ST. PADDY'S DAY TREE

When I found the little white tree after Christmas and decided to use it for three holidays I kept that in mind when decorating and made sure the take-a-part would be easy.
Gathered up some supplies, of course my morning cup of coffee and started taking the Valentine tree apart.

Prepared a storage box for the things that were just Valentine so they would be handy to find for the tree next year.

I was careful to just tie on the ornaments so they were easy to remove so I could change out the ribbon.

I love Midori ribbon and had this beautiful dark hunter green that I thought coordinated beautifully with my top hat.

Changed out the red mini-colander for this white one and put a few lucky Irish coins inside to cover the burlap.

I think this top hat is just amazing - it looks like a silk top hat but it is a lovely graphic from the Graphic's Fairy printed out on card stock with my inkjet printer - regular printing - all I did was print it out and cut around the graphic (getting rid of the areas I did not want) and then make a hole for the tree to go through.

I added this sweet little Annalee St. Paddy's Day mouse with his lucky horseshoe.

In place of the fabric/felt garland that was used on Valentine's Day I added a couple of feather boas - tree done!

Resource

Annalee Dolls, The small Annalee's run about $25 directly from Annalee.com but TJ Maxx & Marshall's always has them discounted for every holiday and then red tagged after the holiday.
Green & White boas, Dollar Tree
Gold coins, Dollar Tree
Small grater with red top, Cost Plus (.79 cents)
Mini-colander, Cost Plus ($1.98 assorted colors)
Green/white polka dot ribbon, Hobby Lobby
Large shamrock, Hobby Lobby
Antique mini-kitchen utensils, Ebay seller, here is a link to a strainer she has on sale now:Link
Tree, TJ Maxx (after Christmas)
Battery Lights (50 light), even though the review's were mixed on these lights I took a chance and LOVE them,GBB LED 50 Super Bright Indoor and Outdoor Battery Operated Christmas Wedding Fairy String Lights on 5M/16ft Long Silver Color Ultra Thin String Wire
Top Hat, The Graphic's Fairy, Link
Midori Ribbon, specialty stores, online and Ebay sellers.


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