Two Hearts Burn As One - A Valentine Tablescape

My table is ready and my colors for my Valentine's Day table are pink and white. I chose my post title after looking at my centerpiece of the two pink candles. 

My husband and I have been married for forty-one years and our hearts do burn as one (99% of the time). 

As we know, February 14 is the date for exchanging love messages, I wanted each guest to receive a little love message. My first message is under the wine glasses. Don't we all love a  sweet message even if it is just scribbled on a piece of scrap paper! It always touches my heart when I receive a sweet note.

The pink crystal is Fostoria Heritage water goblets and the wine glasses have been around my house for a while. Fostoria shut it doors more than 20 years ago so I was lucky and found these on e-bay. I think I am drawn to Fostoria because my Mom used it on our Sunday dinner table when I was growing up.

I tied the two candles with a sheer pink ribbon to represent the two hearts burning as one. 

The pink dinner napkins were a find at Kohl's this week and were on sale. I think I am going back next week and see if I can get four more. I originally thought I was going to set the table for four and then changed my mind and didn't have enough of the pink. I filled in with cream colored ones. The silver napkin rings are Godinger Silver (ordered from Amazon.com).

For the second love message, I stamped Italian words of love on paper, inked it a little to give it an aged look and now each guest has a second love message plus a piece of chocolate. I am going to need to swim more laps if I don't leave the chocolate alone. I swam 30 laps today, and I may need to swim 40 tomorrow if the chocolate keeps calling my name.

I have a couple of bottles of wine out, one is Martini & Rossi Asti Sparking Wine and the other is Von Stiehl Dry Apple Wine. I don't have my favorite yet, I need to make a trip out to get Marco Negri Moscato. If you like wine, you should try a moscato wine, although Macro Negri is my favorite, there are other moscato wines that are good too. It is an Italian wine and has a sweet flavor.

Lighting was a big issue for me today. It is very cloudy and rainy here. I took all of my pictures on manual even though the bar indicated I didn't have enough light. Next, I had to take each picture into Photoshop and adjust the brightness and contrast. I have used Photoshop for a number of years and did teach Photoshop when I taught high school business classes but am still not an expert in it. I try to learn something new each time I use the program. I don't teach Photoshop now that I am at the university but use it all the time for my blog images. I also added the JBigg's Little Pieces on each photo corner in Photoshop and make my mosaics with it. I am working on a Mosaic for all of my Valentine post.

My husband added a little gift to the table for me. If you like Brighton Jewelry, you will recognize the box. It's the small white box with the heart shape on top and tied with a small ribbon.

I am very happy with my pink tablescape. Pink always seems so feminine to me. Thanks for stopping by to see my Two Hearts Burn As One, and hope you can enjoy Valentine's Day with your sweetie, friends or family - Judy.

I am joining the following parties:

Stephanie Lynn at Under the Table and Dreaming for the Sunday Showcase Party

Mary at Boogieboard Cottage for Masterpiece Monday
Your Talking Too Much for Meet Me Monday
Debbie at Debbiedoo's Newbie Party
Jennifer at Dear Lillie for Valentine Party
Linda at Coastal Charm for Nifty Thrifty Tuesday

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Kristin at My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia for Tuesday’s Treasures

Angie for Knick of Time Tuesday

Marty at A Stroll Thru Life for Tabletop Tuesday

Kim at Savvy Southern Style for Wow Us Wednesdays

Judy at DIY by Design for Winter Blues Wednesday

Paula and Patti at Ivy and Elephants for What’s It Wednesday

Danette at The Shady Porch for Rock and Share Wednesday

Kathleen at Faded Charm for White Wednesday

The Style Sisters for Centerpiece Wednesday
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Susan at Between Naps on the Porch for Tablescape Thursday

Gina at The Shabby Creek Cottage for Transformation Thursday

Sherry at No Minimalist Here for the Open House Party on Thursday

Kristen’s Creations for Share Your Creations on Thursday
Becca at Home is Where My Story Begins for Home and Family Friday

Cindy at My Romantic Home for Show and Tell Friday

Courtney at French Country Cottage for Feathered Nest Friday

Honey at 2805 for Potpourri Friday

Heather and Vanessa at At the Picket Fence for Inspiration Friday

Debra at Common Ground for Vintage Inspiration Friday

Sherry at The Charm of Home for Home Sweet Home Friday

Rachelle at Fingerprints on the Fridge for Feature Yourself Friday
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Beverly at How Sweet the Sound for Pink Saturday

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