Our Family Valentine Brunch

As with any major holiday, I try to do something special for my family in what little way I can, and
Valentines day is no exception.

Granted that I had 2 hours to prepare, I am very pleased with how our special Valentine Brunch turned out, since my husband and I just came back from a quick overnight getaway the night before, a Heart-shaped pizza (which has become a tradition in our home) was for sure on the menu....

The gist of our Valentine brunch spread

Flowers are from my husbands :-) - my jumping off point

I love these Pink Almond Cakes from IKEA - pretty and yummy!

What is Brunch without some waffles (from IKEA as well) and fresh fruit?

The only thing I really cooked that day, my special Spaghetti

Our Heart-shaped pizza from Papa Murphys

Pink Lemonade is perfect of course

And since it is brunch, and nothing fancy at all, paper plates and paper napkins from Target are in order I think.

I gave the kids a Valentine card and Chocolate scented teddy bears along with their meal. I also used leftover Flamingo straws from Sophia's birthday party and added a lot of Dollar Store Doilies all around the table.

The meal went well and after all the hoopla was gone from the table, my family thanked me for their special Valentine and well, I have this beautiful flowers to remind me of this special day with my family.

Hope yours was happy and sweet my friends! Have a Wonderful Weekend!

VEL 

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Unique Jewelry Organizers /Storage

Hello! Hope you had a happy Valentine weekend everyone! Thank you very much for your input on the lighting options. I think I may have a winner already and I can't wait to share it with you in the Master Closet reveal, which I hope will happen really soon! All I can say is that it's coming along really nicely! ;-)

Ok, on to another fun stuff regarding organizing closets, and jewelry for that matter!

I want to display some of my jewelry and use unique objects to do this.

 There are a lot of jewelry organizers and armoires out there, but I really want something different.

And what better way to be different than to look at all the fun alternatives out there - mainly in the Bath, Kitchen, Office and Entry areas of different stores!

Take  a look at these alternatives I came up with!

1) Key Holders  2) 2) Wall Hanging 3) Towel Bar 4) Desk Accessories 5) Metal Trivets 6) Soap Dish 7) Door/Wall Rack 8) Door knobs (one end or both side by side)  9) Curtain Tie Backs hung vertically  10) Beautiful knobs 11) Four bar Towel holder 12) Pot Lid Organizer   13) Flatware tray 14) Spice Containers

What do you think? Definitely fun and unique right?!

I'm still thinking on what to do with mine. But it's fun coming up with ideas and I'm happy to share them with you!

What about you? Any unique storage ideas I missed here?! Do share away!

Hope you have  a Great Week!

VEL 

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Master Closet Lighting Options

I was suppose to share with you Valentine touches around our home, but really didn't feel like my heart or mind was into it currently. Aside from battling illness for myself and my little baby, the closet has been pre-occupying my mind all the time! So today,  I want to ask your opinion on something fun - LIGHTING!

Right now we have 2 recessed lighting in our closet which I really don't care for that much.

And since we will have lighting inside all the cabinets in the closet, I want a beautiful, statement piece that will function well in our closet.

Meaning, I want just one statement lighting to go into the room, and with my love for anything and everything beautiful, choosing the right lighting is just oh-so-hard! 

So please, tell me, if you had to choose among these, which would it be and why? I have a photo of the space below,  where this lighting will go....

1) Capiz Scalloped Chandelier 2) Asti Pendant 3) 24 Light Chandelier 4) Tilda 5 Light Wood Chandelier 5) Tamara 8 light Drum Chandelier 6) Cal Lighting Olivia Lucite 5 light Chandelier 7) Warehouse of Tiffany8) Explosion Chandelier   9) Cal Lighting Emila Metal Crystal Chandelier 10) Winslow 6 light Chandelier 11) Dainolite Aruba 7 light Drum Chandelier 12) Chan Geo 9 Light Chandelier 13) Glass Metal Cage Pendant 14) Josie Crystal Large Pendant 15) Bianca Chandelier

Do you have a lighting option I didn't put in here? Please do share, I am confused like crazy right now but would consider other options too! THANK YOU SO MUCH!

Have a Happy Valentines Day!!!!!

VEL

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