My Funny Valentine

 

Hello my friends,

 

As most of you know I am a vintage lovin gal.

 

I am so excited to be joining some of my vintage loving friends for a Valentines blog hop and link party today.

A big thank you to Amber and Debra for putting this hop together!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Have you ever noticed how funny the sayings on vintage Valentines are?  They just make me smile!

 

 

But do you know what is even more funny that vintage Valentines?

Bare naked babies called Kewpie!

 

They are the inspiration for my 'funny Valentine' tablescape that I am sharing today.

 

After visiting me, you will want to hop over and visit Linda from

Itsy Bits and Pieces to see what vintage goodness she has to share. 

 

 

Last year I helped host 8 estate sales for my friends late Aunt.

 

I passed up so many Kewpies she had.  I think they are cute, but not enough to start a collection.

 

But then a few weeks ago I saw this pair at an estate sale and thought they would be fun for Valentines.  Notice they have little wings?  It's hard to read, but the one standing holds a "I love you this much" banner.

 

 

I also passed up some blocks that had iron-on transfers of Kewpies.  They just needed to be embroidered.  When February was drawing near I remembered that I hadn't put the Kewpie blocks out for sale.  That's when I thought that they would make a cute runner for my table. 

 

 

I love redwork and it's makes embroidering so much faster when you don't have to change thread.

So I stitched away and created my 'funny Valentine' table runner.

 

My friend, Amanda quilted it for me.  I love the stitch of the trailing hearts!

 

 

 

 

This baking scene is what I decided to run with for the table décor.

 

 

 

I pulled out my vintage Sunbeam mixer and filled it with hearts.  Isn't the aqua color dreamy?

 

 

Amanda, my friend who quilted the runner; and also made the polka dotted heart had tied some cords together with a chenille stem and formed it into a heart.  I thought it was so sweet.  I just had to copy!  (wink)

 

My old Sno-Kreem shortening can is so faded, but I still love it!  Perfect for holding a blooming Paper White.

 

 

A vintage sifter, hot pads, and cookie cutters hang from the chandelier.

 

 

Look at this sweet little dress hot pad.  I don't know how much it would protect your hand, but certainly fun to look at.

 

Each setting is layered with a fun red/white combo.  I bought the large plates at Target a few years ago.  The salad plates were a thrift find, and the polka dot cups and saucers I just purchased off of Instagram.  They are vintage.  I stitched wool hearts and tucked one inside each cup.  They can even be considered vintage because they were cut from an old wool coat.  : )

 

 

Just wanted to show you how sweet the salad plates are.

 

I bought the heart goblets at the Dollar Store for my kids when they were little.  They are in their 30's and 40's now; so they are quite old.  You don't know how many times I have just about donated them to charity.  A vintage hankie is tucked inside.

 

My friend, Ann gifted me with the felt hearts.  I wanted to bring in some more pink so I placed some of both red and pink under the silverware.  Which by the way, is another thrift find.

 

 

This tablescape is a little different than I usually do.  I didn't want to cover up those cute Kewpies, so I just decorated the ends.

 

A birds eye view.

 

 

And of course, you can't have a baking themed table without something baked.  I made sugar cookies for Super Bowl.  Luckily, I had some left over. 

 

I love Crinoline dishes!  We found quite a few when setting up one of our estate sales.  My friend Dolly and I divided them in half so we each got some.

 

Thought I'd mention that the frosting for the cookies got mixed up in that sweet vintage mixer. 

 

 

I adore bottle brush trees and use them a lot more than just Christmas.  I created the stand by glueing a large tart tin from a thrift shop to a base and spray painting it pink.

 

 

 

So, what do you think; Won't you be my Funny Valentine?

 

 

 

 Do you have any Valentines themed blog posts to share?  We would love for you to come back this evening and join us for the "Share the Love Valentine Link Party"

 

 

 Here is a list of the other vintage lovin bloggers participating in this hop.  You are going to want to visit all of them!

Have A Daily Cup Of Mrs. Olson

Itsy Bits And Pieces

Common Ground

Decor To Adore

Follow The Yellow Brick Home

Adirondack Girl At Heart

Petite Haus

Debby Goes Shabby
   

hugs,

 

 

Also sharing with these fun parties:

Keep in Touch

Vintage Charm

 

 

 

 

 

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