So remember the other day when I said I wasn’t feeling inspired by St. Patrick’s Day? Well, turns out, I was! I managed to get to the craft store. I had a short list of a couple of things to grab but then I took a little time to wander the aisles and for whatever reason, as it is for creativity, at that particular moment I was full of ideas.
Like I said though, St. Patrick’s Day and the color green are not my favorite, but when I was standing in front of the felt I started thinking about springtime and green grass and I dreamed up this wreath–fluffy green grass with shamrocks nestled inside.
Because really, you guys, I am soooo over winter.
Maybe it was standing outside the cold snow all morning? I don’t really know, but it made me dream of when I was little at soccer games, when I was waiting on the sidelines for my turn to play we’d sit in the sun on the grass and look for flowers and four leaf clovers. And so I made this wreath later that day and I love it and now I’m thinking maybe I DO like St. Patrick’s Day after all!
St. Patrick’s Day Shamrock Wreath Supply List
St. Patrick’s Day Shamrock Instructions
1. Cut strips approximately 1.5 -2 inches wide from the darker green felt. 
2. Cut the long edge of the strip into fringe by cutting down about 2/3 of the width of the strip. Don’t worry at all about your fringe being even.
3. Run a bead of hot glue along the uncut long edge of the strip and wrap it around the wreath. You only need to cover about 3/4 of the way around the wreath form, no one will see the back, there’s no point wasting felt to cover it!
4. Repeat overlapping the strips all the way around until the entire wreath form is covered in grass. Run your hands through the fringe to muss it up so it looks more like grass.
5. To make the shamrocks, cut three shapes that look like hearts but with flat bottoms instead of points. Mine were about 1.5 inches tall.
6. Put a small dot of glue on the bottom of the heart shape and pinch the sides in toward the middle like this:
7. Repeat with the other two shapes. When you have three pinched heart shapes, group them together and secure with glue.
8. Using a dot of glue, nestle your shamrock into the grass. Repeat until you fill your wreath with shamrocks.
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Barbara Warner says
Love your shamrock wreath. Looks so cute with the shamrocks growing in the grass. You explained your process of making the grass and the shamrocks so well. Keep up the good work – many of us amateurs and wannabe interior decorators can use your help! Happy St. Paddy’s Day!
Angela @ Joy Focused Learning says
This wreath is so cute! Thanks for sharing at Anything Goes. I featured this post at this week’s linky! 🙂
Amber @ Fit, Foodie Runs says
Thank you for joining the Anything Goes linky party! This is one of my top three favs and I’m featuring it today! Hope you join us again today!
Jennifer Dawn says
This looks fantastic! Great technique!
lilmrstori says
Hi Cassie!! Your wreath is so pretty. It looks really easy to do! I have featured this on Do Tell Tuesday today! Thanks for linking up! Have a great week:)
Emily Mugleston says
Cassie, this looks AMAZING!!! So glad you did feel inspired to create something for St. Patrick’s Day! Love how you worked with the felt and made the shamrocks! Great tutorial, too! Thanks so much for sharing with us over at Decorate to Celebrate!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Emily
Mollie’s Motif
Cassandra May says
Thanks Emily!
CJ Huang says
So creative! I’m wishing spring weather would get here sooner too. 🙂
DearCreatives (@DearCreatives) says
Love it. I hope you have time to come by and share it at the party. Have a great weekend. Theresa @DearCreatives
Deborah says
Nicely done! I am dreaming of green grass too…and pretty flowers, the smell of the earth, the sound the the spring peepers in our pond. Oh man I can hardly wait! Thank you for sharing at What We Accomplished Wednesdays. Have a lovely week! ~Deborah
Lynette says
Cute wreath!
Pamela says
cassie, you are so absolutely clever 🙂 love this project! just seeing the wreath by itself looks like it would take so much work and/or that it came straight from a store (it looks so good!), but you simplified it in your tutorial! love! thanks for sharing! 😀
Cassandra May says
Thanks so much Pamela, it really was a piece of cake!
Norma says
Hi Cassie:) this is a fantastic tutorial and it sure looks like fun to create. Thank you for joining us over at Decorate to Celebrate.
Hugs,
Norma
Cassandra May says
Thanks so much Norma!
Rhonda Emery says
so pretty tfs and entering into the challenge at decorate to celebrate
D@TheShadyPorch says
Very cute and unique! Pinned to my Wreath board. Thanks for sharing at the #thepartyontheporch. Blessings, D@TheShadyPorch
Cassandra May says
Thanks D!
Carie Spence says
So creative and fun!
Cassandra May says
Thanks Carie!
Judy says
if you want you can come over and linkup @ http://decoratetocelebrate.blogspot.com/
We are having a St.Patrick and Birthday Decoration Challenge. 🙂
Cassandra May says
Done! Thanks for visiting, Judy!
Nichole Tinaglia Hoehn says
love it!