St. Patrick's Day is a great time for a playdate, party, or family fun. I have included lots of textural party decor in my newest Fiskars article.
Along with super easy ways to add some mischievous touches. (You'd never guess what punch made these leprechaun shoe prints).
Topped off with a treasure hunt...
For full step-by-step directions and photos, click here to view the full article.
I needed to use up the rest of the leftover garden spinach herb wraps and decided to bake some tortilla chips to make nachos for lunch. I was pleasantly surprised to find a shamrock cookie cutter in my ridiculous stash (I never know what I actually have in there!) and knew I had to make shaped chips. This ... is my new obsession. =)
I cut out the rest of the tortillas I had with the shamrock cutter, brushed them with a little oil, and baked in the oven. I layered them with leftover chicken I warmed up from the night before, shredded cheese, avocado for a little more green, and sour cream. Yum!
The kids had friends in and out all day but I had time to squeeze in one St. Patrick's Day craft I came up with. With all that is going on in Japan and around the world, I wanted them to stop and think about how lucky they are. This Lucky Clover Patch is the same concept as a Thankful Tree at Thanksgiving.
We took a block of styrofoam and covered with green tissue paper. We fringe-cut two strips of green cardstock to adhere around the edges. The kids wrote down reasons they were lucky on cardstock shamrocks (I cut using an electronic cutter, but the kids can always trace a template and cut out themselves). We glued green toothpicks to the back and once dry inserted into the foam.
The rainbow was an afterthought because by this point in the day I was sick of all green and thought we needed a pop of color. =) I cut out circles in rainbow colors in descending sizes using Fiskars' Ultra ShapeXpress and circle template. I layered and adhered them altogether centered and cut in half. I used my cloud punch from the baby shower at the end of the rainbow.
I had to put the Wii clover in front because it cracks me up. =)
I love this little guy. I purposely left him very simple, because usually they are just cuter that way. =)
The leprechaun is assembled from two cheese quesadillas. For the face I used a regular tortilla cut with a scalloped biscuit cutter. For the hat, I handcut with a knife using a garden spinach herb wrap. I folded the tortilla in half and cut both pieces at the same time so they'd match up. I was happy it cut very easily. I added cheese inside and baked. Next I added a shredded cheese beard and a little bit on top of the head to "adhere" the hat. I layered the hat on and stuck it back in the oven just long enough to barely melt it all on to secure. Once cooled I added eyes with a food marker (because I'm lazy like that).
For the side items I made rainbow (of course) fruit kabobs on toothpicks and added a few marshmallows from the Lucky Charms cereal I bought for St. Patrick's Day breakfast to theme it up a little more, as if it needed it. :P
The kids took this to school Wednesday since they are off now for Spring Break. So we may have more St. Patrick's Day fun to share soon...
My daughter is obsessed with hair accessories. While it's a fun way to add a little something extra to your outfit, on St. Patrick's Day it can also help you avoid being pinched =). I have designed three pieces that are meant to be projects made from items you likely have around your home.
And you thought you'd seen the last of mustache sticks on my blog? It's a sickness, people. Had to add something fun in for the boys, too.
Full directions and photos for these projects can be found here at Fiskars.
