Learn how to make a recycled toilet paper roll shamrock and a four-leaf clover in our easy step by step tutorial. Next, turn your toilet paper roll shamrock or clover into an upcycled cardboard tube shamrock or lucky clover necklace to wear on Saint Patrick’s day. Upcycled Saint Patrick’s day necklaces also make great party favors.
These step by step toilet paper roll shamrock and lucky four leaf clover tutorials are broken up into 2 easy to follow sets of step by step directions.
The first easy tutorial shows how to make a toilet paper roll shamrock and a four-leaf clover, while the second set of instructions describes how to turn your recycled cardboard tube shamrocks and clovers into shamrock pendants and lucky charms for shamrock or lucky four-leaf clover necklaces.
We have included a step by step toilet paper roll shamrock and clover necklace video, squeezed in between both tutorials, to make this recycled Saint Patrick’s day craft super easy to make with children.
You won’t get pinched without your green with this fun and easy upcycled shamrock craft for kids and adults of all ages.
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How to Make Upcycled Toilet Paper Roll Shamrock and Clover Crafts
Learn how to make toilet paper roll shamrocks and clovers in the step by step tutorial below. The video in the next section shows each step in action.
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Toilet Paper Roll Shamrock and Clover Craft Supplies
You can find the supply list to make necklaces at the top of the recycled shamrock necklace tutorial.
- Recycled toilet paper rolls
- Flat wash paintbrush
- Green Acrylic paint
(tempera paint does not cover the toilet paper roll well enough–the cardboard shows through too much)
- Scissors
- Glue gun with glue sticks
or glue dots
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Toilet Paper Roll Shamrock and Lucky Clover Craft Step by Step Tutorial
Read through the step by step directions before making this toilet paper roll shamrock necklace craft.
Step 1 – Grab some toilet paper rolls out of your recycle bin or recycled craft stash
Step 2 – Paint outside of recycled cardboard tube green
Use a flat wash paintbrush to paint the outside of each toilet paper roll with green acrylic paint. Green tempera paint does not work as well because it takes several coats of paint to cover the recycled cardboard toilet paper roll so that it does not show through.
Allow paint to dry before moving on to the next step in this recycled shamrock craft.
Step 3 – Cut toilet paper roll into strips of recycled cardboard circles
Use a pair of scissors to cut the toilet paper tube into strips.
Step 4 – Shape each recycled toilet paper roll circle strip into the shape of a heart
When you cut the painted toilet paper roll into strips the cardboard tube will bend in two places.
Shape each recycled cardboard tube circle into the shape of a heart by pressing into the circle of one of the slightly bent sides of the cardboard tube and squeezing the other bent side towards each other with two fingers.
Fortunately, acrylic paint helps the cardboard retain its heart shape a lot better than an unpainted toilet paper roll. Test it for yourself!
You can see how to make recycled toilet paper roll hearts in the step by step toilet paper roll shamrock and lucky clover necklace video tutorial below.
Step 5 – Glue recycled cardboard tube hearts together to make toilet paper roll shamrocks or lucky four-leaf clovers
Use a glue gun and glue sticks
Each toilet paper roll shamrock will need 3 hearts to create the 3 lobed leaves of the shamrock, while each recycled cardboard lucky clover will need 4 hearts.
Make stems for your toilet paper roll shamrock by cutting a cardboard tube circle into 2 equal parts to make 2 stems.
You can see how to glue the recycled cardboard hearts together to create shamrocks and lucky clovers in the video tutorial below.
Step by Step Toilet Paper Roll Shamrock and Four Leaf Clover Necklace Tutorial
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Upcycled Shamrock and Clover Necklace Craft Supplies
- Recycled toilet paper rolls
- Flat wash paintbrush
- Green Acrylic paint
- Scissors
- Rainbow variegated yarn,
green variegated or green yarn
- Wooden beads
or pony beads
(optional)
- Wooden alphabet beads
(optional)
- Single hole punch
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How to Make Recycled Shamrock and Lucky Four Leaf Clover Necklaces
Next, turn the shamrocks and four-leaf clovers that you make into pendants or lucky charms for Saint Patrick’s day necklaces!
Make them just for fun, to hand out as gifts, or to make sure that you don’t get pinched without your green on Saint Patrick’s day.
Follow the easy step by step recycled shamrock and clover necklace instructions below.
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Step by Step Toilet Paper Tube Shamrock and Lucky Four Leaf Clover Necklace Tutorial
Step 1 – Use a single hole punch to make holes in each recycled shamrock or clover craft
Turn each recycled cardboard tube shamrock or clover into a pendant or lucky charm for a necklace with a few single hole punches. You can see where we placed the holes for each charm both in the video and in the photos above and below.
Step 2 – Add a strand of yarn to make an infinity necklace for each necklace pendant or charm
Cut a strand of yarn for each shamrock or lucky four-leaf clover necklace that you want to make.
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Step 3 – String beads onto the yarn on both sides of the shamrock or lucky charm (optional)
String colored wooden beads
You can string a rainbow, the colors of the Irish flag, or, write “lucky,” “Irish,” “Happy Saint Patrick’s day!” “Kiss Me” or whatever you wish with wooden alphabet beads
Step 4 – Wear with pride on Saint Patrick’s day, hand them out as party favors, or gift them to family and friends!
Don’t get caught without your green on Saint Patrick’s day… wear your toilet paper roll shamrock or lucky charm necklace so you don’t get pinched! You can also hand your recycled shamrock and lucky clover necklaces out on Saint Patrick’s day as gifts or party favors!
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Recycled Cardboard Tube Shamrock and Lucky Clover Crafts
We hope you enjoy making recycled cardboard roll crafts for Saint Patrick’s day. You may also like this collection of Saint Patrick’s day art projects and craft ideas.
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