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St. Patrick's Day DIY Decor

St. Patrick's Day is more than just green beer and parades! Style your space with this chic and festive wreath that's as fun to make as it is to display.

Materials

Instructions

Prep your sign

  • Take your 6x12 St. Patrick’s metal sign (DecoExchange) and make holes to the side and add 2 thin wires (Discount Dealers and Crafts) to the holes.

Prep your base

  • Start with a 14” wire frame (Dollar Tree)
  • Take 12 x green pipe cleaners (Hobby Lobby) and add it around the wire frame.
  • Take a 10” wide foil green mesh (RE134106, DecoExchange) and cut 6 x 20” pieces.
  • Take a 10” thin foil green mesh (RE130106, DecoExchange) and cut 6 x 20” pieces.
  • Take the 10” wide foil green mesh (RE134106, DecoExchange) and make ruffles by pinching the ends together.
  • Add the ruffles to the outside ring of the wire frame using the pipe cleaners.

Add in your ribbon tails

  • Take a 2.5” shamrock ribbon (DecoExchange) and cut 6 x 14” pieces.
  • Take a 2.5” black and white stripe ribbon (Sam’s Club) and cut 6 x 14” pieces.
  • Dovetail the ends.
  • Layer the 2 types of ribbon pieces in pairs with the shamrock ribbon on top.
  • Add the ribbon to the ruffles using the pipe cleaners.
  • Trim the pipe cleaner ends.
  • Fluff out the ribbon tails.

Add the rest of the mesh

  • Take the 10” thin foil green mesh (RE130106, DecoExchange) and make ruffles by pinching the ends together.
  • Add the ruffles to the inside ring of the wire frame using the pipe cleaners.

Add in your ribbon tails and greenery

  • Take a 2.5” shamrock ribbon (DecoExchange) and cut 6 x 14” pieces.
  • Take a 2.5” black and white stripe ribbon (Sam’s Club) and cut 6 x 14” pieces.
  • Dovetail the ends.
  • Layer the 2 types of ribbon pieces in pairs with the shamrock ribbon on top.
  • Add the ribbon to the ruffles using the pipe cleaners.
  • Take a clover bush (13523CM, Liberty Floral) and cut 6 pieces.
  • Add the clover bush pieces to the inner ribbon tails using the pipe cleaners.
  • Trim the pipe cleaner ends.
  • Fluff out the ribbon tails.

Add in your sign

  • Take your sign and add it to the top center of the wreath using the wire.

Make and add your bow

  • Take a 4” black and white plaid ribbon (DecoExchange) and make a bow with 2 loops.
  • Take a 2.5” black shamrock ribbon (DecoExchange) and make a bow with 4 loops.
  • Take a 1.5” green shamrock ribbon (DecoExchange) and make a bow with 4 loops.
  • Take a ⅞” white shamrock ribbon (RC500527, DecoExchange) and make a bow with 3 loops.
  • Layer your bows.
  • Secure your bows with a green pipe cleaner.
  • Fluff out your bow.
  • Add your bow below the sign using a pipe cleaner.
  • Dovetail the ends.

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