Four leaf clover craft
- Vicki Manning
- 5 hours ago
- 2 min read
With St. Patrick's Day just around the corner, I'm going to share with you my favourite craft for making decorations and cards with, and you won't believe how easy it is!
The four-leaf clover is a rare mutation of the common clover and incredibly difficult to find, so finding one is considered extremely good luck.
The Irish shamrock associated with St. Patrick's Day is traditionally a three-leaved clover, but you can make your own lucky four-leaf versions in this super simple tutorial.
As well as being of significance on St. Patrick's Day, four-leaf clovers are steeped in legend - ancient celtic druids believed they offered protection from evil spirits, and in medieval times, they were even believed to help people see fairies!
All you need to make your very own lucky clovers is green paper, a ruler, and a pair of scissors.
Start by cutting your paper into 2 inch squares, using your ruler as a guide.
Take one of the squares and fold in half along the middle.
Fold it in half again. Holding the corner of the folded square (where the most folds are) between finger and thumb, cut a heart shape, making sure you get the 'dip' of the heart opposite the corner you are holding.
Open the heart shape out and there you have it, a four-leaf clover!
If you want to give your lucky clover a stem, you can cut a little strip of green paper and glue it to the back.
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