Set the Mood with Candles

Can you really have too many candles when setting the mood for love? An easy and inexpensive way to add a Valentine's Day decoration to your romantic dinner is with a simple clear glass votive and a few rose petals.

The idea is to wrap the votive holder with ribbon, decorative trim, or real rose petals. Follow these tips for using candles to plan a romantic Valentine's Day this year for you and your sweetie.

How to Create Valentine Votives

What's nice about doing this is that you can have a dozen or so plain votive holders that you change out according to the occasion or event.

We love the deep velvety look the petals provide for a really romantic dinner date. It takes just a light drop of glue at the base of the petal to secure it and a vine embellishment to hold it's upright position on the glass.

If your Valentine's Day celebration is more of a friendly one, you might prefer to use red or pink ribbon wrapped around the center. This is a super fast way to add some flair to the party.

Another way we decorted ours was with textured cardstock, which we cut a mini-heart shaped accordion banner out of and secured to the votive.

Candles are a big part of Valentine's Day decorations, so get creative with what you have on hand!