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    Home » Home Decorating » Spring Décor

    Published: Feb 21, 2022 · Modified: Nov 10, 2022 by Rachel

    St. Patrick’s Day Crafts & Decor Ideas

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    The best DIY St. Patrick’s Day crafts and decor ideas. Family friendly activities, festive front door wreaths, easy shamrock crafts, and more. Everything’s golden with these simple how-to’s and fun finds.

    Collage of St Patrick's day crafts and decor ideas including shamrocks, rainbows, and green decorations with title overlay.

    Irish or not, St. Patrick’s Day is fun to celebrate. Shamrocks, rainbows, and pots of gold, what’s not to love? It’s a day full of tradition, folklore and funny little leprechauns. Throw in a few shenanigans and you’ve got yourself a recipe for a good time!

    What’s your favorite St. Patrick’s Day tradition? While the days of pub crawls and green beer may be far behind me, a St Patty’s-themed supper is a tradition I’m happy to uphold. Corn beef and cabbage might be a hard sell, but a slice of Baileys Irish Cream Cake is always a crowd favorite.

    I’ve organized some of my favorite St. Patrick’s Day crafts from across the blogosphere to share. From adorable decor to yummy treats, these ideas are guaranteed to stir up your inner Irish spirit.

    Easy St Patrick’s Ideas for Leprechaun Mischief

    • Dye the breakfast milk or toilet water green.
    • Leave little green footprints around the house.
    • Hide gold candy coins in their shoes for a sweet surprise.
    • Craft a crepe paper blockade on their bedroom doors.
    • Pack a green-themed lunch.
    • Upturn light pieces of furniture, scatter silverware, and create other light mayhem.
    • Write a playful message on bathroom mirror or refrigerator- “You Can’t Catch Me!”
    • Replace their plain shoelaces with green laces.
    • Don’t forget the pot of gold! Gift small treats like chocolate coins, rainbow candies, and four-leaf clover stickers.

    DIY St. Patrick’s Day Decoration Ideas

    Most only take an hour, but these ideas are a great way to spread some Irish spirit around your home or for party decorations.

    Three mason jars painted orange, green, and white for the Ireland flag decoration filled with delicate white flowers.

    Irish Flag Mason Jars

    Show off your Irish pride with cheerful Irish Flag Mason Jars. This fun Spring craft from Mason Jar Crafts Love includes a step-by-step tutorial. Fresh flowers never looked as festive!

    Three DIY tree crafts made of stacked green and white cupcake liners with shamrock ribbon and glittered shamrock tree toppers.

    Cupcake Liner Trees

    These creative cupcake liner trees by Little Miss Celebration are an ideal way to welcome spring. Adorn plain Styrofoam cones with green & white striped cupcake liners and sparkly ribbon to create a leprechaun forest.

    Burlap wrapped wreath ring with cluster of green shamrock's and rainbow mini banner on white wall.

    Super Cute St. Patrick’s Day Wreath

    Looking for a quick way to add a little St. Patty’s Day flair? This Lucky Shamrocks Wreath shared by Flamingo Toes is the perfect touch. Colorful felt cutouts and gold beads dress up basic burlap for a festive first impression.

    3-tiered wood tray with white and gray decorations and succulents on marble countertop.

    A Farmhouse Tiered Tray

    Who says St. Patrick’s Day decor needs to be gaudy? I adore this farmhouse style tiered tray display by @acozyblessednest because it’s understated and elegant, while still being completely on theme!

    Wood framed St. Patrick's day art on black and white buffalo plaid towel with coins and sparkly shamrock cutouts on wooden planks.

    St Patrick’s Day Mini- Art

    Searching for a polished way to add a bit of holiday pizazz to your everyday decor? Purchase clever St. Patrick’s Day mini art for that perfect holiday punch. Mini art is a great addition to tray displays, bookshelves, small bathroom shelves, and more.

    Shamrock Crafts

    What is more quintessential than shamrocks? These easy craft ideas are both cute and festive!

    Green polka dotted tags with letters and shamrocks on garland for a banner.

    DIY Polka Dotted Lucky Banner

    This festive DIY banner from typically simple is the perfect accessory for your mantle or holiday wreath. A kid-friendly project made with easy to find craft supplies.

    Lucky four leaf clover pendants hanging from chains in front of tree bark.

