Scrappy St. Patrick's Day Shamrock Wreath

I wanted to have a cute St. Patrick's Shamrock wreath. I am part Irish for heaven's sake. Did you know that my ancestor was the one who kidnapped St. Patrick?! Anyway, I saw this great idea for using hearts to make a shamrock shape, but I decided I am way too lazy to cut out that many felt circles. So, I combined that idea with this fabric scrap wreath idea and we had a winner!

Here's my adorable Scrappy St. Patrick's Shamrock Wreath...

Why scrappy? Well for one thing it uses fabric scraps, but I also used a scrap of styrofoam packaging to make my hearts. So, ya wanna know how I did it? Here ya go!

Supplies needed: (lots of supplies but you probably have most of them at home)

• Styrofoam packaging (or 4 hearts from a craft store)
• Serrated knife
• Piece of paper for heart template
• Marker or pen
• Measuring device
• Scissors
• Two colors Green Fabric (I think I used about 1/2 yard total)
• White Glue
• Pen or pencil
• Hot glue
• Ribbon
• Embellishments

1. Measure 4 equal parts of foam and cut in to pieces. Use paper template and trace edges on foam with marker lid. I just dented the foam with the lid around the template so marker would not show.

2. Cut the foam with your knife. Cut your fabric in to 2 inch squares.

3. Put some glue in a bowl. Put a fabric square over the tip of your pen and dip in the glue. Then, stab the pen in to the styrofoam. This will make a little "flower" out of the fabric square. Repeat, alternating colors to give it more dimension.

4. Once all your hearts are covered hot glue the edges together. I thought it looked kind of like a blob at this point, so I added a little stem.

5. I did not like the white edges showing, so I hot glued some ribbon around the edges. Then, I tied a bow and hot glued it to the back to hang the wreath from.

6. I added an embellishment from the scrapbook section that says "Lucky you" to break up the green blob.

I couldn't let the St. Patty's Day decor stop at the door. I made these adorable Lucky wood blocks at Amanda's craft night. I'm so lucky to have awesome friends!

Happy March!

Linking up:
Made by You @ Skip to my Lou
Making the World Cuter
Crafaholics Anonymous St. Patty's Day Party
Just Something I Whipped Up @ The Girl Creative
Market yourself Monday @ Sumo's Sweet Stuff
Trash to Treasure @ Reinvented
Show and Tell @ Blue Cricket Design

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