Authentique Shamrock Saint Patrick’s Day Home Decor: Lucky Banner and Wallhangings

Hello, Friends! Do you decorate your home for Saint Patrick’s Day? My grandgirls loooove the holiday, because each year a “leprechaun” visits them and commits all kinds of shenanigans! These Authentique Shamrock Saint Patrick’s Day Home Decor ideas should add to the fun.

Authentique Shamrock Saint Patrick’s Day Home Decor: Lucky Banner

Banners are such a fun way to decorate your home for the holidays. They are festive, fun to display and pretty easy to make, too. This Lucky Banner is made with Authentique’s Shamrock paper collection and Emerald Collection Stickers. It measures about 3 feet from end to end. Isn’t it just gloriously green?

While I love to make banners, they are so hard to photograph. I made a super short video so that you can see the details better.

Look at that dapper Leprechaun! The large pennants are 3.5″ wide x 4.5″ tall. There are 3 of these, interspersed with smaller 2″ x 3″ pennants.

I used a banner die to cut dark green cardstock. Next, I matted the die cut pennant on a larger piece of lighter green cardstock. Then I hand cut the patterned papers to fit the pennant base. Finally, I stitched the focal image to the pennant on my sewing machine. To embellish, I used hand made rosettes, vintage buttons, white paper flowers and ivory burlap string. The pennants are attached to the ribbon with mini clothespins.

I’ve added sentiment stickers and metal keys.

These small banner sentiments and images are from the sticker sheet. Aren’t they great?

Banners are always a great way to decorate!

Authentique Shamrock Saint Patrick’s Day Home Decor: Irish Lass and Irish Lad Shaped Wall Hangings

While you are decorating, why not add some smaller wall hangings to the mix? These 6″ x 6″ shaped chipboard cards are made with retired Crafty Secrets Sweet Chips. I did a quick internet search for them, and found you can still get them on EBay. You might also be able to find a similar SVG cut file online as well.

I’ve suspended the cards from a small vintage style wire hanger for easy display. Lace, vintage buttons, Little Birdie Renae flowers and collection stickers have this card ready to River Dance!

The pockets are filled with little tags and stickers from the collection. Detach the mini hanger to open the card.

I love the sentiments in this collection!

To make this mini file folder, I added the sticker to a piece of cardstock that was twice its height. Then I trimmed around it and added papers to the inside. This would be a great place for the leprechauns to leave a little treat!

Of course, I had to make one for an Irish Lad, too!

These cards take “the wearin’ of the green” to a whole new level!

As always, these items are available for purchase in my ETSY shop.

I hope I’ve shared some tips, tricks and ideas that will help you get ready for Saint Patrick’s Day. If so, I’d love to hear from you in the comment section below.

Thanks for stopping by!

Cheerio,

kathy

Authentique Shamrock Saint Patrick’s Day Home Decor Supply List

Authentique Shamrock 12×12 paper Pad
Emerald Details Sticker Sheet
MFT Stitched Jumbo Fishtail Banner Stax
Tim Holtz Mini Rosettes Strip Die
Graphic 45 Staples Ornate Metal Key Hole
Little Birdie Crafts Renae Classic White Flower Assortment
Crafty Secrets Sweet Chips Little Boy/Little Girl Chipboard (retired)
1.5″ Emerald Green Gingham Ribbon
Emerald Green Satin with Silver Metallic Edge Ribbon
Emerald Tartan Plaid Ribbon
Ivory Burlap String
Paper Flowers and Vintage Buttons from my Stash
Green Cardstock for matting

Kiss Me, I’m Irish! Authentique Shamrock Card Tutorial

Hello, Friends! Well, Valentine’s Day is past, so you know what that means don’t you? Yes! It’s time for the wearin’ o the green! I’m here today to help you get ready for Saint Patrick’s Day with a trio of totally adorable vintage style cards. This Authentique Shamrock Card Tutorial will have you itching to dig into your crafty stash and get your green on!

Working with this collection is an Irish girl’s dream come true. Especially in the gloomy month of February! All this green makes my heart want to sing! Each of these 5″ x 5″ top fold cards uses the same basic “recipe.” This means, you can make a stack of cards in a very short amount of time. Just cut all your panels, die cut your embellishments and make your own assembly line!

I broke out some dies to make these festive rosettes and ribbon banners. Make a whole stack of them before you start, then you can zip right through the creative process.

You can give each card its own unique feel simply by altering the focal image and the placement of the embellishments a bit.

Authentique Shamrock Card Tutorial: The Party’s on the Inside

Lest you should think that I overlooked the interior of these gloriously green cards, here’s a peek at the inside.

I’ve filled the interior with lots of fun little interactive elements that make each card feel just like a party!

Authentique Shamrock Card Tutorial on YouTube

So are you ready to get your craft on? I’ve prepared a video tutorial for you. In it, we will learn how to quickly and easily build a pocket card base. We will decorate the interior of the card, and build the little wallet that tucks into the pocket. Then we’ll decorate the card front together. I think you’re going to be surprised at how quickly and easily these cards come together.

One quick note: for some reason, I got it into my crazy head that the name of this collection was Emerald. It is not. It is SHAMROCK. So whenever you hear me say “Emerald” wag your finger at me and say, “Shamrock, Kathy! Shamrock!” I apologize for the glitch!

You’ll find a linked supply list for the products I’ve used at the end of this post. Now get out your notebook and pencil, because class is in session! Enjoy!