Happy St Patrick's Day!

Top of the morning to you. And a Happy St Paddy's day one and all.

How is your St Paddy's Day going so far? Are you feeling lucky?

I am. Maybe that's a sign that I'll win the Mega Millions Jackpot on Friday. Wouldn't that be nice? What would you do if you won millions of dollars?

I would take a trip around the world for about a year. One of the places I would love to visit is Ireland. Have you been to Ireland?

Maybe I could find me a leprechaun.

Or two or three.

And find some real shamrocks. And maybe a pot of gold.


Well a girl can dream. Can't I? At least I know I won't be pinched today.

As I am wearing green. And so is my family room.

Lot's of green going on there. If you missed any of it. Well then, you missed it. Just kidding. You can find it here, here, here & here.

That would be on my other blog, you know, my decorating blog, Starshine Chic. That is my shameless plug.

Happy St Patrick's Day! And wish me luck in finding a pot of gold. I could use one.

And if I win one, or find one, I might even be willing to share. So then, you might be lucky as well. Wish us luck!

Happy St Paddy's Day!!!

I hope you have a lucky day!

If you missed any of my St Patrick's day decor over at my other blog, go to Starshine Chic to see. Do you decorate for St Patrick's day at your house?

What are your plans for today? I have to work. Tonight I might fix Shepard's Pie for dinner. I hate corned beef and cabbage. How about you?

Kim

Celebrating St Paddy's Day

Top o' the mornin' to you! And Happy St Paddy's Day. Normally I don't celebrate or decorate for St Paddy's Day, but this year I decided "Why not?". So I'm jumping in with both feet to join not one, but two parties this week. So come along with me for a look around my house for a wee bit of Irish charm.

The first party is hosted by Tam at The Gypsy's Corner. She hosts a weekly party called "Three or More Tuesday". And the second party I found is sponsered by Kathleen at Cuisine Kathleen. So be sure to party on over to their blogs to see what everyone else is decorating or cooking for St Paddy's Day.

First we have to make a little detour to my work office, I wanted to show you the 3 pretty fairies on my calendar for March. Aren't they the sweetest?
I decided I needed to dress a little Irish or Gaelic today. So I put on my Gaelic Poesy Love Ring. Poesy rings date back to the middle ages & are inscribed with a short poem or sweet sentiment. They were given as a romantic gift or a token of friendship. Outer band of my ring is inscribed: "Gra anois agus go deo." Inner band inscribed: "Love, Now and Forever."
Then I put on my new shamrock pendant. This was a recent purchase from ebay. Now I am ready to start my day & show you my wee bit of Irish around my house.
I want to officially welcome you to my house.
We have a surprise guest today. His name is Finnegan O'Brien and he is offering you a cup of hot chocolate. Do you want marshamallows with your hot chocolate? Who can resist such a flirt?
And here we have an Irish lass named Siobhan. She is so happy you came & wants to give you a kiss.
They are really trying to trick you into letting them out. You see, I trapped these 2 sly leprechauns by luring them with a pot of gold. And it worked! So don't feel sorry for them, and by all means, don't let them out!!!! At least not until tomorrow.
I need them to be the centerpiece for my dinner tonight. I'm not a great cook so I need all the luck I can get.

I have an Irish blessing for you all.
May you have:
A world of wishes at your command
God and his angels close at hand
Friends and family their love impart,
And Irish blessings in you heart.

Look, I've spotted another leprechaun. This one was out on my front porch. But he got away right after I snapped his photo.
A couple of leprechauns stole my gold coins from this bowl on my front porch, but they left me their hats and a couple of shamrocks to let me know they were the thiefs.
Here is the table on my front porch. I like to change out the tablecloth each season & the decor on top of the table.
May your blessings outnumber
The shamrocks that grow,
And may trouble avoid you
Wherever you go.
As you slide down the banister of life,
May the splinters never point in the wrong direction!
Happy St Patrick's Day!!!
"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."

Thanks for visiting and be sure to stop by all the parties going on today. But don't party too much!!

