Galentine's Day

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Valentine’s Day is next week! And just like I did last year, I thought it would be perfect to have another Galentine’s Day party. This time around though, I combined it with a Favorite Things party. Have you ever been to one? It’s so much fun. You get your friends together and each person brings some of their favorite things to share with the group. If it’s a large group you can either set a lower gift price or just have everyone bring 3 things and attendees can draw names out of a hat to see who gets what. I hadn’t been to one before, but I’ve been seeing them pop up more and more around the holidays. I was dying to throw one and this was the perfect solution.

DIY Galentine’s Day Arrows

Hi, I’m Kendall! I’m a mom, teacher, decorator, DIY enthusiast, and lover of beautiful design. I recently launched my own design company, Kendall Wilson Design, in order to live what I love: creating charming yet sophisticated interiors and events. After planning and crafting for my own wedding nearly six years ago I knew I had to incorporate more creativity into my daily life, and now I’m finally doing just that.

Connecting with Reichel to plan a Galentine’s Day Brunch was such a fun opportunity. What’s better than a party with your gal pals who ogle over all of the pretty details? Just as every room needs a unique, statement piece, I believe every party needs some unexpected whimsy. Often crafting these elements yourself is the most satisfying way to accomplish this goal (and impress your guests!).

I love the arrow motif for Valentine’s Day because it’s less expected than the typical hearts you tend to see everywhere this time of year. I figured out a simple and cheap way to bring hand-crafted arrows to our Galentine’s Day table. Enjoy!

Getting crafty and creating fun and easy DIY Galentine's or Valentine's Day arrow party decorations for cheap with Copy Cat Chic.

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supplies

narrow wooden dowels (leftover wooden chopsticks could work, too)

thick paper

hot glue gun

washi tape

wire ribbon (optional)

directions

1 | Decide on the color scheme for your arrows. For this Galentine’s brunch I used a variety of blush tones with gold accents. You don’t need huge amounts, so whatever paper scraps you happen to have lying around are great. You just want your paper to be thick enough to hold its shape and stand up to a hot glue gun. Free paint swatches at your local hardware store are a great place to gather thick paper in a variety of colors.

2 | Once you have your paper, cut out your arrowheads and feather tails. After you cut out your first set, you can use it as a stencil for the others. The arrowhead is a simple triangle, and the feathers are the shape of a slender leaf with fringe cut around the border. I like to cut the feathers free hand, so they are unique. For the fringe, don’t put too much thought into it, just dive in with your scissors! No need to be perfect.

3 | Now it’s time to assemble your arrows. A few simple lines of hot glue are all it takes.

4 | To give extra flare to each arrow, it looks great to wrap parts of each wooden dowel with coordinating washi tape and/or ribbon. Here I wrapped the base of each arrow several times with narrow gold ribbon. I wrapped the ends of the wire ribbon around my finger a few times to give each arrow a little more character and dimension.

5 | And voila! You can now send love on Cupid’s arrow to each of your favorite gals. These could be used as place cards, food cards, or simply unique table top decor like we did here.

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Galentine’s Day Party with Copy Cat Chic

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Galentine's Day Party with Pier 1 and Copy Cat Chic.

I’ve been wanting to throw a Valentine’s Day themed party for a few of my friends for awhile now. The correct term is a Galentine’s Day Party. Yes, that’s what I’ve been told 😉 Either way, it’s a party filled with hearts and treats, am I right? I thought it would be fun to update the traditional Valentine’s Day theme of red roses and chocolate and add a modern twist, especially since this isn’t your average celebration.

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I decided to partner up with Pier 1 for the party because not only do they have an amazing selection of tabletop and party decor, BUT they’re also running an amazing Instagram contest during the month of February. They’re handing out $5,000 Pier 1 gift cards to 5 winners! Pretty amazing right? All you have to do to enter is post a photo to your Instagram account featuring Pier 1 products and use the hashtag #Pier1LoveContest. You’ll also need to be following @Pier1 and have a public account.

I worked together with Kendall, who reached out to me during our contributor search and we brainstormed. Eventually we narrowed the theme down to blush and gold. Fun right? Perfect for a Galentine’s Day party. And what’s more amazing than serving donuts and champagne at a girl’s get-together? Sounds like a perfect combo to me 😉

Once we had the theme ready to go we got most of our party decor at Pier 1 and went to town. My friend Jessica from HejDoll came to celebrate and took all of the gorgeous pictures.

Easy and cheap Galentine's Day Party with Pier 1 and Copy Cat Chic

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An easy and cheap way to throw a Galentine's Day Party with Pier 1 and Copy Cat Chic

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We took our inspiration from those gorgeous ombré blush candles from Pier 1. I’m not sure if you can tell in the photos, but the pink candles are rimmed with gold. So that’s where the blush and gold theme came into play. We started with a white tablecloth – white always makes a great base to let the tabletop decor shine. Then we draped it with white tulle to give it a soft, feminine feel.

Kendall found some pink ombré wrapping paper that matched the candles perfectly and we used that as a table runner. The white plates trimmed in gold were perfect for our theme as they tied in the white of the table cloth with the gold on the candles. And of course we couldn’t NOT use the matching place cards. The cream napkin tied in with the cream on the runner and the gold trim matched the dishes and place cards. Oh and let’s not forget the bubbly, we loved the modern shape of these champagne flutes. Aren’t they sexy?

Kendall also came up with the cutest DIY arrows, so perfect for a G/Valentine’s theme. She’ll be posting a how-to later! The flowers came from Trader Joe’s and the gold vase was one we already had lying around. It’s pretty simple, but eye-catching as well, right? The balloon/tassels/confetti were an Etsy find and we had the donuts custom-made at a local donut shop.

Had you heard of a Galentine’s Day party before? Doesn’t it look like fun? I mean, what’s not to love about pink/gold + donuts/champagne, right?

And don’t forget to enter Pier 1 Import’s Share the Love Photo Contest for a chance to win a $5,000 Pier 1 gift card!