    Lucky Clover Pendant Necklace

    Create timeless keepsakes like this Lucky Clover Pendant Necklace by Doodlecraft, with a tutorial that’s simple enough for novice crafters to follow. These pendants make special gifts any time of year.

    Saint Patrick's Day green felt wreath on a door.

    St. Patrick’s Day Shamrock Wreath

    This felt wreath shared by The Adventures of Mini-Martha checks all the right boxes. It’s economical, easy to put together and adorable. Best of all? Easily modify the wreath for another holiday by swapping out accessories.

    Hanging Paper Shamrocks made of decorative green craft papers with black background.

    Hanging Paper Shamrocks

    Get your home in full holiday swing by hanging this Paper Shamrock Craft by Hoosier Homemade. Green printed card stock is transformed into lucky four-leaf clovers with this fun folding craft.

    Hanging pallet art painted green and white with stripes, chevron designs, and shamrocks hanging from white plank wall.

    Easy Wood Shim Pallet Art

    Wood pallets are truly the unsung hero of DIY projects. In this project, wood pallets have been cleverly transformed with common craft store finds. The result? Polished shamrock-inspired art pieces, (that may make the neighbors green with envy).

    Fun St Patrick’s Day Crafts for Kids

    Make crafting a family affair! Like many of the other ideas on this post, these ideas are perfect to keep the kids having fun on an afternoon.

    DIY leprechauns made from toilet paper rolls with bright green hats and orange yarn beard.

    Toilet Paper Roll Leprechauns

    Talk about upcycling! Toilet paper rolls catch a lucky break with this adorable makeover. Spend a family afternoon crafting these charming little leprechauns. Unfortunately, View from the fridge no longer blogs, but her crafty inspirations live on!

    Glitter slime poured onto white surface from clear plastic cup with chunky green and gold glitter.

    Chunky Glitter Slime

    Shamrock slime just may be the perfect leprechaun bait. Chunky gold glitter and shamrock confetti is hard for anyone to resist. This recipe from As the Bunny Hops is easy and fun to make.

    Cards for a Leprechaun scavenger hunt idea for kids.

    Leprechaun Scavenger Hunt

    Looks like the leprechaun is up to his tricks again! Devise a St. Patrick’s Day scavenger hunt complete with hidden clues for some old-fashioned family fun. Don’t forget the pot of gold at the end.

    Two pinch free t-shirts for Saint Patrick's day hanging on a wood surface.

    Pinch Free Tee Design

    Don’t get caught without some green! These vinyl printed t-shirts are handy for warding off unwelcome pinches. They are also great for gifting!

    Rainbow Crafts

    When it comes to keeping kids entertained indoors, it’s not all rainbows and unicorns—but it could be! Try out one of these rainbow crafts for kids the next time during a rainy day. Maybe there will be a pot of gold at the end.

    Homemade DIY rainbow donuts with Fruity Pebbles cereal rainbows and white glazed clouds on wood surface next to black bowl with cereal.

    Rainbow Donuts

    Warning! These donuts by The First Year taste as good as they look. Fruity pebbles, white chocolate and shredded coconut come together to make breakfast the best meal of the day.

    Mini rainbow sand terrariums with succulents in them.

    Rainbow Sand Terrarium Art

    It’s no secret that I love a good bargain. This beautiful Rainbow Sand succulent by looks like it came directly from a home decor store, but really only costs a few bucks to make. What a fun and easy idea to bring the sunshine in!

    Two rainbow wreaths that use leftover ribbon wrapped around a Styrofoam core.

    DIY Rainbow Ribbon Wreath

    With some leftover ribbon and a hot glue gun you can create a quick and easy rainbow wreath project for party decor, kids’ crafts, St Patty’s Day and more.

    Shelves holding rainbow decorations in front of a pink wall.

    PVC Rainbow

    A short trip to the hardware store brings in the rainbow decor! This flexible pipe project works especially well for a centerpiece or to brighten up a little girl’s room.

    Rainbow art party table with paint brushes and paint cans.

    Rainbow Art Party

    Let your children’s inner artist run wild! Rainbow painting shirts and cheap decor make this a super fun idea on a good weather day.

    Crafty Recipes and Food

    Pot of gold cupcakes made from chocolate cupcake with green frosting and candy rainbow with a Reese's cup pot of gold.

