Hello! It's me. You know, Kim. The one you thought had dropped off the face of the earth.
I'm still here. And I finally got off my lazy butt and decorated for St Patrick's Day.
My family asked, "Why bother? St Patrick's day is in less than a week. Why not go straight to decorating for Easter?"
But my sweet leprechauns were calling from the attic to be let out. Even if just for a week. So I had to oblige. And they are so happy I did.
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The problem with me being a procrastinator is that by the time I get done decorating, the light in my family room isn't very good and my pictures don't turn out like I want.
But then, maybe that's because I take crappy photos. I really need a new camera. Or learn to take better shots.
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Here is one of my sweet leprechauns. I found him on eBay a few years ago. I think he is so cute. Don't you agree?
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I only purchased one thing for this years mantel, and it was from the thrift store. I'll show you later what I got. For now, here is the left side of the mantel.
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I made the
flower balls a couple of years ago when I spied some at Tai Pan Trading that I was too cheap to buy. The white urn came from Tender Heart Treasures. I loved that catalog. I wonder what ever happened to that company. Does anyone know?
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I purchased a CD off eBay along time ago that has tons of vintage images for every holiday. I just printed this one and placed in this spray painted frame from the thrift store.
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All my frames on the mantel came from thrift stores over the years. I had hubby add some chicken wire to 3 of them. I've been using them on my mantel in almost all my decorating for the past year. I still love them.
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I found this "Happy St Patrick's Day" sign a couple of years ago at Joanns on clearance.
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The "Lucky" banner was a free printable I found at
Sugar Tot Designs. Oops, I guess that was something new for the mantel this year. But since it was a free printable, I didn't consider it a purchase.
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And here is the right side of my mantel, with my other two leprechauns.
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Can a leprechaun be a girl? I say "yes". Aren't they the cutest? This is the first year in the last three years that I didn't search eBay for new leprechauns. I guess 3 is enough for me. At least for now.
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Another vintage print from my CD in another vintage thrift store frame.
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And this was my only purchase for St Patrick's day this year. I found this green urn at the thrift store this weekend. My hubby thought it was ugly. But I thought it would be perfect for my St Patrick's Day mantel.
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Here are some final shots of my 2012 St Patrick's Day mantel.
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I hope my "Lucky" banner makes me lucky in finding my pot of gold. You never know. I just bought a mega millions lottery ticket just in case. Somebody's got to win sometime. And it might as well be me.
Who wouldn't love to win millions? Maybe then, I could purchase some more leprechauns for next years mantel. Or better yet, a new mantel.
Come back tomorrow and I'll share this years St Patty's day hutch.
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