A Heart's Desire...

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Hello my friends...I hope you're having a fabulous day!
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Happy Valentine's Day!

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I am soooo excited today...the long awaited Valentine parties are here! I am joining Candy over at The Little Round Table for her "Color of Love" party, Laurie over at Bargain Hunting and Chatting with Laurie for her Valentine party, and Jessa Irene over at A Holiday Haven for her Valentine party! Whew...I may be all partied out by the time I have made my rounds! Hehe! Anyway, you will find the credits for all three of these fabulous parties at the end of my post. I do hope that you will visit each party...I just know that there are going to be many, many Valentine pretties to see!!!
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Three Valentine Table Settings...

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Over the last couple of weeks, I have shared with you several Valentine place settings that I created for that special Valentine's Day table. I have had sooo much fun playing dishes! Hehe!
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Place Setting #1..."Be Still My Heart"
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In case you may have missed the first place setting..."Be Still My Heart"...

you can click HERE to see it.
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Place Setting #2..."Romancing the Heart"
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You can click HERE...to see the second place setting called "Romancing the Heart"
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~~~Place Setting #3..."A Heart's Desire"~~~

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I have been saving this third Valentine's Day place setting..."A Heart's Desire"...especially for the Valentine parties. I hope that you enjoy!

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*Just a little note: I am not going to take the time writing on all the "how to's" of this third place setting, if you would like to learn more about how I put this table together you are welcomed to visit the posts for place settings #1 and/or #2.

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For this third Valentine's place setting..."A Heart's Desire"...I really wanted to share with you a few of my favorite "heart" quotes! After all...Valentine's Day is all about the "matters of the heart"!
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Valentine's Day in a French Country Dining Room

My Valentine's Day buffet...February 2011
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"The heart in pursuit of oneness
will find the most inexplicable beauty."
Unknown
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"Love is the key to my heart."
Universal saying
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"Steeping my life in beauty brings color to my days and a song to my heart."
Thomas Kinkade
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"The best and most beautiful things in this world cannot be seen or even heard,
but must be felt with the heart."
Helen Keller
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"What the heart gives away is never gone...
It is kept in the heart of others."
Robin St. John
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"Find the seed at the bottom of your heart
and bring forth a flower."
Shigenori Kameoka
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"Love is space and time measured by the heart."
Marcel Proust
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"A loving heart is the truest wisdom."
Charles Dickens
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"Let your heart be your compass, your mind your map,
your soul your guide, and you will never get lost."
Unknown
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"Love is the enchanted dawn of every heart."
Alphonse De Lamartine
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"In your heart, keep one still, secret spot,
where dreams may go."
Louise Driscoll
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"The head thinks, the hands labor,
but it's the heart that laughs."
Liz Curtis Higgs
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"It's beauty that captures your attention;
personality which captures your heart."
Unknown
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"The heart that has truly loved, never forgets."
Unknown
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"We were two but had one heart between us."
Francois De Montcorbier Villon
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"Beauty is in the heart of the beholder."
Al Bernstein
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"Love is blind only to the eyes...
the heart sees everything clearly."
Unknown
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"When we love...we admire with the heart."
Unknown
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"A memory is a photograph taken by the heart
to make a special moment last forever."
Unknown
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Update:

The publisher of Belle Inspiration magazine just sent me a link that I could share with you. It you click on the magazine below...it will take you to my photo/article layout that they published in their Jan/Feb issue. The article is called..."Beloved Valentine"! It was such an honor to be published in this fabulous magazine. And...my photo made the cover! When I found out...I squealed like a sissy girl! Hehe! I hope you enjoy!!!
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"Beloved Valentine"
Belle Inspiration magazine...Jan./Feb. issue
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Thank you, Mimi...for sending me this link so that I could share it with my readers!

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I am joining these fabulous Valentine parties...

The Colors of Love...hosted by Candy over at The Little Round Table.
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Valentine Party...hosted by Laurie over at Bargain Hunting and Chatting with Laurie.
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The Valentines Party...hosted by Jessa over at A Holiday Haven.
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Tablescape Thursday...hosted by Susan over at Between Naps on the Porch.
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Thank you so much ladies...for hosting these fabulous parties for us to enjoy!
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Well my friends...I am so glad that you stopped by today for a visit! I would like to wish each and every one of you a very Happy Valentine's Day! May you experience all that your heart desires!!!

I hope that you enjoyed "A Heart's Desire" Valentine place setting. Please leave me a note and let me know that you were here...I would love to visit with you!!!
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Warmest Valentine Wishes!