Once in a while I find an interesting item to repurpose and this week I came across 2 fish bowls on Freecycle. I grabbed them up, knowing that I wanted one of them to repurpose into a decoration for St. Patrick’s Day. I’ve been wanting to create a center piece that would make my children excited with the…
I grew up in Hawai’i where St. Patrick’s Day isn’t such a big deal. But once I had children, I discovered how fun St. Patrick’s Day crafts and treats can be. This year I used an after Christmas sale find to make these Leprechaun Hat Treat Cups for St. Patrick’s Day. I found these party…
The ongoing cookie challenge between Corinne from Wondermom Wannabe and myself has evolved into a brownie challenge. You may remember that the challenge started with my Oreo Surprise cookie and most recently included Corinne’s Pistachio White Chocolate Chip Cookies. Corinne shared that her children are singing my praises ala Bill Cosby (“Susan is great, she gets…
In November when I made Thanksgiving Pilgrim Hats, I made a mistake. Fortunately, I could see that mistake as a St. Patrick’s Candy Leprechaun Hat. So, now that it’s almost time for St. Patrick’s Day, let me show you this very easy to make St. Patrick’s Day Leprechaun Candy Hat. And rather than a mistake,…
To celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, I’ve gotten together with some blog friends to share fun St.Patrick’s Day ideas. If you know me at all, you know that my idea involved an upcycled craft project. This time it uses upcycled yogurt cups for St. Patrick’s Day treats. They’re very easy and almost free. So let’s leap…
Do you remember the cute fabric baskets I made last week? I sat and admired them for about 2 days, before I realized that I could use two of them for St. Patrick’s Day. How lucky (little St. Patrick’s Day pun) that I’d used green fabrics! I’ve been planning on sending 2 college care packages out…
Growing up in Hawai’i, we didn’t really celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. It wasn’t a big deal like it is in some places on the Mainland. And I’ve never really celebrated it with my kids. But this year, I plan on surprising them (mama’s gotta get a surprise in when she…