DIY St. Patrick’s Day Word Art – Craft Destash Challenge

If you don’t want to spend a ton of money on St. Patrick’s Day decorations, I’ve got the perfect solution! Create your own DIY St. Patrick’s Day Word Art using cardboard, paper, and Mod Podge or glue.

Cardboard, paper, and Mod Podge makes for an easy DIY St. Patrick's Day Word Art

When the kids were little, St. Patrick’s Day was a big thing. Their wanting to celebrate the holiday had nothing to do with them being Irish (we aren’t), but more to do with them not wanting to get pinched at school. So making sure they had something green to wear and decorating was a ‘must’ do thing back then.

Of course, they’re teens now and wearing green to school on St. Patrick’s Day isn’t really a big deal anymore, but I still like to decorate the house in some green for the holiday. For me, St. Patrick’s Day is my transition holiday into spring decorations. But because it’s not a major holiday for us, I didn’t want to spend any money on decorations and decided to create something new with items I already had on-hand.

This St. Patrick’s Day Word Art project fits perfectly into this month’s Craft Room De-stash Challenge. The challenge was created by Megan at C’mon Get Crafty to motivate all the craft supply hoarders to utilize supplies we already had in our stash to create something new! The rules are simple:

Use items already in our craft stash.
If needed, a $10 limit for additional supplies.

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DIY St. Patrick’s Day Word Art

Supplies:

chip board or cardboard
4 – 12″ x 12″ decorative papers – glitter paper, reflective foil paper, pattern paper
Mod Podge or glue
tape (optional)
scissors
printer & paper
glitter shamrock leaf (optional)
mounting adhesive dots

Instructions:

To create my giant sized letters, I used PicMonkey’s Lucky Guy Font to make jpg. images of each letter. I saved each letter to my computer and inserted them as images on Google document to fill almost the entire page 8.5″ x 11″ paper. When all the letters are printed, cut them out.

Grab a FREE printable template HERE.

Tape the cut letters onto cardboard/chip board and cut out. I used chip board, which is a bit thicker than cereal box cardboard and less likely to warp.

Apply a thin layer of Mod Podge or glue to the right side of a letter. Applying too much Mod Podge or glue will cause the cardboard to curl. Press it onto the backside of a decorative paper. Smooth out any air bubbles. Trim off the excess paper, leaving a 1/2″ border, and wrap the letter using Mod Podge/glue to hold the paper in place.

Tip: If using cereal or thin cardboard and it begins to warp, wrap it and place it under a heavy book or cans to help flatten it.

Tip: When dealing with thicker glitter paper and curved edges, make sure to trim the paper in triangles. This makes it easier to fold around curves without warping or ripping the paper.

Apply several adhesive mounting dots. Place letters on your walls, in a frame, or any place you want to decorate.

I placed my letters inside of a frame with a fabric covered back ground for a giant sized mantel display.

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Find more fun ideas on my St. Patrick’s Day Pinterest Board

Comments

laura says
February 16, 2018 at 7:53 PM

Love this! My transition to spring begins now too–I need a fresh look! Thanks for linking up to the Friday Frenzy-we appreciate you!
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Julie Christiansen says
March 9, 2017 at 9:25 AM

I love this project for so many reasons. One, it’s easy to replicate. Two, it uses materials I already have on hand. And 3, it is so adaptable to any holiday or celebration. 3 reasons to love this!
Thank you for sharing at My Busy Beehives #beeparty link-up this week. Hope to see you agian!
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- Julie Christiansen says
  March 13, 2017 at 7:13 AM
  
  Justwanted to let you know that you were featured this week at My Busy Beehives #beeparty! THanks for linking up- please come and share again!
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Debrashoppeno5 says
March 5, 2017 at 3:25 PM

This is so cute. It adds a festive touch.
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Laura says
March 2, 2017 at 7:10 AM

I’m ALL ABOUT the super simple stuff, and this is such a cute project! Great tip about dealing with curved edges – I wouldn’t have thought of that.
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Pamela says
March 1, 2017 at 10:27 PM

This is so cute. I am having Deja Vu because I promise I thought I commented already. But it is so clever and we all need some LUCK in our lives.
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Beverly says
February 28, 2017 at 5:56 PM

Love your sign. Easy and yet so adorable.
Bev
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Karen Marie Kedzuch says
February 28, 2017 at 1:18 PM

