No one will be pinching you for not displaying green this St. Patricks Day when you make this adorable Mixed Media 4 Leaf Clover. This funky glitter clover is the perfect way to say “Kiss me, I’m Irish”!
Let me start by saying that I know that the 4 Leaf Clover is not technically a St. Patricks Day Symbol.
This craft is just for fun, and since “LUCK” is typically used when referring to St. Pattys, and a 4 leaf clover is for “LUCK”, then I decided to make a clover (rather than a Shamrock) for this particular St. Patricks Day craft.
If you want to see another St. Patricks Day craft with an actual Shamrock, then check out this LUCK Door Hanger we made last year!
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Supplies Needed to Make a Mixed Media 4 Leaf Clover
- Dollar Tree round surface
- Green glitter paper
- Variety of Neutral scrapbook paper (Black, white, beige, etc)
- Animal print stencils (or any stencils you like)
- Tim Holtz Distressed Ink – Black Soot
- White paint
- Black Paint Pen
- White Paint Pen
- Mod Podge
- Paint scraper or old credit card
How to Make a 4 Leaf Clover Craft
I made this cute 4 Leaf Clover on video, so you can WATCH it or click on the picture right below.
The full tutorial for this one is a video instead of a written blog post, because writing out the steps just won’t do it justice without pics. I’ll walk you through a few pictures I took, but you’re really gonna want to check out that replay that I linked above to get the step by step!
First you can get a template of a 4 leaf clover (or a Shamrock if you prefer to make it like that) right off of Google. Just search “Free 4 Leaf Clover template” and then print, cut, and trace onto your green glitter paper.
For the background I ripped up a bunch of neutral scrapbook paper and Mod Podged it to the surface in a patchwork style. I then smeared white paint all over the top using a paint scraper so that you could see some of the paper through the paint.
I added random animal print stencils around it for extra mixed media pizazz. I took my Tim Holtz distressed ink and rubbed it all along the outer edge to get that black streaks like you see below.
After gluing the 4 Leaf clover to the Mixed Media round surface, I took a black paint pen and outlined the clover with a solid black line, and then followed that up with white dots.
It needed just a liiiittlllleeee something else once I was done. And I knew just what it needed….
A mini BOW!
Here it is all together, and I absolutely love how this Mixed Media 4 Leaf Clover turned out.
You can get as funky and creative with this as you like. You can even add other elements or colors to it like stickers, or paper embellishments for an even truer mixed media vibe!
I used this same background technique in a Valentines project that we made in The CRafterparty too!
Are you going to make this Mixed Media 4 Leaf Clover for St. Patricks Day? Shoot…are you gonna make anything for St Patty’s?! If you do, I’d love to see it! Pop on over to our free Craftspiration Facebook group, and join in on the fun by posting a pic of your Tiered Trays, DIY’s and crafts. I just love to see all your creative and crafty creations.
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Until Next Time…
Stay Crafty San Diego!
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