Super Easy DIY Shamrock Boutonniere

Well, at last weeks par-tay, I had mentioned that I had the intention to post at least ONE St. Patrick’s Day project.   I have no idea why  I have such a hard time getting my arms wrapped around St. Patty’s Day crafts?!?!  I guess it’s just not one of those celebrations that I  hold near and dear to my heart {giggle}.  However, I do {love} seeing all the crafty fun around the world wide web.  Anywho, here we are… today I’m sharing a super easy Shamrock Boutonniere.

This projects takes less than 20 minutes (less the drying time), so it’s quick, easy and it adds the shamrock and green to your attire in celebrating St. Patrick’s Day.    Let’s grab a few supplies and get started!

Supplies include:  Fabrics of choice, hemp cord, matte mod podge (or fabric stiffener), paint brushes, floral stem wire and (not pictured), wax paper and a glue glun.  To attach to your clothing, you’ll also need a safety pin or corsage pin.

Firs things first, you’ll need to create a shamrock template.  Start to trace your shamrock onto your fabric of choice and cut.

Lay out a piece of wax paper and brush on your mod podge (or fabric stiffener) on one side, allow to dry.  Then brush your mod podge on the second side and allow to dry.

After the fabric is dry and stiff — you’re going to crease your shamrocks by folding it in half lengthwise and then in half again.

Your shamrocks are officially ready to be made into a boutonnieres!  Cut your floral stem wire to your desired length.  Mine were cut to about 1-1/2″ in length.  You’ll place a dot of glue on your floral stem wire and attach to the back of your shamrock.  Of course you can layer your shamrocks and have 2-3 shamrocks on your boutonnieres if you’d like.  I chose to keep mine on the simpler side; however, there are a ton of possibilities!

Now make a small bow with your hemp cord and attach with another dot of glue.  Aaaaaaaaand, you’re done! You can glue on a safety pin (which is what I did), attach with a corsage pin, or make your stem a little longer so the guys can tuck it into their jackets button hole!

Seriously, super duper easy with a simplistic and somewhat rustic twist to ‘the wearing of the green‘ for St. Patrick’s Day.  What do you think?   They would make a great wedding boutonniere for an Irish wedding too.  I do hope you enjoy!

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