    Pot of Gold Cupcakes

    Made with a doctored chocolate box mix and sweet buttercream frosting, these cupcakes are both easy and super fun! The candy topping to make a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow is genius!

    St Patricks Day Green hot cocoa bombs on a spoon with title.

    Green Hot Cocoa Bombs

    If you haven’t made some hot cocoa bombs, you need to stat! These green themed beauties are also great for Dr. Suess day too.

    Shamrock shake with whip cream and green sprinkles topped with a maraschino cherry and green striped straws.

    St. Patrick’s Day Shamrock Shake

    It’s Shamrock Shake season! Find out how the clever mom at little sunny kitchen put a new twist on this cult classic. Enjoy your milkshake and make it fun with the kids!

    Hand pouring syrup over green pancake stack with lucky charms marshmallows over top.

    St Patrick’s Day Pancakes

    Make your St. Patrick’s Day extra special with these St. Patrick’s Day pancakes! This buttermilk pancake recipe is made with green food coloring to ensure a delicious, fluffy, green breakfast. We like to top it off with some festive Lucky Charms marshmallows.

    Looking for more festive holiday DIY crafts? Check out these posts:

    • Easy Painted Coffee Mugs
    • Easy Butterfly Wreath
    • Fun Ideas to Decorate Your Easy Table Settings
    • Adorable DIY Felt Bunny Pouches

    Which St. Patrick’s Day DIY project has you most inspired? We love to hear from you! A new spring wreath? Milkshakes on a stick? Feeling lucky? Maybe you’ll catch a little green leprechaun this year….

    Don’t forget to wear green!

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    PS I love seeing your creations! Be sure to take a photo and tag #cravingcreative on Instagram! You can also stay in touch with me through following me on Instagram, Pinterest, and subscribing to the newsletter!

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    1. Melanie says

      March 08, 2015 at 8:00 pm

      5 stars
      What a great round up! SO much inspiration in this post. Thanks for sharing with us over at Motivational Monday! I hope you’ll join us again this week: http://makingitinthemitten.blogspot.com/2015/03/motivational-monday-march-8th.html

      Reply
    2. Erlene says

      February 27, 2015 at 6:01 pm

      5 stars
      Thanks for sharing my St. Patrick’s Day wall art 🙂 I love all the features, especially the wand…too cute!

      Reply
    3. Ashley ~ 3 Little Greenwoods says

      February 27, 2015 at 12:20 pm

      5 stars
      Thanks so much for including my Shamrock Wreath! Tweeting and pinning!

      Reply
      • Rachel says

        February 27, 2015 at 1:46 pm

        Thanks for the share Ashley. Your the best!

        Reply
    4. Kimberly says

      February 27, 2015 at 11:09 am

      5 stars
      Thanks so much for features two of my projects!

      Reply
    5. Ginger says

      February 27, 2015 at 10:11 am

      5 stars
      Thanks for adding my Shamrock wand! Love the other projects too. Sharing!

      Reply
      • Rachel says

        February 27, 2015 at 1:51 pm

        I love your shamrock wand. I thought it was a really creative idea!

        Reply
    6. Carole says

      February 27, 2015 at 9:16 am

      5 stars
      Thanks so much for featuring my printable in your round-up! Truly appreciated! And, by the way, great round-up! So many good ideas!

      Reply
      • Rachel says

        February 27, 2015 at 1:52 pm

        I am a big fan of printables. They make such easy and beautiful crafts.

        Reply
    7. Jen says

      February 27, 2015 at 9:14 am

      5 stars
      Yay we can start pinning and sharing adorable St Patrick’s Day crafts! You have a bunch of adorable ones here. I LOVE Erlene’s arrow art. Super cute and easy!

      Reply
    8. Monica says

      February 27, 2015 at 8:21 am

      5 stars
      Thanks so much for including the paper shamrocks in your list of project ideas. Cheers, Monica

      Reply
    9. Christie says

      February 27, 2015 at 8:10 am

      5 stars
      Thanks so much for featuring my project in your round up! My felt pocket tissue holders were so much fun to make. I hope you enjoy your weekend!
      Christie ~ Sparkles of Sunshine

      Reply
      • Rachel says

        February 27, 2015 at 1:54 pm

        What I really like about them is there is nothing green in my purse so they would be so much easier to find. Ya know, cause everything falls to the bottom.

        Reply

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