
Celebrating Saint Patrick's Day —
Martha Stewart bakes a crumbly soda bread for the Irish in her life on Saint Patrick's Day.

Pull apart soda bread —
Instead of baking one big loaf of Irish soda bread this St. Patrick's Day, make a version that yields individual servings.

Shamrock party accessories —
Rinse the pink ink from a heart-shaped rubber stamp, and use it (and a green ink pad) to add shamrocks to napkins, coasters, and more. To make a swizzle stick, stamp a clover pattern onto card stock, and draw a stem with a colored pencil; repeat. Cut out with a 1-inch circle craft punch. Glue circles together, back sides facing, onto a skewer.

Shamrock green peppers —
Dress up any St. Patrick's Day meal by adding shamrocks made of green peppers to your plate. Slice a green bell pepper widthwise; it will reveal a shamrock or lucky four-leaf clover shape. Slice another pepper lengthwise to create stems. You can also present it to kids as a lucky snack -- just serve with your child's favorite dip.

Green garland —
Make your own luck with this shamrock garland.

Shamrock straw toppers —
Let your kids get a sip of Irish luck with four-leaf-clovers fashioned from green card stock.

Shamrock accessories —
On March 17, the "wearing of the green" can be as simple as adding a cute clover accessory, especially for girls and boys. Add a cute clover accessory: a headband for a girl or a boutonier for a boy.

Cute clover cookies —
Dress up sugar cookies with a touch of green pride this Saint Patrick's Day.


