Hope you all had a good weekend – now that Groundhog Day and Super Bowl Sunday are over, it’s time to think about Valentine’s Day! I didn’t go nuts decorating this year. I’ve been busy at work, so I didn’t have a lot of time to make new things for Valentine’s Day this year. What I did do was recycle a lot of things I had on hand. Some are from last Valentine’s Day and some are leftovers from other holidays. You don’t need to buy a whole bunch of new things to decorate for each holiday!
The Kitchen
I put out my favorite decorative towels in the kitchen – I keep one side of the rolling island for “working” dishtowels and put one or two decorative ones on the other side.
The Living Room
I also did a little decorating on the mantel. This vase and flowers were in the basket last year. I got them both at the dollar store and I glittered around the top (because you can never have too much glitter, amirite?
The “love” sign is another find from the dollar store – I wrote “Love” on it myself. You can see I also moved my cranberry glass onto the mantel to go with the theme, and simply put a pink heart-shaped doily under the vase and some heart-shaped crystals around the vase.
The Basket!
And the moment we’ve all been waiting for…the Valentine’s Day basket!
If I say so myself, it really came out well this year! I drew the glitter hearts on plain glass vases last year. The box is another carry-over from last year. I added a few things this year. I painted the inside of two diamond-patterned mason jars with pink glitter paint. Painting the inside helps avoid splotches that can develop when you paint the outside of a diamond-patterned jar. The red candle is one I had on hand – I was looking for something for the center and I actually keep extra candles on a shelf under the “basket table”.
If you’ve been following me, you recognize the candles on the side. Those candles are one of the best things I’ve ever bought! They were a Halloween decoration from Target that I picked up for half-price on November 1st, and I’ve used them for every holiday since then! The little lights are pink flowers, and I bought them for Easter last year.
Hope you’re feeling inspired to look around your house and see what you can use to decorate for Valentine’s Day!