Erlene,
I love your creative word art. Thank you for sharing at TADA this week. I can’t wait to see what you link next week.
Happy Creating,
Karen Marie
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Sam @ Raggedy Bits says
February 28, 2017 at 2:20 AM

Love how this turned out! Super clever idea with covering the cardboard !
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Carol ("Mimi") says
February 27, 2017 at 9:26 AM

This is such a cute decoration for St. Patrick’s Day. Thanks for the tutorial, especially the part about using picmonkey to make the giant letters. Your framed word art turned out great!
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debbie says
February 27, 2017 at 6:35 AM

I wish I could see it in person because I imagine the foil used on the U is really striking. I love this project. It is easily made with things people have in the house and you could apply it to any holiday using the same technique.
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Chelsea @ The Johnsons Plus Dog says
February 24, 2017 at 1:33 PM

Such a cute and simple for this holiday! Great tips with using the cardboard for the letters and for how to cut around the letter for the thicker paper. A cereal box would work perfect for an alternative to chipboard – since it’s getting covered up anyway 🙂
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Michelle James says
February 23, 2017 at 6:36 PM

What a great idea for the letters! I never would have thought of that. Such a fun project!
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Megan says
February 23, 2017 at 11:38 AM

Nice tip about using triangles on the heavier card stock paper, I didn’t know that! Love how your sign turned out!
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- Erlene at My Pinterventures says
  February 23, 2017 at 2:50 PM
  
  Thanks Megan. Yes, that heavy glitter cardstock just didn’t want to cooperate until I cut into tiny triangles.
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Shirley Wood says
February 23, 2017 at 9:30 AM

This is such a cute and fun craft! We don’t celebrate St. Pat’s either but I’m with you, it does mark spring season in my mind too.
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- Erlene at My Pinterventures says
  February 23, 2017 at 2:49 PM
  
  Yup! I’m already crafting a something for the next craft de-stash using some of my old stash.
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Marie says
February 22, 2017 at 9:48 AM

This turned out so cute Erlene! I love decorating for every single holiday, lol, including St. Patrick’s Day. My family just rolls their eyes. Being able to make my own decorations definitely helps!
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- Erlene at My Pinterventures says
  February 23, 2017 at 2:49 PM
  
  Thanks Marie. I love to do something small for every holiday too. Isn’t it fun?
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Molly says
February 21, 2017 at 9:45 AM

I love these! I’d have never guessed they had a cardboard backing, excellent job! I’m going to have to give these a try to add to my St. Patricks decor, they’re just too cute! Great use of your craft items too 🙂 Pinned!
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- Erlene at My Pinterventures says
  February 23, 2017 at 2:48 PM
  
  Thanks Molly. I use cardboard a lot for quick holiday decorating. It’s an expensive way to add some fun decor.
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Sue Purdy says
February 21, 2017 at 8:17 AM

I love word art, and this is so happy and fun. Great job.
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- Erlene at My Pinterventures says
  February 23, 2017 at 2:47 PM
  
  Thanks Sue. I’ve been sitting on this paper for about 3 years, so this was a good craft de-stash…lol.
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Emily says
February 21, 2017 at 12:24 AM

St. Patty’s day was a really big deal for us for awhile, probably more to do with the fact that we went away for the weekend and celebrated it with my Irish friend! This is so cute. I’d love to see you link it up to the next #HomeMattersParty
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- Erlene at My Pinterventures says
  February 23, 2017 at 2:46 PM
  
  That sounds like so much fun! I would love to go to an Irish celebration (mostly for the food though).
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Denise says
February 20, 2017 at 12:28 PM

This is absolutely adorable and perfect décor for any St. Patrick’s Day party. Thanks for the inspiration.
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- Erlene at My Pinterventures says
  February 20, 2017 at 7:23 PM
  
  Thanks Denise. It would be an easy decor for St. Patty’s party.
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Ali B says
February 20, 2017 at 11:06 AM

What a fun idea! I would never have thought of using cardboard as a base. It looks great!
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- Erlene at My Pinterventures says
  February 20, 2017 at 7:24 PM
  
  Thanks Ali. I’ve done similar things before, but I love the shiny papers in this one.
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Mary says
February 20, 2017 at 7:19 AM

What a great way to decorate for St Paddys Day for pretty much free! You could do this for pretty much any holiday!
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Jaime says
February 20, 2017 at 7:00 AM

This is adorable and so perfect for March! It seems we decorate for and celebrate every holiday now that my preschooler is aware of these special days.
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