Valentine Recipes
Hearts and flowers are traditional for Valentine’s Day. Many floral china patterns can start you on your way to a memorable tea to celebrate this day. Ladies club events, afternoon tea parties with friends, or a special event for young ladies are all reasons to bring out your beautiful teapots, delicate cups and petite dessert plates.
Mix and match lovely china patterns around a common theme. Then add texture with patterns that have embossed rims, or sparkle with wares that have delicate gold or silver rims A table setting that is creative fosters an enjoyable event as well as showcasing your pretty dishes.
- Feature a favorite flower – such as roses, daisies or forget-me-nots – to enhance your dinnerware patterns and lend a touch of romance. There are china patterns galore that feature these specific flowers.
- Pick a red, pink and white color scheme and build the table setting around that theme. White china and color serving pieces work well, or the other way around – and white will keep the overall effect light and sweet.
- Add bright accents in glassware that accentuate the theme, such as ruby red goblets or tableware accessories, to celebrate the day. Carefully chosen details in red easily say, “Be my Valentine.”
- Highlight your passion for a special collection you love. Perhaps it is china teapots, dainty lace, or glass bread plates. Bring them out and build your Valentine tea around those colors and motifs, with a few red hearts in your centerpiece. The love theme is an easy reason to use the items in a collection you cherish.
- Remind the garden lovers in your group of warm days to come by adding details such as bird houses, gardening and garden ornaments. Make it a Valentine with touches like red tulips or other flowers. Anything you love can be incorporated into a Valentine theme, especially if you select floral motifs and colors to help it along.
Start with the dinnerware you have and add selected pieces to make your February tea party special, featuring a table setting that everyone will enjoy. As you let your creative juices flow, you will get more ideas about how to mix and match dinnerware. Enjoy painting a table setting using dishes for birthdays, anniversaries, showers and other events all year long.
If you liked these suggestions, please see my blog at http://diaryofadishie.com for more on how to mix and match your dinnerware, china and glassware in creative table settings, along with more links to ideas, recipes and tales from our dish-hunting travels.
A Valentine’s Recipe You’ll Love!
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Oyster Shucker Knife with Safety Finger Guard and illustrated Safe Oyster Opening Instructions & Mignonette Sauce Recipe. Ideal for your Valentine’s Day Oysters! £5.95 These shuckers are a great example of having the right tool to do the job quickly and easily. The short stiff blade gives the right amount of leverage to open the oyster and the guard prevents damage to the fingers from the oyster shell. “It would be such a pity to spoil the party by cutting yourself and you couldn’t open the champagne!!” The instructions are ideal for the “oyster novice”… |
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Birkmann Cookie for Two Cookie Cutter Set, 2 Piece £4.25 Create a two piece heart shaped cookie to share with a loved one with the Brikmann Cookie For Two Heart shaped cookie cutter set! Also makes the perfect Valentines or Birthday gift…. |
