JBigg: Life in Kentucky: Valentine's Tablescape

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Valentine Inspiration Review

Oh how I love the romance that accompanies Valentine's Day.

We are so busy with the kitchen remodel, but I wanted to take time for a Valentine Review.

Two Hearts Burn as One. The two pink candles united as one that was the inspiration for this tablescape.

Valentine's Day is an opportunity to ignite our existing relationship with romance.

Burning Hearts featured a Valentine Tablescape using red and white.

An opportunity to love with an added dose of romance that will result in a stronger relationship.

To My Love featured a Valentine vignette for my husband.

A longer lasting relationship.

Red Velvet Cake and Red Roses what a way to show your special person how much you love them.

A more satisfying relationship.

Valentine Sweets are always a special treat for Valentine's Day.

Thanks for stopping by - Judy

Linking to:

Amaze Me Monday @ Dwellings

Met Monday @ Between Naps on the Porch

Mosaic Monday @ Lavendar Cottage

Show and Share @ Coastal Charm

Inspire Me Tuesday @ A Stroll Thru Life on Tuesday

The Scoop @ StoneGable Blog

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

Tweak It Tuesday @ Cozy Little House

Fall into Fall @ DIY by Design

Wow Us Wednesdays @ Savvy Southern Style

What Is It Wednesday @ Ivy and Elephants

Share Your Style Link Party @ The Essence of Home

Treasure Hunt Thursday @ From My Front Porch to Yours

Tablescape Thursday @ Between Naps on the Porch

Favorite Things Thursday @ Katherine's Corner

Home and Garden Thursday @ A Delightsome Life

Home Sweet Home @ The Charm of Home on Thursday

Simple & Sweet Fridays @ Rooted in Thyme

Feathered Nest Friday @ The French Country Cottage

Be Inspired Friday @ Common Ground

Show and Tell Friday @ My Romantic Home

Fabulously Creative Friday @ Jennifer Rizzo

Foodie Friday & Everything Else @ Rattlebridge Farm

The Bouquet of Talent Party @ Life on Lakeshore Drive - Saturday

Sunny Simple Sunday @ Sunny Simple Life - Saturday

Table It Monday @ Rustic & Refined on Sundays

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

My Valentine Tablescapes

I wanted to create one mosaic of my two Valentine Tablescapes. One tablescape used red and white and the other used pink and white. I do enjoy creating mosaics and hope you enjoy it - Judy.

If you missed either of these posted, here are links to each of them:
Red Valentine Tablescapes
Two Hearts Burn as One (my pink tablescape)

Linking to:

Mary at Little Red House for Mosaic Monday
Your Talking Too Much for Meet Me Monday

Mary at Boogieboard Cottage for Masterpiece Monday
Debbie at Debbiedoo's Newbie Party
Jennifer at Dear Lillie for Valentine Party
DIY Design

Linda at Coastal Charm for Nifty Thrifty Tuesday

Be Colorful

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

Angie for Knick of Time Tuesday

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

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

Be Colorful

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
Southern Lovely: Show and Share Wednesday
It's Overflowing
Twin Dragonfly Designs

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
Thrifty Things Friday
Bargain Hunting with Laurie

Beverly at How Sweet the Sound for Pink Saturday

Jen at Tatertots and Jello for the Weekend Wrap-up Party

The Tablescaper for Seasonal Sundays

Rose Fold Napkins on A Red Valentine Tablescape

I have been working on my red Valentine tablescape and now it is ready. It really didn't take long to set; taking the pictures seemed to take me a lot longer. You know how we worry about taking the right shots for our tablescapes.

I wanted to use doilies on the table so I bought red ones and white ones. My napkins are folded in a Rose fold, I'll give you a link below to a tutorial (easy). The trinket boxes were inexpensive and I thought they added a nice touch sitting in the bowls.

The red goblets were a gift from my Dad.

Those of you who often visit my blog know I love Peggy Karr plates so, of course, I wanted to add my Peggy Karr Hearts plate to the table. Peggy is an American artist who works with fused glass.

I added a little chocolate candy to the table and there is a special little gift box in the center with a gift for my husband.

My husband gave me the black candelabra for a Christmas gift. I really like it with my Valentine table.

I used a white floral arrangement in my red Fitz and Floyd vase and added it to my bread rack in the kitchen.

Now a few votive candles and the mood is set.

Here is a link for a tutorial on the Rose fold, it is pretty easy. Thanks for stopping by to see my Red Valentine Tablescape - Judy.

Linked to:

The Tablescaper for Season Sumday

Mary at Boogieboard Cottage for Masterpiece Monday
Your Talking Too Much for Meet Me Monday
Debbie at Debbiedoo's Newbie Party
Marty at A Stroll Thru Life for Tabletop Tuesday

Linda at Coastal Charm for Nifty Thrifty 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

Michele at at Michele Raven Designs for Primp Your Stuff Wednesday

Susan at Between Naps on the Porch for Tabletop Thursday

Gina at The Shabby Creek Cottage for Transformation Thursday

Sherry at No Minimalist Here for the Open House Party on Thursday
Katherine at Katherine’s Corner for Favorite Things Thursday
Kristen’s Creations for Share Your Creations on Thursday
Stuff and Nonsense
Decor Chick