Valentine’s Day is always a happy day for me and not because I expect expensive things or get them. I love that this Holiday is close to the start of Spring, full of color, flowers, affection and others. To me Valentine’s Day starts me thinking of my garden, the wonderful smells of the Spring winds, new life on the farm and happiness all around. But each year this day also follows one of the most expensive Holiday’s of the year, Christmas.
I always try to make Valentine’s day a simple Holiday of true love and joy. If you are paying off your credit cards from Christmas, trying to stick to a budget, doing a no spend month, saving for an emergency, you can still make this Holiday a wonderful, meaningful day for you and your family.
I started out looking around my house for items I have to be able to make some homemade cards.
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| Use online printable’s, hand typed notes, inspirational quotes, etc. |
I then took the card, placed them in envelopes, added a ribbon, and hung them on the window frame by a string.
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| Each envelope was labeled with the persons name. |
I set the table with red linen napkins that I got on sale 6 months ago, 10 for $5. I pick up linen napkins whenever I can find them on sale, for two reasons:
1. They look nice on the table.
2. You can reuse then, thus saving money in the end.
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| Stick with linen napkins in solid colors as well as white dishes. They can be used for lots of Holidays or special occasions. |
I set the table with candles and nice place settings. I looked through the cupboard and found that I had ingredients for lasagna and salad. For dessert I found one box of white chocolate pudding and added whipped cream and some red sprinkles left over from Christmas cookie decorating. Hope you had a great day.
Happy Valentine’s Day!