St. Patrick's Day ~ Clay Pot Leprechaun Hats and Emerald Tree's

Hello,

Happy St. Patrick's Day! 

I know I'm a little late with post but

hopefully you can use these ideas for next year!

I wanted to share a few more of my decorations!

A mini clay pot Leprechaun hat!

I simply painted it green, added a band of vintage lace

and a vintage clover shaped rhinestone clip on earring.

And a moss and emerald covered ball made 

with table scatter stones from the dollar tree.

 These table scatter stones are like huge beads and 

they have holes in the center... so I used a touch of 

hot glue and a half of toothpick to make mini picks.

Then I covered the Styrofoam ball with moss

and randomly inserted the stones around the ball.

I just put the ball in a little white rocking chair planter 

but you could also add a piece of ribbon to hang these.

Than I sat my little hat on top of it

and added a vintage post card image.

I also found these little Easter or Spring tree's

in the Dollar Store and it fit perfectly inside a 

vintage milk glass vase I have.

I topped it off with a bit of reindeer moss

and added the table scatter beads onto the wire tree.

The holes in the beads were large enough 

that the wire branches fit right through them!

There were also a couple of stones

without holes in the shape of diamonds

so I just scattered them on top of the moss.

An Irish Blessing

May the road rise to meet you,
May the wind be always at your back,
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
The rains fall soft upon your fields and,
Until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of His hand. 

Love,

Beverly

Paper Doily Shamrock or Clover Tutorial ~ White Cottage St. Patrick's Day Crafts

Hello,

As promised in an earlier post

here is a tutorial for making 4 leaf clover's or shamrocks 

using left over heart shaped doily's from Valentine's Day. 

Materials Needed:

Heart shaped paper doily's

Lollipop Sticks

Stapler

Glue Gun

Start by folding just the bottom of the doily

in an accordion type manner ... 

hard to describe but like this...

Once folded staple the bottom at the fold.

Make 2 or 3 more...

((Yes I didn't know this but apparently there is a difference))

A Shamrock Ain't A Clover

Once you have enough "leaves" made

staple them all together at the bottom.

Then slightly bend the lollipop stick

and attach it to the bottom of the doily 

with a bit of hot glue.

I stuffed mine between the folds to hide the glue.

And that's all there is to it :)

So easy and they look pretty in a vase

or you could use them to make a banner

or add to your potted plants or whatever use you can find for them!

A pretty white cottage St. Patrick's Day decoration!!! 

I also went out into the field and dug up some

wild clover and planted it in an urn vase

to add to my decorations this year!

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial 

and have fun decorating!

love,

Beverly

I will be linking up with

The Vintage Farmhouse ~ Creative Things Thursdays

Quick and Easy St. Patrick's Day Banner ~ Made from Paper Clips and Free Printables

Hello,

Here is a quick and easy last minute decoration

you can make for St. Patrick's Day!

I made this by using plastic coated colored paper clips

that I purchased at the dollar store.

These come in assorted colors and I sorted them

and attached them alternating white and green.

Then I printed out some free vintage images

from these lovely sites...

Yestercards

and

Vintage Holiday Crafts

Then I attached them to the paper clip banner!

So easy and inexpensive.

Thank's for stopping by and I hope you enjoyed this.

Love,

Beverly

Friday Favorite's and Freebie's ~ St. Patrick's Day

Hello,

Since St. Patrick's Day is coming up fast

I thought I would share some links

of a few of my favorites!

First is this lovely set of free printables

found at The Cottage Market

Perfect for shabby cottage crafting!

Next is another darling set of free printable's at

free pretty things for you

I want to share this link from HGTV forums

with lots and lots and lots of free printable's

for St. Patrick's Day!

It includes candy bar wrappers, bag toppers, boxes and bags and more!!

St. Patrick's Day Printables

Look at these yummy and adorable 

rice krispie shamrock treats

found at Little Birdie Secrets

Here is a super cute idea 

using a mason jar

filled with goodies

from Weeping  Cherries

These super cute and easy Kiss Me I'm Irish

Kisses can be found at Make The Best Of Everything

Ivory Blush Roses

Shared this beautiful prayer of St. Patrick

This would be great to make bookmarks for 

children, family, friends or to hand out at church!

