a look:

Marty over at A Stroll Thru Life is having a cloche party and I didn't want to miss out on her party so I used a small cloche on my Valentine cake stand.

Now you can see the inspiration for my post title. The little heart box has "To My Love" stamped on the cover.

No sweeter way to say "I love you" to your sweetheart. The cloche is resting on a Red Hearts Pedestal cake stand by Bordallo Pinheiro, also seen here.

Three heart shaped ceramic boxes surround the cake stand and could be filled will candy or small gifts for your sweetheart.

The red cloth has vines and small birds which are mimicked by the two white "love birds" sitting nearby.

Hearts are a traditional symbol for Valentine's Day so I am display my Peggy Karr Valentine plate in the lamp.

A candle can represent love which can light your sweetheart's world. I am lighting three candles for my love. Two red candles are glowing on silver candlesticks and one in a lantern topped with Valentine ribbons.

The silver tray was added to the vignette as a backdrop. You can see the cloche reflecting in the tray.

Now I am off to an early evening dinner with my sweetheart since he will be gone on Thursday. He has been "My Love" for over 40 years.

Linking to:

Table Top Tuesday at A Stroll Thru Life on Tuesday

You're Gonna Love It Tuesday at Kathe With an E

Tweak It Tuesday at Cozy Little House

Coastal Charm for Nifty Thrifty Tuesday
Cedar Hill Ranch for Cowgirl Up! on Tuesdays
My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia for Tuesday's Treasures
Transformed Tuesdays at PJH Designs

Wow Us Wednesdays at Savvy Southern Style

Let's Dish at Cuisine Kathleen on Wednesday

Centerpiece Wednesday at the Style Sisters

Ivy and Elephants for What Is It Wednesday

Tablescape Thursday at Between Naps on the Porch

Favorite Things Thursday at Katherine’s Corner

Home and Garden Thursday at A Delightsome Life

Transformation Thursday at Shabby Creek Cottage

Tutorials, Tips, and Tidbits at Stone Gable

From My Front Porch To Yours-Treasure Hunt Thursday

Home Sweet Home at The Charm of Home on Thursday

Feathered Nest Friday at the French Country Cottage

Inspiration Friday At The Picket Fence

Common Ground for Vintage Inspiration Friday

Stuff and Nonsense for Friday's Unfolded

My Romantic Home for Show and Tell Friday

The Charm of Home for Home Sweet Home

Jennifer Rizzo for Fabulously Creative Friday

Funky Junk Interiors for Saturday Nite Special

Seasonal Sunday at The Tablescaper
Sunny Simple Sunday at Sunny Simple Life

Burning Hearts

I absolutely love designing a Valentine's Day tablescape. This one has certainly been so much fun!

Take a look:

It must be the romance that goes along with this special day that I love.

Candle light always adds to the romance.

I have a candle burning inside the red mercury glass container. Can you see the flicker of the candle?

The red mercury glass hurricane and the red goblets with frosted stems are from Home Goods. I really need another one of these goblets, so if anyone in blog land finds them, please let me know and I will pay for the purchase and the shipping.

Valentine Tidbit:

Saint Valentine had been beheaded for helping young lovers marry against the wishes of the mad emperor Claudius. Before execution, Valentine himself had fallen in love with his jailer's daughter. He signed his final note to her, "From Your Valentine", a phrase that has lasted through the centuries.

I hope you have something romantic planned for this special day with your sweetie or friends.

Thanks for stopping by to see my Burning Hearts Tablescape and have time to leave a message. - Judy

Linking to:

On The Menu Monday at StoneGable

Masterpiece Monday at Boogieboard Cottage

Make the Scene Monday at Alderberry Hill

Make-It-Pretty Monday's at The Dedicated House

Table Top Tuesday at A Stroll Thru Life on Tuesday

You're Gonna Love It Tuesday at Kathe With an E

Tweak It Tuesday at Cozy Little House

Coastal Charm for Nifty Thrifty Tuesday
Cedar Hill Ranch for Cowgirl Up! on Tuesdays
My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia for Tuesday's Treasures
Transformed Tuesdays at PJH Designs

Let's Dish at Cuisine Kathleen on Wednesday

Centerpiece Wednesday at the Style Sisters
Wow Us Wednesdays at Savvy Southern Style

DIY by Design for Winter Blues

Ivy and Elephants for What Is It Wednesday

White Wednesday at Faded Charm

Tablescape Thursday at Between Naps on the Porch

Favorite Things Thursday at Katherine’s Corner

Home and Garden Thursday at A Delightsome Life

Transformation Thursday at Shabby Creek Cottage

Tutorials, Tips, and Tidbits at Stone Gable

From My Front Porch To Yours-Treasure Hunt Thursday

Home Sweet Home at The Charm of Home on Thursday

Feathered Nest Friday at the French Country Cottage

Inspiration Friday At The Picket Fence

Common Ground for Vintage Inspiration Friday

Stuff and Nonsense for Friday's Unfolded

My Romantic Home for Show and Tell Friday

The Charm of Home for Home Sweet Home

Jennifer Rizzo for Fabulously Creative Friday

Funky Junk Interiors for Saturday Nite Special

Seasonal Sunday at The Tablescaper
Sunny Simple Sunday at Sunny Simple Life
Bargain Hunting With Laurie for Valentine's Party on Feb 11

Pasta & Shrimp Dish

How about an easy recipe for dinner tonight?

This pasta dish is quick and easy and you can have it ready in no time.

The recipe calls for Quinoa pasta but you can substitute another like I did. Whole Wheat spaghetti pasta is what I had in the cabinet plus everyone likes spaghetti at our house, so it seemed to work well in the recipe. Quinoa is a spaghetti style pasta if you can find it in your supermarket.

The recipe calls for:

1 lb Quinoa pasta

4 T olive oil

2 red bell pepers, seeded and thinly sliced

2 cloves garlic, minced

l.5 lbs shrimp, peeled and deveined

2 c baby spinach

2 T kosher salt, pepper

l/2 tsp. red pepper flakes

Juice of 1 lemon

Happy eating - Judy

Linking to:

Wow Us Wednesdays at Savvy Southern Style
DIY by Design for Winter Blues Wednesday

Full Plate Thursday at Miz Helen’s Country Cottage

Tasty Thursday at The Mandatory Mooch
Southern Lovely-Show and Share

Foody Friday at Rattlebridge Farm

Foody Friday at Simple Living

On The Menu Monday at StoneGable

Marvelous Monday at This Gal Cooks

Containers

Do you like to use containers in your designs?

Today, I am sharing a few of my favorite containers and using them in a mantel display.

This lacy container is one of my very favorites, the bouquet looks perfect with its soft pinks and greens. The container and bouquet are from Michaels.

I tried the bouquet in both sides of the container.

I think I like the bouquet on the left side and very close to the container.

Here's another favorite container I am including in my display.

Looks like I am stuck on lacy containers! This one has a ginger jar shape but still has the lacy look I love. The container is from Home Goods.

The small glass hurricanes on each side of the ginger jar have pebbles and green moss covered balls added. Not exactly what I have in mind.

Bet you are wondering why I have a few lilac flowers beside the ginger jar?

Here's why, I am adding a wreath to this small grouping. It took a little rearranging and some tweaking but I think I have what I am looking for.

I moved the glass hurricanes over to the left, then took the elements out of one and placed them on the mantel. I think I like this better.

Surprise but my last container isn't lacy! It's a white Fiesta vase with two green stemmed bushes added! This picture was taken before my final tweaking but worth sharing so you get the before and after effect.