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Learn how to make tissue paper four leaf clovers for St Patricks day. The kids will love completing this easy four leaf clover paper craft and it would make the perfect added decoration for St Patricks day.
This is such an easy and enjoyable four leaf clover craft.
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Today’s tutorial for these fun tissue paper four leaf clovers is courtesy of our contributor Val from Val Event Gal. They are great for your upcoming St Patrick’s Day celebrations.
The luck of the Irish!
I am hoping to bring myself and others lots of luck with these tissue paper four leaf clovers. I’m not sure if paper four leaf clovers are lucky but they could be.
I remember when I was a kid I was always looking for four leaf clovers.
I would get so excited if I actually found one. You have to search through a lot of three leaf clovers to find that one lucky four leaf.
I’m not sure if they brought me good luck but I always liked the idea of four leaf clovers.
St Patrick’s day is the perfect time to enjoy creating some four leaf clover craft, and these tissue paper four leaf clovers are so much fun to make.
For the clovers I used heart cookie cutters since the leaves of four leaf clovers look like little hearts.
These tissue paper four leaf clovers are fun to make for a party or crafts. You can put them on paper straws for toppers on treats or drinks.
What You Need To Make Your Tissue Paper Four Leaf Clovers
- Green tissue paper
- Paper straws (I used gold and white ones but green would work great)
- Heart shaped cookie cutter
- Pencil or pen
- Tape
- Glue or glue gun
An Easy Four Leaf Clover Craft In 9 Steps
Step 1: Fold one piece of green tissue paper into a square slightly larger than a heart cookie cutter.
Step 2: Place the heart cookie cutter onto the tissue paper and trace the heart outline. If you don’t have a cookie cutter you can also just draw a heart by hand.
I had a heart cookie cutter from Valentine’s Day so I just used that for the heart shape.
I also drew smaller hearts with a heart slinky (this is optional). You can trace right inside the cookie cutter or around the outer edge whichever is easier.
Step 3: Cut out the heart shapes.
Step 4: Take two of the cut out heart shapes and fold them in half together, as shown below.
Step 5: Put your thumb into the top of the folded heart and twist the bottom of the hearts around a couple times.
Step 6: Repeat with three more hearts to make four leaves.
Step 7: Twist the hearts together two at a time to form a circle shape.
Step 8: Glue the leaves together in the middle.
You can make some with 3 leaves and some with four.
Step 9: You can cover up the glue with the smaller heart shapes (one on each leaf) or glue them together in the back. Then tape or glue them to paper straws.
If you are using them for toppers I cut the straws in half and then taped the clovers to the top.
For straws I taped them a couple inches from the top. Since they are tissue paper make sure to use small cups if using them for straws because otherwise they will get wet.
I just love how bright and cheerful they look.
Green is an underrated color in my opinion and I just love being able to use it on St. Patrick’s Day!
You can also use this technique to make tissue paper flowers by simply adding different colors.
What type of crafting do you like to do with the four leaf clover?
How To Easily Make Tissue Paper Four Leaf Clovers
Learn how to make tissue paper four leaf clovers for St Patricks day. The kids will love completing this easy four leaf clover paper craft and it would make the perfect added decoration for St Patricks day.
Materials
- Green Tissue paper
- Paper Straws
Tools
- Glue Gun
- Heart Shaped Cookie Cutter
- Pencil
- Scissors
Instructions
- Fold the tissue paper into layers and place a heart shaped cookie cutter on the top.
- Draw the outline of the heart.
- Cut out the heart shapes.
- Take two heats and fold them together.
- Place your thumb into the top of the folded heart and twist the bottom of the hearts around a couple of times.
- Repeat with two more hearts to make four leaves.
- Twist the hearts together to form a circle.
- Glue the leaves together in the middle.
- Tape or glue the leaves to the straws.
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Amanda @The Kolb Corner says
These are super adorable! I never would have thought to use a heart cookie cutter to get the shape just right. Thank you for sharing at Merry Monday!
Catherine Holt says
It’s an easy and creative craft that Val has shared with us. Thanks for stopping by 🙂