A Very Family Weekend

This weekend was one of the best family weekends in my memory. We celebrated my mother-in-law's 73rd birthday, my grandfather's 89th birthday and my cousin's 21st at an epic celebration at my parents.  We packed in some pool time (thanks to some warm weather and a heated pool), and fit in a St. Patrick's Day celebration, too.  I am so thankful to celebrate milestone birthdays with my family and spend some quality time with everyone.

My children are really becoming friends. Saturday morning was a lazy one spent in pj's and Molly reading to Connor.

Saturday afternoon, the joint birthday party started early!  It was a gorgeous day so the kids took a spin in their "car."

So fun to celebrate my grandfather's 89th birthday! My aunt and uncle who live in Ohio, as well as my cousin who lives in Asheville were there to celebrate too. 

What a fun celebration! We were lucky enough for some warm Sunday weather, too.

We had our St Patty's day celebration a little early since I am traveling this week for work. I made the usual corned beef and cabbage and Irish Soda bread from my mother-in-law.  I feel really lucky with my in-laws, I absolutely adore them and love spending time with them.  I decorated the dinner table in our St. Patty's day finest and we celebrated like the best of them. Of course, the celebration would not be complete without some cupcakes and toppers using my PSA Essentials Peel & Stick stamps (Mixed Holiday).

What a really fun weekend! 

Stamped Shamrock Pin

Our fabulous and talented design team member, Mrs. Green, created a quick and easy, pin for St. Patrick's Day! She did a GREAT tutorial with lots of product photos and step-step instructions. Visit her tutorial here!

The shamrock stamp is from PSA Mixed Holiday Peel & Stick pack! This pack by PSA Essentials has a variety of holidays, one for each major holiday of the year.  Perfect for crafters who just want to get one pack for all holidays!

Happy St. Patrick's Day from everyone here at PSA Essentials!

FREE Lucky Printables

Reasons to Skip The Housework has created FREE printables for you for St. Patrick's Day! And she's provided an excellent garland/banner tutorial using PSA Essentials to make your house extra festive.  She's used the shamrock stamp from PSA Happy Holidays collection (our mixed holiday set of Peel & Stick stamps which includes a stamp for various holidays like Christmas, Halloween, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day.)

First, download your free printable.  Then you will need to do some stamping! Gather your supplies.

Look how adorable this turned out! Full tutorial can be found here. 

Thanks to Melanie, PSA Essentials Design Team Member, for creating these free printables and tutorial! Just in time for St. Patrick's Day. 

St. Patrick's Day Mini Cupcakes

I "made" these for an after-school treat today! We are working on some of our St. Paddy's day crafts this afternoon and thought that we should have a corresponding theme snack for fun.  I scored these festive cupcakes at Kroger and made some quick cupcake toppers using my PSA Essentials stamps to make them EXTRA special.  (I'd much rather craft then bake!) 

I used my Mixed Holiday Peel & Stick pack by PSA Essentials and chose the shamrock. I loaded it up on my PSA standard stamper with Hunter ink.  I stamped onto kelly green scrapbook paper and punched out with a 1.5" inch circle punch.  Then I taped to lollipop sticks. 

The cupcakes are waiting on the table for the kids and it will be a welcomed surprise, I am sure! 

Are you ready for St. Patrick's Day? What are you working on?  Be sure to stock up on your stamps, get your "Mixed Holiday Pack" here and you'll have your shamrock in time for St. Paddy's Day!

St. Patrick's Day is coming!

With Valentine's Day sufficiently behind us, I am moving on to the next holiday! St. Patrick's Day is just a few short weeks away.  I've already been posting recipes, crafts, and ideas on our Facebook page so be sure to check out our page if you aren't already a fan.

Pinterest is chalk full of great ways to make this holiday fun -- here's a round up of 15 great ideas.  I just adore the drink labels and green pancakes for my husband and the kids.

These green chocolate dipped oreos would be the perfect festive treat!

I love this party idea for kids -- "Catch my Rainbow" coloring pad and favor! Find out more here.

There are tons of free printables on Pinterest right now -- cute signs and decor that are FREE and easy to print at home.  Are you participating in the crafty fun for the holiday? What are some of your favorite ideas?