St. Patrick's Day

Saint Patrick's Day has long been one of our favorite holidays.

I've already posted about a couple of decorations... (here and here) 

We usually have an Irish dinner for Saint Patty's day 

(the post from last year is here).  

This year with it falling on a Sunday, we decided a brunch would be fun for a change!

We didn't want to be cooking the entire time,
so we got a crock pot buffet from Bed, Bath & Beyond.  

Couldn't find any Irish wine...
so just went with green labels :)

Photo frame coasters,
with shamrocks put in the cut outs,
made great spoon rests!

I used this tray

(yard sale find) 

for the menu, & used 

2 of the vintage pins!

It was a cold day, so we had the fireplace going too!

A big thank you to my sister-in-law for taking a bunch of photos!  

Without her, there wouldn't have been much to show today  :)

Vintage Saint Patrick's Day decorations

Check out these vintage Saint Patrick's Day items...

They're two button pins, and three shamrocks
(which may have attached to a ribbon that hung from the button pins?)
I think they're from the late '40s- early '50s.

I found them years ago, under the drawer liner inside a vanity that I had bought at an estate sale!

I'm not quite sure how to display/decorate with them... 

they're small & the shamrocks are kind of fragile.

I was going to put them on the wreath, but they just didn't "go" when I tried it out.

We'll see what else I can come up with instead. 

St. Patrick's Day Wreath

I found this old wreath out in one of the barns... it's seen better days!

But I knew we could do something with it, so I cleaned it of it's beat up autumn decorations...

...spray painted it white, and added some Saint Patrick's day ribbon and a little hat.

I decided to hang it on the back door... 

I like that the wreath is "finished" enough on both sides that we can enjoy it through the glass!

From the back porch

From inside

As for the spot on the basement door... right after Valentine's Day, my son came home with a ombre heart he made in art class.  Lucky for us, he chose to make it in green, so it's hanging around a bit longer!

St Patty's Day

It was a busy weekend, so I don't have much progress to report on the house projects.
But here are some photos of the dining room set up for St. Patrick's Day- we had friends over for an Irish dinner.

 Unfortunately, I didn't get a photo of Mike's corned beef & cabbage, or the potato leek soup- but it was delicious!

We hope your day was full of luck!