Decorate a wood shamrock from Dollar Tree using basic craft supplies and Sparkle Mod Podge! This is a budget friendly St. Patrick’s Day idea you’ll love.
Skills Required: Beginner. You’ll use the paper napkin decoupage technique (iron on method) with Mod Podge, which helps prevent wrinkles. You’ll also be painting.
There is a holiday between Valentine’s Day and Easter that we forget a lot – let’s be honest. None of us wants to admit it, but I think you know exactly what I’m talking about.
This year, however, I’ve decided to make a few projects for St. Patrick’s Day, and my trip started at the dollar store. I’ve been really feeling the Sparkle Mod Podge this year and knew that I wanted to incorporate that as well.
When I was at Dollar Tree I spotted the wood shamrocks they had available, and I knew that’s what I wanted to decorate. With cute napkins, of course.
It was actually very easy to remove the wood shapes from the front using a scraper, which gives you options in terms of how you decorate with the napkins.
This shamrock decor is really easy to make and packs a punch with the glitter, and I think you’re really going to enjoy making these!
Get the printable how to below:
DIY Shamrock Decor
Equipment
- Paint scraper or similar blade
- Parchment paper
Materials
- 1 Wood shamrock
- St. Patrick's Day napkin
- Mod Podge Gloss
- Mod Podge Sparkle
- Acrylic paint white and green
- Ribbon for hanging
- Craft glue
Instructions
- If you can, use a thin blade to remove any wood shapes on the front of your shamrock – mine had three wood hearts. It was easy to slide a scraper under them and pop the hearts off gently.
- Paint the shamrock with the green paint. Paint the back if desired – let dry completely.
- Paint the wood shapes with white paint and let dry.
- Paint the wood shapes with Mod Podge and let dry. Paint a second coat and let dry.
- Separate the St. Patrick's Day napkin from the sheer white layer. There could be one or two depending on your napkin.
- Using three different parts of the napkin, iron the napkin down onto the wood hearts. Place a piece of parchment paper on top of the napkin, and run the craft iron across the top several times (mine was on high heat). While you are doing this, the Mod Podge is melting below the napkin, and the napkin is adhering. Keep going until the napkin is fully adhered, including the edges.
- Once the napkins/shapes are cool, use an emery board to gently remove the napkin from the edges by sanding at an angle.
- Apply craft glue to the backs of the wood shapes and press them back onto the shamrock. Let dry.
- Seal the entire shamrock with Sparkle Mod Podge, including both the napkin and painted areas.
- To finish, add a ribbon to the shamrock to hang. Tie several knots on both sides so the wood doesn't slip off the ribbon.
If you enjoyed this project, let me know in the comments! I’d also love for you to check out these other projects that use napkins:
