https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/shamrock-brooch-2 • Posted by Vanessa Valencia
I have been up to so much sparkly fun. I just can't wait to share it. I hope you enjoy it, as much as I did. I had this idea swimming in my head, so I tried it out today, and voila, I think it is a whole lot of fun, and oh so easy!!
I have been up to so much sparkly fun. I just can't wait to share it. I hope you enjoy it, as much as I did. I had this idea swimming in my head, so I tried it out today, and voila, I think it is a whole lot of fun, and oh so easy!!
First I cut out all of my shamrocks... (meanwhile the hot glue gun heated up)
Then, I started layering them, adding a tiny pearl of hot glue in the center. Layer biggest to smallest...
Once all layered, I give them a firm push in the center, to make sure they are really stuck together.
Then, I give each shamrock, starting with the top one and working to the bottom one, a little fold, to make them a bit more 3-d...
Once they are all folded up very gently, and look like this, I am ready to attach a safety pin to the back.
My advice, attach the safety pin before you embellish... I found that the center of the upper backmost shamrock is the best placement for the safety pin... I used a smallish safety pin, so it would not hang off the edges. You can use those specially made brooch back pins that you can get at any craft store. The kinds that simply have to be glued to the back of the brooch. However, I chose a simple safety pin, because I wanted this to be easy, easy.
So now for the fun part! Glitter! I looove glitter! You will need some Elmer's glue (or any craft glue) and a small paintbrush.
Make sure you have all your glitters out too. I also used Mica flakes on the super colorful brooch.
Get out any fun stuff you want to use! I started embellishing, with the middle, but you can start anywhere you'd like...
You will then simply, use your paintbrush to paint glue on the petals of the shamrock. I painted the glue on, and glittered little by little. With each individual petal. As, the glue dries fast, and if you do more than one petal at a time, you might not get good glitter coverage...
You will notice that the color of the flower shimmers through, even if you cover it with silver or gold fine shimmer. In person, you can still see hints of the green, which is really pretty...
As you work along, your brooch will start to look like this...
Once you are completey done, let your shamrock brooch dry really well. The drier it gets, the prettier the glitter sparkles. You can also add a giant stone to the middle of your flower, or a button... Anything really, even an old rhinestone earring that you just have one of?