Happy St. Paddy's Day (belated)!
My in-touch with calendars and dates has been a bit off lately and I honestly thought today was Pinch Me day. Yesterday I pulled out my few bits of decor along with some other random stuff that I thought could work. I had it all neatly stacked ready to go, then as Mr. Husband and I were winding down for the evening I happened to glance at the date and realized St. Patrick's Day had just passed us by! I typically don't decorate or acknowledge the day too much but I wanted to do a little something since I have come across a few vintage pieces over the past couple of years. Also injecting a bit of fun into life right now, given the current state of things, would be welcomed.
For our dessert tonight I made "Festive Killarney Cake" brought to us by Aunt Jenny and Spry shortening.
Good Housekeeping Magazine March 1950
I only used Aunt Jenny's ad as a serving suggestion. The cake is a prefab lemon mix and the icing is prefab tub. The shamrocks on her cake are made from green gumdrops, which I didn't have on hand. I did have a few patches of shamrocks growing in some of my potted plants though. I think it turned out quite cute!
A wee bit O' decor!
Most St. Paddy days we are out of town because it usually falls during Spring Break. Also doing an all encompassing decorating scheme for a single day is a bit much. Over the past few years I have found a small bit of vintage St. Paddy day bits so I figured since we are all home bound right now I'd do it up.
Above is a wee gnome leprechaun I bought on ebay a few months back and the "A wish for St. Patrick's Day" cards I picked up at an estate sale. I found the adorable fabric at Joann. The mini cauldrons are from dollar tree and the gold and green beads are free from the Mardi Gras parade!
I got 6 of these large sized die cuts all at the same time from an estate sale several years ago. I left up the regular decor and just piled all the green in front!
The table centerpiece is a Halloween cauldron, Mardi Gras beads, and a fuzzy green wreath from a thrift store along with precious little leprechaun guarding his gold.
I am afraid I am becoming that lady. You know, that old lady that decorates for every single random and major holiday. I guess it was bound to happen. I already celebrate stuff like Sea Monkey Day so it's just the natural progression toward full fledged Grandma Holiday Decorating Extravaganzas.
I'll see you all at Easter! I know...it's that bad.
I'll see you all at Easter! I know...it's that bad.
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