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There are a plethora of T-shirts, greeting cards, signs hanging in taverns, and idle chat between morning talk show hosts on and around every March 17th that remind us on St. Patrick’s Day, everybody is Irish.

And I guess that goes for ol’ St. Patrick himself, because, you see, he wasn’t Irish at all, rather he was British. (Go ahead, look it up. And feel free to use that little bit of knowledge this St. Patrick’s Day!) He did live most of his life in Ireland, however, and went through a very hard life while apparently doing all kinds of good things, so it’s not like there’s no connection there, it’s just that, well, he wasn’t Irish.

But, as everyone knows, we’re all Irish on March 17th, so let’s not let too many days slip by until we start thinking about some St. Patrick’s day adornments we might be wanting to wear that day. Whether simply putting on a pair of earrings with a small, green crystal in them, or going full throttle with jewelry practically dripping of shamrock charms or Irish phrases spelled out in alphabet beads, you don’t want to be sitting there on March 16th saying to yourself, “Darn it, what I’m I going to wear to work tomorrow to acknowledge the holiday?” (Or, even worse, if you plan on attending the festivities at a pub where plenty of green beer will be served, and realize you can’t find your ‘Kiss Me I’m Irish” shirt!” No, you want to be prepared. )

And it’s not just green that you need to wear to give that Irish feeling. Remember Leprechauns, and what it is they love to hoard: Gold. And as far as iconography goes, the shamrock isn’t the only image associated with St. Patrick, remember, he (supposedly) drove all of the snakes out of Ireland. So in an effort to out-do your St. Patrick’s Day co-workers/fellow partiers, you might want to add a little snake charm, or perhaps a glass pendant in the shape of the snake.

And of course, Brightlings Beads has all of these things and more that will help you celebrate the holiday. So stop by, and start thinking green!