Quilled Paper Clover

St. Patrick's Day is coming and so are green, clover, leprechaun and Irish themed crafts! St. Patrick's has always been a difficult one for me to brainstorm craft ideas that aren't decoration related. There's no candy, presents or tokens really associated with the day- unless you count green beer of course. So I made this cute little clover out of green quilling strips just for fun, whether it adorns the front of a card, side of a mug or just sits there and mocks me for lack of purpose, it was fun to make!

Materials

• 2 long green paper strips or 4 short ones
• quilling tool
• green glitter
• glue gun/clear glue sticks
• clear tacky glue

Instructions

1. Cut the 2 strips in half to make 4, if starting out with 2.
2. Using the quilling tool, create four rounds of equal size, applying just a smidgen of hot glue at the end to secure it the roll and keep it from coming undone. Easiest method is to create the first roll and model the other 3 after it in size
3. Lightly apply hot glue between two of the rolls and then to the other two to combine for the clover shape, leaving a small space in the middle.


4. Take a 2inch long strip of paper and glue a "stem" in between two of the paper rolls.



5. Dollop some clear tacky glue in the center and sprinkle with green glitter. Let dry.

That's it! Super easy, but quilling paper is always a fun activity that has limitless options for ideas. Stay tuned for more ventures into this curly territory.