St Patrick's Day Pin

There are numerous ideas for making shamrock pins. And no matter which project you choose, a simple medium sized safety pin and a piece of heavy packaging tape, secured to the backside of your shamrock, will produce a wearable pin.

The biggest trick is finding a template to trace when drawing the shamrock. A shamrock cookie cutter works well. If you have a shamrock drawing, but it it's too big, most copy machines can easily reduce the picture to your desired size, which you can then use as a template when drawing the shamrocks.

An easy and festive shamrock might be created by cutting thin cardboard into the desired shape. Paint one side with a thin coat of white glue, and cover with green glitter. After it dries, the pin secured to its back completes the project.

Since many people cringe at using, or wearing anything with glitter, you might consider a less messy project. One basic, and carefree idea is to simply use heavy green construction paper for your shamrock, and deleting the glue and glitter stages of the project. Or, choose a substance other than glitter, such as green sequins, to add the color and flare.