Valentine buffet

16 years ago

Here's my Valentine buffet I've been working on. Of course it's pink and I actually have a few antique Valentines from the turn of the century that I displayed with some of my other treasures and TS finds. Syble

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luckygal
16 years ago
Ooooh, *pink*, love it! You are inspiring me to do a pink Valentine's Day vignette somewhere. I don't have old Valentines but do have pink dishes and depression glass. Your pink doily reminds me I have one (or 3) of those too.

Is that a vintage cross-stitch runner? Someone spent a lot of time doing that, love vintage linens. Thanks for showing us your lovely inspirational buffet.
mary_ruth
16 years ago
WOW I would say that this is a shrine to Valentine's Day! All the sweetness and pink all in one place! You can tell you put it together with LOVE!
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patty_cakes
16 years ago
You sure do justice to your 'name', excess froufrou~love all the *pink* and green. I do pink and green(lime)too, for Christmas. Love anything Victorian, also. The vintage VD cards add so much to the all-over vignette~it's adorable.

I don't do VD at my house but today I went over to my booth at the antique mall, and did my Valentine's Day decorations, so I got my fix!LOL
oldalgebra
16 years ago
Very pretty. You have a nice collection of vintage and antique things. Keep sharing them with all of us.
kathleen_li
16 years ago
What a lovely collection of vintage things you have! Pretty in pink!
valleymagpie
16 years ago
Syble,

I'm not a fan of pink, but what you've done is really nice. You have some really great things; love the old valentines most of all. Very pretty vignettes!

- Magpie
milosmom_gw
16 years ago
absolutly lovely!!
yachter123
16 years ago
Vintage & Valentines Day just seem to go together, wish I had more vintage, I bought two metal hearts with vintage pictures on them while on our way to southern Illinois over New Years, but that is all I have.

Maybe have to hit the antique stores before I do my table.

Your buffet is just lovely!
Purplemoon
16 years ago
Very pretty, Frou. I agree with Yacht, that Vintage and Valentine really go together. I have enjoyed decorating for this 'holiday' since I joined the Forum, and should incorporate some Victorian stuff since I love that anyway.
I got a kick out of your statue of the Lady walking the pair of Borzoi dogs. I use to have that statue, and still have a similar one! Maybe I'll try her in a V. vignette myself. (I owned and showed Borzoi in the 70's).

hugs, Karen
luvstocraft
16 years ago
That statue is neat. Karen, nice to know the kind of dog, I was thinking afghan since I knew they weren't greyhounds or whippets. Love that gorgeous pink jar and the pink stemware is beautiful too. Everything looks really nice together, very pretty and sweet--just right for Valentine's Day. Luvs
plainjane425
16 years ago
Lovely Buffet,
an` such a pretty lisplay.
I hove your vintage Valentine collection...
One of my Favorite looks for Valentine's day,
besides Vintige Halloween. %!"%P>jane
jeannespines
16 years ago
Love your vintage V cards! And your beautiful stemmed glassware...wow, froufrou, looks very antique-y...that scarf you just acquired is very lovely! TFS & motivating! Jeanne S.
phonegirl
16 years ago
Syble,

Wonderful Valentine display on your buffet. Everything is just beautiful. You have such neat things and I always take forever looking so I don't miss anything. I agree with all the above posts.

Punk
lynninnewmexico
16 years ago
I really like the roses in that pot there, Syble! I was noticing your statue of the woman and dog. Very pretty! Is it an old one?
Lynn
Purplemoon
16 years ago
Since I did my normal can't-sleep-prowl-the-Web thing last night...I decided to look for vintage Valentine pictures, cards, postcards. Some of you might remember for Halloween I printed off and framed a picture I liked to use in my decorating. So I was thinking I want to do this again for Valentines. I checked Etsy, Google gallery, and of course Flickr. Found lots I liked and have them saved while I decide what I want to print. I got some oval vintage looking frames at Dollar Tree to use. Anyway, just thought I'd share this idea. Decoupaging some of these also is another idea. (if you want to do that then print out on regular printer paper and not photo paper. Parchment paper is pretty to use too.)

hugs, Karen
excessfroufrou
Original Author
16 years ago
Luckygal, the dresser scarf is about only about 15 years old and I cross stitched it myself. Lynn, the lady and dogs were my mothers, I think most likely from the early eighties. Thanks for the sweet comments everyone. I have a few more Valentine decs I'm working on and will try to post.
Syble
Purplemoon
16 years ago
Syble, the Lady and Borzoi you have were around in the 70s.
It originally came in kind of a marble composition, then I guess a mold was made to pour it in plaster and do different finishes. A lot of the latter came out of Mexico then. The original pieces are probably older than the 70s, I just know the one I had was gotten then.

hugs, Karen
dining_delight
16 years ago
Very pretty and romantic looking in keeping with the occasion! I still have Christmas decor up and you are inspiring me to "move on"!

DD