Valentine's Day Ideas

A fun idea to use as part of your Valentine's Day tablescape

delish.com (photo Steve Giralt) found via Love Actually / Tip Junkie

I did get a few comments that people were interested in Valentine's Day ideas and since a lot more of you follow than comment, I'm going to just assume that there are others of you that would be interested as well. :-)

Also, as hard as it is for me to commit to, I'm going to be mostly out of blogland for the rest of the week. I just really need to catch up. I'll be back posting next week, so I hope you'll all meet me back here.

A vase filled with pistachios and carnations would be a pretty addition to your decor.

delish.com (photo Steve Giralt) found via Love Actually / Tip Junkie

or you could use the pistachios to make this heart wreath. Instructions at marthastewart.com

These cute button napkin rings are just one of the ideas at marthastewart.com's Valentine's Day Crafts and Decorations
Decorate your mantel like At Second Street did

Make a keepsake rose heart - tutorial and pattern at Ladies Home Journal

Customize your candles with beeswax hearts

(photo Andrew McCaul)

or soften your candlelight with these lace trimmed votive holders. Both of these candle ideas are from Good Housekeeping's Ideas For Homemade Valentine's Gifts

(Photo Kate Mathis)

Make this Valentine Book Wreath from Flower Patch Farmgirl

Votive Candle Sleeves at BHG.com

Special Valentines Moms Can Make for Kids at BHG.com

If I can just have these Chocolate Pots de Crème from myrecipes.com for Valentine's Day, I'll be a happy girl. :-)

(photo Ryan Benyi/Styling Karen Tack)

Hugs and Kisses Cookies from Woman's Day

Martha Stewart Valentine's Day Dessert Recipes

Make Your Own Valentine's Day Gifts at BHG.com

Downloadable Valentine's Coupons from BHG.com


10 Little Ways to Say I Love You at Woman's Day

Sweet Ways to Say I Love You On Valentine's Day at BHG.com

Have an awesome week!

Valentines Day Birthday Parties

NYC Graffiti
I am going to do a painting of this wall for my daughter.

Valentines is my birthday, or so I thought until I went for my 1st driver license. My mother always celebrated my birthday on Valentines Day , and I could only have Valentines' themes at my parties because , after all. I was a Valentines baby. Right ?

Everything was red or pink, everything. And so I grew to have a real dislike ( mild word for how I felt ) for the colors. I mean, I HAD TO HAVE RED & PINK at all the parties !!!

But, if you are concerned,

I recently became a recovering PINK & RED person,

but it is a

"one day at a time" program.

Nope, no Ho-Down birthday party theme for this kid, no purple themes, yellow, or black and white, nothing but pink & red !

That color scheme spilled over into my room as well.

PINK PINK PINK and a bit more pink.

I remember after I got my drivers license, I demanded some green. And got some green, the green on the leaves of the pink flowers !! LOL

About the license......

I went into the vehicle motor division and had my birth certificate in an envelope, and of course being very excited ( finally free , with my own car , I was thinking ) handed it to the lady behind the counter.

She asked me a series of questions,

one of them being; "And how old are you Miss Finberg ?",

I said; "16"

she asked; " And when were you born ? " ,

I said; " February 14th 1956",

she said; " Not according to this birth certificate".

I was like, HUH ? Wha ?

She said; "This certificate says that you were born on the 15th. "

Now, I am thinking & saying, "there must be some horrible mistake !!"

In my head I am panicking and thinking, this is it, I knew this was too good to be true !! Finally , I convinced her that it was really mine, and it is really ME , and so she let me take the test. I left with a drivers license in my hand. Frankly, I didn't care if the date on the birth certificate and the license was wrong. I just wanted my drivers license !!!

When I got home I ran to find my mother and told her that there was a mistake on my birth certificate.

And SHE SAID; " Oh , I know your birthday is the 15th, but Valentines Day is sooooo much CUTER !!! "

@#%^%&@DO(&^DCS@#@^ !!!!!

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Renee Finberg 'TELLS ALL' in her blog of her Adventures in Design