Hi Everyone!
I hope you are enjoyed St. Patrick's Day this year! First, I just wanted to apologize for not having this post up yesterday. I got really sick last weekend and was not able to do very much. Today, I am feeling a bit better than I have all week so I figured I would try and get this post done so I could publish it and get it out to you all! Like the title suggests, I am bringing you a St. Patrick's Day DIY. I saw this little guy on Pinterest and thought he was so cute! It can definitely be done on a budget but it is a bit of a time-consuming project so make sure you set some time aside to do it. With that being said, let's get started!
Things You Need:
- green felt (adhesive felt and regular felt)
- long-hair fur material
- glue gun
- glue sticks
-scissors
- ribbon
-gold sparkle washi tape
- pop bottle (I used a glass pop bottle)
Step 1:
Take the adhesive felt and attach it to the pop bottle. I made the felt go all the way up the bottle but you do not have to do this. The hat covers the neck of the bottle so it only needs to go to where the neck of the bottle starts.
Step 2:
This is the part that is tedious. First you want to cut a rectangular piece of felt large enough to fit over the neck of the bottle so that it goes over the entire neck of the bottle. Sew the two shorter ends together.
Step 3:
Next, cut out a circle a little bigger than the circle that the cylinder you made above is. Then, sew the edge of the circle to the edge of one end of the cylinder. This creates the top of the hat.
Step 4:
Finally, cut out a bigger circle. I used the bottle of the bottle as a guide. Cut it out and then cut a smaller circle inside the circle (you create a green donut... hahaha). I made the inside circle an inch in from the outer circle. This makes the rim of the hat. Put the cylinder inside the smaller circle, line up the edges and then sew the edge of the rim to the bottom edge of the cylinder. Flip it right side out and you have a hat for your leprechaun.
Step 5:
Plug your glue gun in and wait for it to warm up. While you are doing that take your fur fabric and determine how long/short you want the leprechaun's beard to be... and where you want it to start on either side. (NOTE: Be sure to put the hat on your leprechaun so that you can make sure the hat covers the sides). When the glue gun is ready, glue the fur fabric where you want it.
Step 6 (Optional):
If you have one, you can glue a peach coloured pom-pom to the top of the fur fabric, right under the hat, so that your leprechaun has a nose. I didn't want to buy a big package of pom-poms just for this project so I opted not to put a nose.
Step 7:
The last step is to glue the ribbon and the little gold buckle to the hat. First, put a dot of hot glue in the middle if the ribbon and press down to the front and centre base of the hat. Do be careful not to burn yourself. Next take one end and wrap around to the back centre of the hat. Place a dot of glue and press the ribbon down onto the hat. Do the same for the ribbon on the other side. Next take a tiny bit of glue and glue the gold square down to the front and centre of the hat on top of the black ribbon. This is your gold buckle.
Step 8 (Optional):
If you want to, you can glue a 4-leaf clover into the ribbon on one side of the hat, like I did. Just put some glue on the back of the clover and place where you want it on the hat.
So that is everything! I hope you all enjoy making this as much as I did. I thought it turned out so cute! He looked so adorable sitting amongst all my other St. Patrick's Day decor. I hope you had a great St. Patty's Day! Thanks so much for stopping by and until next time, Happy Crafting! xo
