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Day 2: January Blog Hop + New Release Now Available

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Hello! It’s Lindsey here. Sometimes I make a project that I am absolutely giddy about. This is one of them! :) I love St. Patrick’s Day. It reminds me of my Irish grandmother who I absolutely adored. I don’t have very many decorations to celebrate the holiday, though. When I saw the big Shamrock Shaker die, I knew it would make a fabulous garland. And I have to say, I’m pretty smitten with the result.

This project comes together super quickly, so I hope you’ll give it a try. All you need is one die – the Shamrock Shaker. 

There are a couple things that make the Shamrock Shaker Dies perfect for this project: they are large in scale and symmetrical. Because of the large size, it only took 14 shamrocks to stretch across my shelf. (This would fit across my fireplace mantle as well, but at the time I made it, I had Christmas Stockings hanging. Lol.)

After cutting 14 solid white shamrocks, I cut 3 colored inner portions for each shamrock, so 81 pieces total. You could certainly layer more pieces, but 3 made it full enough for my liking. I adhered one colored layer to the white shamrock, then scored the other two down the middle (which was 1.5″).

Next, I folded both shamrock centers down the middle, layered them on top of each other, and put glue down the spine. Then, I placed them in the center of my shamrock and held them until the glue dried.  You could use any glue of choice, but I used hot glue because it dries quickly and has a strong bond. It also helps hold the shamrock centers in a permanent fanned position.

The process goes really quickly if you streamline it and do all the scoring then all the gluing. 

Finally, I arranged the shamrocks in rainbow order and adhered them to a white string. 

Ta-da!  Isn’t it fun?  Here is one last view closer up. 

I hope I’ve inspired you to create something today.  You could also use the new Stitched Hearts Dies to make a Valentine’s version of this if that’s more your thing. For that matter, you could make a garland for each season using Pretty Pink Posh’s Stitched Pumpkins, Pine Tree Dies, etc.  Just choose a die that is symmetrical, and you are good to go.    

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48 Comments

  1. Love this project, Lindsey!! I knew I should order that shaker!!!
    Lori S in PA

  2. Oh how cute, rainbow colored shamrocks on a banner! That’s a unique idea!

  5. So clever and cute! Great idea to have the white grounding shamrock – seems like this would help the garland lay flat. Thanks for slso pointing out other dies that would work.

  10. I love this idea. Such a fun banner. I have dies that I can totally do this with.

  11. This is super cute! I have a huge Irish family and send almost as many cards for St. Patricks day as I do for Christmas!! Shamrocks as the perfect way to celebrate. Love all the colors too!

  19. Such a cute idea. A lot of work but so worth it to get that pretty banner. Thanks for the inspiration.

  22. What a great release! I don’t know what to get first!! Thinking the seed beads would be so fun after watching Laura!! Along with the hearts of course

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  26. Omgee! Is this cute! I go way out for St. Patrick’s Day and I can’t wait to try this!!!

  31. I’m not Irish but I do love your cute banner! Thanks for the inspiration!

  36. I just love your gorgeous and colorful shamrock garland! So happy and fun! Thanks for the inspiration and showing us how to make it!

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  40. How adorable!!! I love the rainbow color scheme; it’s so cheery!

  41. Lindsey, this is such a delightful shamrock banner!!! Thank you for your wonderful inspiration!!

  42. Love this banner Lindsey. The white layer really makes them pop.

  44. What a fun garland! I’d love to find what’s at the end of that rainbow!

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