The stories associated with the crafts your family enjoyed in past years or pursue today make a fascinating history and contribute to your family heritage.  I’ve particularly found it fun to trace my family’s connection with quiltmaking.  This is on my mother’s side.  I haven’t sound much connecting any of my dad’s family to crafts and handiwork, although I imagine they did these as part of their daily chores.
 For women of years ago didn’t need to find a hobby.  They had all the handiwork they could manage as they made quilts for beds, crocheted and hooked rugs for their floors, …read more

Sherri Osborn, from About.com’s Family Craft site, knows a lot about leprechauns, those mythical, mischievous, little fellows associated with Ireland and St. Patrick’s Day. She explains how to catch a leprechaun and better yet, she offers instructions on how to build a leprechaun trap. Best of all, she shares photos of readers’ leprechaun traps.
Sherri does caution, however, not to be discouraged if you don’t catch a leprechaun on your first try. They can be very illusive.