St. Patrick’s Day - The Idea Room

St. Patrick’s Day Gift—Roll ‘o Gold

Looking for a super last minute Saint Patrick Day Gift idea? Look no further. I know this is so last minute, but I ran out of time and was not able to get this up any sooner.

But I know a lot of people are last minute-ers…so hopefully a few of you will be able to use these this year or save them for next year. I wanted to make a St. Patrick’s Day Candy Bar Wrapper like these Father Day Candy Bar Wrappers and wanted the gold foil wrappers. I thought about doing the Symphony Candy Bars, but then my eyes spied the Rolo’s and I knew that I would be making the wrapper for them.

To make a Roll ‘o Gold simply print out the label I am providing you and glue it on the Rolo’s in place of the regular wrapper. Viola! Instant gift!

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Roll ‘O Gold Rolo Wrappers

March 15, 2013 · Filed under: St. Patrick's Day Tagged with Candy bar wrappers, Pot of Gold gifts, saint patrick day, St. Patrick's Day, St. Patrick's Day gifts, St. Patrick's Day treats

Rainbow Fruit Pizza–St Patricks Day Recipes

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Take a little twist on the sugar cookie fruit pizza for one of your St Patricks Day recipes this year. A little healthier way to cure your sweet tooth.

Sugar Cookie Fruit pizza is a great and tasty treat for a party or a shower. They are also easy to serve. You can also let your guests decorate their own with the fruit of their choice.

Simply take your favorite Sugar Cookie Recipe and add a nice light and fluffy frosting. Then pull out your favorite fresh fruit.

Rainbow Fruit Pizza

Ingredients

3/4 cup butter flavored Crisco
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1/2 tsp. vanilla
4 3/4 cups flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
3/4 cup sour cream
3/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. nutmeg

Instructions

Combine soda and sour cream in mixer.
Then add the rest of the wet ingredients and mix well.
Mix in the dry ingredients.
Roll out dough till it is about 1/4 inch thick, on a lightly floured surface and cut out with cookie cutters into desired shapes.
I cut out circles that were 4 inches in size. This is be better if you are making rainbows.
Bake for 10-12 minutes at 375 degrees or until lightly browned.

http://www.theidearoom.net/2013/03/rainbow-fruit-pizza.html

Amazing Whipped Vanilla Frosting

Ingredients

1 cup of salted butter, room temperature
1 tsp Vanilla
3-4 cups Powdered Sugar
1-2 tsp. Milk
1 16 oz. tub of Cool Whip

Instructions

Use room temperature butter (otherwise you will get chunks of butter in your frosting), place it into mixer and whip together until nice and smooth.
Then add 1 teaspoon of vanilla.
Gradually add about 3-4 cups of powdered sugar (Confectioner’s sugar).
It will be a bit chunky and not very smooth.
Gradually add 1 teaspoon of milk while mixing frosting.
If it is still not the consistency you desire, add another teaspoon of milk until you get a nice thick frosting that is smooth.
Then fold in 1 tub of Cool Whip.
Serve immediately or keep in refrigerator before serving.

http://www.theidearoom.net/2013/03/rainbow-fruit-pizza.html

In this case I wanted fruit that was the color of the rainbow. I used Raspberries, oranges chopped, crushed pineapple, kiwi, and blueberries.

These got pretty rave reviews from my built-in taste testers. But unfortunately these fall in the category of things I can no longer eat….but that is okay…I was happy just eating the rest of this colorful plate of fruit for my dessert. Everyone was happy and you can’ t beat that…and you have another addition to your simple St Patricks Day recipes.

March 13, 2013 · Filed under: St. Patrick's Day, Summer, Treats Tagged with fruit pizza, fruit pizza recipe, shower desserts, st. patrick's day activities, St. Patrick's Day treats, st. patricks day recipes, summer desserts

Leprechaun Gift

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As promised, I have another St. Patrick’s Day gift idea to share with you today. These are pretty simple and make a easy gift to give to brighten someone’s day. These are a spin off of my Father’s Day Soda Bottle Covers I shared a couple of years ago. Do any of you remember those?

I simply took a bottle of Sprite and made this little Leprechaun Bottle cover to attach to the bottle.

Since I didn’t want to be able to see the Sprite Label on the top of the bottle, I simply cut out a piece of scrapbook paper and wrapped it around the top and glued it into place.

Then I decided to wrap a strip of white cardstock around the middle of the bottle and add one of the labels from the Rainbow in a Jar gifts that I shared the other day.

I also came up with a printable label for the Leprechaun Sprite bottle if you would like to use those to give with your little gift bottle.

You could also use the Leprechaun heads for the Rainbow in a Jar gifts as well. Simply adjust the white head band smaller or cut it out larger depending on the size of the jar you are using.

Or….wrap them around your glasses or napkins on your St. Patrick’s Day table. That is what I will be doing for our dinner table this coming Sunday. It adds just a simple festive touch to your St. Patrick’s Day dinner table.

I will be providing you with the free downloads of the St. Patrick’s Day printables for a few days before I move them over to my store. So be sure to grab them if you want to use them.

Click here for the printables:

St. Patrick’s Day Leprechaun Heads and Sprite Printables