Let's Talk Vintage #69: Adding Antiques to a Valentine Tablescape

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This week I am showing how I incorporated

 antiques into my Valentine Tablescape.
 

It is possible to mix old and new. The two

styles can usually blend very well together.

(Even on Ground Hog's day! Well,
is it six more weeks of winter? Who
are we kidding, it always is!)

 

 

The centerpiece I created is comprised

of a vintage silver tray, a vintage

ruby glass vase, new "mercury glass"

candle votives, faux ivory roses mixed

with some lighted branches, and glass

 marbles thrown in for visual texture.

Plus two other items I share a little
bit further down into the post.

 

 

I used several Valentine's Day cards as

the crowning touch, by adding them to
the layers of chargers, plates, and doilies.

 

 

Since they are waiting to sell, why

not? Here is one of several I used 

in "3D" styles which can stand alone.

 

(It can be found here in my shop.)

 

I think I purchased the red chargers at

Christmas Tree shops a few years ago.

 

For plates I used two different styles...

 

 

 

A set of four Johnson Bros. plates in

 the "Rose Chintz" pattern.

 

 

 

And then two ivory "Rose Point" embossed

edge plates at either end of the table.

 

 

On the back you can see it is Pope

Gosser China by Steubenville.

 

I only have three of these and use them

the rest of the year in my three tiered

tidbit stand.

 

 

 

Here is a wide shot of the table.

Note the red ribbon tied "Gift."

 

It is filled with Belgian chocolates

purchased from Costco.
We get these every year and

love the new Valentine tradition.

 

 

And speaking of delicious treats,

I double stacked two pink glass

cake stands... and placed my

faux cake on top while the

lower level is sprinkled with

everyone's favorite candy hearts.

Now back to the centerpiece...

I incorporated a "vintage inspired" LOVE

word sitter from my Primitives By Kathy

inventory which is in my vintage inspired

category here. 

 

 

On the other side is this vintage

 "bible motto"  plaque. I've sold several

 of these but this one is my favorite. 

I've had it since the hubby

and I were engaged and then married.

I love the steadfastness of its meaning.

Just three words: Love. Never. Faileth.

 

 

 

And more cards on the place settings.

Love this antique Valentine.

 

 

 

Here is another place setting.

I didn't have Valentine napkins or napkin

rings so I used tissue paper and Valentine

themed ribbon.

 

You may have also noticed the

DOVE chocolates here and

there. I'm not saying they were

dwindling by the time this

photo shoot was finished.

Really. I'm not.

Let's just say several disappeared!

 

Dark chocolate.

Mmmmm hmmmm.

 

A girl's gotta have sustenance

when creating such beauty...

 

Moving on!

 

This is another corner in the dining room

where I kept the Valentine theme.

 

The LOVE block is from the same

Primitives by Kathy collection.

 

The antique books also stick with

my theme ... with titles like:

 

We Two

The Dream of Love

The Story of the Wedding Ring

 

 

And how about that paper

star snowflake? Fellow

blogger, Joyce of A Quilted

Nest, made several for her booth.

 Bebe and I enjoyed making them

while we were snowbound and

we used computer printer paper.

(I added glitter to ours)

 

Here is the tutorial... but watch

out, it can be addictive!

 

And last, but not least, is this

crystal container I found at

Goodwill. It was so pretty and

I brought it home not knowing

what I was going to do with it.

For 4.99 I could not leave it

sitting there, it had to be rescued!

 

I ended up using silk red roses

in it and I found the perfect spot

on my coffee table in the

adjoining formal living room.

 

Hope you enjoyed my

vintage Valentine Tablescape!

It was a lot of fun to create

and I will probably serve

dinner here the week of

Valentine's Day. Why waste it?

 

 

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Here are this week's features:

Cecilia of My Thrift Store
Addiction gets the first spot
in today's line up with her Queen 
of Hearts vintage dress form.
So charming!

and Diana of Adirondack
Girl at Heart shared her
Valentine sweater wreath.
What a cozy way to add
a layer of romance!

and Sam at Raggedy Bits
totally wowed us with her
chest of drawers make-over.
Love it and the colors are
perfect for the month of
romance, February!

Thanks so much to everyone
for linking up last week... I really
have been inspired this winter!
(Which is usually a dull time
of year for me with the chilly
temps and gray days.)

 

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