Megan Ruffles

When I was growing up, the focus of Valentine’s Day seemed to be centered around romance, but I think the day has evolved to be more inclusive to show love to all the special people in your life. Ya’ll know one of my favorite things to do is setting a beautiful table, so when I spotted this gorgeous tulle fabric, I knew I had to incorporate it into a Valentine’s Day tablescape. You may recognize some of the items on the table from last year’s Valentine’s Day tablescape, like the heart shaped name card holders and the pink heart doilies. I used the letters to hold the smaller food items like the nuts and candy and then used small heart shaped cutters to cut out the sausage, which is from a great local meat market, ChopLocal.

Your gift is located in a place where Kathleen Kelly might display the items that she sold if she lived in this house. Your gift is located in the area of the house where you will find a lot of something that rhymes with the word in the blank space. Your gift is located in the part of the house that very closely coincides with the name of that movie. Your gift is located in something in our house that is [insert the word of the second blank space]. Answer: big black bat (I put this in the microwave because our microwave is black, but use whatever black object you have)