This last weekend I
finally decided to decorate my table for Valentine’s Day. Since we do not have
a mantel in our home our kitchen table’s centerpieces are usually where I get
to decorate for the season. Down fall decorating a mantel is so much prettier.
Perk you don’t need a lot to make an effective punch!
Since I am a starving
art student along with the rest of the many hats I wear I don’t like to spend a
bunch on décor if I can help it. (Which we all know, this translates to my
husband would have a fit and I can justify it better by spending lessJ) Since I know a lot of
people can’t afford a huge amount on décor I thought I would share this thrifty
but impacting idea!
I took a trip to our
local Dollar Tree (Dollar Store) and picked up these adorable cylinder vases.
Total for these $2
Since I have three kids and not a hint of
green thumb in my body I opted to use fake red flowers (roses) as a filler, I
got 3 for each vase. Total for these $6
So that is a total of
$9 including taxes!
When I got home
though I was a little upset with the fact that there was a lot of green showing
through the vase, I happened to have rose petals here at the house, which you
can find at Wal-Mart for usually 97 cents for a bag of 500.
This brings my total
to about $10
Last night I added my
“Love” blocks which I purchased at Target last year for $2.50.
SOOOO we are at about
$14 including tax (complete guess-timation)
I have had the glass
squares for many years and they have changed homes (the bedroom, bathroom,
living room, and now our kitchen) So I can’t remember the price of them. :/ And
I don’t really count them in lol.
SO lets recap!
Vases: $2
Flowers: $6
Rose Petals: $1
“Love” Blocks: $2.50
Total: $11.50!
Don’t forget though to add your area tax which
will bring my final total to…
$12.30
