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St. Patrick’s Day Craft: DIY Necklace

By Cindy Hopper

Everybody needs a bit of green bling for St. Patrick’s Day. With this simple DIY necklace everyone can be wearing green.

Smiling girl wearing a St.Patrick's Day necklace

You will need scrapbooking paper, large paper clips and glue. Small paper clips can also be used, just adjust the paper size.

supplies for St. Patrick's Day craft (paper clips, glue, green paper)

Hook paper clips together making a continuous chain that fits over the head.

green paper clip necklace

Cut strips of paper about 1.5 inches wide. They need to fit the middle of the paper clips.

paper cutter

Cut the strips into smaller pieces that will wrap all the way around the paper clip.

strips of green paper

Wrap small pieces around each paper clip, secure with glue.

paper glued to paper clips

Use another paper clip to secure the paper while the glue dries.

paper clips attached to paper pieces

Once dry remove paper clips and you have one cool necklace!

green DIY necklace for St. Patrick's Day

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About the Author

Cindy Hopper

Cindy Hopper was fortunate to be raised in a family who appreciated the arts. This background led to a Bachelor’s Degree in Art Education. With a keen eye for design and color, Cindy has cont...

Cindy Hopper was fortunate to be raised in a family who appreciated the arts. This background led to a Bachelor’s Degree in Art Education. With a keen eye for design and color, Cindy has continued her love of art and is now passing her creative skills on to her three children. Cindy’s family and friends are the beneficiaries of her passion for fun and meaningful creative projects.

Cindy’s personal blog, Skip to My Lou, has taken her love of a project to new levels. Postings keep the family busy -– from testing new recipes for holiday treats to designing and building floats for a neighborhood parade to making fabric rolls to hold crayons to creating themed parties. Cindy seems to have an unending supply of ideas for gifts, parties and rainy days.

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