Last Minute St. Patrick's Day Ideas

Happy St. Patrick's Day!  There were 50 St. Patrick's Day posts linked up to the last three Dare to Share parties.  It looks like a lot of people are a bit Irish today.  There should be something for everyone is this list, and you still have time to make them even at the last minute.  

The posts in the top box are my favorite St. Patrick's Day posts that I have posted over the last few years.. 

Leprechaun Marshmallow Pops

Pot of Gold

Lucky Cupcakes

Leprechaun Treat Boxes

Now for the fabulous features! 

St Patrick's Day Candy Treat Bags and Printable by Happiness is Homemade

Rainbow Jello Cups by Christianity Cove

Rainbow Slime by Studay at Home Mama

Pot of Gold Play Dough by Krystals Kitsch

Shamrock Pretzel Pops by Mommy's Bundle

Shamrock Shake by Life Anchored

St. Patrick's Day Surprise Cupcakes by Play. Party. Pin.

Irish Car Bomb Cupcakes by Growing Up Gabel

Easy St. Patrick's Day Garland by Creating and Co.

St. Patrick's Day Treat Bags by Optimistic Mommy

St. Patrick's Day Door Hanger - Wall Plaque by Redo It Yourself Inspirations

Mint Chocolate Chip Oreo Cupcakes by Lemons and Laughs

DIY St. Patricks Day Garland by The Jenny Evolution

Chocolate Mint Sweet Rolls by Frugal Foodie Mama

Irish Potato Cupcakes by Lemons and Laughs

Irish Soda Bread by The Rebel Chick

Bailey's Irish Kiss Brownie Thumbprint by Frugal Foodie Mama

St. Patrick's Day Glasses by Simply Stacie

Bailey Chocolate Cookies by My Organized Chaos

Free Lucky Printable by Summer Scraps

Mint Chocolate Cookies by The Rebel Chick

Green Ombre Cupcakes by The Gold Lining Girl

Malted Baileys Irish Cream Brownies by The Gold Lining Girl

Adult Shamrock Float by Simply {Darr}ling

Copycat Baileys Irish Cream by Yesterfood

I hope everyone has a happy and safe St. Patrick's Day!! 

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Leprechaun Treat Boxes

To make my Leprechaun Treat Boxes, I started with several cardboard tubes. I painted a flesh color in the middle of the tube, and then the rest of it green. There are so many different shades of green that would work.  I used Holiday Green, because it was a brighter color. (this picture was taken in late afternoon, so it is harder to see the true shade)  I then folded the ends in on both sides. 

Next I caught strips of orange paper about a quarter inch wide. I used Orchid Origami paper which I will share more about with you in a later post.   You can make them as thin as you would like, but you did want them wide enough to work with. The size of the paper I used is 6" x 6".  Because this paper was not orange on both sides, I cut the strips in half, folded them over, and glue the white side together. Each piece of the beard was about an inch and a half long. 

I attached the beard pieces with scrapbooking adhesive, but a regular glue stick will also work.  You can either paint the faces or use markers.  I used markers to draw on mine. It is faster and easier, and you can give each of the Leprechauns their own personality.  

I used another small piece of paper to make the hair. To top of the hair will be covered by the hat, so you do not need to worry about that part.  

I forgot to take pictures of the hats while I was making them.  I used green cardstock similar in color to the Leprechaun. I made it wide enough to cover the top of the tube. I really thought it needed a four leaf clover, but I did not have a sticker or clover paper punch.  

I did have a mini heart punch which I knew would perfectly.  I added the heart pieces to the hat with a glue stick. 

Fill with your favorite St. Patrick's Day treats 

If you prefer not to fill your tubes with treats, that is okay too.  Just leave the bottom unfolded and they are the perfect size for Leprechaun puppets.  

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St. Patrick's Day Pot of Gold

St. Patrick's Day will be here before we know it.  I thought I would share one of my favorite St. Patrick's Day crafts from a few years ago, that will hopefully give you the  luck of the Irish.  I am going to show you how you can make your very own Pot of Gold.

It is actually not that difficult to make, but sure is a lot of fun.  I recycled a cauldron from Halloween, and picked up a few items from the dollar store.  You can see the full tutorial for this craft on this post  here.

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St. Patrick's Day Pot of Gold

A fun craft for St. Patrick's Day is to make your own  Pot of Gold. I pulled out a small cauldron we had used for Halloween, found some yellow/gold paint from my craft stash, and picked up  few supplies at the dollar store. 

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