Happy March! : St. Patrick's Day Mantel

I am so happy it's March....

spring is right around the corner!

Since Easter is also in March this year (dumb I think) I didn't want to put up a lot of green stuff since it will come down as fast as it went up.

 I love my picket fence!!!  I use it all the time.  It was a great place to hang up my rainbow banner.

The banner: I took my 2" round paper punch and punched out circles from paper scraps and then taped those to some bakers twine.  That's it.

 The Leprechaun Hat is from last year.  And of course with every rainbow there is some sunshine so I took my green sunshine frame that I hang in my hallway and put it here.  PERFECT!

HAPPY MARCH TO ALL OF YOU!!

Stuffed Green Peppers: Philly Cheese steak Style

Oh my. Oh my.

These little things were so so so good!

Both my husband and I lived near Philly Pennsylvania for a while and feel in love with Philly Cheese steak sandwiches.  We are back west again so when I saw this recipe I just new I had to give it a try.

It's one of our favorites now!  yum

Just simply saute some thin slices of roast beef, onions, garlic and mushrooms in a pan, then put that into your peppers and stick that into the oven to cook.  Add some cheese in the last few minutes to melt and enjoy!

Happy Everything Pennant Banner: teacher gift idea

I wanted to make something special for my child's Kindergarten teacher.  She is a great teacher.  She loves what she does and does a great job at it.  

So I made her a Happy Everything Banner that she can hang up in her classroom.

 Instead of waiting until the end of the school year to give this to her, we are giving it to her for Valentine's Day.

I am wrapping it up and attaching a note that says, "Thank you for teaching me so much about everything!"

I have made it easy for you if you want to give one away as well.

I have added them into my shop.

Go HERE for details.

St. Patrick's Day Idea: gift for friends

I put together a few little gifts for my oldest to drop off to her friends in the neighborhood this week.  There seems to be a lot of treat ideas out there but we went for something a little different, something they could use.

 Molding Clay:

(found this at Walmart)

Crayons:

(with Rolo candies for fun)

Colored Pencils:

The fun free printable tag I found HERE.  

I was going to make my own but this one was just perfect for what I needed.

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Pot of Gold for St. Patrick's Day

A glass topiary jar, Rolo candies and some bakers twine. 

Makes for a simple decoration or a fun gift for a friend.

I have added this to my other St. Patrick's Day decor.

You can find these and other ideas by going HERE.

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Lucky Rainbow Plate for St. Patrick's Day

 I took a plate from Target and added some cute vinyl to the top of it.  I then glued some buttons on as well in the order of the rainbow.  Thanks to Roy G Biv  

It's a small and cute addition to my other St. Patrick's Day decor.

You can find the Leprechaun Hat HERE

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2 x 4 Leprechaun Hat for St. Patrick's Day

St. Patrick's day is one of those holidays that I feel can be over looked.  

Gee, with all the focus on Valentine's Day and Easter no wonder!!

** BTW, it's one month from today**

 I wanted just a few little decorations to set up on my mantle

 for this fun day so this is one that I put together super fast.

I had some left over 2 x 4 wood from a previous project so I asked

my hubby to cut me 3 pieces of wood- one 6" and two 4" pieces.

I then primed and spray painted my wood green.  I mod podged fabric to the front of my wood pieces, let them dry and then I stacked and glued my wood pieces with E6000.  Let it sit over night and then in the morning you can finish it off with some ribbon and a felt shamrock.

So Cute!

If you are interested in this Shamrock St. Patrick's Day banner then

go Here for details!

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DIY Pot of Gold for St. Patty's Day

Here is a simple DIY treat for your family or friends for St. Patty's Day.

I took the plastic containers that my baby's food comes in, spray painted the outside of the container and lid black.  Then I took a black pip cleaner, punched two holes and made the handle and then filled it up with Rolo's and added a little tag to go with it.

make two different looks using the lid.  Simply don't use it, or glue it to the bottom.

Or if the Pots of gold have a little tavelin' to do, put it on top to keep the gold from spilling out.

I am making a bunch of these as place settings for my St. Patty's Day dinner......along with GREEN homemade macaroni and cheese, broccoli, fish sticks and Jello

I am hoping for a rainbow later today......it's raining here which explains the weird color in my pictures :)

Now go pinch someone just for fun!