- an plate or charger
- spray paint or Plaid Folk Art Paint in your color of choice
- coordinating scrapbook paper
- Paper and/or Gloss Mod Podge
- Folk Art Extreme Glitter in your choice of color
Using scrapbook paper that coordinated with my green paint, I used my electronic cutting machine to cut out letters. Don’t get twisty if you don’t have a cutting machine… you can find pre-cut letters in all shapes and sizes at your local craft store.
I cut out the word “LUCKY” four times and arranged the letters around the rim of the plate.
I am a big fan of the “eyeball” technique (as opposed to careful and precise measurements) so to make sure I was fairly even, I just created an X out of chopsticks to create four quadrants and arranged the letters that way.
Once I had the letters where I wanted them, I took each letter, one at a time, and brushed the back with Paper Mod Podge* then smoothed them into place. (You can use the Gloss Mod Podge for this step if you’d like.)
Using the Extreme Glitter paint, I painted a shamrock in the center of the plate. Did you know a 4-leaf clover was basically just 4 circles kind of smushed together? I didn’t either, but that’s what it is.
After painting my 4 smushed circles, I gave the shamrock a little stem. The Extreme Glitter paint went on rather light, but it dried to the darker color that I wanted.
Once the glitter paint was dry, I put a coat of the Gloss Mod Podge over the top of the whole plate for a nice, shiny finish.
This was a fun, easy project to do….
I love that in about an hour I could say that I had decorated for St. Patrick’s Day.
PicturePerfectPixies says
I am the same as you. I don’t decorate much for St. Patty’s either.
I think this touch would be just enough. Thanks for the quick tutorial. The chopstick trick is genius!
~ Laura says
I love quick and cute!!! For just a touch of green, this is perfect!!! And I think the chopstick trick is genius, too!! 🙂
MiMi says
I’ve been thinking I need to do this.
Emmy says
That is so cute!! Loving that chopstick technique, I am a big fan of eying it too so that is perfect!!
Johanson Family says
I really like this!! I am still trying to learn the tricks to my silhouette machine and might have to give this a whirl! Or buzz you for help! hah! CUTE!! Its too bad St. PAtty’s Day comes and goes so fast! I really like the shamrock!
Marisa says
What a great idea. Sooo easy and festive. Me likey.
Xazmin says
Yes! That’s my kind of decorating!
Easy, cheap, fast, and Mod Podge!
I hope you are doing well, and I think of you and your family daily.
pinkertonjamesl says
It great art and paint.It make from paper crafting.Thanx to share with us this kind of idea and thoughts.
Soldes 2012
Heidi @ Honeybear Lane says
Great idea!! I love how you’re always using old stuff to make something cool and new. Thanks for linking up.