A Valentine's vignette

Last year I didn't meet my goal of creating a new vignette on the tea trolley each month, but this year, I'm happy to report, I'm 2 for 2! Of course my love for Valentine's Day is one reason it's so fun (and easy) to pull together a pink and red vignette each year.

I don't normally display matching teacups on one of my teacup stands, but this time it struck me as right.

I bought the teacups last year (at Ross) because they matched this teapot, a Valentine's gift from my late mother one year. My mom poured her heart into her family throughout her whole life, but it's nice to be reminded that she once gave me the other kind of hearts at Valentine's, too.

And speaking of my mom, I'm wondering if it was she who gave me this tablecloth. I came across it in the linen closet over the weekend, and I honestly don't remember ever buying it. One year my mother gave me a big pile of vintage linens as part of my Christmas gift, and I'm thinking that perhaps this was in that stash. At any rate, I thought the white on white embroidery was so pretty and well-suited for a Valentine's display.

I love to pull out my vintage Valentines each February. Why, oh why, can't they make pretty honeycomb Valentines like these today? (They're called honeycomb because of the honeycomb-like design of the folded tissue, by the way.)

Here's an old tea kettle Valentine I found in a tiny little antique store years ago.

This porcelain rose seemed a good fit for Valentine's decor as well. Local folks will remember when The Alamo, an old theatre in Newnan, was converted to a wonderful gift shop many years ago. I bought this at The Alamo back then and, knock on wood, have managed to keep it intact. Even the thin green stem is porcelain, but it must be sturdy because it has survived a move and numerous changes in decor!

Here's another rose, this one a Fitz and Floyd sugar bowl that matches a teapot I have. (I don't yet own the creamer. If you ever see one, holler!)

This old rose picture is another piece I found at an antique store years ago. For some reason, I love that it is weathered and water-stained in one corner. Isn't that a crazy reason to like something?

So that's how I said hello to February. Will you be doing any Valentine's decorating at your house?