St Patrick's Day Tablescape

Welcome to another edition of Tablescape Thursday hosted by Susan at Between Naps on the Porch. This week I did up a St Patrick's Day tablescape. My hubby wanted to know why I take the time to do a tablescape. I said because I have nothing better to do. He said, Oh yes you do, you could clean out the garage. I said that is no fun, but tablescaping is. Now ladies and gentlemen, what would you rather do? Tablescape or clean out the garage? I thought so. I rest my case. Too bad for hubby, the garage loses out. Can you tell I'm so upset that I can't clean out the garage? NOT!!!!

Let's forget about the garage & get back to what we all love doing, tablescaping. Well with St Patrick's Day coming up next week, I thought it would be a fun theme for this week. Normally I don't usually decorate for St Patrick's Day, but for some reason this year I am getting into it. It was all inspired when I was looking through some catalogs & came across the cutest little captured leprechaun. See photo below, isn't he adorable? I just had to have him. Unfortunately he was sold out. Sold out, how can that be? How am I going to decorate my table around something I can no longer purchase?

So I started my quest to find this leprechaun or something just as cute, or even cuter. I felt like I was looking for the holy grail. So I started my search on ebay. I didn't find this particular leprechaun, but I did find one even more spectacular. And better yet, it wasn't just one leprechaun, but two. A boy and a girl. I had hit pay dirt. I carefully watched the duo until the last day. I always wait to bid until the very last moment. I love the rush of bidding on something at the last second & hoping that I have bid high enough to win it. So I carefully typed in my maximum bid & waited until there was less than 10 seconds left & hit "place bid". Hit refresh & "hallaluya" the angels were singing as I won. I had to pay more than I would have liked, but I didn't care, as they were now mine.

But when they arrived at my house, they were so mischievous. They didn't want to stay put so I could show them off. What was I going to do? I had worked so hard to find them, I wanted to share them with all of you. So I got a brilliant plan. I would set a trap for them and capture them so all of you could enjoy them as well. So I put some coins in a glass along with a blarney stone that says "Welcome" and placed them on my little cake stand. And you know what? They fell for my trap. But I had to be real fast in order to capture them under the glass cloche. I am tickled pink (or green in this case) to show you my little treasures. So without further interruptions, I give you. Oh heavens, I forgot to give them names. I was so exited about capturing them & showing them to you, I completely forgot to name them. What names would you suggest? Let me know. Click on any photo to enlarge.
Here they are as the centerpiece of my tablescape. They know they are so cute, that is why they insisted on being the center of attention.
In honor of them, I decided I better set the table. I used some 3 leaf clover placemats and napkins that I purchased from Lillian Vernon catalog. The white plates are my Gibson everyday plates (my son just broke one of my plates this past week, boo hoo). The green cabbage plates I got at Ross on clearance a few weeks back. I figured since corned beef & cabbage was the normal St Patty's day dinner, why not use cabbage plates. I also bought some of the larger dinner plates, but I only have 3 (still need to find the 4th somewhere), so I used my white dinner plates instead. Plus I like the contrast. I placed a gold coin on each cabbage plate for luck.

My goblets are made by Libby & I purchased them at Walmart. They were pretty inexpensive, but I really like them. I did have to clean part of the garage in order to find them. My silverware is unknown make & pattern. They came from Marshall's on clearance. I threw away the box before making a note of who made them. I always get so excited with my purchases I forget details like that. Sorry!

I put the little leprechaun hats next to each plate. My original plan was to turn them into name cards for each setting, but I ran out of time. I still may before the 17th.
Here is one of the candles I put on the table. I love to buy old crystal bowls or vases & put candles in them. The candles on my table tonight are usually in my bathroom on the shelf above my bath tub. I thought this table could use a little candle light & I wanted something lower. I think this works.
Here is a close up of my little cutie pies. I think the boy is trying to flirt with me so I will let them out. Notice him winking? The girl is trying to blow kisses to get me to let her out. I'm not falling for their shenanigans. My blarney stone (well at least until the 17th). It came from the Dollar Tree.
I just knew they couldn't resist the stack of coins.
Isn't she just too precious?

Here is one final look at my table & the back side of my centerpiece.


Thanks for stopping by. I'm soooo happy I was able to catch these two little rascals to share in my tablescape. It would have been pretty boring this past week without them. Be sure to stop by Susan's blog to see what everyone else has to share. Be sure to leave me a comment on what I should name my two little leprechauns. You've got to help me out, I'm terrible at names. And they do need some names don't you think?