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DIY Shamrock Decor

Decorate a wood shamrock from the dollar store using paint, Mod Podge, and napkins.
Prep Time10 minutes
Active Time1 hour
Dry Time2 hours
Total Time3 hours 10 minutes
Yield: 1 wall hanging
Cost: $2

Equipment

Materials

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.
    removing the wood hearts from the shamrock using a scraper
  • Paint the shamrock with the green paint. Paint the back if desired - let dry completely.
    painting the wood shamrock with green paint
  • Paint the wood shapes with white paint and let dry.
    wood heart painted with white paint
  • Paint the wood shapes with Mod Podge and let dry. Paint a second coat and let dry.
    painting the white hearts with Mod Podge
  • Separate the St. Patrick's Day napkin from the sheer white layer. There could be one or two depending on your napkin.
    separating shamrock napkin layers
  • 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.
    Ironing the napkin onto the hearts
  • Once the napkins/shapes are cool, use an emery board to gently remove the napkin from the edges by sanding at an angle.
    Sanding the edges of the heart shapes with a nail file
  • Apply craft glue to the backs of the wood shapes and press them back onto the shamrock. Let dry.
    Gluing the hearts back onto the shamrock with craft glue
  • Seal the entire shamrock with Sparkle Mod Podge, including both the napkin and painted areas.
    Mod Podging the napkin with Sparkle Mod Podge
  • 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.
    Adding white ribbon to the shamrock to hang