CASUAL VALENTINE'S DAY TABLESCAPE

This year (and every year, really) our Valentine's plans are fairly low-key.  My husband usually has Fridays off (Sunday is definitely a work day!) so we usually prefer to make our "date-nights" during the day while the kids are at school.  So, we'll be eating lunch out and probably hitting a movie, but Friday evening we'll have a family dinner together for Valentine's Day.  The weather will finally be warming up here so we're planning to grill steaks and enjoy being able to be outside a bit also.

I put together a simple, casual yet festive table setting for our evening.

Often it just takes one thing to inspire an idea for a tablescape for me.  While at JoAnn's picking up the gold glitter transfer for our Valentine's shirt, I spotted this fun burlap.  I bought a yard and thought using it as placemats would be a perfect starting place for the table.

I just used a placemat I already had for a pattern to cut the size, then pulled off several rows of threads from each side to fringe the edges.  Beware, working with burlap is a messy job!

I remembered a red and white striped blanket (Target clearance) that I had tucked in the closet, and used it as a base to layer everything on top of.

For place cards I used white cardstock, washi tape, and the large candy hearts attached with hot glue and labeled with a Sharpie.

These candle rings have been in my Christmas stash for a few years.  The berries are torn off of floral picks and then hot glued to a ribbon.  I glued the ribbon closed, but left it a bit loose so I can slip it off and on a pillar candle.

I thought these napkin rings were perfect for Valentine's day!  Actually, upon inspection I think they might have been Christmas ornaments, but I bought them on clearance at Hobby Lobby after Christmas last year intending all along to use them as napkin rings.

For the centerpiece, I grabbed some things that were laying around the house...flowers, a milk glass bowl for the extra hearts, a disco ball (of course!), small candle holders filled with more hearts, and a variety of candles.

Do you have big plans for the night?  I hope you get to spend time with someone you love!