~ Romance is in the Air and Simple & Sweet Fridays #102 ~

I love Valentine's Day and all the romantic things that go with it!

A girl can never have enough flowers, champagne and chocolate!

Setting the table was easy to do.

Red wine glasses, red votives, and red roses.

Vintage dishes and silverware add to the special occasion.

I stamped some old pages from a book with a red heart and

 strips of linen stamped "with love".

Tied it all together with a dried rose to give it a vintage look

 at each place setting.

I even cut some velvet hearts to place on the table too!

An old silver platter of my mother's,

to place the vase on.

 Focaccia bread with hearts made out of butter.

I love the vintage tablecloth.

Dreaming of a wonderful Valentine's.

 Chocolate kisses in little crystal glasses.

Some Valentine postcards to add a little whimsy.

Butter cookies sprinkled with confectioners sugar.

Heart cookies in different sizes

 look so pretty displayed on my new cake stand.

Love you all...

 and hope you all get a little sweet treat on

 Valentine's Day!!

Last weeks features:

Poppy View - Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love!

Sweet Inspirations by JP Designs - Salt Dough Hearts and a Valentine Vignette in a Terrarium

Debbie Dabble - Pink Valentines in Dining Room and 3 Valentine trees!

A Delightsome Life - Coffee Filter Rose Heart Shaped Wreath Tutorial

Rosemary Thyme - A Little Romance

Junkaholics Unanimous - Valentine Touches

Thimbles, Bobbins, Paper, and Ink - For You Valentine: Mayan Chocolates

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~A David Austin Rose From Harry~

 I'm so excited!!

I just received a

  David Austin Rose!

Our daughter, Katie's boyfriend, Harry, 

ordered it for Stan and me as a gift!

How lucky are we. It's called,

 "Jude the Obscure".

Can't wait to see it this Summer!!

I wanted to share with you also,

 a Cake Stand Harry gave me for Christmas.

He brought it all the way over from England.

I love Cath Kidston and all her wonderful designs.

I love it.

Speaking of flowers,

 I couldn't resist this beautiful blue hydrangea.

So pretty!!

Our forsythia is starting to bloom now.

I love the yellow flowers on it.

I can never have enough cabbages for the garden.

We were gardening this weekend and Stan placed the 

Heart Stepping Stones in a new area.

Can't wait to see the new bulbs come up!

I was seeing Hearts in the garden everywhere.

I started to make some decorations for the Valentine's table.

I'll share with you our Valentine's table

 this week at Simple & Sweet Friday's.

Candies out for the kids.

My friend, Margie, surprised me with Red Roses today. 

Thank you, dear friend!!

You made my day!

~Valentine Rosettes and Simple & Sweet Fridays #48~

It was raining in San Diego today and I decided to get out all my Valentine scrapbook paper. I have been collecting all year long, wanting to do a project with them. 

I've thought I'd try and make Valentine Rosettes.

I just starting cutting out hearts 

and adding bits and pieces together.

They made a pretty Valentine collage.

 I also wanted to share with you my surprise 

that I got in the mail last night from Stan.

What could it be?

A package from Victorian Trading Company.

He surprised me with a pair of new pink rose boots for the garden.

I've been wanting them since I saw them in their catalogue.

He must have known it was going to rain today.

I felt like a little girl playing in the puddles.

It feels good to act like a kid.

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Last weeks Simple & Sweet Favorites!

Go check out Common Ground's post Cupboard Love!

Debbie will inspire you with her gorgeous Valentine cupboard.  You'll love her red & white transferware and vintage suitcases.

Be sure to check out Debbie's blog!

Go check out the Two Birdies and a B's post The January Blues!

Barbara will show you how to get out of the winter blues with her handmade snowballs and beautiful table setting.

 Be sure to check out Barbara's blog!

Go check out Two Cottages and Tea's post Miniature Tea!

Nancy has the cutest collection of miniatures.  She has displayed magical tea parties everywhere.

So adorable!

Be sure to check out Nancy's blog!

Go check out The French Hutch's post A Marshmallow World!

Emily will tell you when the snow covers the ground - It's a Marshmallow World.  Photos of a shopping trip to Atlanta are fun and inspiring.

Be sure to check out Emily's blog!

Go check out Urbane Jane's post The Nursery Reveal!

Jane will inspire you with her nursery transformation. She did a fantastic job!

Be sure to check out Jane's blog!

Go check out Fabby's Living's post FABBY: A January 2013 Winter Tablescape!

Fabby did it again with another fabulous Winter Tablescape.  Everything is beautiful and her chandelier is stunning!

Be sure to check out Fabby's blog!

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