Showing posts with label valentine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label valentine. Show all posts

valentine's breakfast for two :: pretty in pink


After winning the Pottery Barn Mystery Box Challenge last month, I was given another opportunity to do some more styling work with Pottery Barn products. With Valentine's Day right around the corner, I decided to do a romantic Valentine's breakfast for two. All the items from Pottery Barn happened to be pink, so I ran with that scheme and created a "pretty in pink" display. 


For starters, let me share with you the specific samples that arrived on my doorstep...
(Botanical Pillar Candle, Candle Pot, and the Potpourri respectively)

Okay, now do you want to create a table for your sweetheart on the 14th? Beyond the products provided, everything else I already had. I hope this little set-up inspires you to be creative with things you have around your house. I walked from room-to-room and found a few props - a shower curtain, my daughter's hair bows, a very old cake topper (more on this later) and scraps of vintage paper. Use your imagination! Also, don't stress about the food; it doesn't need to be extravagant. Since it's completely acceptable to carb-load on a holiday (oh, that's right, that's just my own justification) I included a large chocolate muffin and brown sugar cream of wheat and strawberries. Some form of chocolate and strawberries are a must to any Valentine's spread, right?! To drink, I made a sparkling cranberry juice.


On a personal note, I found more inspiration from a few items I have from my grandparents' wedding day. I love this photo of their young faces as they started their life together. Maybe even more cherished though is their cake topper. Yes, that is their original cake topper from 1947! How romantic, right!? (Now, is there anyone who wants to try a bite of the piped frosting leftover on the bottom?)  







{Disclosure: All design and styling by A. Party Style, LLC :: Products provided by Pottery Barn}

healthy valentine treat

Since my daughter's pre-school requests no candies/treats for Valentine's Day, I tried to come up with some way to still incorporate a "goodie" bag for my daughter, Ella, to share. Surely the parents and/or teachers will be fine with a fruit treat, right?! All kids love apples and oranges.

The tags say: "You're the 'apple' of my eye" and "'Orange' you going to be my Valentine?" respectively.





Ella cut out all the hearts and we then ran them through a tool that crimps paper. (Side bar... every time I use this tool it makes me think of when I used to crimp my hair in the 80's. Boy, wasn't that a weird trend!) Then we added some "stitching" around the border, I wrote the sayings and she proudly finished them with her signature. I always have treat bags on hand for this type of occasion. Throw a little curly ribbon around and you have a very cheap, easy and healthy valentine!
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