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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

Stiffened Lace Heart Tutorial for Valentine's Day

Hello,

Today I am going to share a quick and easy tutorial

for making wired lace hearts.

The first is a stiffened lace heart

made with same technique that I used

in my stiffened doily vase tutorial.

Materials Needed:

Clothes hanger or piece of heavy wire

Lace ~I used 6" gathered lace for this

Home made Mod Podge = All purpose glue and water

white spray paint (if desired for the wire)

I started by reshaping my wire clothes hanger

into the shape of a heart 

Then I spray painted it white so it would blend in with

the lace.  

Thread the clothes hanger through the little "pocket"

at the bottom of the gathered lace.

~this is like threading a curtain rod through a curtain pocket~

The amount of lace you will need will depend on the 

size of your heart... I used approx. 4 yards of lace for mine.

Once you have your lace threaded onto the wire

 dip your lace wire and all into a bowl of 

home made mod podge =

approx. 1 cup of glue to 1 cup of water

mixed well to the consistency of milk.

Or you could also use Aleen's or another brand of fabric stiffener.

Thoroughly saturate the lace with the mixture.

You will want to cover your table or work

area with saran wrap, aluminum foil or wax paper.

I used saran wrap for mine.

Then shape the lace around the wire heart

and let dry overnight.

Once dry add a bow and your finished!

I reused the pink bow from my Plant Stand Christmas Tree.

I hung this on my mirror in the dining room 

with a string of clear fishing line.

I also did some smaller wired hearts

by threading floral wire onto 1" gathered pre-stiffened lace

and adding ribbons, pearls and roses.

I used approx. 24" of lace for these.

After wiring the lace simply shape into a heart and decorate.

I hope you enjoyed these,

Love,

Beverly

I am also linking up with

Funky Junk Interiors

Show and Tell Fridays at My Romantic Home

Retro Red Kitchen Treasury on Etsy

Hello,

I'm not sure if anyone else 

♥♥♥loves♥♥♥ 

a red kitchen but I do!

I found some great items on Etsy

and created a treasury and would like

to share it with you all.

'Retro Red Kitchen' by cinnamonrosecottage

I love a red kitchen and this is a fun collection of some of my favorites items on Etsy!!

VintageRed Floral A... AmyKristineVin... $15.00	Enamel Cooking Pots... StilettoGirlVi... $22.00	SALE Vintage Red Ki... LittleRedPolka... $8.50	Vintage Chicken Tod... BlackRain4 $13.99
Vintage Colander an... hmmosko $25.00	Vintage Royal Crown... Lionfish53Vint... $6.00	Vintage Red Handled... kelmilee $15.00	Peanuts Snoopy Magn... hensfeathers $10.00
Retro 1940s/1950s R... DecoRetro $35.00	Collection of Retro... tararie $4.99	Vintage Glass Kraft... Redefined22 $8.00	Cutest Cherry Ename... BloominWild $10.00
Vintage speed E whi... oldnewtreasure... $12.95	Our Favorite Recipe... AuntGrace $6.95	Antique French Farm... patinaandcream $625.00	Vtg 1940's Shab... TeresasTreasur... $27.50

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

Hope you enjoyed these!

Love,

Beverly