Fond memories of days spent making Scooby Doo and Smurf shrinky dinks came flooding back to me as soon as I saw this Lucky Charm Bracelet craft over at Sublime Stitching. You can make one, too, with a few patterns from Sublime Stitching and shrinky dink paper. What a cute idea!

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These shamrock booties are darling, and you can knit a pair for the little ones in your life with the free Booties Go Bragh pattern from Vickie Howell. If you’re of Irish heritage and have a new arrival in the family, then I can’t imagine a more perfect gift. – via Craft

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Who hasn’t wanted to find a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow? Make and Takes shows us how we can make both, so we don’t have to look very far to find our very own pot of (chocolate-y) gold. This pretty craft would make a great addition to a St. Patrick’s Day themed dinner or birthday party, and you could make mini versions as take home party favors.

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A Fanciful Twist has a tutorial on how to make a super pretty, sparkly shamrock brooch for St. Patrick’s Day…or for any day, really, because it’s just so cute. The brooch is made with a rainbow of glitter and shamrock shapes that you can download and print here. – via Jewelry Making @ CraftGossip

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Oriental Trading Company has a nice variety of cute crafts and kits for St. Patrick’s Day. Kids can color in the color me shamrock and leprechaun magnets, make tissue paper shamrocks and rainbows, and create shamrock pins, leprechauns, and a St. Patrick’s Day house from kid-friendly kits.

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Crochet Pattern Central has compiled a list of 29 St. Patrick’s Day themed crochet patterns from around the web. The list features everything from pins and shamrock granny squares to crochet pots of gold. There’s an adorable leprechaun hat candy dish, too!

Theresa from The Art of Crochet shows us how to make a large crochet shamrock applique in this helpful video tutorial (written instructions can be found here):

Make this darling shamrock hair clip with crochet instructions from Skip to My Lou. The adorable shamrock could easily be turned into a pin with a simple pin back found at a craft store, too. Make several and pass them around so everyone can have a little luck o’ the Irish for St. Patty’s Day.

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Irelandseye.com has a great looking collection of traditional Irish recipes. The list includes Barmbrack (traditional Irish bread), Corned Beef and Cabbage, Boxty (a traditional potato dish), Dublin Lawyer (lobster…yum!), Irish Pancakes, Brown Scones, Apple Cake, and more. The Irish really know how to give clever names to their food, don’t they?

Potatoes and cabbage are two of my favorite comfort foods. Put them together and you’ve got a yummy, comforting Irish feast!

Buttered Cabbage – This recipe is so simple and tasty that I could easily make it once a week.

Colcannon – A traditional Irish recipe that features potatoes, cabbage, and bacon or ham. Perfect for a St. Patrick’s Day feast.

Creamed Cabbage Soup – Includes milk and cream for richness and adds an interesting flavor note with celery.

Irish Potato & Cabbage Soup with Gluten Free Irish Soda Bread – Cabbage, potatoes, and sausages … how could this be anything but tasty? The gluten free soda bread is a big bonus for those who eat gluten and wheat free diets.

Perfect Mashed Potatoes – I leave out the nutmeg, but you can’t go wrong with this recipe. My go to mashers recipe for years.

Cabbage and Potato Bake – Cabbage, potatoes, and bacon oven roasted to perfection. Another St. Patrick’s Day main dish winner.

Irish Potato Candy – While not technically a potato recipe, these cute little candies are tasty and perfect for the holiday.

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