Make this fun and easy shamrock craft for St Patrick’s day using Dollar Tree supplies! It only costs $3 to make and takes less than 10 minutes.
This is a super easy St Patrick’s Day craft that you can even do with your kids. It will add a festive touch to your home for Saint Paddy’s day and would look great on your front door as a door hanger or over your spring mantel.
All the materials except the paint and scrapbook paper came from the dollar store. However, Dollar Tree does sell some scrapbook paper. They have green glitter scrapbook paper in variety packs. You could even use their green glitter vinyl and just cut off a section and stick it on and trim it down with a craft knife. The scrapbook I used came from Hobby Lobby and was $0.25 a sheet. Hobby Lobby has green buffalo plaid that would look really great too!
I was going for a farmhouse style decoration so I used white chalk paint and twine for a natural look, but you can paint it any color you want, add a different trim, do something else in place of the paper. When it comes to this craft project, you have a lot of leeway for some creativity to make it your own.
Supplies for this Dollar Tree Shamrock Craft:
- wooden shamrock
- white chalk paint (green would be great too!)
- 1 page of scrapbook paper
- twine
- pen / pencil
- scissors
- Mod Podge
- foam brush and/or paint brush
- hot glue gun (approx. 1/2 stick)
- x-acto knife
Variations:
- Make a green shamrock with gold trim
- Stain the wood instead of painting it to create a rustic look
- Omit the paper and use green glitter for the “hearts”
Tutorial for this Dollar Tree Shamrock Craft:
- Paint your shamrock white using the chalk paint and let it dry.
- Trace the shape of the one of the “hearts” on the back of your scrapbook paper and cut it out. It doesn’t have to be perfect (better to have excess than trim it down too much).
- Make 2 other copies of that heart shape on your scrapbook paper.
- Brush the back of each piece of scrapbook paper with Mod Podge and align it with the heart shapes on the shamrock.
- Take an x-acto knife and trim along the edges of the paper anywhere that isn’t perfectly aligned.
- Glue twine around the edges of the hearts using your hot glue gun. This is an optional step!
- Loop twine around the holes at the top for hanging.
Dollar Store Shamrock Craft
Equipment
- 1 pair of scissors
- 1 X-ACTO knife
- 1 hot glue gun
- 1/2 glue stick
- 1 foam brush and/or paint brush
- 1 pen or pencil
Ingredients
- 1 wooden shamrock
- 1 piece scrapbook paper
- twine
- chalk paint white
Instructions
- Paint your shamrock with the chalk paint and let it dry. It may need two coats, but mine didn't.
- Trace the shape of the one of the "hearts" on the back of your scrapbook paper with your pencil or pen and cut it out. It doesn't have to be a perfect match, but it's better to have excess paper on the sides than trim it down too much. We will trim it down more later.
- Make 2 other copies of that heart shape on your scrapbook paper by using the first one as a template.
- Brush the back of each piece of scrapbook paper with Mod Podge and align it with the heart shapes on the shamrock and press it down. Let it dry for a few minutes.
- Take an x-acto knife and trim along the edges of the paper anywhere that isn't perfectly aligned.
- Glue twine around the edges of the hearts using your hot glue gun. This is an optional step, but it adds some detail and hides any imperfections!
- Loop twine around the holes at the top for hanging.
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