As I arise today, may the strength of God pilot me,
the power of God uphold me,
the wisdom of God guide me.
May the eye of God look before me,
the ear of God hear me,
the Word of God speak for me.
May the hand of God protect me,
the way of God lie before me,
the shield of God defend me,
the host of God save me.
May Christ shield me today...
Christ with me, Christ before me,
Christ behind me, Christ in me,
Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
Christ on my right, Christ on my left,
Christ when I lie down, Christ when I sit,
Christ when I stand,
Christ in the heart of everyone who thinks of me,
Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me,
Christ in every eye that sees me,
Christ in every ear that hears me.
Amen.

Well now I believe I better get busy making some things!

I have a great idea for using left over heart shaped doily's

that I will be sharing soon!

I hope you enjoyed these and I hope everyone

is safe through these terrible tornado's 

that have went across the US today!

My thoughts and prayers are with them.

Love,

Beverly

Stiffened Vintage Doily Covered Glass Vase ~ Shabby Cottage Decor ~ Tutorial

Hello,

I am going to be sharing my first tutorial of the new year!

I had an old clear glass vase that had white water stains in it

and I tried everything to get the stains out.

I tried using vinegar, denture cleaning tablets, magic eraser

and even tried a Brillo pad... but I could not get the stains out.

I loved the shape of the vase and being me I did not want

to just throw it away... 

which as most people who know me personally ...

this would come as no surprise :)

So I decided to repurpose this by covering it 

with a vintage stiffened crocheted doily!!!

You will only need a few simple materials to do this:

Glass or plastic vase

Doily large enough to cover the entire vase

Home made Mod Podge = All purpose glue and water

Rubber bands

A piece of ribbon if desired

You will probably want to lay down a piece of newspaper,

wax paper or aluminum foil because this can get messy!

Now I never actually measure the glue and water mixture

I just add about a half of cup of glue into a bowl

and add enough water a little at a time 

stirring until it is about the consistency of milk.

It averages about equal half a cup of glue to half a cup of water.

Next add your clean, dry doily into mixture and make sure 

it is completely wet with the glue and water mixture.

Again this can get messy and  you can use rubber gloves

but I just squish it around in the bowl 

making sure it is completely covered.

Turn your vase upside down elevated by something...

I used one of my milk glass vases because it was tall.

Then drape your wet doily over the vase

and secure with rubber bands.

Since my vase was shaped at the top and bottom

I added 2 rubber bands to show the shape of the vase.

This is the time to adjust or shape your doily 

so that it is evenly distributed around the vase.

Let dry overnight!

When dry remove the rubber bands and add

a ribbon of your choice or it looks pretty plain too.

I added a pink wired ribbon to mine :)

These also look pretty with tea light candles 

or a string of lights inside!

Add some real or silk flowers and your done!

These would also make great Valentine's Day or Mother's Day Gifts.

I hope you enjoyed this and thank you for stopping by!

love,

Beverly

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Pink, Silver and White ~ Vintage Tiered Plant Stand Christmas Tree

Hello,

As promised I am going to share with you my

vintage metal 3 tiered plant stand 

that I transformed into my dining room 

Christmas tree!

I usually put up an artificial tree in my dining room

but I was looking at my plant stand that is already there

and sits inside my vintage picket fence tree base

and thought that is almost the shape of a tree!

Not sure if it came from pure creativity or pure laziness this year :)

As I said in my previous post I found vintage

silver tinsel and icicles in my Mom's attic...

so I started wrapping the metal plant stand with the tinsel.

It was still lacking the shape at the top of the "tree"

so I had a small lattice and turned it upside down to make the top!

I wrapped the lattice with tinsel and topped it with

a pink wired bow.

I covered my flower pots with aluminum foil

and added lights and cotton snow.

I added some of my pink satin Christmas balls

and put my Angel dressed in white and silver beside it.

Added a few left over strands of silver icicles

and it became my Dining Room tree!  

Had to laugh because the angel moves and 

when I plugged it in our dog started barking at her :)

(((Now if I could only get rid of that ugly rust colored carpet)))

♥Looks really pretty with my table top pink and silver tree♥

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoyed this!

love,

Beverly