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These cucumber sandwiches were originally featured in my Valentine’s Spa Day Lunch post with FREE PRINTABLES! You might have also saw them on KATU’s Afternoon Live.  They are both tasty and famous! 😉 Big thank you to my friend Alicia who helped me prep everything for the TV shoot and put together these beautiful sandwiches for photographs!

Heart Shaped Cucumber Sandwiches - A Well Crafted Party

Valentine’s Day for me is a time to celebrate all of the people I love, not just my husband. Each year I try to come up with at least a fun valentine to share with friends, coworkers, and my children. This year I went a little further and came up with a party designed to celebrate the very busy, kind, and often stressed women in my life. I had the opportunity to share the Valentine’s Spa Day Lunch on KATU’s Afternoon Live and here on the blog.

Heart Shaped Cucumber Sandwiches

One of the tasty recipes that I put together for the party is this heart shaped cucumber sandwich. Cucumber sandwiches are known mainly as a go-to for tea parties. However, because I love the little sandwiches and feel like spa days and cucumbers go hand in hand, I thought it would make for a nice light lunch item for either a Valentine’s Day Tea Party or a Valentine’s Spa Party. I think these sandwiches would also be great for a wedding shower, bachelorette tea, baby shower, or a tea-time reception.

The recipe is pretty simple and can be adjusted to taste. If you are really stressed for time then substitute the cream cheese mixture below with a ready-made herbed cream cheese. I personally like my cucumber sandwiches on a nice white bread, but feel free to change the bread to any that you prefer. I use a heart shaped cookie cutter to cut out my hearts taking a knife to trim the edges if needed. Metal cookie cutters work best for this, but really, any cookie cutter will do.

 

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Don’t forget to hop on over to the main Valentine’s Day Spa Lunch post to get your free party printables!


Valentine’s Day for me is all about love (of course) but, it is often about having the opportunity to tell my friends that I love them in addition to my husband. I was always a fan of giving out Valentine’s at school. This year I really wanted to focus on self-care and sharing with my friends an opportunity to take some moments out of the day to enjoy some very much needed “me time” with a few friends.

See these party tips on my spot on KATU’s Afternoon Live:

The Valentine’s Spa Day Lunch features a menu of light foods and sweet treats complimented with sparkling wine and cucumber lemon water. It is a perfectly laid back party that includes chatting with friends over a glass of sparkling wine while manicures are drying. If you really want to make this something special, hire a massage therapist or manicurist to come and treat your guests!

Cucumber Sandwiches for Spa Day Lunch - A Well Crafted Party

Sparkling Rose' Jello Hearts - Spa Day Valentine's Lunch with A Well Crafted Party

Spa Day Lunch Menu:

  • Salads served in champagne flutes
  • Heart Shaped Cucumber Tea Sandwiches
  • Strawberry Cake Truffles
  • Sparkling Rose Jello Hearts
  • Sparkling Rose’ served with Strawberry Hearts
  • Cucumber Lemon Water

Valentine's Day Spa Party with Free Printables - A Well Crafted Party

DIY Bath Salts for Spa Day Party - A Well Crafted Party

Valentine’s Spa Day Lunch Activities:

  • DIY Bath Salts (Get your free printable below – Check back soon for tutorial!)
  • Rose Shaped Hand Towels (Check back soon for tutorial!)
  • Manicures/ Pedicures

Spa Day Favors + Free Valentine's Day Printables - A Well Crafted Party Spa Day Favors + Free Valentine's Day Printables - A Well Crafted Party

Valentine’s Spa Day Favor Idea:

  • DIY Manicure Kits with soap, nail polish, and nail kits. Use the free printable tag below.

Free Printables for Valentine’s Spa Day

Valentines Day Spa Invitations - A Well Crafted Party

Click here -> Download a free customizable PDF invitation <- Click here

Directions: Add your information into the text boxes. You can do this using Adobe Acrobat or even do it in the Chrome browser! Print back and front on card stock in full-color. If you are doing on a home printer you may need to adjust your printer settings to line up the front and back artwork. The card is made with a .25 inch bleed which means you have a quarter of an inch to cut into the design. This helps bring the design all the way to the end of the page. Once cut it will fit in an A7 card.

Click here ->Download free Bath Salt tags <- Click here

Directions: Print on card stock in full color. Cut out each circle. Place this circle in between the lid and the ring of a canning jar or punch a hole in it and tie onto a bag.

Click here -> Download free Valentine’s Day Tags <- Click here

Directions: Print on card stock in full color. Cut out each circle, punch a hole into the circle, and attach with ribbon on a gift. Alternatively, print on sticker paper, cut out, and stick to your gift.

Thank you to French Bull for supplying the beautiful platters on which this easy appetizer is being served! Thank you for reading about companies that help support this blog. 

Need a fast and easy appetizer to bring to a holiday party tonight or later this week? These slightly sweet and subtly savory treats are easy to make and perfect for the holiday. Serve alongside champagne for a really decadent treat. Store in the fridge without the gingersnap cookie. Serve on the cookie with a drizzle of honey. The flavors of the gingersnap and apricot really set off the wonderful tangy flavors of the goat cheese.

If you live near a Trader Joes you can pick all of these ingredients up in one stop. However, you are likely to find in most larger grocery stores.

Easy Holiday Appetizer: Goat Cheese, Honey, Apricot, & Almond Balls on Gingersnap Cookies - A Well Crafted Party

Easy Holiday Appetizer: Goat Cheese, Honey, Apricot, & Almond Balls on Gingersnap Cookies - A Well Crafted Party

Ingredients:

  • – 8 oz log of goat cheese
  • – 1/4 cup honey
  • – 1 cup dried apricots
  • – 1/2 cup almonds
  • – Gingersnap cookies

Directions:

  1. Take approximately 1 cup of dried apricots and 1/2 cup of almonds and pulse in a food processor until in small bits.
  2. Mix an 8 oz log of goat cheese with 1/4 cup of honey.
  3. Roll the goat cheese mixture into a ball and then roll in the apricot and almond mixture.
  4. Serve on a gingersnap cookie with a drizzle of honey.

Easy Holiday Appetizer: Goat Cheese, Honey, Apricot, & Almond Balls on Gingersnap Cookies - A Well Crafted Party

 

About French Bull: French Bull’s tableware is known for bright color schemes and beautiful designs. The holiday collection comes packaged with dangling ornaments, gift tags, and are ready for gifting.