Valentine's Day Treats and Decorations

Valentine's Day treats and decorations are romantic gestures guaranteed to set the heart a-flutter. Make use of simple Valentine decorations by adding lighting, and use Pinterest to get ideas on delicious Valentine's Day treats and drinks.

Four Easy Ideas for Valentine Decorations:

Idea 1: String Mini Lights in Paper Heart Doily Garlands

Lighted Paper Hearts

A simple craft - red and white doilies are available at any grocery store, near the Valentine's cards, bags and candy. String them in a random pattern, and drape white wire clear or white mini lights behind them. Great idea for the home - hang in white door frames and across windows.

Idea 2: Green Wire Lights with Felt Hearts for a Country Valentine style

Rustic Valentine Craft Ideas

Using green wire mini lights like these G12 LED lights offers a more rustic, country decoration. This pinner used fishing line to dangle red felt hearts, and draped green wire lights around. Ideal for hanging over dining or end tables.

Idea 3: Romantic Lighting Gestures

Romantic Dinner Lighting

Perhaps this idea is a bit over the top, but if you are the romantic sort, or planning to pop the question, this romantic lighting style will suit any day of the year. Find a serene outdoor location and wrap trees in mini lights or warm white LEDs. Hang lanterns from branches and place along the ground. Woo her with a romantic gesture and create a memory she'll never forget.

Idea 4: Homemade romantic lighting

Red Mini Light Heart

Charming and easier than wrapping trees and hanging lanterns, this cute heart is easy to make by taking red mini lights and shaping a heart. Heart shaped motifs can be placed within the lights, or use a paper heart decoration - it will work just as well.

Valentine's Day Desserts!

Valentine's Day treats complement crafts and indulge the taste buds. Here are a few teasers from Pinterest - surely you want them as much as we do:

Mini Strawberry and Chocolate Party Cakes

Pink and Red Strawberry Jello Parfaits

For Him: Guinness Cupcakes

Valentine's Day Drinks

Chocolate Kiss Martini - Ooh La La

How to Make:

• 3/4 oz. Pallini Raspicello
• 2 oz. Boru Vodka
• 1/2 oz. Godiva Liqueur
• Chocolate shavings to rim martini glass

Shake with ice and strain into martini glass. Garnish with strawberry slices.

Forbidden Love Martini,
Courtesy of the Venetian, Las Vegas

Sold! I'll be your Valentine

How to Make:

• 2 oz. gin
• 1 oz. Blood Orange Juice
• Dash simple syrup, 2 strawberries, 4 slices cucumber - muddle together

Add gin and juice to syrup fruit mixture. Shake and strain into a martini glass. Garnish with strawberry and orange slices.

For the big day this year, take the time to hang a few Valentine decorations, and don't skip out on the lights. It's easy to melt a girls heart with a small effort and a delicious treat.

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Christmas Ball Ornaments: Reuse for Valentines and Mardi Gras

Valentine's Day Ornaments

Holiday decorating with colored glass ornaments offers versatile holiday home decor ideas. To make your home look straight out of a designer magazine all year, consider the multiple uses of Christmas ball ornaments. Hang red, blue, and green ornaments from trees in the winter, then recycle and reuse with creative decorating ideas for all occasions.

Valentines Day Decoration Ideas

Valentines Day decor is fun for kids and the whole family. Theme colors are red, pink, and white.

Ideas to reuse holiday ornaments:

• Place red Christmas ornaments in a clear glass bowl in the middle of a table.
• Hang balls using hot glue and ribbon and beads. Stagger lengths.
• Create a Valentines Day wreath. Hot glue different size ball ornaments into the shape of a heart with beads and ribbon for a Victorian flair, or add sequins and glitter.
• Add flair to wine glasses: use a ribbon and small ornament and tie to the top of the stem. This is also a great party idea for decorative “name tags” on glasses.

Festive Holiday Glasses

Valentines Day Wreath

Mardi Gras Party Decorations

Mardi Gras is a French Catholic tradition also known as Fat Tuesday, and is celebrated the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. The carnival celebration centers around overturning social conventions, eating fatty foods before Lent, dancing, masks and costumes. Popular in New Orleans and cities with French heritage, colors include green, blue, and gold. Mardi Gras party decorations can be anything carnival related, from masquerade masks and feathers to body paints.

Like with the Valentines Day decoration ideas, reuse Christmas ball ornaments to create centerpieces or elaborate wreaths. Go above and beyond with the decorating: giant gold ribbons, bird feathers, glitter - anything large and bright is perfect to go in your Mardi Gras decor.

Mardi Gras Holiday Wreath

Aqua & Green Ornaments in Bowl

St. Patrick’s Day Decorations

St. Patrick’s Day decorations have to be green to symbolize luck. After all, the tradition of the holiday is to pinch anyone who forgets to wear green. Decorate with green Christmas ornaments and hints of gold by securing balls to a wreath or placing in a glass bowl. Decorate a small tabletop tree in green Christmas ball ornaments to create a St Patricks Day tree.

Green Ornaments in Glass Bowl

St Patricks Day Wreath

Holidays offer a great opportunity to reuse holiday decorations. Trees and wreaths make the ideal canvas for hanging colored lights, fun decorative ornaments, themes colors, ribbon and more. Keep the excitement for the holidays alive all year, while finding multiple uses for seasonal items.

Patriotic 4th of July Ornament Wreath