Coffee and Conversation!   Host a Valentine’s Day Coffee!

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February is the perfect time to entertain – the holidays are over and most people are looking for something fun to brighten the winter days!  And Valentine’s Day is the perfect occasion to do just that!  One of my favorite ways to celebrate is to host a Valentine’s Day coffee for my girlfriends!  A coffee is a simple, casual way to get a lot of friends together, and a “conversation heart” theme will make your event easy and fun!

Invitations

Here’s a sample invitation you can print on a plain card:

Please Join Me For

Coffee and Conversation

Thursday, February 14th

9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

22 Ridge Road

Pennsburg

Marie Smith

Please Reply:  856-9345

I picked up small boxes of candy conversation hearts and packaged an invitation and a box of candy in cellophane bags, trimmed with pretty pink ribbon! (candydirect.com, 36 boxes for $31.95 - you can also try orientaltrading.com  for only $11.95/36 boxes but they are not always in stock)  Since most of my guests were neighbors, mailbox drop off was easy!

Menu

  • bagels and croissants, served with butter, cream cheese and jam
  • fresh fruit (see Easy Strawberry Appetizer)
  • coffee cake or something else sweet
  • Make Ahead Cinnamon Toast Casserole (see Baked French Toast)
  • orange juice (maybe even a little bit of champagne for Mimosas!)
  • coffee and tea, served with cream, sugar, artificial sweeteners and lemon wedges

Decorations

Latex Conversation Heart Balloons

  • Carry out your conversation heart theme by filling glass urns of different sizes with more candy hearts and inserting pink or white taper candles! 
  • Use a pink or white tablecloth, sprinkled with more candy hearts! 
  • Helium filled conversation heart balloons are also a fun touch and might be helpful on your mailbox! (orientaltrader.com, $2.95/dozen)

Favors

Sending guests home with a small favor is really the perfect finishing touch! 

  • Conversation Hearts - For a thematic favor, purchase small, plastic conversation heart boxes or ceramic conversation heart boxes (myweddingfavors.com, 6 for $12, pictured at right) and fill the boxes with candy. 

Candy Heart Dishtowels

  • Dishtowels - Dishtowels from Lillian Vernon also make an adorable and useful party favor idea.  These towels are made of 100% cotton, silkscreened with candy hearts and trimmed with red and white gingham! (lillianvernon.com, $9.98 for five, pictured at right)

Give this Valentine’s Day coffee party plan a try this February and treat your friends to a memorable morning of friendship and conversation!  Happy Heart’s Day!

P.S.  Another nice touch is to hire a babysitter to watch any small children tagging along with their moms!  Set them up in your play room or basement with some snacks and DVD’s and the mothers will love the time off!

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