Layered Mint Chocolate Fudge

Looking for something yummy and easy to make for St. Patrick's Day? Then this yummy fudge from Cooking with Carlee is just the thing. Delish!


See the Layered Mint Chocolate Fudge.

Crafting for Baby - Easy DIY Applique for Baby Clothes from Mommy Like Whoa

Happy St. Patrick's Day, Someday Crafters!! Berta from Mommy Like Whoa is here showing us how to make a personalized shirt for St. Patrick's Day. She even does it without a craft cutting machine (Cricut, Silhouette, etc)

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Hello Lovelies! I'm Berta and I blog over at Mommy Like Whoa! It's nice to meet you today! and pssst... Happy Saint Patrick's Day too! When my daughter Abbey was a baby, I loved making her awesome baby stuff. I would make things for hours, and then I would make more for my friends and family having kids as well. I went a little crazy with it. One of my favorite things to do, was applique. I still do it now, on bags, and shirts and pretty much anything I want to add a special touch to. It's super easy, super cheap and 100% customizable, which makes it AWESOME! Ever see an adorable shirt, and say "Oh man, I wish I had that shirt!", well now you can make it! And I'm going to show you how! All you need is; Pattern for your shirt (words, a picture, icon etc...) Fabric of your choice Wonder Under, Heat 'n' Bond or similar fusible webbing iron on backing Scissors Shirt/Onesie/Bag/Whatever Iron

That's it! And if you're a crafter like me, you probably have most of that laying around the house, but if you don't you can find ALL of it at Joann's or another Fabric store. Take your fabric and iron it nice and flat. Use the appropriate heat setting for whatever fabric you're using. Following the package directions for your fusible webbing, iron it onto the wrong side of your fabric. (That's the side WITHOUT the design) Let it cool.

Now on the other side of the backing is paper. It's very easy to write on it, draw on it, trace a pattern onto it etc. Since it's Saint Patrick's Day, I thought I would do something festive!

When tracing letters, or numbers or anything that has a "right way" and a "wrong way" make sure you flip the image, because since you're writing on the BACK of the fabric, it needs to be mirrored. I wrote "PINCH PROOF" and drew a little Shamrock in block letters, backwards, because I like that "homemade look", but if you have a paper cutting machine, you could use that and trace the letters out, or use a stencil. Once the fabric has cooled, trace your pattern onto the paper part of the fusible. Cut out with scissors.

Arrange your images onto the shirt, so you can plan where you want everything to go. Make sure you put a bit of parchment paper or something similar between the layers of fabric on the shirt, so you aren't fusing the shirt together by accident too!

Piece by piece, remove the paper backing and place your applique onto the shirt, ironing it into place by following the heat recommendations on the package, each brand is different so please make sure you check your specific directions first.

Once you've arranged and ironed down each piece, you can stop here, but if you're handy with a sewing machine, or with embroidery, you can always add some top stitching around the letters for extra "hold".

I recommend this especially if you're making something you might be washing a lot. If you're appliqueing a bag, you might be able to skip this step, but with clothes it really makes your effort worth it. And you're done! How cute is this little shirt! Now you know how to make your own iron-ons! Go on and applique your little hearts out!

Thanks for reading!

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What a cute idea! It's still early enough in the day that you could whip this up for later today, or save it for next year!

If you've missed any of the previous days in our Crafting for Baby series, you can easily catch up. You can also check out the Crafting for Baby Link Party!



Wood Shim St. Patrick's Day Wall Art

St. Patrick's Day is coming up, but you've still got plenty of time to make these fun wood shim pieces of art. You can find the tutorial for all 3 of these over at My Crafty Spot.

 

See the Wood Shim St. Patrick's Day Pallet Art.

DIY St. Patrick's Day Decor

Now that Valentine's is over, it might time to start thinking about decorating for St. Patrick's Day. Roubinek Reality has a great tutorial for making this shamrock canvas.

See the DIY St. Patrick's Day Décor.

Lucky in Love With You St. Patrick's Day Printable

Happy St. Patrick's Day! We hope your day is filled with luck and love. And most importantly, pinch-free!!

 

 

 

Looking for a quick, simple way to show your spouse you love them? The Dating Divas created a cute "Lucky in Love" printable - and it's not too late to use it! You can still print it off and leave it somewhere for your loved one to find.

 

See the Lucky in Love Printable.

St. Patrick's Day Wreath

 

I'm in love with this wreath from Missy Inspired. I think it's very classy and sophisticated, and I love the combination of greens, brown, and white.

 

Check out this St. Patrick's Day Wreath.

 

Kiss Me Printable!

  I'm not Irish so this printable is totally for me!  And chances are that it is totally for you too! My Sister's Suitcase has this free printable for you.  They also attached it to a pack of gum!  Great idea!

See the St. Patty's Day printable.

St. Patrick's Day Categorically Crafting Show

Welcome to the St. Patrick's Day
Categorically Crafting Show

where you can show off all of your fun projects featuring

"St. Patrick's Day."

Please join your crafty post if, and only if, it corresponds with the category and theme of St. Patrick's Day. (If it doesn't fit in this category, please link it up to Whatever Goes Wednesday. ) Link up crafts, decor, sewing projects, food, tips, etc, that has to do with ST. PATRICK'S DAY. If you have joined a ST. PATRICK'S. project to a party on my blog before, feel free to add it to this show too! If you have a lot of Back to School projects, please choose your favorites. (Please no more than 4 posts per blog). Link to the specific posts, not to your main blog page.

Let's see what you have created (either recently or in the past)!

This linky will be open until MARCH 25, 2013 so keep checking back!

You can paste the "Categorically Crafting" button onto your blog post. I would love to see these floating around so more people can post their themed projects. I will leave this linky post open until next CC Show. Keep checking back for more ideas!!!

St. Patrick's Day Tie

 This would be a cute way for a boy OR girl to wear some green for St. Patrick's Day.  Make a tie with the help Sugar Bee Crafts.

Learn how to make a four leaf clover tie.

12 St. Patrick's Day Ideas

  With Valentine's behind us and St. Patrick's Day approaching, The Crafting Chicks has a variety of St. Patty's Ideas that you will love.  Twelve projects in all!!!

See the St. Patrick's Day Round-up.

Rufflicious Leprechaun

Polkadots on Parade came up with the darling idea to make a ruffled 3-leaf clover shirt for St. Patrick's Day! How cute is that? I love the green and the polka dots...and the ruffles!!!

See the Rufflicious Leprechaun

St. Patrick's Day Lucky Wreath

St. Patrick's Day will be here soon and I love the look of this fabric wrapped wreath from Poppies and Pinwheels. All of the textures, fabrics, colors, and different elements just go together perfectly!

See the Lucky Wreath

St. Patrick's Specimen Art

Sweet Rose Studios has a fun specimen art for St. Patrick's Day!   Gold coins and one shamrock!   Another cute thing to add to my list!!!

See the St. Patrick's Specimen Art.