I know I am a little late posting
this, but I wanted to get it done
before the pictures got lost in my
busy life.
Our Craft Group had a Galentine's
party this year. We started with this
fabulous charcuterie heart box
made by our hostess Laura.
The beautiful boxes were all laid out
on a side table. We took them into the
living room and munched and talked.
I have to admit by the time we finished
our boxes, we were stuffed and we
still had dinner!
You can see there is a full meal
in the heart shaped box consisting
of cheeses, crackers, fruit salsa,
a chopped salad, a petit four,
nuts and a chocolate.
Because we were too full to eat
anything more, we moved on to
our Favorite Things baskets. Some
contained books, and some Valentine's
things, and some had date items.
They were all beautifully done.
The table was set with
a Valentine's theme with
chocolates on each plate and
fresh flowers in the center.
Our lovely hostess, Laura, had
prepared a gift bag for each of us.
Earlier she had asked us for the
name of a boy we liked in
grade school. Inside our gift bags
were hand written notes from our
crushes! What a fun idea. Mine said,
"Jackie I like you. Meet me at recess!"
What a clever and fun idea. She also
wrote a Valentine to each of us from
herself, a beautiful note to keep telling
us what she admired about us.
There was also a pretty hanky,
candy and treats. It felt very
special.
Ribbons were hanging from the
chandelier and six pots of
fresh flowers were lined up
down the table.
We each got a See's Chocolates
Heart Shaped Truffle. I just
loved that ruffled white plate.
A second theme of strawberries
was featured and Amy made
these beautiful strawberry shaped
macarons.
Here is our lovely hostess Laura.
She is holding the chocolate
dipped strawberries I made
for the party. Our husbands
call us the "Overachievers",
so I knew the strawberries had
to be special. Some were painted
gold and some were covered in
pink sparkle.
Even though we didn't do a craft,
(seems to be the way this group
is going), we had a wonderful
time and still didn't get home
until 11:00!!
So fun to share food and fun with
fabulous friends.
I will be posting this with
Wow Jackie, I love this Valentine party. I am going to borrow this idea for next year. The heart charcuterie idea is so cute. I can see why no one wanted to eat dinner. The table is gorgeous with the flowers, plate stack and those chocolate truffles. So fun and I am sure a great time. The chocolate covered strawberries are fabulous. Of course everything you do is wonderful. Funny about the overachiever. My husband says that to me every time I host a dinner party. Thanks for sharing this gorgeous Galentine's party.
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