This year I am so thrilled to share with you our little Valentine's Day table set-up for Preston and Bella. Growing up, my sweet mom always made Valentine's Day so special by making a fun, yummy breakfast and little goodies for us to open that morning. The table was always pretty, and I have just the sweetest memories of this special day throughout my childhood. My brother and I would always get a sweet, thoughtful card with a note inside. I remember she would always call me "sweetie pie" in the cards. And I just loved it. She was the best at making us feel so loved and special on this day that I love to do the same for my kiddies.
After blogging all about the One Spot at Target a couple weeks ago, I just knew the best place to get a lot of my table embellishments would be from there. Sure enough, I had so much fun incorporating the One Spot items with a few of the Pottery Barn Kids tabletop I had purchased about a month ago.
Because I have a boy and a girl I wanted to be sure not to make it "too girly." Now for me this is usually a challenge (hahaha) but having the placemats, plates, and tumblers from PBK totally gave me more inspiration to work with the reds-- which obviously makes it more "unisex." :)
I started with a piece of burlap that was left over from Preston's Pirate birthday party last year. I then added a red burlap runner that was also leftover from his party :) It is always key to shop your own supply source before heading out to buy new. I am always surprised of the treasures I can find by scouring past party supplies and décor.
Then I just kept adding details details details...my favorite part! Because the super cute Valentine flatware I wanted was sold out, I decided to use what we already had and "wrap" it in red damask tissue paper with washi tape so the kiddies could just "unwrap" the utensils on Valentine morning with their special breakfast. :)
I also could not decide between these cute plastic mason jar-esque cups and the PBK tumblers, so I decided the mason jar cups would be their "water" cups, and the tumblers would be for OJ or chocolate milk :) The mason jar cups came from Meijer (truth!) as well as the paper heart straws in the PBK tumblers. Preston loved the dog, and Bella loved the kitty, so deciding who got what set was very easy when it arrived in the mail. :)
These cute little pails and owl signs came from the One Spot, and I just added the tissue paper and mini clips for an added detail. The mini heart chalkboards were also a One Spot find, and I thought they would love doing this while we get breakfast ready on Valentine's Day morning :)
I played around with a "centerpiece" but wanted to make sure it was not so tall that they could not see each other and chat at breakfast. So these little bud vases (again a One Spot find) were perfect with a little Hydrangea in each of them.
As far as the Valentine's Day bunting, my friend Amber made it for me, and I love how it looked on the wall behind the table. I also added a Valentine garland I blogged about last week, and my favorite was adding the last two years' Valentine's Day cards to each end. :) The first is from 2012 (Bella's 1st Valentine's Day) and the second is 2013. I so badly wanted to include this years, but I am waiting until Friday :) And I added two of Bella's Jameson-Monroe Chelsea headbands to the end of the bunting for a finishing touch. :)
The owl garland across the front of the table is from Meijer (again can't believe how many cute Valentine's Day goodies they had!) and the other is a One Spot find. And lastly, I moved the rug in our kitchen that sets under the counter stools at the island to add a more finished look.
With the chair backers, I am going to put their Valentine Card from Mommy, Daddy, Grandpa Mike, and Uncle Zach to open that morning, and also I get them each a little Valentine surprise.
My hope for them on this special day is to know just how much they are loved and how special they are to me and Adam. They are my world and my purpose; I am so excited to celebrate the special day of love with the two littlest loves in my life. I am so thankful God gave them to me to be their Mommy. Having them has taught me a love I never knew existed, and I hope to show them that every single day.
From beginning to end this little set-up only took me about 15 minutes to put together, and it is so worth the little extra time to see their smiling little faces and knowing I am creating memories that they will someday remember-- just like I do from my childhood.
And a little added Valentine fun...I have been doing a 7 Days of Valentine Love this week and have been "hash-tagging" it on Instagram as "7daysofvalentinelove" to share Bella's Valentine's outfits and different Valentine activities the kiddies and I will been doing this week if love :) Here are some Valentine outfits:
I have way too much fun dressing her up, and Valentine's Day is an extra special fun time to do so :)
And for some added fun I have to share my absolute favorite Valentine decor I picked up at JoAnn fabrics last year; this hangs in my foyer where I change out this spot seasonally. I love it so very much. ;)
Lastly, one of my lovely besties Tasha over at Pearls and Prairies also did an absolutely darling Valentine table for her sweet little girl. Please visit my sweet friend! :)
I hope you enjoyed this fun little Valentine's Day table set-up and hope it can inspire you to do something extra special for your little ones. I know so many of you do so many special things too and would love to hear your ideas, plans, and/or traditions!
...until next time!
