Luck Be a Lady!

If a man who cannot count finds a four-leaf clover, is he lucky? 

-Stanislaw J. Lee

St. Patricks Day was a day set aside in Ireland to celebrate the life and teachings of Saint Patrick, a Bishop in the Irish Church back in 461. It is said that he used a Three Leaf Clover (aka a Shamrock) to explain the Christian doctrine of the Trinity, since then the Shamrock has become a symbol of the Irish Holiday. Of course, now St. Patrick’s Day has spread past the Ireland coast and has entered into our homes. St. Patrick’s Day is better known for the need to Wear Green in fear of being pinched, Drinking Green Beer, and Finding Pots of Gold at the End of the Rainbow. Perhaps even harder than finding a Pot of Gold or even catching a Rainbow is finding St. Patrick’s Decorations…at least a good selection of them.

St. Patricks Day is one of those holidays (a lot like Thanksgiving) were Store Vendors slightly skip over it in anticipation for the next greater holiday. Therefore finding cute decorations to lighten up your home becomes an adventure. This year
I searched high and low for some cute decorations for my small home and I ran up short, so I put on my thinking cap and went to work on some recycled bottles and flowers laying around the house.

Bottles O’Luck

Needed:

White Ribbon                                                   Green Ribbon

3 Long Stemmed Flowers                                 A Couple Decoration Flowers

Stickers                                                            Hot Glue Gun

Scissors                                                            Wire Cutters

1 Large Perrier Sparkling Water Bottle

1 Small Perrier Sparkling Water Bottle

         Don’t let the unfortunate amount of St. Patricks Day decorations out there be a damper on your Holiday Fun at home. Its not very often we get to be creative and make our own decorations. Use this time to “be Green” and find some recyclable goods around the house and work your magic.