Everybody has a pair of scissors. Some of us, well, have a few pairs of scissors. In the past, I have customized my scissors with ribbon or decorative tape. I thought it might be fun to decorate the scissors for St. Patrick’s Day with Buttons Galore’s Glitter Shamrock Buttons. This is a fun and easy project for any level of crafter.
Sending cards for the little holidays is not only fun but also very special. I mean come on, who doesn’t LOVE to get a note in the mailbox these days. This hand made card is not only adorbale but sure to spread luck and friendship for St. Patrick’s Day. Three cheers for Fifteen MINUTE Friday!
You will need the following:
Cut a fold over card to fit your envelope. This one is 8.5 x 4.25 to fit in an A2 sized envelope. Cut your other decorative papers to add color to your card front. Stitch your buttons to a piece of pre-cut card stock to form a shamrock. Knot it in the back.
Adhere your pieces to the front of the card with Aleene’s Always Ready. Add a sticker message if you would like. You can also write your message with a marker or a pen.
I hand-stamped the back of my card too with my self-inking stamp from Expressionery.Com. I think this makes it a little more special.
And now you are ready to write a for real, noteworthy, hand written letter to a friend!
Happy Creating,
Laura
This little garland is super festive and so easy to create. The mini shamrock garland can be used to decorate in lots of fantastic ways and is perfect for a fifteen MINUTE Friday project.
You will need scissors, green decorative paper, Candy Apple Green Buttons, Ribbon or Ric Rac and Aleene’s Always Ready Fast Grab Glue.
Ta Da! It looks so fun on this wreath on the front door.
Cheers,
Laura
As an Irish lass, I just HAVE to share another St. Patrick’s Day Card.
Sometimes I like to make easy cards. Other times, I like to pull out lots of toys and tools, and for this card, I got out sandpaper, my scor-board and all kinds of goodies.
Let’s get started!
We had a lot of fun using tools, but it wasn’t hard… Was it? Grammar Note – the plural of clover really is clovers, I researched it. It sounds wrong, doesn’t it?
Thanks for stopping by today. I hope your St. Patrick’s Day is filled with luck to last you through the year.
Make a St. Patrick’s Day Card with hearts. I found that I did not have many St. Patrick’s Day themed stamps and embellishments in my stash. I decided on an Irish styled saying and a clover made of stamped hearts. You can make a card any size you like. My card is 4×4″.
Buttons Galore Product used:
I also used:
In addition you will need:
I hope you enjoyed this St. Patrick’s Day card and the quick cloud tutorial. May the wind be ever at your back!
Thanks for stopping by.
Allie
Make your own hand stitch shamrock button pin with scrap fabric and some green buttons. I used 3 different buttons from the Luck button tote for my pin project, you can mix and match however you’d like. Using some fabric glue and stitching with embroidery floss, you can make a whole variety of shamrock button pins to decorate or give away for St. Patrick’s Day.
For this piece I used denim, felt and linen. I pulled out threads on both the denim and linen to give more of a rough, frayed edge. However, you can finish the edges of your pins however you like. Coordinate your embroidery thread colors or create a contrasting look. You can make so many different variation of this simple pin with just a few different supplies.
Shamrock Button Pin by Jen Goode
Materials needed to make a shamrock button pin:
How to make your own shamrock button pin:
You can either glue your buttons on to the piece or stitch, these instructions I’m going to use the stitch method.
Make a fun shamrock button pin
Shamrock button pin back
Make your own shamrock button pin with green buttons
Making your own shamrock button pin is a fun and quick craft you can also make with kids. If you’d rather just glue the whole thing together, try using fabric markers to draw your thread marks. Use embroidery thread to create the tied look to the buttons before you glue the buttons to the fabric. Mix up the button sizes, embroidery thread colors and fabric you use for extra looks.
I’d love to see what fun you have with this St. Patrick’s Day button project!
Jen
St Patrick’s Day Headband
Make this Quick & Easy St Patrick’s Day Headband today and wear it this evening….using “Match Ups” makes it so easy to do!
Supplies:
• Match Ups Spring Collection #2133 (5 clovers)
• Thin White Headband
• 2 yards ¼” Green Grosgrain Ribbon
• Beacon’s 3 in 1 Glue
• 5 Rhinestones
Scissor
Instructions:
Glue small piece of ribbon onto ends of headband
Then glue one end of ribbon at the end of headband and wrap around at an angle until headband is covered, glue end; let dry.
Glue rhinestones onto center of clovers.
Glue clovers to headband starting on one side; you can stop with just one clover or
Glue the rest of the clovers onto headband as shown.
Button embellished St. Patrick's Day Keepsake box
Is the luck of the Irish with you?
It was WITH ME, when I re-purposed this old cigar box, to become a sparkling keepsake, with a St. Patty’s Day twist…
A delightful assortment of Buttons Galore & More buttons and just the right amount of good old Irish magic…
Buttons Used:
The spirits moved me to create this festive, button embellished medallion, to house a wee-leprechaun and invite contemplation of one’s sense of optimism…
And being, ever the optimist, myself – I confirmed what EVERYONE should feel….
L-U-C-K-Y!
And HOPEFULLY, inspired as well!
I hope you do a little jig and get your BUTTONS on – it’s a great time for crafting with Buttons Galore & More!
Thanks for visiting!
Did your little one just tell you that you need to make party favors for school on St Patricks day? No worries, Laura Kelly has you covered.
Cut a large shamrock out of dark green felt and a smaller shamrock out of light green felt. Laura used pinking shears to give her shamrock a decorative edge.
Sew buttons (or glue them) onto the light green felt and then glue the smaller shamrock onto the larger one.
Attach the finished shamrock to a ribbon or whatever you might have on hand and attach it to the treat bag.
Isn’t this adorable? What is super impressive is that all of the buttons are SEWN on! The stitched “lucky” is just the icing on the cake. Super cute!
Please visit the Sweet Little Smoothie blog for the complete tutorial.
