St. Patrick’s Day Craft: How to make Paper Shamrocks

Happy Friday my friends! Are you ready for a fun weekend project for St. Patrick’s Day? These Paper Shamrocks are easy enough for the kiddos to help with too! Inspired by the Paper Hearts I made for Valentine’s Day, let me show you how to make Paper Shamrocks!

While they are similar to the Valentine’s Day Paper Hearts, they are also different, so I have put together a lot of step-by-step photos and instructions for you!

Let’s gather our supplies…

How to make Paper Shamrocks

Supplies

• Scrapbook Paper – 12 x 12 inch works best
• Paper cutter
• Scissors
• Adhesive – either glue dots or tape runner or both
• Twine or ribbon to hang the shamrocks

Step 1

For each Shamrock you will need…

• 4 strips of paper – 1 inch wide by 12 inches long
• 4 strips of paper – 1 inch wide by 10 inches long
• Stem – 1 strip of paper – 1 inch wide by 12 inches long

Step 2

• Fold the 12 inch pieces in half, wrong sides together
• Fold the 10 inch pieces in half, right sides together

Step 3

• Start with the 12 inch strips and glue the ends together, right sides together to form a heart shape

Step 4

• Now take the 10 inch strip of paper and glue one end to the inside of the larger heart, wrong sides together

Step 5

• Now glue the other side, wrong sides together

Step 6

• Secure the 2 hearts together at the bottom point with a glue dot

Step 7

• For the stem, fold a 12 inch strip of paper in half and secure with glue
• Using a pencil, slightly curl the stem, if desired

Step 8

Now it’s time to assemble all the pieces.

• First, cut a piece of twine and attach it between 2 of the hearts with a glue dot and then attach the 2 hearts together
• Then for the bottom, attach the stem with a glue dot and then attach the 2 hearts together

Step 9

• Attach the 2 sets together with glue and hang

Fun and easy…wouldn’t you say? Enjoy your weekend! Watch for Rainbow Week starting on Monday!

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