secret leprechaun mission completed

I've had so much fun participating in Viv's Secret Leprechaun Swap!

Viv gave me Lynn, of Life on the Wienee Ranch, as my secret leprechaun package recipient. Lynn's package has been delivered now per the good old USPS, so now I can blab and spill the beans and do a show and tell. Yippie!

I love making things for people, making life special and celebrating the days of our lives. And I'm a dog person, so I fell in love with Lynn's blog title and finding out she has five dachshunds!  You can see from the photo above, what happened next - a St. Patty's dachshund!

There are so many great resources online for crafts. I found the the leprechaun footprints and leprechaun polaroid here ... I used them on the envelope for my card to Lynn.

I love sweetness, silliness and whimsy so I typed on the top of the envelope:

blarneyville bulletin::
breaking news::

and on the bottom I typed:

Leprechaun sighting:: wanted for gold theft @ 317 Rainbows End
Known member of Viv's Secret Society::Trained in stealth swapping

I foo foo'd the inside of the card too with leprechaun related stufferoonie ...

There must be leprechaun gold at the end of the rainbow ...

And a wiener dog of course ...

and a springtime heart to match ...

and some St. Patty things for crafty fun ... shamrock shaped cards, yellow doilies, a shamrock stamp, shamrock stickers

and that's the whole shebang! Hope you enjoyed everything Lynn!

 

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

my secret leprechaun has arrived

I joined Viv's Secret Leprechaun Swap and I was paired with the adorable Holly, of Damita's Pretty Wrap.  Today the mail carrier delivered my package. YIPPIE YIPPIE! I'm old as dirt but felt like a kid waiting for my surprise to arrive LOL. 

Thank you so much for all my darling things, Holly!

I opened the box and saw all this cuteness!

Out of one package, came a darling St. Patrick's Day hanger and out of another came the cutest green earrings.

Out of another came the most darling vintage shaker and out of the last one, came yummy warmer tarts.

Holly made me this darling Wearing of the Green hanger, so cute! And enclosed gold coins and rainbow confetti - such a great idea!

So many fun green things! A little potted plant, a darling owl coaster, a St. Patrick's Day hanger or ornament (SO CUTE and festive!), vintage Apple Green bias tape (which I have felt the same color!), the sweetest vintage shaker (love love love!), really cool green earrings, yummy warmer tarts in the scent of one of my favorite things (Macintosh Apples!), CHOCOLATE gold coins (chocolate, my dearest friend LOL), adorable crocheted green heart and fun rainbow confetti!

Thank you so very much for being my Secret Leprechaun, Holly, and for all the fantastic goodies you gave me. So very sweet and generous of you!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

leprechauns afoot

(leprechaun feet printable source)

Today is the deadline to mail our secret leprechaun packages ... I'm getting so excited, I can't wait for mine to arrive!  & Hoping too that my dear secret leprechaun swappee pal finds hers in her mailbox today as promised by the USPS!  

Happy Friday everyone!

dear secret leprechaun swappee o' mine

Dear Secret Leprechaun Swappee Recipient o' mine,

I just mailed your package. WOOHOO! Doing my happy [secret] leprechaun dance! The USPS states your expected delivery date is Friday, March 7th.

I had so much fun making you things and putting everything together for you. Hope you feel (kind of) like, you found a (er, small) pot of gold! hahahhahahaha  Anyway, hope it brings smiles and perhaps a little Irish jig, for a moment or maybe more! 

I'm not going to show the whole enchilada, um, corned beef hash, here ... I want it (mostly) to be a surprise for you. But there's got to be teasers, right?

Happy St. Patrick's Day to you!

secret leprechaun makerie workshop

I signed up for darling Viv's Secret Leprechaun Swap. I'm such a noodle head that I didn't know it's the St. Patrick's Day version of Secret Santa. DUH. I thought we were supposed to make leprechauns for our partners bwahahahahahaha. 

That should be a clue that too much stressful stuff is going on in my life OR my brain has left my body.

Oh! I wonder who my Secret Leprechaun is???!!!

Without further ado, the Secret Leprechaun Makerie Workshop is officially open today. Plans are being plotted, supplies being selected and goodies being gathered.

Wonder what the little pixies will make for my swap partner?

Wishing everyone a very fun Secret Leprechaun Swap!

an irish blessing

 (This sweet little Irish Belleek china house was my momma's.)

 

May joy and peace surround you,
contentment latch your door

and happiness be with you now
and bless you evermore!

 ~old Irish blessing


Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Happy Saint Patty's Day!

I had written a lengthy post about what I'm up to over here and then I thought, PHOOEY!  Who cares?!  I don't even care LOL!

Pretty good self editing, huh?!

So suffice it to say that I'm buried under a pile of paperwork, trying to make heads or tails out of it for tax purposes and feel like I'm losing the battle.  WAH! 

All the while, trying to use a few of my brain cells to figure out a memorable gift for my niece who's getting married May 11th and also wondering where this chubby, old as dirt personage is going to find a pretty dress for the occasion?! Everything is teensy weensy and short short short.  OH! The horror of it all hahhahhahahahha.

I shared these cards I made in 2010 before, here and here, back in the days when I used to blog a lot. Gosh that seems like forever ago! I gathered some St. Patrick's links together on the posts too - not just my cards - there's some cute ideas. 

Remember the days when you had to wear green to school or you'd get pinched?!

Happy Wearing 'O the Green this St. Patrick's Day weekend!