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Easter Fancies: Nesting Instincts of Good Fortune & Prosperity

Another way to enjoy decoupaged eggshell art.

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Click HERE to learn how to make these enchanting eggs from recycled eggshell.

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Below is an excerpt from Frugal Luxuries by the Seasons, by Tracey McBride;
published by Bantam Books, NY, NY, 2000

Easter Fancies:


A Lucky Bird’s Nest

Bird’s nests have long been symbols of good fortune and prosperity. While it’s a rare but wonderful find to uncover a real bird’s nest to use in your spring décor, you may create your own simple, attractive nests using excelsior.

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Drawing by Alexis Larson-Gibson, taken from the book Frugal Luxuries by the Seasons, by Tracey McBride;
published by Bantam Books, NY, NY, 2000.
All Rights Reserved.

Creative Recycling of the Ordinary Eggshell?

To learn how easy it is to make these charmingly ornamental Easter Eggs from recycled eggshells visit Frugal Luxuries by clicking HERE.

Festivals of Spring: THE FEAST OF SAINT PATRICK!

"Cead mile failte!--One hundred thousand welcomes"
--Ancient Gaelic Greeting
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Drawing by: Alexis Larson-Gibson; published in Frugal Luxuries by the Seasons
Click here to learn how to create this Irish Linen Sachet.

Happy Feast of Saint Patrick!

In the Irish countryside, March 17--the anniversary of the death of Saint Patrick--is a day of visiting relatives and friends, and a fitting occasion to sing, feast, and partake of concerts and plays honoring the patron saint of Ireland. Most towns and cities hold a large parade in honor of the day, during which everyone wears green, for the "wearin' of the green" is a celebration of the emerald green of Ireland herself, as well as a symbol of springtime.


When I was very young, my mother would celebrate Saint Patrick's Day by speaking with an Irish brogue all day, although she is an American by birth. After our traditional Saint Patrick's day dinner of corned beef, cabbage, potatoes, and carrots, she and my father would sip Irish coffee from shamrock-encrusted Irish crystal glasses (purchased on a visit to Ireland...before I was born) while enjoying Gaelic melodies playing on the stereo. I would lie on the floor at her feet and listen as she delighted us with amusing tales about her day posing as an Irishwoman (giggling with fun at the thought that so many people had believed her brogue to be authentic) and reminisced with my father about their long ago sojourn to that ancient isle of green.

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Excerpt above taken from Frugal Luxuries by the Seasons, by Tracey McBride; published by Bantam Books, NY, NY, 2000.