st. patrick's day CRAFTS

Get the feel of the Irish festival with the celebrations of St. Patrick’s Day. The festival of St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated around the world with excitement and merriment. Dressing in green, this day is celebrated on the 17th of March every year. There are many crafts related to this day. The trick is to put on our creative hats and bring out some wonderful St. Patrick’s Day crafts. Keeping this wonderful note in mind we bring together some fantastic craft ideas for this St. Patrick’s Day. Just select the craft idea of your choice and make this St. Patrick’s Day fun and exciting.

St. Patrick’s Day Potion

This is a fun drink that brings out the spirit of St. Patrick’s Day. This plain harmless potion is very fun and makes the day filled with giggles.
Step by Step Procedure
1. Get some of yellow and blue food colorings.
2. Keep them in separate containers beforehand.
3. Take two clear cups of water, and a larger empty transparent glass.
4. Now in one glass put a drop of yellow food coloring and add drinking water to it. Stir the mixture thoroughly.
5. Now prepare a blue color solution the same fashion.
6. When both are ready put the contents of the glasses in a large empty glass
7. Now see the magic.
8. Serve it to your friends and don’t forget to add sugar.


St. Patrick’s Day Wall Hanging

May the luck of the Irish fill your home with warmth and happiness for the years to come. This is a wonderful St. Patrick’s Day craft and will definitely make your St. Patrick’s Day look happy and bright. Things needed: Brown grocery bag Acrylic paint in antique gold and Kelly green Toothbrush Paintbrush Fine tip black marker Decorative scissors 2 gold buttons, any shape Cotton batting (Fiberfil) White craft glue (Tacky glue) Gold craft wire Pencil Shiny green ribbon Shiny gold ribbon

Step-by-Step Procedure
1. Take a brown paper bag and cut two large sections from the front and back of the bag. Now stack these portions one on top of the other and fold them into half.
2. Now draw a shamrock and cut them with a decorative scissors.
3. Starting with the bottom of the shamrock use glue to join the two layers at the edges, stuffing with cotton as you go along. When completely done seal the edges with the glue. Let it dry.
4. Now paint the shamrock green and once more let it dry. After that take a toothbrush and dip the bristles in gold paint. Using your thumb sprinkle this gold paint evenly on the shamrock to give the effect of gold dust.
5. After all the paint has dried off, using a fine tip marker write your St. Patrick’s Day message. Now decorate it with gold buttons and shiny ribbons.
6. Cut a piece of gold craft wire and completely wrap around the shamrock. This would be your hanger. Now hang it the way you like.