I cut a toilet paper roll into 1 1/2-inch sections, wrapped it in burlap and glued it down. With a needle and thread, I stitched jewelry thread through to the "front," stranded on beads, stitched it to the back and tied it off. You could use this idea for any holiday, any color, any theme, any time. It took me a total of maybe 1 hour to do everything, including drying time.
For this larger flag, the clover is a 2-inch circle, and the scalloped outer circle is 2-and-1/2-inches.
And here's what I have available for you... They are one-inch clovers, so I used a 1 1/2-inch circle punch to cut it out and a 1 7/8-inch scalloped circle punch for the background.
Download the clovers here. And if you use them for anything, e-mail me a link. I can't wait to see!!
What You'll Need
White Cake mix - I used Betty Crocker Super Moist.
Green food coloring
Vanilla frosting
Green sprinkles or sugar (if you like)
What You'll Do
- Preheat the oven to 350° and line two cupcake/muffin pans with baking cups. One box will make 24 cupcakes. (I spray baking cups lightly with cooking spray. It helps the cupcakes come out of the baking cups, I've found.)
- Mix the cake mix per directions and ingredients on the box. Then add green food coloring until you get the shade you like. For this shade, I added about 10 drops. It does seem to stay almost true to color after baking, so you don't have to worry about a drastic color change.
Fill each baking cup 2/3 of the way full.
Bake about 20 minutes (follow instructions on cake box) or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
When the cupcakes have cooled completely, frost each cupcake.
For the cupcake flags, I printed a sheet of clovers and punched them out with a circle punch. Then, with a scalloped circle cutter, I punched a circle in green scrapbooking paper. I glued the clover to the green circle, and on the back, I used a thin line of glue to adhere a regular toothpick. Let that dry several hours. And there you have it.
Now... for an exciting treat... Click here, and I have these clovers available for you to download and use for your very own cupcakes!
Here's what I did with them.
Print the bag toppers, and cut them with scissors or straight-edge cutter.
Print the poems, and cut them apart. I used decorative scissors to make it look better - or obvious that I wasn't using a straight-edge cutter. :)
Pierce two holes and slide the pendant through at the bottom of the poem.
Fold the bag topper in half and glue or staple to the bag.
If you use the topper, send me a comment or an e-mail. I'd love to share with others your great ideas!
So, here you go...
This is the poem page. You can download it here or by clicking on the image below.
And the bag topper. Download it here or click on the image.
Please e-mail me at attemptingcreative at hotmail dot com if you have any questions. Or just leave me a comment. Have fun!
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Get Your Craft On at Today's Creative Blog
Strut Your Stuff St. Patrick's Day Week at Somewhat Simple
Toot Your Horn Tuesday at A Silly Little Sparrow
Lucky Linky Tuesday at Lucky Star Lane
Talented Tuesday at My Frugal Family
DIY Day at A Soft Place to Land
Here's how you can do it yourself...
You'll Need
Stiff green felt
A thin Sharpie
A shamrock or clover to trace
Scissors
Jewelry pins with adhesive backs
What You'll Do
- Trace as many clovers as you'll need onto the stiff felt and cut them out.
- Adhere the pins to the back (where you've traced the shamrock so any leftover black Sharpie lines won't face forward) and press slightly to make sure it sticks well.
- And you're done!
But don't stop there... I found jewelry bags (either 3" by 4" or 4" by 6") for about $1.99 for 100. I made a bag topper and stapled it onto the top of the bag.
Just in case they forget their green. No one likes to be pinched!
And... for a lucky treat... Check here. I have this bag topper and poem available for download for you to use in your very own St. Patrick's Day pendant!
