Love, Hearts and Sweet Things

Remember Love isn’t just for Valentine’s Day and with this in mind here is a quick post just to let you know what I used and where I got my valentines décor from for inspiration in case you have any romantic nights in coming up, or simply want to spoil a loved one to show them that you love them all year round and not just one day a year :)

 

 

 

To set the scene, candles are a must. I am a big fan of candles they make rooms seem more cosy, warm and inviting and scented ones make any space smell great! I purchased a number of different candles from both Sainsbury’s and Asda, both stores usually have a great selection. I bought heart shaped tea lights (pack of 6) which were £3 and a couple of heart shaped tea light holders which were £2 each from Asda, and from Sainsbury’s I bought 2 star shaped tea light holders which were £6 and I love them because they have a gold colour to them (loving gold and copper colours right now) and a bag of 25 plain tea lights which were only £1.50 (bargain)! I then bought a pack of rose petals (also from Asda) costing £1 to spell out the words ‘I <3 U’. To make dinner that extra bit special I purchased a love heart plate set from Sainsbury’s and teamed it up with 2 wine glasses and a bottle of sparkling rose. The finishing touch was heart shaped sparklers in our dinner, these were from Sainsbury’s and cost £3 for 2 which may seem a lot just for 2 sparklers but they looked cute and made dinner more exciting!

 

 

 

 

Not too costly and made a perfectly themed evening :) what did you do for Valentine’s Day, any tips for next year? Comment below :)

 

 

Love Is In The Air

Well as it has recently been Valentine’s day, I thought I would share with you a Valentine’s post. Valentine’s day for me turned into more of a valentines weekend with some amazing surprises <3 strangely my lovely mom asked me to finish work early on Friday (13th….not so unlucky for me!) I had no idea what this was for, so I finished work early for the day went home to get showered and changed and only then was I told I was off to the theatre to have a 3 course meal at the stage side restaurant (delish!) and watch Matthew Bourne’s Edward Scissorhands!! Wow what a show! The dancing was simply stunning and even with no talking throughout, the cast captured the emotion of the story perfectly. It was imaginative and enchanting. All the were elements so beautiful it made me teary eyed!

Little did I know what was going on back home whilst I was out enjoying this magical show! To my amazement, my other half had secretly arranged entering my house to set up a surprise for me! Unfortunately for me my electricals seemed to be on the way out, in the last couple of weeks my dvd player mysteriously conked out and the sound on my TV kept going……but on my return I entered my room to find a gorgeous smart TV mounted where my old TV used to be!!! Wow!! To say I was impressed is an understatement :) plus I had lots of Valentine’s goodies on my bed! Perfect Friday night!

We then spent Saturday (the big V day) together just enjoying each other’s company and enjoying the home made marble chocolates I made for him (amazing!) followed by an evening which I set the living room up all romantically (I will do a post of what items I used and where I got the from next) and ordered dominos pizza (not so romantic) but it was very much enjoyable to spend time with both my mom and my boyfriend over the weekend :)