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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Kristine says
03/10/2013 at 3:01 pmWhat a GREAT idea! Thanks for such a fun DIY. 🙂
Cindy Eikenberg says
03/10/2013 at 5:21 pmSo cute! pinned and shared on FB. Have a great Sunday!
Amy says
03/10/2013 at 10:52 pmI don’t get all crazy over SPD either. I just made a bow so my kid won’t get pinched all day. Love your project!
nest of posies says
03/12/2013 at 8:32 amLOVE this!!! and that top picture is perfect!!!
Amanda says
03/13/2013 at 7:04 amI’ve put together a round up of shamrock crafts on Craft Gossip today and included your post. 🙂 You can see it here
http://homeandgarden.craftgossip.com/15-shamrock-crafts-for-st-patricks-day/
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Thanks for sharing!
Brenda @ a farmgirl's dabbles says
03/13/2013 at 12:09 pmSuper cute – I love how small and sweet they are!
EmmaK says
03/14/2013 at 9:35 amSupercute shamrock craft idea!! Will make some for my family
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Rosey says
03/14/2013 at 12:22 pmHow perfectly cute and festive too!
I’m visiting today from Thumping Thursdays. 🙂
Sherri @madefrompinterest.net says
03/14/2013 at 1:27 pmWhat a clever way not to get pinched. Thank you for hosting the link party.
Katherines corner says
03/15/2013 at 9:15 pmKelly these are so cute! Thank you for sharing your lovely blog at the Thursday Favorite Things blog hop xo
yumeating says
02/26/2014 at 7:35 amLove these! Pinned it to my “Good to Be Irish” board. I get excited about St. Patricks Day but I am sure it has a lot to do with being Irish. It’s the only time of year I can buy all the fun Irish, Ireland, Shamrock related stuff in the stores. Especially places like Ross, TJMAxx and Marshalls. I stock up on tshirts at Old Navy. It’s my month of spending. I have already scheduled some Irish traditional recipes and have a few guest posts lined up. I am really looking forward to March this year! Going to have to spruce up my crafting skills too!
Bonnie @ The Pin Junkie says
03/06/2014 at 3:39 pmThis is such a cute idea and so easy to do! Thanks for sharing this project at The Pin Junkie. It was featured in a St. Patrick’s Day roundup at http://www.thepinjunkie.com/2014/03/st-patricks-day-crafts-and-recipes.html