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March 3, 2015 by Bre

ShamROCK Craft for St. Patrick’s Day

Top ‘o the morning (afternoon, evening, middle of the night . . . whatever) to you!

I did not plan on making any St. Patrick’s Day crafts this year, but then my daughter became obsessed with leprechauns and I had to do something to acknowledge the upcoming holiday.  So I whipped up this super easy shamrock craft that uses, well, glass ROCKS, and had to share it with you!  Make a fun shamrock craft for St. Patrick's Day using glass gems  from the floral aisle at the craft store.

I never really planned on posting this project, so I have to admit that I did not take photos of all of the steps involved.  My bad.  But for real, you don’t need photos. It is that simple.

SUPPLIES

  • Plain wooden craft frame (mine was $1 at Michaels)
  • Paints in colors and styles of your choice for the frame
  • Green paint that is suitable for use on glass and fabric
  • Cardstock in green
  • Burlap fabric or wide ribbon to cover the cardstock
  • Spray adhesive
  • Large glass gems/rocks from the floral aisle
  • Glue that adheres to glass

INSTRUCTIONS

First, paint your plain craft frame.  I painted mine brown and then gave it a top coat of white chalk paint.  Next, I stenciled some gold polka dots on there and lightly sanded it for a distressed look.  Shamrock - plain frame
Next, I painted the backs of three of my glass rocks with the multi-surface green paint.  Shamrock - paint backs of gems
While those were drying, I cut a piece of green cardstock to fit over the cardboard insert in the frame. I sprayed that with adhesive and stuck it on there. I then did the same with a wide piece of burlap ribbon, and stuck that on top of the green cardstock.

Once the glass rocks were dry, I glued them to the now-covered cardboard frame insert. I painted a shamrock stem and wrote “Slainte” (which means “health” in Gaelic, and which is a common toast over in Ireland), on a leftover piece of cardstock.  I glued that to the bottom and was all finished with my festive shamROCK art!  Shamrck horizontal
I guess I’m all set for my green beer on March 17th!

Will you be celebrating St. Patrick’s Day?

-Bre

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  1. Amanda @ Dwelling in Happiness says

    March 6, 2015 at 12:11 am

    Super cute, Bre! I didn’t do any St. Patty’s decorating either, but I totally would have made this cute little thing! You’re so clever. 🙂

    Reply
    • Bre says

      March 6, 2015 at 3:55 pm

      Thanks, Amanda! Yeah, I’m ready to decorate for Easter! I want to feel like it’s spring! Have a great weekend!

  2. Amy | Canary Street Crafts says

    March 8, 2015 at 8:38 pm

    Too cute, Bre! Love the little Slainte addition!

    Reply
    • Bre says

      March 10, 2015 at 7:55 pm

      Thanks so much, Amy! Hope you will be enjoying a green beer on the 17th!

  3. Angela, blue i style says

    March 10, 2015 at 6:35 pm

    Very cute project – such a creative use of glass rocks!! Thanks for sharing it at The Creative Circle!

    Reply
    • Bre says

      March 10, 2015 at 8:00 pm

      Thanks, Angela!! Happy St. Paddy’s Day (a bit early)!

  4. Erlene says

    March 13, 2015 at 1:01 pm

    Great idea to use glass rocks and I love the polka dotted frame. Hope you’ll come and share this on the Spring Craft Blog Hop for St. Patrick’s Day crafts.

    Reply
    • Bre says

      March 13, 2015 at 2:34 pm

      Hi, Erlene! Thank you! And thanks for the invitation!! I will come link up!

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