It’s been a few years since I made this, but I still pull it out every year and hang it on my front door! It was really easy and I always get lots of compliments. All you’ll need are some inexpensive paper mache hearts you can get at the craft store, some paint and buttons.
St. Patrick’s Day Welcome Shamrock
designed by Amanda Formaro
St. Patrick's Day Welcome Shamrock
Supplies
- 4 paper mache hearts
- assortment of colorful buttons
- acrylic paint in green black and white
- scissors
- hot glue gun
- old toothbrush
- acrylic sealer spray matte finish
Instructions
- On work surface, position the four paper mache hearts into a clover design. Hot glue them together. Use scissors to trim off the hangers from the hearts, leaving one on to hang the clover by.
- Paint clover completely with green acrylic paint. Repeat if needed.
- Dip the bristle tips of a toothbrush into some black paint that has been lightly thinned with a drop or two of water. Test your splattering ability on a piece of scrap paper before doing this on your clover. Hold toothbrush horizontally and drag your finger across the bristles, causing the paint to splatter spots wherever you aim it. When you are comfortable with this method, go ahead and splatter the entire surface of the clover with black paint. Clean out toothbrush and repeat this method with white paint. Spray entire surface with acrylic sealer spray and let dry.
- When dry, use hot glue to add buttons around the outer edge of the clover. Alternate the colors so that there are not too many of one color together. If you prefer, you can use gold and/or silver buttons in place of colorful buttons.
- Find one button to go in the center of the clover, preferably larger than the other buttons that you used around the edge.Hot glue to the center.
- Hang on your door!
Rainbow Cake Recipe
A friend of mine, Megan from Megan’s Cookin’, has a really awesome and colorful rainbow cake that would be PERFECT for St’ Patrick’s Day! Just look at that picture of all those vibrant and beautiful layers! I’m dying to try this and thought you would like it too!
Amanda Formaro
Amanda Formaro is the crafty, entrepreneurial mother of four children. She loves to bake, cook, make kid's crafts and create decorative items for her home. She is a crafting expert and guru in the kitchen and has appeared online and in print publications many times over the years. She is also the editor for the Home & Garden channel at Craft Gossip and owner of FunFamilyCrafts.com.
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Amanda says
March 7, 2010 at 6:40 pmThank you Rena! Appreciate it!
Rena says
March 5, 2010 at 5:53 pmI love this. Might try a smaller version with wooden hearts for my boys. Thanks for the idea!
Amanda says
February 20, 2010 at 9:00 pmChristie – sounds so cute! :)
vanessa – thanks! Happy St Pat's!
vanessa says
February 20, 2010 at 4:16 amSuch a cute idea and I am definitely looking for some good St. Patrick's day crafts.
Christie says
February 19, 2010 at 6:27 pmThis is very cute. Cali made one last year although we cut hearts out of a recycled cereal box. And you are right, we received many compliments too! The are super precious!
Amanda says
February 16, 2010 at 1:39 amThanks Connie, thanks Megan! :)
Megan says
February 13, 2010 at 3:21 pmVery cute. I wish I had all your ideas when I had my GS troop. This is a great one!
Connie Weiss says
February 13, 2010 at 2:40 pmAdorable! I need a St. Pat's craft…thanks for sharing!