My Parties: How to Serve a Simple St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast

I wanted to do a St. Patrick’s Day breakfast for my family, but I also wanted to make it easy on myself and not spend anything. The only thing I bought was blueberries; everything else came from my fridge or home or Freebie Friday feature.

I kept the colors to traditional green and orange because I had plenty of those colors on hand. Just like I talked about in this video, this look is all about layering. I counted the dark wood of my buffet table and dining table as one layer and skipped tablecloths.

• On the buffet, I added a yard of orange cotton fabric. The fabric was purchased for my Dinosaur Baby Shower, but never used.
• The shamrock plates and platters are from Home Goods, left over from my St. Patrick’s Day Lunch from two years ago.
• The toy gold coins also are from the St. Patrick’s Day Lunch.
• The felt garland by A Felt Affair is left over from the same St. Patrick’s Day Lunch. I love all of Ellie’s garlands and would highly recommend her.
• The garland hangs between two wreath hangers that are part of my collection of party accessories. (They were originally $10 each at Tuesday Morning.)
• The party printables are by Love the Day. Lindi offered these as a freebie! (The printable in the frame is another freebie from Dreamsicle Sisters. I just downsized it to fit my frame.)
• See the party circle in the scones? It is attached to a gold candle with a Glue Dot. (The candle is from my daughters’ 9th birthday.)
• Finally, the frame is from Hobby Lobby, bought for that same St. Patrick’s Day Lunch but never used.

Notice a theme? I don’t want to sound like I’m promoting hoarding, but if you think you’ll use it again, pack it away in a clear plastic bin, add an identifying label, and store it away until next year.

• On the dining table, I started with green place mats, originally purchased for my first version of the Flower Fairy Party.
• Next came more shamrock plates, which I topped with orange bowls from Dollar Tree. The bowls were left over from my Trick or Treat Halloween Party.
• The orange napkins are wrapped in Love the Day printables, but the napkins themselves were originally used in my Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Party.
• Even the fresh flowers are left-overs. They were used on the mantle and dessert table in my daughters’ Country Music Awards Birthday Party. (I’ll share that as soon as I finish writing the Party Plan eGuide.)

• I kept breakfast really simple, starting with a special treat: blueberry scones. My favorite scone recipes are all from the book Simply Scones. All I did was add green food dye.
• I wanted to add some fruit, so I pulled honeydew and cantaloupe out of the fridge and styled them on skewers. Food is just more fun when it’s on a stick.
• Orange juice was our last item.

The scones took an hour to make and bake and it was only another two hours to do everything from printing and trimming the printables to ironing napkins and setting the table. So if you’re short on time or dollars, don’t let it stop you from making your St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast extra special. (Bonus: you can now say you’ve celebrated St. Paddy’s Day and skip the corned beef and cabbage.)

Vendor Credits

• Party Styling: Double the Fun Parties
• Photography: Double the Fun Parties
• Printables: Love the Day and Dreamsicle Sisters
• Felt Garland: A Felt Affair