Boo and I recently created our third Dollar Store plate- this time with a St. Patrick’s Day flair! I tried making a shamrock plate, but as soon as I saw this adorable handprint leprechaun from Meet the Dubiens I was in love.
Materials for the Leprechaun:
- Orange and peach paint
- 2 brushes
- black, yellow, and green paper for hat
- marker
Materials for the plate:
- Variety of colored tissue paper cut into squares
- Glass plate from the dollar store
- mod podge/foam brush
Make the handprint leprechaun. (for complete step by step directions on making the leprechaun , head over to Meet the Dubiens!)
Turn the plate over (so the back is facing you). Put the leprechaun facedown on the back of the plate. Then modpodge it on until the leprechaun sticks on the plate. Don’t worry if he looks a little gluey- it won’t stay this way!
Modpodge the tissue paper squares on to the back of the plate to fill in the gaps. Be careful not to rip or tear the tissue paper during this process.
Turn the plate over and admire your work. Preferrably in front of a large window- I just love how the light shines through the paper!
And it is such a great addition to our St. Patricks Day mantle. (We just rolled up green glitter foam paper and stuck it inside our apothecary jars- simple, yet goes well with our green theme!)
We are having such a great time making these holiday handprint plates! For similar art ideas, follow our hand and footprint pinterest board.
Happy Crafting with your kids- and Happy Teaching!
This project is adorable. Thanks for sharing! I linked it on my recent St. Patrick’s Day post.
http://books4learning.blogspot.com/2012/03/picture-books-on-st-patricks-day.html
Thanks for these valuable info! More power!