Happy St. Patrick's Day.... A Taste of Ireland....

In honor of St. Patrick's Day.....

I created a little vintage vignette for my  sidetable that's in the corner of the kitchen.  All of the treasures are previous finds... the silver tray is one that I made into a message chalkboard last year, a green vintage clock that was a yard sale find, an embroidered cloth with green, antique postcards that I recently bought online to add to my growing collection, an old silver oval brush, and daisies and buttons glass hat that was also a yard sale find (the faux shamrocks came from the Dollar Tree Store) ....

I wanted to share photos of Ireland also, that I found online courtesy of Irish Views 

I'd like to give special thanks to this website for sharing such beautiful photos and offering them for free....

My Irish family roots go back a long way....and I don't know that much about it, but to think that my ancestors on my Dad's side of the family came from this beautiful place.....interests me and makes me want to learn more about it.

This country is so pretty...what I would give for a chance to visit it....I would love to...

Thank goodness for the internet, because I am able to....and can even share it with you....

~An Old Irish Blessing~

May the road rise up to meet you...

 May the wind be at your back...

May the sun shine warm upon your face...

And rains fall soft upon your fields...

And until we meet again...

May God hold you in the palm of His hand.

To learn more about  St. Patrick's Day and how it came about...... and what it is about.... you can click HERE and it will shuttle you over to more information about this holiday. My favorite symbol of St. Patrick's Day is the Shamrock...St. Patrick used the plant's three leaves to help teach people about Christianity and to help them to understand  the Holy Trinity.

These two postcards are from my collection and I'd like to share them with you for you to use for your crafty creations, however please do not sell the digital images themselves. The postcard above is from 1910...

This one above is from 1911....

Happy St. Patrick's Day to you!
Thanks for stopping by for a visit today...

I am joining two St. Patrick's Day Blog Parties:

A Holiday Haven's  St. Patrick's Day Party, Click HERE and I'll shuttle you over to the rest of the party in progress now. (you can join in on the party anytime through the 17th of March)

There is also a St. Patrick's Day Blog Crawl Party  at Cuisine Kathleen's.  
You can Click HERE  and I'll shuttle you over to her blog. 

I hope that you will visit these lovely blogs  and join in on the rest of the party. Thanks ladies for hosting this fun event :) 



 Big hugs,
Queenie