{"id":2039,"date":"2016-01-26T22:22:45","date_gmt":"2016-01-27T03:22:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.drivingfordeco.com\/staging\/3617\/?p=2039"},"modified":"2016-01-26T22:35:13","modified_gmt":"2016-01-27T03:35:13","slug":"a-deco-valentines-day-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drivingfordeco.com\/staging\/3617\/a-deco-valentines-day-party\/","title":{"rendered":"A Deco Valentine’s Day Party!"},"content":{"rendered":"

February is almost upon us and you know what that means! A deco Valentine’s Day Party. \u00a0According to my vintage party go-to book, The Party Book <\/i>by Mary Breen, “This is the one day in all the year when you may indulge in unabashed sentiment.” (You go, Mary!\u00a0 Wait, I didn’t mean the way it sounds.)<\/h4>\n

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Needless to say, the theme will be red and white balloons and hearts. Lots and lots of hearts. Big hearts, small hearts, broken hearts and mended hearts. Hang them from the ceiling and hang them on the walls. Miss Breen suggests, if you are rather ambitious, you can stretch a large paper heart with a jagged tear down the middle that your guests can make a “heart-y” entrance through. (Her words, not mine.)\u00a0 My suggestion is to augment the heart theme with color copies of vintage\u00a0Valentine cards.\u00a0 I’ve sprinkled a few examples throughout for your enjoyment (and horror!).<\/h4>\n

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Start off the festivities by having each guest randomly pull a heart cut from card stock from a bowl. Each heart has the name of another guest. Supply crepe-paper, ribbons, doilies, scissors, paste and anything else you can think of for them to create a “special” valentine for their “love”. (Which in our more liberal times could be quite entertaining.) Each person is encouraged to write a poem, or sentiment to their intended – be sure not to sign them! The finished valentines are collected by the host (that would be you) who “delivers” them. In turn each valentine is displayed and read aloud. The other guest have a delightful time guessing who sent it.<\/h4>\n

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For those of you who have ever had your hearts torn out by past love (something that I have never experienced – cough, cough!) here’s the game for you. Each person is given a piece of red construction paper. With their hands behind their back, they tear out a heart shape. No paper folding and no peeking! The results are examined and the person with the beast torn heart wins a small prize!<\/h4>\n

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