Tablescape Thursday-Valentine's Day Coffee

     It is another Tablescape Thursday, time to pull out the Valentine colors and make my house look a little festive for the occasion. Our hostess Susan @ Between Naps on the Porch always has something fun to share with us. You will also find links to many fun and fabulous table settings.  

     I started my tablescape with a red tablecloth and some silver mesh fabric as a "table runner". Silver chargers, red dinner plates and fun white and red salad plates complete the look. I've been saving the plates to do this tablescape. I bought them after Christmas at Crate and Barrel. They are holiday plates, but they looked more Valentine-ish to me with the frilly edges.

     I used my every day stainless flatware. The white napkins are tied with a bit of red and white ribbon, the same ribbon is woven into my serving piece from Southern Living at Home. The glasses were a wedding present and have our monogram on them. The white mugs are from Wal-Mart.

     I think you should add a touch of whimsy to a holiday table. If you look closely you will see I added a few white and red gumballs to the silver fabric. There is also a tiny covered butter dish from Crate and Barrel, it is filled with conversation hearts.

     The centerpiece is made from silk tulips. I will confess that it didn't turn out the way I planned. I had planned a topiary...but, I underestimated the number of tulips I needed. Of course I purchased them out of town and couldn't get any more. So, I ended up with this:

 

     It happens. The best plans can fall apart and you have to think on your feet. So, I grabbed a small Waterford Crystal bowl, added a few conversation hearts and "planted" my tulips in the middle of it. I think it turned out quite pretty for a failed attempt at something else!

     The candlesticks were a thrift shop find, they are Mikasa and were new. I paid $5 for the pair.

     The cocoa pitcher I've had for many years. It is perfect for non-coffee drinking friends.

     We probably wouldn't light the candles for a morning coffee, but it does make any table look prettier.

The layered gelatin heart recipe is from Family Fun Magazine, and can be found here.

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