St. Patty's Day Decor with Deflecto

It is hard to get by St. Patty's Day without getting at least a pinch!  It is an often overlooked opportunity to create some fun!  I enjoy having a special dinner for the family or a party style lunch for my friends.  Deflecto products offer endless possibilities for decorating for any event or holiday.  Read on and I will tell you about my ideas.

Materials:

Deflecto:  Stackable Storage Cube, Standard, 6" x 6" x 6" #350401CR; Supergrip Sign Holder #20002CR; Clear Frame, 4" x 6" #597501CR

Cardstock:  white, green, black, Kraft

Vinyl adhesive film:  apple green, polished metal, 12" sheet

Die Cut Machine

Die or punch:  heart, 1", 2"

6" green scalloped circle

3" kraft scalloped circles

2-3/4" x 3-1/4"prints with a St. Patty's Day saying (I found a print on the internet)

3" x 3-1/2" rectangle of green cardstock (for border)

St. Patty's Day sign print-out; 4" x 6"

Rhinestones

Plastic gold coins

Anything else to make your party a success!

Directions:

1.  Find a St. Patty's print on the internet, size it to 4" x 6" and print out on white cardstock.  Trim excess paper and slide between the panels of the frame.  Cut a 6" scalloped circle and set/adhere the frame to the circle.

2.  Vinyl:  Cut out 1" hearts.  You will need four hearts for each clover.  Save scraps to cut the stems from.  Peel the release paper from the back of one vinyl heart and adhere to the frame.  Repeat with three more hearts to complete each clover.  Cut a stem from a scrap and adhere it to the clover as shown.  Make sure to place them exactly where you want them.

3.  Center and adhere the printed saying to the slightly larger green rectangle to create a border. Place the rectangle into the sign holder. 

4.  Cut out 3" scalloped circles from Kraft paper.  Remove the release paper from the sign holder, center and adhere to one Kraft circle.  Repeat for how-ever many you are making.

5.  Cut more hearts from the green vinyl, slightly larger or smaller for each clover, depending on the size you want it to be.  Adhere "clovers" to the Cube Organizer as shown.  Adhere a rhinestone to the center of each clover.

6. Bonus idea:   I used the vinyl hearts to decorate small Kraft paper bags with clovers.  I create 3-D paper decorations and I made the leprechauns to use as bag closures.  I sell these in my Etsy shop at PriMarilynly Paper.

Add some festive tableware and some good food and all you need is something green to drink and lots of good company!  I hope you found some inspiration here today and enjoy St. Patty's Day!

Make sure to take the time to enjoy the small blessings along the way and,

Live Life with a Flourish!

Marilyn

Vinyl Hippie Flower Coasters and Flower Pot

Decorate a terracotta pot with vinyl to make a container for summer celebrations!  Ceramic tiles make great coasters too!

You will need:

Fluorescent Craft Vinyl:  Pink F01, Yellow F03, Green F06, Blue F07

Click here to purchase:  On Amazon

Transfer Tape:  Clear

Terracotta Pot:  10" wide (rim) x 9" tall

4" Tiles:  4 white ceramic

Paints:  White gloss enamel (multi surface)

Paintbrush or sponge brush

Die-cut machine

Paper Punch: 1/4"

Scissors

Felt pads:  1"; 4 for each coaster

Rubbing Alcohol & cotton balls

Water bucket

Paper towels

Paper plate

Instructions:

1.  Clean the outside of the terracotta pot and ceramic coasters with rubbing alcohol using a cotton ball.  Allow to dry.

2.  Paint the pot with gloss enamel paint following the manufacturer's directions.

3.  Cut various sizes of hippie flowers using the die-cut machine.  The largest flower is 4" wide; the smallest is 1-1/2".  The centers of the flowers are circles which are also cut with the die-cut machine. The smallest circles are 1/4" wide.

4.  Apply the transfer paper to the top of the die-cut flowers following manufacturer's instructions. The transfer tape will allow you to pick the part of the design you don't need that you will discard.

Keep the transfer tape on the vinyl until it is applied to the surface you are decorating.  Firmly press down on the vinyl to get good adhesion; remove the transfer tape.  

5. Add the circles to the centers of the flowers.

6.  Cut words to adhere to the rim of the pot.  The size will be determined by the font you are using.  

The words that I used are Smiles, Celebrate, Blessed, Adventure.

7.  Coasters:  Place and adhere the flowers to the coasters as shown.  Overlap and trim the flower petals in several places.  Adhere the circles to the center of the flowers.

8.  Adhere the felt pads to the bottom of the coasters to prevent scratches.

I hope you got some inspiration here today.  Vinyl works great on many surfaces and this same idea could be applied for any holiday or occasion.

Take time to enjoy the small blessings along the way and,

Live Life with a Flourish!

Marilyn

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exchange for my creativity on this blog.