Valentine's Day Party ~ Make Your Own Pizza

Happy Valentine's Day!

I celebrated Valentine's Day with four great friends for lunch today.

We had a make your own pizza lunch. Everyone brought a few toppings to share

and I had www.traderjoes.com pizza dough and many cheeses.

 I used my pink dishes (http://www.justglass.com/documents/articles/inhouse/arcoroc.html) 

that I have been collecting, why not? See some of the bowl of toppings here. 

This is Charlene, isn't she cute?

We got quite creative and Benecia the veggie lover did fine!

So did Pat... a yummy pizza! I made mine with dried fig and gorgonzola.

Jbo (Jennifer) came up with a nice refreshing cocktail on the fly...Cava, cranberry juice

and an orange slice. It was deliciously perfect with the pizza! 

B and I tasting our fabulous creations with layers and layers of goodness.

Charlene and Jbo pose with their pizzas and drink.

Pat made us a trifle with angel food cake and berries...heavenly light!

Doesn't she show off the dishes like a cute pro?

We had a sweet bar for tasting and for taking home to share. You could put

 treats in a small plastic heart or in a wee bag. We had a few retro 

candies from our childhoods...red hots and convo hearts!

Our table was set with a mix of pinks, reds and white!

I have to show my french hutch dressed up for Valentine's Day!

The girls helped clean up, so it was easy, start to finish and I have

hung up my cheery cherry apron for today.

Wishing you lots of love, today and every day.

Melin

xoxo

Easter Tablescape

 

I like to layer old and new when creating a seasonal tablescape. It let's me use some of my

collections and fun new things. I started with a newer pink tablecloth and

 layered on a vintage one in spring colors. The vintage tablecloths can

 be smaller,  so I use it on top at a diagonal for interest.

 

At each place setting, I used vintage milk glass serving trays as chargers with pink depression glass plates and pink French goblets. The beautifully simple silver was inherited from a dear old

 friend. It is fun to blend up collections. The napkins are Ikea and I love the birdies!

To add some fun, I made paper sack bunny favors (idea from Pinterest).

I even added a "cotton tail" on the back of each.

 

 

I put a few carrot chocolates here and there (I love cute treats). These were only a dollar for

 a netted bag of several at Target. Some fun decorations on the tree and voilà!

 

 

Oh, and you just have to have a few beautiful bunnies join the party!

Wishing you a fun time decorating your home and table

for Easter, Passover and springtime.

Melin

 

Valentine Making Party

Last night I hosted a glittery gab fest that involved making Valentine's for our local hospital with a light supper and SWEETS! I bought a lot of party treats, decor and card making supplies at Target, Dollar Tree, Michael's and Home Goods for a dollar. Just shopping for them was FUN!

 

 

The ladies found a small plastic supply box with a glue stick, heart full of candy, a candy bracelet
and chocolate. These were their favors. A valentine with their name on it was their place card.

 

 

I gathered the supplies on the buffet, so everyone could hunt and gather for the goodies to

make the perfect cards. Doilies and glitter glue are my favorites (a dollar each)!

 

 

We had two tables to give us the room to create. We shared ideas, cooed and cheered over the best

of them. It is good for all of us to take time to craft and get our creative juices flowing.

 

 

Laughter is the best medicine and we did a lot of laughing! These cards are sure

to bring a smile to the faces of some patients on Valentine's Day!

 

 

You can plan a party of your own for any holiday.

 

 

Here we are with one of our finished cards.

We decided to get together for lunch on the 14th and deliver the cards

ourselves to make it more fun for the patients and for us.

 

 

Happy Valentine's Day!

Melin

xoxo